Deus Ex is heralded as a trendsetter in video gaming history. It offered players many ways of tackling a problem while fusing first person shooter gameplay with role-playing game mechanics.
It’s denoted as simply part of the “Action” genre by Steam, “Action RPG” by Wikipedia, but Ion Storm (the developer) came to call it “The Immersive Sim.”
It’s certainly not the first game to merge the perspective and action from FPSes with the progressions of RPGs. Some would argue that System Shock 2, also a first person shooter with RPG mechanics released the previous year, is the better game.
Regardless, Deus Ex struck a chord with many and has a sizeable following, inspiring such lyrical genius as Yahtzee’s musical rendition presented at the end of his Guitar Hero World Tour review.
Rock Paper Shotgun celebrated with Deus Ex by doing an “RPS Verdict” for it. If you’d like to know more about the game before buying it, give it a read.
The Deus Ex Collection is available on Steam for $4.98 today, or you can pick up Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edtion and Deus Ex: Invisible War for $2.49 each.
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