The Top 9 PC Games of 2009
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Is there anything out there on the horizon that makes you think (Hm.that could be the next World of Warcraft?)And their blurb for Deus Ex 3:
I don't know yet. The Old Republic MMO just got announced, and I think that has a ton of potential. It's so early right now that I don't really know what to think of it, but those guys are really, really talented, and they have a phenomenal license. I always thought that Star Wars Galaxies was going to beat us to the punch, because that game came out before [World of Warcraft] and it had some amazing buzz around it. Everyone was really excited about it, and in some ways we dodged a bullet because it just didn't catch on, and then we were able to come in and really be the top MMO. But we'll get knocked off. I just hope that we knock ourselves off.
Following an act like the magnificent Deus Ex is a difficult task - as proven by 2003's poorly received sequel, Deus Ex: Invisible War. Eidos Montreal's plans for this second attempt to do justice to the DX name are bold and ambitious; call us suckers, but we're looking forward to it.
Deus Ex 3 will be a prequel, set in the world that will eventually crumble into factions for and against the augmentations that made DX so memorable. Deus Ex 3 explores the beginnings of human augmentation, where the additions are prosthetics that will enhance both the physical abilities and the appearance of the user, and the world has to come to terms with people being better, stronger, and faster. As a security guard at a bio-mechanical augmentations lab overrun by special ops, you'll play a key role in how these events unfold.
The original's role-playing elements are still there, but the game will also recognize a player's gaming skills, so that skilled first-person shooter players, for example, will not be frustrated by their character's inability to hit the broad side of a barn. And this time, stealth is dependent on physical cover, so you'll need use the environment to mask your movements rather than just your stats. Controversial? Anything to do with a game as beloved as Deus Ex always is, and especially after the IW debacle, fans are a bit nervous. But there's a new Deus Ex game coming out, and that's a name that gives us augmented tingles.
