I make videos on (Relatively) old games in my spare time, so don't expect any kind of consistent upload schedule. This is merely a place where I can talk about games that I think are interesting.
Dropping this for the sake of anyone in the future: you don't need to fight everything in the gym or the game. Just take out a few then book it out the door as there is literally nothing to get between there and the exit. There's a few spots in HR that are just straight up booby traps for the incautious, a true 100% run is gonna be tough.
Just finished it and it was fantastic as always. OH and on the flashlight, I honestly found it faaaar better than the lantern. Could have been my settings, IDK, but the lantern just illuminated things like crap for me and barely went like 5 feet in front of me. I hope for episode three the flashlight makes a return. Oh and BTW, episode 3 is looking to be called Ashes DEATH ZONE.
Best review i've seen of this game, i can imagine the time invested in making this video was a lot but it paid off. Keep doing your thing, it's amazing.
I initially cheated on the Hat achievement pre-Xen release. I reclaimed that glory into doing it again, and even went leagues into bringing it to the endgame. It was hell of an experience but damn it was worth it. Soon, I will go for the pizza achievement. Subbed!
the vr mod for black mesa makes xen the original xen, kinda disappointed that i didn't get to see the new stuff in vr (also i dont remember gonark in vr black mesa but that could be my shit memory but i deffinately remember it in half life 1 vr)
Don't forget to talk to every NPC multiple times especially after triggering specific events on the map. They have paragraphs of new dialogue. Some of it very long and designed to world build.
I love that you have a deep appreciation for the hong kong levels... there's just something about that fairly open yet clastraphbic environment that is just amazing, really immersive... Paris is the most fun to break into places though
Computer impossible PS2 I beat it. They got rid of the health bar and they just give you a basic red bar. You don’t worry about losing all your legs and combat makes a game way easier PS2.
1994 to 2004 is correct. It's rare for anyone not born in the 80s to recognize this... how fast things moved was insane. I remember in that short 10 years I bought 5 graphic cards just because things changed drastically making tech obsolete. These days I haven't bought a new graphic card in 8 years and played Cyberpunk 2077 on medium just fine... speaks volumes to how things have slowed down.
22:15 Seqquence break? this is Deus Ex baby, theres no such thing :D I mean unless you try to kill someone before they are consisdered killable, then game says no
the 20mm grenades are great as explosive lockpicks, early game you can corner enemies and kill them quick with headshots; late game with high skill it's your main combat weapon. if you skimp on other skills and go for Rifles it's incredible value per inventory space
I didn't know who you were until an hour and a half ago but man I really liked this retrospective and I'm looking forward to seeing what else you got. Good stuff. Do you intend to make videos like this on more recent immersive sims like Cruelty Squad?
I am gonna be honest with you, I have played deus ex several times but each time I just stopped at hells kitchen(after Hong Kong) and I do not know why, but this summer I decided to go back and this time actually completed it(in all honesty the level design is pretty good accept the ocean labs and sector 4 in area 51), this game has aged pretty well(accept some mechanics like not being able to pick up a body without looting it first), the AI might be dumb but they are consistently dumb which makes them predictable and kinda fun to fight, this game is amazing but it can easily turn people away because it is not a full on shooter like half life or a smooth stealth experience (because your stealthy weapons are unreliable), to truly be able to appreciate the game you must appreciate the whole package not piece by piece, all of the games parts may be 7/10 individually but the way they are mixed together to create such a cohesive game makes the game itself a 9/10 and maybe more than that, this is the reason I had a lot of fun this time around.
This game is an ultimate flex and showcase of what Unreal 1 engine is capable of: RPG mechanics, inventory, dialogs, hacking, body region based damage, Half Life 1 physics based puzzles like floating crates, really detailed models (the fact that JC glasses are not textures but another model on top of his face, and you can see his eyes underneath). Hong Kong/Paris that ten times more alive and full of content than any city in Morrowind. Huge levels without loading new regions every minute like console games (or Deus Ex 2) do nowdays. The fact that you can see crane on horizon in New York Docks and later climb it without any loading screens on a way to it is mindboggling. If you keep analising the game and look at decompiled scripts there is even more minor cryptic mechanics like the ability to disarm enemy by damaging his arm, use pepper spray to bypass laser beams etc.
Though, you can only bypass laser beams by using gas weapons during your Liberty Island mission and Metro shootout. Everywhere else it triggers the security measures, if I remember correctly
@@littlehorn0063Probably an unused mechanic that wasn't cut completely. I mean, how do you even figure out how to use pepper spray on lasers? No wonder even they forgot about it xd
I am a late 30s something and distinctly remember buying this game and marvelling at how amazingly bad it ran on my tnt2 video card, 300mhz celeron and 512mb of ram. So instead of playing the game properly, I knocked out and stunned as many people as possible and politely placed them into the ocean. I am ok. Honestly. I'm glad alot of people enjoy it and it helped push the genre ahead so I could eventually play dishonored 1 and 2, prey, etc etc which are my G.O.A.Ts. Thanks again for this video. Again as usual, wonderfully written, edited and produced. Onwards and upwards.
Dude Deus Ex is a game so ahead of its time which is unfortunate because immersive sims seemed to just died off ever since the start of the 7th and 8th generations of gaming. It really gets me thinking what the team could have done in today's technology and resources with the ideas and creativity they had over 20 years ago. This probably is a sentiment that can be shared for most games made in the early 2000s nowadays.
Been keeping my eye on you lad, and you defo got promise. Maybe find a more distinct editing voice (Max0r for.. style over substance, FoulEnergy for a great example, Civvie for more understated but tonally specific)
See also Warlockracy, which you remind me of with a cross of Civvie in terms of editing. Restrained a bit, but with just enough polish and bits added. I feel the narrative style of Warlockracy where you focus on the in-game story primarily and detail mechanics and your thoughts as you go could work really well with your style and writing ability. Warlockracy's Deus Ex vid is a perfect example to crib from but I can see it for sure working as it doesn't fall into the issue of being a "definitive video" as much as your experience while staying in the trenches story and gameplay-wise. While I think it was reasonable to have the info dump upfront for a trad review style, I can see more from your writing.
