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In reply to the discussion: It's Steam Sale Season!!! [View all]
6. I'm pretty torn on the first Deus Ex
Sat Dec 31, 2011, 05:33 AM
Dec 2011

I loved the storyline and the setting, but I thought the game was completely unplayable.

The weapons felt underpowered and useless (an unusable machine gun? seriously???), sneaking was tedious to the point of being painful, enemies running in random patterns (without any regard for physics or anatomy) while shooting at you... the list goes on. I just remember loving the world, but finding playing through the game a tortuous experience. If they could have given me the Deus Ex story with Half Life's game mechanics, then I would have been a happy camper. I guess I played too much Half Life and expected perfection from all games...

As if I've not already trampled my gamer street cred enough, I'll even say something positive about Invisibile War: lots of songs by the kidneythieves!

Anyway I'll definitely get Human Revolution, thanks for the recommendation.

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It's Steam Sale Season!!! [View all] LeftOfSelf-Centered Dec 2011 OP
Didimatic is a great way to figure out Steam sales Ohio Joe Dec 2011 #1
Interesting website LeftOfSelf-Centered Dec 2011 #3
I saw that sale. ZombieHorde Dec 2011 #2
I have both Amnesia and the Penumbra series LeftOfSelf-Centered Dec 2011 #4
I'm jealous! ZombieHorde Dec 2011 #7
Graphics cards LeftOfSelf-Centered Dec 2011 #8
I picked up Fallout 3 for the $4.99 Riftaxe Jan 2012 #13
Fallout 3 for €4,99 is a great deal. LeftOfSelf-Centered Jan 2012 #15
It was the vanilla version Riftaxe Jan 2012 #18
Deus Ex: HR is so worth it. Hong Kong Cavalier Dec 2011 #5
I'm pretty torn on the first Deus Ex LeftOfSelf-Centered Dec 2011 #6
I just picked up the last S.T.A.L.K.E.R. AZCat Jan 2012 #9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is awesome. LeftOfSelf-Centered Jan 2012 #10
SR3 was fun, but I was a little disappointed. AZCat Jan 2012 #11
I was very tempted to get SR2 LeftOfSelf-Centered Jan 2012 #14
Now that you mention it, I remember the problems with SR2. AZCat Jan 2012 #16
Hmm, then I might actually have a chance to play SR2... LeftOfSelf-Centered Jan 2012 #17
One game I did pick up from steam was Sins of Solar Empire Trinity Riftaxe Jan 2012 #12
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