I pirated this on first day of release (lol) but my p2 266 w/ voodoo 3 really chugged, unfortunately

Ashes Hard Reset is one of the best games I've played in years.

i love the gman doing his best barney impression lol

I initially cheated on the Hat achievement pre-Xen release. I reclaimed that glory into doing it again, and even went leagues into bringing it to the endgame. It was hell of an experience but damn it was worth it. Soon, I will go for the pizza achievement. Subbed!

1:58 That's interesting. I never knew the staff of Deus Ex had *developmental* problems. Makes the game even more impressive!

the vr mod for black mesa makes xen the original xen, kinda disappointed that i didn't get to see the new stuff in vr (also i dont remember gonark in vr black mesa but that could be my shit memory but i deffinately remember it in half life 1 vr)

I'm off to chow down on some member' berries 🫐!!

Excellent video

Deus ex deleted my save file im mad

Fucking finally someone releases a new video essay on my favorite game . About Goddamn time. I cannot wait to watch this

Good stuff. Keep it up. Subbed.

Don't forget to talk to every NPC multiple times especially after triggering specific events on the map. They have paragraphs of new dialogue. Some of it very long and designed to world build.

I love that you have a deep appreciation for the hong kong levels... there's just something about that fairly open yet clastraphbic environment that is just amazing, really immersive... Paris is the most fun to break into places though

"All of that sht is true, at least in DeusEX" Yeeeaaahhh, in DeusEX, haha, right. I wish.

'94 - '04 Yup

Computer impossible PS2 I beat it. They got rid of the health bar and they just give you a basic red bar. You don’t worry about losing all your legs and combat makes a game way easier PS2.

1994 to 2004 is correct. It's rare for anyone not born in the 80s to recognize this... how fast things moved was insane. I remember in that short 10 years I bought 5 graphic cards just because things changed drastically making tech obsolete. These days I haven't bought a new graphic card in 8 years and played Cyberpunk 2077 on medium just fine... speaks volumes to how things have slowed down.

The maintenance bots only heal 75% of your bioelectric energy, not 100%

22:15 Seqquence break? this is Deus Ex baby, theres no such thing :D I mean unless you try to kill someone before they are consisdered killable, then game says no

you have good taste in vidya, ashes, de, mp. Good narration too.

the 20mm grenades are great as explosive lockpicks, early game you can corner enemies and kill them quick with headshots; late game with high skill it's your main combat weapon. if you skimp on other skills and go for Rifles it's incredible value per inventory space

My people now span generations! I also have the feeling lots of people will watch you with great interest.

welp it's that time again.. i'm installing deus ex

I didn't know who you were until an hour and a half ago but man I really liked this retrospective and I'm looking forward to seeing what else you got. Good stuff. Do you intend to make videos like this on more recent immersive sims like Cruelty Squad?

the thumbnail is fuckin diabolical lmao

Nice vid, good luck getting to 1,000 subs

Welp, I know what I'm listening to before bed tonight!

youtubers with >1k subs producing banger video essays as always

Hard reset added an extra scene to its final level that really improves it imo

Well skel brother loved the video an can't wait to see what you cover next, I'll be here patiently waiting

I am gonna be honest with you, I have played deus ex several times but each time I just stopped at hells kitchen(after Hong Kong) and I do not know why, but this summer I decided to go back and this time actually completed it(in all honesty the level design is pretty good accept the ocean labs and sector 4 in area 51), this game has aged pretty well(accept some mechanics like not being able to pick up a body without looting it first), the AI might be dumb but they are consistently dumb which makes them predictable and kinda fun to fight, this game is amazing but it can easily turn people away because it is not a full on shooter like half life or a smooth stealth experience (because your stealthy weapons are unreliable), to truly be able to appreciate the game you must appreciate the whole package not piece by piece, all of the games parts may be 7/10 individually but the way they are mixed together to create such a cohesive game makes the game itself a 9/10 and maybe more than that, this is the reason I had a lot of fun this time around.

be careful skel, do not go down the dark side

This game is an ultimate flex and showcase of what Unreal 1 engine is capable of: RPG mechanics, inventory, dialogs, hacking, body region based damage, Half Life 1 physics based puzzles like floating crates, really detailed models (the fact that JC glasses are not textures but another model on top of his face, and you can see his eyes underneath). Hong Kong/Paris that ten times more alive and full of content than any city in Morrowind. Huge levels without loading new regions every minute like console games (or Deus Ex 2) do nowdays. The fact that you can see crane on horizon in New York Docks and later climb it without any loading screens on a way to it is mindboggling. If you keep analising the game and look at decompiled scripts there is even more minor cryptic mechanics like the ability to disarm enemy by damaging his arm, use pepper spray to bypass laser beams etc.

I am a late 30s something and distinctly remember buying this game and marvelling at how amazingly bad it ran on my tnt2 video card, 300mhz celeron and 512mb of ram. So instead of playing the game properly, I knocked out and stunned as many people as possible and politely placed them into the ocean. I am ok. Honestly. I'm glad alot of people enjoy it and it helped push the genre ahead so I could eventually play dishonored 1 and 2, prey, etc etc which are my G.O.A.Ts. Thanks again for this video. Again as usual, wonderfully written, edited and produced. Onwards and upwards.

Dude Deus Ex is a game so ahead of its time which is unfortunate because immersive sims seemed to just died off ever since the start of the 7th and 8th generations of gaming. It really gets me thinking what the team could have done in today's technology and resources with the ideas and creativity they had over 20 years ago. This probably is a sentiment that can be shared for most games made in the early 2000s nowadays.

1:29:35 sure but watch time is more important after a point you're sure to pass :)

14:49 BASED™ pretty sure GMDX does change it to Magazine Upgrade

Been keeping my eye on you lad, and you defo got promise. Maybe find a more distinct editing voice (Max0r for.. style over substance, FoulEnergy for a great example, Civvie for more understated but tonally specific)

Even as a non-gamer I enjoy your videos ❤😊

aw hell yeah new hour plus deus ex retrospective just dropped

I haven't watched the video yet, but I want to say that,regardless, I love that people talk about these games, specially Deus Ex. These games as a whole are amazing and (imo) the ImSim is one of the best genres in gaming. Deus Ex goes above and beyond. Thanks a lot!

Ok time to get a job.

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Hard Reset is almost as good in terms of level design, music, asethetics, story telling, tension, e.t.c.

The take on Alyx at the start is so bad, it's ridiculous to say it's not a main series entry or that they "basically haven't made a game in the series in almost 20 years" just because it's VR/a prequel. Neither of those things invalidate it, especially because it's an amazing, fully fledged VR game with a full campaign, not just an arcade shooter or something.

System Shock is incredibly overrated.

Unrelated to the rest of the video but Ima choose violence today and be that guy: Alyx ain't a prequel, it IS part of the main series, and it's ending ain't a retcon, it's more of a soft reboot cuz within the lore it still makes sense.

Why does bro only have 900 subs?

I don’t think it’s overrated. I just think you’re a super fan bro.

Just found this channel. Instant sub. Keep up the awesome work.