The music is so good that I have fallen asleep to that menu screen.

One of my all time favorite games. Love the world, story/themes, music, atmosphere, different ways you can play etc.

The atmosphere in this game is & was no like no other at the time, the gold hue, near futuristic settings, gameplay, V.A, & story came together so perfectly

Happy SonDay son!

My favorite game ever! I thought it would be just a stage based game that you would go from the company to a mission and vice versa, my mind was blown when i left the building and went to the city. Truly the REAL cyberpunk! I'm at work now so I'm going to be saving this for when i get back, looking forward to watching your review son!

Actually there is a way to save Faridah Malik [Adam Jensen's Pilot] - Either in Stealth combat or combat walkthrough, you can save her on time before the ship blows. It's also canon that she survives as there is a "Cheeky" easter egg in Mankind Divided where it implies she survived ! [The one where there is a message for Adam Jensen - Fly Boy ! ]

It's worth noting you can actually save Malik, and she'll show up later on in the playthrough as well. It's extremely difficult to do on pacifist playthrough if not near impossible, however.

I loved deus ex human revolution it was such a great game and super underrated in my opinion.

The first time I played Human Revolution, I managed to miss the "side effect" of the new biochip because I just kept putting off getting it until it was too late lol

I am in awe of the pace at which you release these long format videos on such a consistently high level

I have to say, my favorite conversation is with Wayne Haas. It's just perfection! The music is perfectly on point, showcasing a perfect background sound for a damaged man. The voice acting is spot on, with both emotion and subtlety. The subtle body language they captured is just excellent! Look at how he's taken aback when Jensen says "should I have given you an order, you were always good at those." It's just the perfect little 5 minutes showcasing a cop who was forced to make a difficult decision and is paying for it both in his career and in his mind. *chef's kiss*

Human Revolution was the first game that got me into the immersive sim genre

I like to think that out there there's a channel called YourFavouriteDad where Dad makes in depth reviews on fishing rods, drills and country albums.

Ah, my favorite son and my favorite game. This time I asked for this.

Human Revolution is one of my all time favorite games. Somehow, Mankind Divided wasn't quite the same, but still good.

This is one of my favorite games, excited to start this video.

Both Human Revolution and Mankind Divided are absolute classics, IMO. Sadly, they don't make games with this much care and attention to detail these days. Instead, we have a bunch of crap that's marginally better than coin-operated slot machine.

Yes, I've been waiting for this. Human Revolution is in my top 3 best games of all time. I just love everything about this game.

I was going for a pacifist run. I made it really far and had a habit of tapping the controller face buttons when the game loads. I was doing that when leaving the police station, and accidentally killed the girlfriends mom by accident.

What a great way to spend sunday evening, just me and my favorite son. Thank you for another great video.

I love this game. THe only reason I got CP2077 on launch (despite not caring about it at all, and even disliking the CGI trailer, and other trailers) was because someone said it was like this game, though I got a refund and bought RE:Village instead. (Also Miracle of Sound's New Black Gold song he made about this game is great and worth a listen)

Son, even on games I’ve never played, I’m still intrigued by your analysis. Proud of you.

Great video, but I am surprised you did not mentioned how good and memorable the soundtrack of the game is.

I LOVED this game and o honestly loved the sequel. The atmosphere, gameplay elements and more are beyond good for me.

I love this game, I think I even prefer it over the sequel. A full exploration and Stealth playthrough is just amazing. The whole aesthetic of the game is just one of a kind. I'm still proud of getting the Factory zero achievement for the missing link dlc. 😎

Your content is phenomenal, and you are the definition of the word prolific. I hope working at this pace doesn't burn you out, but I genuinely appreciate the content.

This is a great game from my younger days son. I'm glad you're into the oldies.

Thank you for the new release Son, can't wait to watch this and can't wait for the Mankind Divided retrospective

Thanks for giving the im-sim genre the love it deserves, Son. I’m looking forward to another amazing video and I hope that you cover the series and maybe some other im-sims. Keep up the good work

I'm not one for stealth games as I'm typically pretty bad at them but Human Revolution is probably on my favorite games of all time! Sure, it's got its kinks and things that don't make sense, but overall I love the story and aesthetic. Adam Jensen feels like Batman in a cyberpunk apocalypse, slowly gaining new gadgets to play with and new ways to explore. This was a great analysis and I can't wait to see the video for Mankind Divided. Not sure if you'll delve into the spin-off first, which I think is called The Fall? Either way, good show and a great video! Thank you for your hard work!

Another retrospective to help keep me entertained during my sunday cleaning! Really appreciate the Sunday releases.

I've been waiting for this one. Thank you, for the whole DE series.

I really enjoy listening to your videos. Thank you. This game was good and one of a kind during its time. The variety of ways you can approach a mission was really refreshing.

Subscribed in November/December, loved every video you have done. Great job son!

40:14 Malik can be saved actually, though it's a bit tricky. Canonically she didn't die. As you can find a reference to her in Mankind Divided indicating she still keeps in touch with Adam.

Wonderfully written , voiced and edited video. Thank you so much for this meaty retrospective!. This game is very close to my heart, it kept me enthralled for hours. The music especially suited it beautifully. I'd love to see a well optimised Nintendo Switch port of this. I'd love to play it again on the go.

This was such a nice sight to see after coming home from work, absolutely adore this game

I finished Deus ex when you released that video and I’m planning on finish human revolution tonight. I hope time continues to favor me like this.

Tactical duct crawling action and talking the enemy to defeat, and it works. This was my first Deus Ex game until I got the original a few years later. Oddly enough this dropped right as I was watching your other Deus Ex videos.

From all Deus Ex games, HR comes the closest to the feeling of free choice that was so omnipresent in the first entry. A great game on its own and a good DX game as well. Especially the Hengsha section left me in awe, visually AND with its soundtrack.

despite what some may say, human revolution and mankind divided are some of my fave deus ex games. the story and game play are top notch and Adam is an amazing and sympathetic character

happy to enjoy in the evening, thank you !

Another beautiful video son, always appreciate the effort you put into these. 👌🏼

If you *allowed* Malik to die, then you are no son of mine.

This gem needs a remaster. WONDERFUL video!!!!!

Just ran into your page when looking for Silent Hill videos to watch about it's lore. It's been a blast watching those and other series you have covered. I saw you tease a little about Metal gear Solid in one of the silent hill video's, by far my favorite franchise growing up as a kid and even as a old adult today. I hope to see you cover that at some point. I feel with how indepth you go with you videos it would be a great series to go into especially with all the AI stuff they cover in MGS2. Keep up the great work Son. Look forward to the next.

love these videos bro, keep it up

Thank you for this retrospective you’re the best!!!

Oh boy so fast Didn't expect this video coming out so soon Tnx Son)

You know what other theme or philosophical concept that DE:HR also touches on, in my eyes? The Ship of Theseus. If you augment all of yourself, are you still you? The Ship of Theseus discussion would say that no, you wouldn't be, because you've lost yourself in the process. But if you choose to not augment yourself fully, then you're still you. So on top of Transhumanism, I think this would have been a really interesting concept to dive into if they chose to do so. I wouldn't be surprised if during the team's research they would have come across the discussion.

Nicely done. I guess 'Mankind Divided' is coming soon. We eagerly await your smack down 🦾

Can't believe this released over a decade ago! Still remember when I first played it, while it was great on its own, it didn't really feel like the original Deus Ex for some reason

I'm always so impressed with your work, son. Great job

Thanks for the vid son! Proud of ya!

Sarif: I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed Me: It wasn't my fault! It's that dumbass Cutscene Jensen always fucking everything up!

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY FOR A LONG TIME MY SON

Such an amazing video! Your content and ability to write and tell a story is just so good. You definitely have a gift! I agree with every point you made about this game. I had a pretty great time with it and thought it more than lived up to what a Deus Ex game should be. I bought it day one and was one of the people who expressed frustration with the first boss fights. My pistol was my best weapon since I was doing a stealth playthrough. The first boss was nearly impossible to beat if you just had the pistol. So I and many other stealth lovers had to cheese/cheat to beat him. Your video series on these games really makes me want to replay them. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts with us!

Love the video man .

Feel a real sense of melancholy at the end of each video. Like I'm a weekend dad who doesnt understand his son.

Finally some well deserved review of one of my fav games ever, and only 1h long? shame!

I love this game so much 🧡! Excellent video as always, I can't wait to see the one of Mankind Divided. Hopefully some day we get a new Deus Ex again.

Impressive, very Nice. Mankind divided next please!!!! Just played it last year and omg such a game

Good to see you, Son.. keep on keepin on, kiddo Dad - London UK

There's been rumors that eidos Montreal after being bought by embracer has been working on the next game of the prequel series one can only hope this is true.

You can save Malik by the way, and an easter egg in Mankind Divided pretty much confirms that's the canon outcome.

There was a game in between Project Snowblind: Beginning development in 2004, the game was Crystal Dynamics' first attempt at a first-person shooter and originally planned as part of the Deus Ex series with consultation from original developer Ion Storm. The game eventually evolved into its own product, but retained gameplay elements from its Deus Ex roots. Reception of the game was generally positive.

I remember when I was first exposed to Deus Ex. It was my freshman year of high school and I randomly got a demo disc in the mail. I don't know why or how I got it, because none of my other friends got one. But I remember bringing the disc to all my other friends houses to install and play it.

Another nice video of a beloved game. I will say I'm surprised though that you didn't note the interesting cases where the social enhancer/CASIE augmentation did not work on them, where they can actually tell you are trying to sway them with the phermones. Malik and Zalensky for example. Forcing you to rely on your choices and not get an easy out with them. Doing it to Quinn on the DLC chapter even nets you an achievement for getting busted trying it.

I love the conspiratorial viewpoint deus ex human revolution has. And of course the technology.

Missing Link is underrated, I love when game's make you Metroided and strip you of your things, I played it in "Factory Zero" mode - no inventory, nothing - which is intended way to play, I believe! And I had fun, since the base game has balance issues.

I loved this game so much. It's my second favorite game in the series. It's a shame MD felt so disconnected (I'm not just talking about the endings of HR) from this amazing game

"And Malik is killed in the process" Man didn't know that he could save her 😔

An excellent game. Thanks for the video

See now THIS is why youre my favourite son. Great video kiddo

I'm extremely excited for this, as I loved your other two restrospectives. But I'm biased as I adored Deus Ex, Invisible War simply didn't work for me, I loved Human Revolution, and I thoroughly enjoyed The Fall (though it took longer to get into). I've found your retrospectives to be on the quality of Ross' Game Dungeon for Deus Ex (which is extremely high praise). The real controversial take is that I also really enjoyed The Fall, but it felt like a single, small expansion instead of a full game. Thankfully it was priced like a small expansion.

Would love for you to tackle the infamous series!

Fun fact: On Revision’s game options, you can alter the gameplay style of the original game to resemble that of Human Revolution. I dont have experience with it but I was surprised to see that in game (along with Shifter and vanilla gameplay). I didnt choose it because I didnt play the game myself. I just watch this game’s playthroughs on KZfaq.

Hell yeah! - your favorite dad

David sarif feels like a baseball coach. He's a mentor figure.

The world building of this game is insane! ❤

I never asked for this video, but this should be good. DXHR is a more-than-worthy sequel to the treasured original. I don't think I've ever been more passionately motivated when playing a game as I was when trying to save Malik...until I eventually played Bioshock Infinite.

The conversations are almost like boss battles

I like Human Revolution a lot, but I'll always prefer Mankind Divided 😅 it took everything HR did and made it at least two times better. I'll save the rest of my praise for the next video, can't wait

26:42 'dad I frew up'

DXHR put the Aug in August! 16:02 Poor sweet doggy Kubrick.

I still find new paths, tactics or secrets every single time i play it, i love this game so much + the soundtrack is timeless, listened to it hundreds of times. Its one of the few games that keep my ps3 dusted off and still having a use these days

Pritchard is more of a "significant other" than Jensen's GF.

@40:10 you can save Malik. You have to be quick enough.

35:55 I have to disagree here. Deus Ex Human Revolution has a lot of connections to the real world in its story, including referencing and confirmation of many IRL conspiracy theories. Instead of talking about the well-known incidents, the writers chose to cover some more modern conspiracy theories. In fact, in all cases just similar to the original Deus Ex, all the conspiracy mentioned in game are true in the Deus Ex universe. Lazarus radio is not a parody of modern entertainers. He is a very good representation of dooms day pirate radio station host. Just to give three examples here. 1. He mentioned on radio that people should not protest outside biotech companies/factories, but should instead go after those on top, which is a common conspiracy theory where governments deliberately bread conflicts with lesser social controversies to cover up real problems and caveats in political system of a nation and make the mass occupied and easier to rule. Turns out we found later in the game that Purity First indeed has ties to the Illuminati. 2. His take on anti-terrorist action is a conspiracy theory that governments deliberately allow terrorist attacks to happen or even engineer them to take away personal freedom through passing more aggressive surveillance laws in the name of fighting terrorism (remember this game came out before Snowden). 3. His mentioning of a space station "Heaven" is a conspiracy that the end goal of space exploration is not scientific curiosity or even financial gains but setting up a paradise and shelter for the ultra-rich to rule over the rest of Earth while capable of avoiding all civil/military/natural unrest on the planet. The name of space station is a reference to Tiangong, the Chinese space station first launched in Sept 2011 a month after the game release, as Tiangong translates to Heavenly Palace. That space station in the Illuminati end scene in Invisible War? Yeap, that is the "Heaven". The main story also covered multiple conspiracy theories. SARS being a biological weapon (an IRL conspiracy theory itself) is mentioned in an email exchange found at Omega Ranch. This conspiracy now takes the form of Covid being a biological weapon. And we know that Grey Death later released in Deus Ex is a biological weapon to control the mass. Global warming is a lie (an IRL conspiracy theory itself) is on wall graffiti in both Chinese and English in Hengsha. And at the end of the game, we found that Panchea, a facility supposedly built to control climate change, is in fact a secret research facility that could control all the augmented population. And lastly the entire engineered glitch in augmentation and a chip to fix it is straight from anti-vaxers vaccination being chemical/nanotech method to control the population. We have all seen this somewhere in recent years haven't we. Mad respect to the writing team capable of leveraging some not-so-well-known but latter-popular conspiracy theories and put them into the game seamlessly. They definitely spent a lot of time on some of the more shady part of the Internet.

Ohh a new video 🎉

Are we gonna get a short video on Deus Ex: The Fall, or are you not a fan of torture?

I love how zeke sanders looks like your jakoby shepard

"I didn't ask for this"...retrospective. I will watch it though!

Tis my fav games dude

I still play that Icarus theme on loop. Good game.

Great video and re look at the game, Currently replaying this with 2 x scaling mod to make most of the games textures alot better, Sharper and more detailed, It's certainly a good game for a reboot, Kinda a shame the directors cut version basically resetted performance patches and have to be re done, But it's still a great game, Love the sequel too, Mankind divided 🥰 , Also you can save malik in this, But you have to take out the snipers and heave argmented fast.

I've played the first 3 and am working thought Mankind Divided and I personally loved Human Revolution.

Love how the Devs had the foresight with the final boss fight that if the player lugs a Laser Rifle into it with them, they can really quickly finish it off, because glass barriers do diddly-dick to stop laser weapons.

I have to wonder what he thinks of Hbomberguy's critiques. Yeah he's just some other KZfaqr, but still, a 3.5 hour critique of DX:HR is certainly something that could change the public discussion around a game.

Like your content man. I would only suggest that you break up the narration with some in game audio along with the clips you show. Just a thought.