Topic: deus ex 3!

[sirean_syan]

Still no gameplay footage, but that's a pretty fantastic trailer. It kinda bugs me that things are way more advanced looking than in the original Deus Ex, but it looks to be very interesting in it's own right.

[Ghandi]

You hardly ever see gameplay footage in a trailer anymore. I imagine it's much more effective to create an epic cg sequence.

[MysterD]

You hardly ever see gameplay footage in a trailer anymore.

Which sucks. I want gameplay footage, dammit.
I'm not big on seeing ALL CG in a trailer - makes me think you're hiding the game for some good reason...

[scottws]

You hardly ever see gameplay footage in a trailer anymore. I imagine it's much more effective to create an epic cg sequence.

Remember FFVII?

[scottws]

E3 2010 Trailer from Shacknews.

Apparently there is going to be a city on top of a city in 17 years.

But I'll tell you what, that really got me pretty excited for this game.  It definitely seems to have a bit of the feel from the first game.

[Pugnate]

HOLY SHIT THAT LOOKS AWESOME!!!!! AAHHHHHHHHHHH!

[beo]

WANT.

[MysterD]

Deus Ex: HR designer criticizes DE: Invisible War's overly-futuristic setting AND the universal ammo.
Deus Ex: HR will contain over 200,000 lines of dialogue.

EDIT - July 5, 2010:
Fan website dedicated to DE: HR.

[MysterD]

Deus Ex: Human Revolution - "Gameplay Trailer".

[Xessive]

That looks promising. Can't wait to see more gameplay videos.

[scottws]

Looks awesome!

[Pugnate]

Shack video streams always a bit too slowly for me, so I went to watch it on youtube.

I set it to 720p, and let it download for a bit while I played bejwelled. When I switched back to the window, the download was complete, so I clicked play. I then clicked 'pop out' by mistake, instead of hitting 'full screen'. I then closed the pop out window where it had started downloading from the beginning, and then I noticed the main window had lost all the download progress as well.

wth... I hate youtube sometimes.

Anyway, that does look promising.

[Xessive]

Yeah, that is annoying about YouTube somtimes. That's why I occasionally resort to a Flash Downloader when it's a big video.

[Xessive]

Gameplay trailer!

[PyroMenace]

Holy fuck... this is torture. That looks completely amazing. I want to play it now. NOW.

[Ace_O_Spades]

Why must we coddle people with the most bullshit feature ever to grace FPS... Recharging health. I agree with MysterD, that shit needs to be an aug that you get later in the game, say before a particularly hairy fight.

Personally, given the whole DE-theme with nanotech-augementation, I think it'd be cooler if some auto-healing regeneration thing was sort of say Nanotech-augmentation item you should have to find in the game to implant directly into yourself

I'm one of the people who played through the first trying to kill as little as possible. That the game facilitated this is what made it special.

I hope they don't go too far towards the run/gun cover/recharge health that we've seen in oh, I dunno, a hojillion games since Halo / GoW

[MysterD]

Gameplay trailer!

Awesome trailer.


EDIT:

Why must we coddle people with the most bullshit feature ever to grace FPS... Recharging health. I agree with MysterD, that shit needs to be an aug that you get later in the game, say before a particularly hairy fight.
I'm one of the people who played through the first trying to kill as little as possible. That the game facilitated this is what made it special.

I hope they don't go too far towards the run/gun cover/recharge health that we've seen in oh, I dunno, a hojillion games since Halo / GoW

Regen-health systems are currently way over-abused, as a gaming gimmick. Not every FPS needs one. Sure, it was cool when Halo and COD2 used it - but why does every other FPS and their cousin now have to use it nowadays? 

I like games that use their own different gimmicks and game-mechanics.

[Xessive]

I'll say one thing for regen: it has minimized my quicksave/quickload habit and I don't scavenge for medkits through stages. What I like about it is it's not about dying when an arbitrary health meter runs out, you die when you're overwhelmed. It is less threatening but overall I enjoy action games more when I have the comfort of regen after a fight or so.

[Cobra951]

I like how Borderlands does it.  Damage goes to your shield first, and when that's gone, to health.  Your shield recharges over time, after a cooldown period.  Your health does not.  Health regen requires an augmentation, which varies per class.  (I think the hunter is screwed on this one.)

[Xessive]

I like how Borderlands does it.  Damage goes to your shield first, and when that's gone, to health.  Your shield recharges over time, after a cooldown period.  Your health does not.  Health regen requires an augmentation, which varies per class.  (I think the hunter is screwed on this one.)

That very reasonable. It also leaves the regen ability up to the class and play style.

I think it's similar in Halo: Reach, where damage goes to the shield first then health, shields can regenerate over time but you need med packs to regenerate health.

[Cobra951]

I'm fine with any fiction that brings you back to health after a battle.  It's not realistic, but having to spend 6 game months in the hospital and physical therapy would not be my idea of a fun time.  Recharging health is no greater a fiction that picking up random med packs either.  As long as health is in peril during the thick of battle, I don't care so much how I get it back afterward.  But the business of taking cover for 3 seconds, then being back to full health, yeah, that's too easy.

[Pugnate]

I'm fine with any fiction that brings you back to health after a battle.  It's not realistic, but having to spend 6 game months in the hospital and physical therapy would not be my idea of a fun time.  Recharging health is no greater a fiction that picking up random med packs either.  As long as health is in peril during the thick of battle, I don't care so much how I get it back afterward.  But the business of taking cover for 3 seconds, then being back to full health, yeah, that's too easy.

Well said.

[Xessive]

Absolutely, an action game needs tension. Unless the object of the game is to make the player feel all-powerful (as in Prototype) the player has to sense some challenge or threat. The level of difficulty can vary from one experience to the next.

[MysterD]

Kotaku -> Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Augmented Edition revealed.




Info on Augmented Edition

Available early next year for $69.99 ($59.99 PC), the Deus Ex: Human Revolution Augmented Edition bundles the game inside some rather attractive premium packaging, along with a 40-page art book, a motion graphic novel, a making-of DVD, and the game's soundtrack.

Pre-Order Bonuses

Bonuses from Non-GameStop Stores

More bonuses come to those that preorder the game at participating retailers. Putting money down at a retailer that isn't GameStop will score players the Tactical Enhancement Pack, which comes with a Huntsman Silverback Double-Barrel Shotgun, the Longsword Whisperhead Extreme Range Sniper Rifle, and extra credits to spend in game.

Bonuses from GameStop

GameStop preorders will secure the Explosive Mission Pack, packed with a Linebacker G-87 multiple shot grenade launcher, the M-28 Utility Remote-Detonated Explosive Device, an automatic unlocking device, and an entirely new mission to play through, featuring a cameo by a character from the original Deus Ex.

[MysterD]

Shacknews -> DE:HR delayed majorly for "further polish".

[Xessive]

Shacknews -> DE:HR delayed majorly for "further polish".

No issues there. I hope they take all the time they need to make a decent, polished release. The IP deserves nothing less.

[MysterD]

No issues there. I hope they take all the time they need to make a decent, polished release. The IP deserves nothing less.

Agreed.
But, they better get the game out before the day the world ends in 2012.

[Xessive]

Report – Deus Ex: Human Revolution PC Version Actually An Outsourced Port

"No. Well, it was done in-house, but with a partnership,” game director Jean-François Dugas replied to Shacknews when asked whether or not the PC version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution had been developed in-house.

On the upside, the team that's handling the port – Netherlands-based Nixxes Software – has quite the track record with this sort of thing, having previously worked its technological wizardry on the PS3 and PC versions of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light as well as the PC port of Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days. The studio's billowing resume also includes porting duties on Tomb Raider Underworld and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. 

Given that studio's history we might be in luck with a decent port. I'm still kinda miffed that it is in fact a port.

[PyroMenace]

Shacknews -> DE:HR delayed majorly for "further polish".

Well when a game is delayed by 4 to 6 months I don't mind them doing further polish. But when I see this sort of delay I think something more worrying is up, like major mechanics need to be overhauled.

[Pugnate]

Yea that is a massive delay.

[Quemaqua]

Sure does look pretty.  I hadn't looked at screens or anything until now.

[Xessive]

The delay follows the ongoing fiasco of Final Fantasy XIV being terrible, which Square Enix says has lead to a renewed focus on making non-terrible games.

Haha that's a generally good goal to strive for

DX:HR is currently scheduled for an August 2011 release.

[MysterD]

Due to community concerns and complaints...
Object Locators and Highlighting Objects are NOW an option in the game [instead of always being on].

[MysterD]

PC Version's System Requirements.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Minimum PC Specs:

    OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 with DirectX 9.0c
    PROCESSOR: 2 GHz dual core
    RAM: 1 GB RAM (Windows XP) / 2 GB (Windows Vista and Windows 7)
    GRAPHICS: NVIDIA GeForce 8000 series or ATI Radeon HD 2000 series or better
    REQUIRED DISC SPACE: 8.5 GB

 
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Recommended PC Specs:

    OS: Windows 7
    PROCESSOR: AMD Phenom II X4 or Intel Core 2 Quad or better
    RAM: 2 GB
    GRAPHICS: AMD Radeon HD 5850
    REQUIRED DISC SPACE: 8.5 GB

[MysterD]

DX:HR PC will support Steamworks.

[MysterD]

Deus Ex website and Square Enix hacked.
Approx. 80,000 users' data stolen.

[sirean_syan]

Conspiracy!

[MysterD]

Destructoid -> Hands-on w/ DE:HR.

[MysterD]

Happy 11th birthday, Deus Ex.

[MysterD]

IGN - Around 30 mins of Gameplay -> Part 1; Part 2; Part 3.