Deus Ex 3:

Snoopers
Wednesday, March 4, 2009 | 8:48 PM
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... said René, community manager at Eidos. Quite hard to believe when you see these new images of Deus Ex 3, definitely colorful, almost cartoony at times. Anyway. Because we never learn, let's give René the benefit of the doubt and hold on to the foolish hope that this unexpected reboot of the series won't suck as hard as the previous one.

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Ishigami

Commented on 2009-03-04 21:43:11

Well they are artworks a comic look is to expect.

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Snoopers

Commented on 2009-03-04 21:45:26 In reply to Ishigami

Posted by Ishigami

Well they are artworks a comic look is to expect.

They're screenshots. It looks confusing because the images are small, but the community manager clearly says they're screenshots.

Those are in-game. The HUD was removed via a debug menu since these were "beauty shots".

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digi_matrix

Commented on 2009-03-04 21:46:16

Deus Ex 2 was great also, it didn't suck hard. But we've seen this screenshots many months ago, saw them in a mag.

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powder

Commented on 2009-03-04 22:03:48 In reply to digi_matrix

Posted by digi_matrix

Deus Ex 2 was great also, it didn't suck hard. But we've seen this screenshots many months ago, saw them in a mag.

Yep, these screenshots are VERY old. Deus Ex 2 was OK. Wasn't horrible but not close to as good as the first one.

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Jato

Commented on 2009-03-04 22:05:22

Like the level design! I really need my (semi) sci-fi RPG fix...BADLY!

Also, I must be the only person on this planet who absolutely LOVED Deus Ex: Invisible War on the Xbox. One of my top favs last gen next to: Ninja Gaiden, Half Life 2 and Riddick.

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munkini

Commented on 2009-03-04 22:49:39

Having some colour does not mean it won't be a badass slice of cyberpunk action, in fact the cyberpunk genre is plenty colourful and it's high time someone made a game to reflect this, there are only so many grey and brown games we can see before it gets very tiresome.

I have high hopes for this one...

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bleachedsmiles

Commented on 2009-03-04 22:51:31

look like target shots and concept art to me. And yes..they're months old too. Have a feeling this games not going to hit this year.

I really hope it does go back to the dark mature cyber punk that made the first so great. Dont dumb it down like the sequal. So many awesome moment in deus ex on the pc

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MugiMugi

Commented on 2009-03-04 22:52:00 In reply to Snoopers

Theese "screenshots" looks INSANLY 100% the same as the artwork they released over a year ago for some reason. Hard to belive they managed to fitt it.

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Snoopers

Commented on 2009-03-04 22:54:16 In reply to MugiMugi

Posted by MugiMugi

Theese "screenshots" looks INSANLY 100% the same as the artwork they released over a year ago for some reason. Hard to belive they managed to fitt it.

Well not 100% obviously since these images ARE screenshots and not the artworks released ages ago.

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Megido

Commented on 2009-03-04 22:55:32

Both Deus Ex games are good and while Deus Ex 2 got quite a bashing i actually think it did a better job at drawing you in many times. What Deus Ex did great was the illusion of freedom, that wasn't there as much in part two, but it was still a good game.

As for the screens, they are so small it's hard to tell but they look sort of boring. There's really nothing in any of them that makes me think it looks unique or interesting.

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WinterSnowblind

Commented on 2009-03-04 23:02:23 In reply to digi_matrix

Posted by digi_matrix

Deus Ex 2 was great also, it didn't suck hard. But we've seen this screenshots many months ago, saw them in a mag.

They made some horrible choices with the second game (universal ammo), but yeah, I wouldn't call it a bad game.

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Archaos

Commented on 2009-03-04 23:05:25

I've only played the second so my opinion of the game is more positive than most.

I've always heard great things about the first so if that's where the devs want to go with this one then I'm definitely looking forward to it.

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Redneck

Commented on 2009-03-04 23:08:35 In reply to MugiMugi

Posted by MugiMugi

Theese "screenshots" looks INSANLY 100% the same as the artwork they released over a year ago for some reason. Hard to belive they managed to fitt it.

Well then those artworks your refering to did not set the bar that high...

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broman

Commented on 2009-03-04 23:24:45

Never played the series but looking at the screens the word "gritty" never came to mind

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Baleur

Commented on 2009-03-04 23:27:08

I think it looks fine except for the red doors in the 3rd screenshot, looks like its made out of foam, not metal :P

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Xerx3s

Commented on 2009-03-04 23:37:58

Like the gits style.

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pythxvii

Commented on 2009-03-05 00:14:51

Cartoony? What? It looks perfectly real to me. Its an alternate fantasy. Thats like saying Mirror's Edge looks cartoony, just because its bright.
The sewer thing looks grity enough, and just because its not black and white with uber contrast and bad textures doesn't mean it won't be gritty. Maybe its the actual gameplay and story and stuff, and other stuff as well. Also, remember when everyone saw Diablo 3 for the first time, and it had color.
Just like real life
Just like the previous games
ANd people were like "Wahhhh, its not dark enough!!"
Yeah. Because fat putrid blue guys made of skin sewn together that explode into a mess of worms isn't at all Dark. Guys exploding into blood and gore isn't dark. Ominous dungeons filled with creepy music and ambient souns isn't dark.

People, its called VARIETY. Look at a game like Mirror's Edge. Not a lot of variety in most of the environments. Now, look at a game like Halo 3. A l lot more variety. Halo 3 had serene beauty, and it had dark and gritty. And space ships and all that stuff too. Diablo 3 will have variety to the stuff, with darker, more oppressive areas later on.

Give the game a chance, don't base your opinions off of ENVIROMENT screens. Especially when you can't see any detail thanks to the size anyway.

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People, its called VARIETY. Look at a game like Mirror's Edge. Not a lot of variety in most of the environments. Now, look at a game like Halo 3. A l lot more variety. Halo 3 had serene beauty, and it had dark and gritty. And space ships and all that stuff too. Diablo 3 will have variety to the stuff, with darker, more oppressive areas later on.

Give the game a chance, don't base your opinions off of ENVIROMENT screens. Especially when you can't see any detail thanks to the size anyway.

FormlessLikeWater

Commented on 2009-03-05 01:47:12

Gritty is a terrible choice of words.

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zomfg

Commented on 2009-03-05 06:21:19

Looks pretty generic to me :\

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FireWire

Commented on 2009-03-05 07:33:44 In reply to pythxvii

Chill out, people are allowed to have an opinion, even if it doesn't correspond with your own...

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Snapper_Organ

Commented on 2009-03-05 11:05:43

Yay for more colour in games. Boo for muddy brown and greys! Hope the final game looks this colourful.

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Krilekk

Commented on 2009-03-05 12:04:52

Exactly. I can't stand the look of modern games anymore, I'm glad for every Mass Effect, Mirror's Edge or Deus Ex 3 I can get.

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DDRMidian

Commented on 2009-03-05 12:44:53

Am I the only one who thinks these look like a next (current) gen version of Perfect Dark on N64? This is exactly how I would have imagined it. I've never even played a Deus Ex game before but this art style is giving me feelings of nostalgia. Very strange!

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Ishigami

Commented on 2009-03-05 13:17:42 In reply to Snoopers

Posted by Snoopers

They're screenshots. It looks confusing because the images are small, but the community manager clearly says they're screenshots.

That’s actually very surprising.

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jesuschrist

Commented on 2009-03-05 15:02:12 In reply to Jato

Posted by Jato

Like the level design! I really need my (semi) sci-fi RPG fix...BADLY!

Mass effect 2, baby.

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