Deus Ex

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I haven't played the original, but I have played Human Revolution. I thought it was very fun; the game play (or at least the way I played it) was very reminiscent of the original Splinter Cell games when they were actually based around stealth. Direct combat was very unforgiving though, so boss fights were a PITA. I enjoyed the feeling of progression as the story advanced because of the way you could upgrade your character based on your own play style (i.e. you could upgrade your weapons/health if you prefer confrontation, or you could upgrade stealth abilities if you're the sneaky type).

As for the story, it started out pretty good, you could even choose how to react to different situations via dialogue choices. But the end of the story really just messed it up for me:

Spoiler below!

It basically turns into a generic zombie shooter by the end, it didn't line up with the rest of the story very well; almost as if the writers gave up in the end

Also, there are 3 (or 4) endings, each accompanied by some pretty deep messages.

Overall, I'd give the game a 4 out of 5.