The main reason I'd suggest playing this game is to experience the weird design decisions and fun 2004 jank. It's not terrible, but as a successor to Deus Ex this game sits in a weird place. The game itself isn't bad on its own and there ARE some really nice features and elements that it shares with the original. I really enjoyed still finding lore everywhere, everything optional always had some utility or tradeoff, and the narrative still feels like it has that core Deus Ex structure to it. I still didn't get to the ending due to frustrating gameplay and stability problems. The game crashes upon level loads and when gathering items from time to time. I honestly find this game quite charming despite its never-ending flaws, and it's quite clear that a bunch of people on the development team cared. Check out Ross Scott's video on the game for more opinions I agree with!

The main reason I'd suggest playing this game is to experience the weird design decisions and fun 2004 jank. It's not terrible, but as a successor to Deus Ex this game sits in a weird place. The game itself isn't bad on its own and there ARE some really nice features and elements that it shares with the original. I really enjoyed still finding lore everywhere, everything optional always had some utility or tradeoff, and the narrative still feels like it has that core Deus Ex structure to it. I still didn't get to the ending due to frustrating gameplay and stability problems. The game crashes upon level loads and when gathering items from time to time. I honestly find this game quite charming despite its never-ending flaws, and it's quite clear that a bunch of people on the development team cared. Check out Ross Scott's video on the game for more opinions I agree with!