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Topic	Exdeath Plays Every Game in the GotD 2020 Contest Part 2 (ft FO:NV, Ghost Trick)
Evillordexdeath 03/16/21 7:56:28 PM #219:	Deus Ex: Human Revolution Release Date: August 23, 2011 Playing on: PC Previous Experience with Human Rev: Watched someone play a mission Expectations for Human Rev: Above Average Western AAA Break out the streamers, the party hats, and the cake, because this is game #20! All I need to do is get through this one and my topic has officially become a resounding success. Here's a hot take for you: neither Blade Runner film is all that great. They're gorgeous to look at and a ton of creativity and effort went into the world-building, but I'm not really drawn in emotionally by the stories, and they focus too heavily on mostly tired themes about inequality and corruption. Those issues are replicated in most of the cyberpunk fiction I've seen. There are a lot of cliches and the social commentary is way too on-the-nose. I'm biased since I'm clearly a weeb, but I think Japanese cyberpunk is where it's at, especially Akira and the partial example of Final Fantasy VII. Yes Akira deals with issues of class and makes a concerted point of showing the rot at every level of its dystopian society, but the emotional core of that story is the relationship between Tetsuo and Kaneda, whose lifelong friendship gets turned on its head as Tetsuo loses his mind. It eventually becomes clear to Kaneda that Tetsuo needs to be stopped, but he feels conflicted about taking him out because deep down, he still loves Tetsuo. Likewise, yes FFVII deals with SHINRA enriching themselves by destroying the environment and oppressing the people below them, but the heart of its story is about Cloud's quest for self-acceptance. In contrast, I thought that Deckard's and K's personal journeys could've used more focus - they didn't connect with me on an emotional level. I fear Human Revolution might be the same way for me. I know it uses body modification as a metaphor for civil rights, but I haven't heard much talk about Adam Jensen as a character. All people really say about him is that he never asked for this. That being the case, I doubt it will cure any of my reservations about his genre. What I am hoping for is a bit of that New Vegas-style freedom of choice that Western RPGs specialize in. I've heard the original Deus Ex was really excellent in that respect, but I've also heard that Human Rev. was a disappointment to some fans of the original. It does feel a little remiss of me to start this one without ever having played its predecessor to compare - I considered sticking it in as a last minute addition to my extra games list. It would certainly be interesting to try the game so good its fans whined that it wasn't winning by enough back in the first GotD contest. Maybe I'll play an hour or two of it in between my sessions with Human Revolution. As for this game itself, I hope to like it, but I'm not expecting to be floored. --- I'm playing every game from GotD 2020! Games Completed: 19/129 Currently Playing: Deus Ex: Human Revolution <cite>Evillordexdeath posted [p:951783745] in Exdeath Pl... [t:79138705]...</cite> <quote>Deus Ex: Human Revolution Release Date: August 23, 2011 Playing on: PC Previous Experience with Human Rev: Watched someone play a mission Expectations for Human Rev: Above Average Western AAA Break out the streamers, the party hats, and the cake, because this is game #20! All I need to do is get through this one and my topic has officially become a resounding success. Here's a hot take for you: neither Blade Runner film is all that great. They're gorgeous to look at and a ton of creativity and effort went into the world-building, but I'm not really drawn in emotionally by the stories, and they focus too heavily on mostly tired themes about inequality and corruption. Those issues are replicated in most of the cyberpunk fiction I've seen. There are a lot of cliches and the social commentary is way too on-the-nose. I'm biased since I'm clearly a weeb, but I think Japanese cyberpunk is where it's at, especially Akira and the partial example of Final Fantasy VII. Yes Akira deals with issues of class and makes a concerted point of showing the rot at every level of its dystopian society, but the emotional core of that story is the relationship between Tetsuo and Kaneda, whose lifelong friendship gets turned on its head as Tetsuo loses his mind. It eventually becomes clear to Kaneda that Tetsuo needs to be stopped, but he feels conflicted about taking him out because deep down, he still loves Tetsuo. Likewise, yes FFVII deals with SHINRA enriching themselves by destroying the environment and oppressing the people below them, but the heart of its story is about Cloud's quest for self-acceptance. In contrast, I thought that Deckard's and K's personal journeys could've used more focus - they didn't connect with me on an emotional level. I fear Human Revolution might be the same way for me. I know it uses body modification as a metaphor for civil rights, but I haven't heard much talk about Adam Jensen as a character. All people really say about him is that he never asked for this. That being the case, I doubt it will cure any of my reservations about his genre. What I am hoping for is a bit of that New Vegas-style freedom of choice that Western RPGs specialize in. I've heard the original Deus Ex was really excellent in that respect, but I've also heard that Human Rev. was a disappointment to some fans of the original. It does feel a little remiss of me to start this one without ever having played its predecessor to compare - I considered sticking it in as a last minute addition to my extra games list. It would certainly be interesting to try the game so good its fans whined that it wasn't winning by enough back in the first GotD contest. Maybe I'll play an hour or two of it in between my sessions with Human Revolution. As for this game itself, I hope to like it, but I'm not expecting to be floored. --- I'm playing every game from GotD 2020! Games Completed: 19/129 Currently Playing: Deus Ex: Human Revolution</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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