tag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:/games/130Cheerful Ghost: Deus Ex: Human Revolution2024-03-29T08:13:52+00:002015-01-18T02:25:02Ztag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:Post/23682015-01-17T18:36:24Z2015-01-18T02:25:02Z/Zach_Foster/posts/2368/the-stealthy-game-that-i-did-not-play-stealthilyThe Stealthy Game That I Did Not Play Stealthily.<img src='http://game-insider.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/deus-ex-human-revolution-wallpaper.jpg' class='img-responsive' alt='http://game-insider.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/deus-ex-human-revolution-wallpaper.jpg' /> <br/>This is a game that I will be talking about for a long time. I was not familiar with the series, and only ended up playing it because a friend badgered me to play it for several years, and I have to say, I am extremely glad I did.<br><br>I'd like to start by saying that I am absolutely terrible at stealthy games, and (shame) I did have to play it on the easiest difficulty setting for it to be enjoyable for me. However, it was extremely enjoyable and it is a game that I will be playing and recommending to people for a long time.<br><br>The game starts out fairly quickly with about ten minutes of instruction for people who have never played. Right off the bat, you see how much this game relies on stealth. From my experience, this is not at all the kind of game where you can run around guns blazing and accomplish everything you need to. This was a big problem for me in the beginning of the game, because that's normally exactly what i would do in a game like this, but it simply doesn't work.<br><br>There is an option to play the game lethal or non lethal, and if you choose the latter, you are provided with more than enough tools to complete the game without killing anyone. On the flip side, you're also given a large variety of lethal weapons that will destroy nearly anyone coming your way, including police robots trained to gun you down with no mercy.<br>The thing I really enjoyed about this choice is that it was not concrete; if you chose to play non-lethal but you killed someone, you were not penalized for it. You just won't get the "Pacifist" achievement for not killing anyone (except the bosses, there's no choice there.)<br><br>Overall, an excellent and well put together game that challenged my mind as well as my skills as a gamer.<br><br>Conversation topic: Which ending did you choose?2015-01-18T02:25:02ZZach_Fostertag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:Post/11432013-03-27T01:57:30Z2014-05-12T23:48:21Z/Nick_Donahoo/posts/1143/the-joys-of-gaming-as-a-coupleThe joys of Gaming as a coupleNick_Donahoo's post on Deus Ex: Human Revolution:<br/><br/>Let me share with you all my favorite thing about this game. Since the original Deus Ex well over a decade ago, the main draw of the series has been the ability to choose your route through any given area. I pride myself on my (admittedly lackluster) stealth skills, and as such, made a point of taking on the terrorist mission early in the game (The one where you had to rescue the hostages and defuse the bomb) with a decidedly low-profile approach. I had some difficulty navigating the room just outside the hostages without being spotted, and eventually just paused and walked away in frustration. My wife asks me to run around the corner to pick her up a snack from our nearby 7-11, and I gladly took the opportunity to get some fresh air and get my wits back about me. I'm sure my controller appreciated not being thrown across the room.<br><br>I return a few moments later, chips and a slurpee in hand, only to see a mission complete gracing my screen. Confused, I track my wife down in the other room, and see if she knows anything about it.<br><br>"Babe? Any Idea why my game is telling me Mission Complete?"<br><br>"Oh? Yeah. I took care of it."<br><br>"How? I was stuck for half an hour."<br><br>"Grenades."<br><br>"Grenades?"<br><br>"Yep. Grenades."<br><br>"And the Terrorist Leader?"<br><br>"Throat Punch."<br><br>This is the woman I married. And I'm strangely proud of her for this.2014-05-12T23:48:21ZNick_Donahoo