The WhatsNext verdict
If you want an immersive simulation where open-ended levels reward experimentation and a dense conspiracy setting rewards close attention, Deus Ex delivers unusually well for its era. Play it for agency and worldbuilding, not polished gunplay or presentation.
What it does best
Problems invite your own solution
Systems turn plans into stories
A conspiracy world worth digging into
What might put you off
Clumsy combat and stealth
Rough presentation
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What you are walking into
A philosophical first-person WRPG set in a dystopian 2052 in which JC Denton, a nano-augmented agent for the anti-terrorist organization UNATCO, is tasked with stopping the invasion of Liberty Island by the terrorist group NSF. As events unfold, Denton finds that he plays a large part in a world-spanning conspiracy which forces him to ponder his allegiances, beliefs, morality, and view of right and wrong.
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