Deus Ex: Invisible War reviews

[Guynemer]

I know there is already a thread, but I think this one is clearer.

Gamespot is the second major online site to review the new Deus Ex game (Gamespy had their "exclusive" late last week).

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/deusexinvisiblewar/index.html

8.0

"Deus Ex: Invisible War can be highly rewarding, as long as you're willing to look past some problems along the way."

They gave the original a 8.2.


I'm still... worried. The demo was uninspiring to say the least, and these reviews aren't exactly putting my fears at ease.

[Nubclear]

There was another review which stated that fans of the previous Deus Ex may be disappointed at the streamlining of the game.

Which basically CONFIRMED my fears

[Skanky Burns]

Another great game destroyed.

Oh well, at least I can still replay the original.

[DrSpike]

Re: Deus Ex: Invisible War reviews

Originally posted by Guynemer
They gave the original a 8.2.

Really? Everyone seems to acknowledge it a must-play game...........only 8.2 seems stingy.

[Guynemer]

IGN has weighed in: 9.0

http://pc.ign.com/articles/442/442591p1.html

Haven't finished it yet. This fella (so far) sounds considerably more enthused than the others.

[pg]

look at the readers reviews on gamespot. nasty. 5.5 average with 181 votes atm. i don't trust gamespy since they had an exclusive, and i never trust ign. it's kind of funny gamespot gave it an 8 considering the whole review talked basically about negatives. if i hadn't seen the score before i read it i'd have guessed it would have gotten much lower.

[Sarxis]

IGN has probably bloated their score. Both IGN and Gamespot are notorious for their bashing specifics in the write-up, then giving it a high score anyway.

But I don't have any confidence in DX2 being a great game.

[Jon Miller]

I like Xplay reviews

Jon Miller

[Guynemer]

Some player reviews on the IonStorm board have been very positive... I just don't know.


Miller, I swear to god, that avatar is scarring my retinae.

[Main_Brain]

Went and got the Original.

Im constantly running outta Multitools
Have to invest some Exp there..
Any Hints for me starting?

I already learned that you find the Sniper and the Crossbow at the Statue.. bah will survive :=)

Can it be that the ATMs refuse the Codes when you hacked a machine in the Area? Yeah its that Subway-Hotel Mission.
Smuggler is expansive and that i put all the Upgrades on the First Pistol which got taken away wasnt too clever too I suppose

[Skanky Burns]

Hacking ATMs is the same as finding all the codes to the machine all together and entering them. There is a set amount you can get out of ATMs, hacking them ensures you get all available funds.

What are you using the multitools on? I don't think I use any in the first mission, not until I get to the second mission before I use them.

For example you get the login and password to the camera and gun security grid. Log in to that and the cameras can be turned off, the guns set to kill enemies. Blowing things up (like those red laser trip-wires) works real well in letting you move without having to destroy the electricity box. Smugglers - don't even bother turning his trip-wires off after the first time you visit him, just run through them. Sure, it will cause a security bot to be released, but since you are classed as a friend it will not attack.

Skill in rifles is really useful, as is hacking. Save up your upgrade canisters (the ones that improve existing biomods, not the ones that add new ones) so that once you get the medical biomod you can upgrade it to a higher level.

Oh, if you drop the pistol before talking to Gunthor (sp?) then he will ask for your knife. Just grab your gun back after that and no problems.

[ravagon]

You can't always use all atm codes on all atm's.
In Hell's kitchen for example, there are 4 atm's but not all of the codes you find therein will work on each.
It's better to leave hacking until you've made all of your 'legitimate' withdrawls.

If you're running out of multi-tools then you're probably in the MJ12 facility below the streets? You can use up a a lot getting through that place so you probably want to upgrade to "trained" level beforehand.


Playing the hardest level I'm finding it much tougher. Enemies seem to have much better firearms skill and there are far fewer goodies to find. Still looking for a laser sight and I've just left Hong Kong.

[Skanky Burns]

No, hack atms first and save yourself the bother.
Test this yourself. Save before doing anything to the atm, and then hack it. You get (for example) 900 credits.
Load, then use any atm accounts you have. There might be an account with 200 which you withdraw, and another for 350 which you also withdraw. Then hack the atm and you will find, surprise surprise, there is now only 350 credits available in the hacked account.

I'm playing the hardest level, have made it past Paris and have 20 multitools on me without any electronics training.
Where are you using them all up?

I tend to use any tnt crates to "remove" any pesky electronic devices, such as tripwires, guns or cameras if I can't disable them using a security terminal.

Although bear in mind that the game is designed to be played multiple ways. If you find you are using multitools frequently then by all means devote some training to it.

[ravagon]

Atm's only have a limited cash supply?
I always thought you accessed some particular account when you hacked into one, withdrew the cash from that account and were then refused any more transactions because the little people inside realised that it'd been hacked?

If they do just run out of cash, and hacking will empty a machine, then there's no point at all in ever getting account numbers if you have any training at all in computers as hacking never fails ...


Incidentally, with regards to lockpicks, the GEP gun can often do a pretty good job of picking locks.

[Sarxis]

I forgot that you could get the account numbers. I always hacked them.

And I'm thankful.