I was really into the first one, but missed the second for no particular reason. Good to see the franchise being revived, but will it be worth it? From the looks of it, it has the same cover system as Rainbow Six and other, with the game primarily in FP view. Health regenerates which is a break from series tradition, and there are these abilities called mechanical augmentations (in the first two it was nanotech). There are four type; Combat, Stealth, Technology and Social. Apparently the enemy reacts differently to each and how you go about handling your business, which isn't anything revolutionary in video games.
I still need to see more before I make this a buy or rent.
UPDATE: Edios Montreal has told Eurogamer to assure the series long time fans that they're not leading, despite the health-regen and cover system, the prequel in an action FPS game.
"It's the same blend of first-person shooter slash RPG that the first game was.
"Honestly, I know when we said it's going to have auto-regen and a cover system and shooting is not going to be stat-based anymore, a lot of people went, 'oh my God! Now they're doing just an action game and it's all about running around and shooting.'
"It's a fair concern when you just hear that this way. I totally understand it. But it has never been our goal to transform Deus Ex into a shooter game.
Dugas insisted that hardcore fans will find a stiff challenge in Human Revolution.
"You have a challenge that's not necessarily easy. It's not the case that because the shooting is more straightforward and you have regen that you're going to be invincible.
"You'll have to think. You'll have to look around you and maybe find other ways than just shoot and see what happens.
"We're balancing the game right now, and I can tell you when there are a few characters on screen that are after you, if you don't take care, a few bullets and you're dead.
"It's not going to be more of an action game than the other ones. It's just when you're in an action segment it's going to be more straightforward."
Quoted from Eurogamer
Well, that's always good to know. If all this sticks, then I might be geared towards a buy after all.
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