A Return to Gaming’s Past

Bitmob has previewed a few of the video game reboots that developers were showing off at this year’s E3, including Eidos Montreal’s promising Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

The Deus Ex demo portrayed a fully realized world with non-player characters independently tending to their own business. They’ll also react to your actions, such as whether you’ve holstered your weapon.

The four (pillars) as described by developer Eidos Montreal — combat, stealth, social, and hacking — appear to retain the original’s focus on multiple solutions to any single problem. I also like that you can permanently close off an option through repeated failure, thus forcing you to try something different.

In an attempt to uncover the location of a suspected hacker, our hero tries to convince a particular shady-looking individual to schedule a meeting with a man who knows something. When that fails, Jensen instead hacks a security panel and slips through the shadows to observe the crime lord unseen.

Too bad I can’t mention the new XCOM. Or should I mention Firaxis’ version? 😉