Deus Ex Human Revolution: Are you all too busy playing it to post about it?

[dyne]

I walked out of my apartment and slugged the girl down the hall in the face. I was standing in front of her and for some reason the game decided I was sneaking. I pressed B for some reason and I hauled off and knocked her *** out. Had a good laugh with that one.

[James]

I walked out of my apartment and slugged the girl down the hall in the face. I was standing in front of her and for some reason the game decided I was sneaking. I pressed B for some reason and I hauled off and knocked her *** out. Had a good laugh with that one.

As long as it was in the game and not IRL. 'Cause if it's real life, you are a sociopath.

[Timman_24]

As long as it was in the game and not IRL. 'Cause if it's real life, you are a sociopath.

Unless it was Rosie O'Donnell. That would be hilarious.

[JDC]

I just got this (thanks Amazon!) and am liking it so far. As I'm going through the campaign I'm already planning for my next playthrough

[Ashpool]

I walked out of my apartment and slugged the girl down the hall in the face. I was standing in front of her and for some reason the game decided I was sneaking. I pressed B for some reason and I hauled off and knocked her *** out. Had a good laugh with that one.

Dude you gotta be careful with that action button. You might've shanked her *** instead

Yes I totally did that once... Okay, twice.

[Astros Fan]

My son just bought this today. The music is pretty cool...that's all I hear dim the other room while I am watching football. He is sneaking everywhere lol.

[DJBeanPole17]

My son just bought this today. The music is pretty cool...that's all I hear dim the other room while I am watching football. He is sneaking everywhere lol.

The soundtrack is phenomenal. I actually like popping the disc in and letting it sit at the main menu for awhile just to listen to the music. Sneaking is the way to go... on this playthrough anyway. Second time around I'm going to play on hardest setting and throw down with my guns.

Icarus landing system w/ stun is awesome

[7192004]

quick review

it is a 7/10, steam says i played 77hrs & unlocked 30 achivements

sneaked & hacked my a55 off. also fatal takedowns were my fav
in addition hacking turrets & robot sentrys was as in the old deus ex,
sweet. still like the old one better. this was nice tho.

[JWolf]

My son just bought this today. The music is pretty cool...that's all I hear dim the other room while I am watching football. He is sneaking everywhere lol.

I think it's the same guy who did the music for ME2.

[Lee_T]

Nope, ME & ME2 (and Jade Empire) musics were by Jack Wall, DEHR's is by Michael A McCann (who did Splinter Cell Double Agent, while Jack Wall did Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow).

I'm about halfway through (I think) so far I like it a lot. It's not a Deus Ex clone but it's as close as Bioshock was to System Shock 2 so it's good enough for me.

This gives me real good hope for Thief 4 since it's developed by the same studio. Those guys have proven to me that they can adapt an older game to today's standard while keeping it's core intact.

[DJBeanPole17]

Nope, ME & ME2 (and Jade Empire) musics were by Jack Wall, DEHR's is by Michael A McCann (who did Splinter Cell Double Agent, while Jack Wall did Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow).

I'm about halfway through (I think) so far I like it a lot. It's not a Deus Ex clone but it's as close as Bioshock was to System Shock 2 so it's good enough for me.

This gives me real good hope for Thief 4 since it's developed by the same studio. Those guys have proven to me that they can adapt an older game to today's standard while keeping it's core intact.

Well McCann did a great job. I had to turn my receiver DOWN when I walked up to the HIVE bar because I thought my speakers were going to explode !

[Ashpool]

I'm almost done with the game (95%, yes I looked ) and there are some more augs that have definitely been beneficial:

- Dermal Armor, after it's fully buffed you can withstand two grenades back-to-back. Unlike DX1 it's always on
- Anti-Concussion eye aug (again, whatever it's called) is exceptionally handy later on. Often the bad guys carry them and especially the later boss battles.
- Hacking: Capture, if you happen to like hacking. Modifying turrets and robots is soooooo handy later on.
- Inventory Increases. Duh.
- Stealth Enhancer: Vision Cones. Seriously useful, makes sneaking around a ton easier. I wish the other DXs had this.

Augs that have been pretty useless:
- Hacking: Fortify. I instead buffed Hacking: Stealth so I can get closer to the target(s). I used fortify once or twice but it wasn't worth it.
- Cloaking: good to throw off enemies that are gunning at you but it's just way too expensive on power to be any use. 7 seconds per energy cell at best?? Jesus.
- Stealth Enhancer: Sound Gauge. If you're sneaking around you're already walking or crouching. Wish this thing wasn't the mandatory step before Vision Cones.
- Aim Stabilizer. This game is extremely dependent on cover, I rarely if ever run-and-gun'd it.

Augs that have been pretty "meh":
- Smart Vision. Helped out with sneaking a bit but Stealth Enhancer: Vision Cones helped a lot more. If it made you see cloaked enemies and had longer range it would be immensely better.
- Punch Through Walls: gave me some extra goodies and alternate ways around stuff but it didn't make or break anything. Sometimes not worth the energy spent.

Some I'd like to try in my next playthrough:
- Anti-EMP
- Typhoon System
- Landing system
- Reflex Booster

I'm about halfway through (I think) so far I like it a lot. It's not a Deus Ex clone but it's as close as Bioshock was to System Shock 2 so it's good enough for me

I'd have to partially agree and partially disagree with that.

Like SS2-to-Bioshock:
- Took the same stuff from the progenitor and simply copy/pasted it (very cleanly)
- Some of said stuff was re-done and vastly improved (ex. hacking, augmentations, conversations)

Not like SS2-to-Bioshock:
- It's more complex than the first one. Bioshock was a dumbed-down System Shock 2; If DX:HR was DX1, DX was DX2 and DX:IW was DX3 (i.e. the games were released in chronological order of the games' timeline), DX:HR would be the most complex and thickest out of them. I missed a LOT of stuff on this playthrough comparable to when I first played DX1 and I took my sweet time playing this game.
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[kpxgq]

anyone have some quick tips for hacking? i kind of get it but dont

[Lee_T]

Augs that have been pretty useless:
- Hacking: Fortify. I instead buffed Hacking: Stealth so I can get closer to the target(s). I used fortify once or twice but it wasn't worth it.

I maxed it out as well as Stealth, makes for a very secure approach. Maybe it's not necessary but as a control freak I like having both to master Hacking.

- Cloaking: good to throw off enemies that are gunning at you but it's just way too expensive on power to be any use. 7 seconds per energy cell at best?? Jesus.

Helps a lot to get the ghost & al experience bonuses.

some I'd like to try in my next playthrough:
- Anti-EMP
- Typhoon System
- Landing system
- Reflex Booster
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I'm using Reflex booster and Landing system and having a blast.

Reflex booster helps a lot with my current approach (max stealth, no killing), and landing is both a cool effect and a useful exploring tool (combined with Jump and the ability to break through wall you can pretty much go anywhere).

I haven't tried the stunning effect of the Landing system though (it seem quite noticeable and not quite fitting with my "ghosting")

Not like SS2-to-Bioshock:
- It's more complex than the first one.
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I agree, I meant the similarity more in terms of mood than actual game play.

[Ashpool]

I agree, I meant the similarity more in terms of mood than actual game play.

Oh definitely, you're on the spot with that assessment.