In Deus Ex: Human Revolution you play as Adam Jensen, Chief Security Officer of Sarif Industries, a leading power in the developing field of biological augmentations. The game hits the ground rolling, Sarif Industries is moments away from unveiling something in Washington that could alter the course of humanity forever, but before you are even able to get there mercenaries attack Sarif Headquarters, killing the team that made the revolutionary discovery leaving Jensen mortally wounded in the process. To save his life Sarif augments Jensen with powerful abilities that you unlock as you progress through the game, this is where the fun begins. Your job is to find out who the mercenaries were working for and why they would want to kill the group of scientists on the verge of changing the world.
Deus Ex HR gives you an amazing array of ways to deal with situations throughout the game. You are free to augment Jensen however you please, from hacking augmentations, to abilities that let you see through walls or even punch through them. While some missions seem more suited to some abilities than others the game never makes you feel powerless, in fact quite the opposite. About halfway through the game you feel like a God among men. Whether you sneak around using augments that let you turn invisible and nullify your footsteps, or go in guns blazing with armor and weapons augments, but it always remains challenging. You can feel the power these augments give people, which is also reflected on society. While you may be able to go around raising hell at a whim, biological augmentations have a much different role on humanity in general. Homeless people unable to afford their augments and pro-human purists roam the streets and give hub cities like Detroit and China a personality. When you visit a LIMB Clinic doctors fear for their lives as rioting continues to threaten their livelihood, but it doesn't stop there. By hacking emails, reading ebooks, and simply watching tv's and hearing what people have to say you can learn much more about the game world than what is revealed in the main story progression. You can find a memo on the ground hidden in a bush telling a man to fire into a mob to start violence during a riot, or an email revealing the depth of corruption prevalent in rival Biotech Corporations. The only way to not find this game interesting is if you simply don't try to care. Its weaves a complex narrative that applies to many elements in modern society as we become increasingly reliant on technology and information, and how power can corrupt the world.
The sound and graphics are both stellar and the DX dimmed down the "yellow filter" that left some people annoyed. Aside from a few minor technical glitches and minor AI errors Deus Ex is almost a perfect game for me. The main story can seem a bit short but a multitude of side quests and the automatic inclusion of the DLC in the DX makes this game a very impressive package altogether. Its power to immerse you in the world of 2027 is close to unparalleled next to any other game's stantards. Personally its one of my favorites of the generation and it is very worthy of the Deus Ex name.