Shooter or RPG?

[youtoo]

Is this a shooter or an RPG? I think the earlier Deus Ex games were closer to RPGs, but this looks like more of a shooter game.

[Ryat]

LOL. I can tell you its more of an RPG thief/rogue style. In my current game (aside from the bosses) I have not shot a single NPC. And if you go Rambo Shooter in this one you will die, quickly.

[youtoo]

does the game have missions? Or does it play out like an rpg? is it open world?

[Geralt]

It's like the first Deus Ex with a few differences. There are even a LOT of tributes to the first Deus Ex in this game. It's nothing you haven't already experienced.

[scmike00]

If you think this game is a shooter than you haven't gotten to a boss yet lol.

[Fear2288]

It's a mixture of a few different genres.

It's an RPG in that the world is somewhat open and you're free to explore it through conversations and ebooks, you can pick up and accomplish side missions, buy/sell and upgrade weapons and items, you earn experience that you spend on enhancing your skills and buy new ones, etc. All the hallmarks of lite-RPG gameplay.

From there, the experience you get out of the game is dictated by how you choose to play it. I believe you can seperate these styles into three distinct types: Assault, Panther, and Ghost (to reference Splinter Cell: Blacklist).

Assault - your typical FPS style. Using assault rifles and other heavier weapons, taking enemies head on, and blasting your way to carry out your objectives. Using augmentations that increase your strength, armor, and weapon handling.

Panther - being stealthy and picking off enemies (lethally or non-lethally) with silenced weapons, takedowns, tranquilizer/shock weapons, or even using hacking skills to turn turrets and what not on your enemies. Upgrading your weapon handling, hacking, and stealth augs.

Ghost - using stealth to navigate through rooms of enemies and achieving your objectives without being seen or taking any of them out, searching for and using alternate routes, hacking doors, etc. Upgrading all your stealth and hacking augs.

[Mars]

Just like the original, it's a genre-blend.

No 'open-world' in the true sense of the word, but more like how it was in Deus Ex. You are dropped into a location (a Hub)-- usually a city-- and you are free to explore it and complete any objectives you might have. There are side-missions you can discover as well.

Just like the original, there's plenty of stealth if that's your style, and computers to hack (if you enjoy reading the e-mails). But, you can also go guns blazing, if that's your thing-- there are plenty of great guns, and they can be upgraded.

I feel Human Revolution is better than Invisible War, but not quite up to Deus Ex. Maybe that's nostalgia. All-in-all, highly recommended (and why I bought it again for the Director's Cut)!

[murph]

Originally posted by youtoo:

Is this a shooter or an RPG? I think the earlier Deus Ex games were closer to RPGs, but this looks like more of a shooter game.

It is both, but if I had to pick one it is an RPG. This title doesn't really compare to what I think you would consider a 'shooter', where you point and click when you see bad guys. There are a lot more options here; you can shoot them, knock them out, avoid them, etc. Deus Ex is much more character and story driven, and depending on how you play can be a stealth or a shooter at times.

[rzrap]

Deus Ex Human Revolution is both an RPG and shooter like the person above me said, but its not really a shooter. This game really focuses on the story a lot, and unlike shooter games, you have the choice to play through the game in a lethal, or non-lethal way (or both). When you come upon enemies, you can choose to simply slip past them, and continue on your way (which is a good challenge) or use the stun gun and tranqulizer rifle to knock 'em out. If you choose lethal, you use regular guns, etc., but it's nothing like what you would expect from shooter games.

[Panic Fire]

It plays very similar to Alpha Protocol, which played similar to Blood Lines. It uses hub zones which all side missions take place, and after doing enough work in a hub zone you get to go to a theme park zone (ie 1 trip through) Even Tomb Raider follows this setup to an extent.

[SavanFlou]

A shooter who you can die with two shots...
It's a RPG, You can play nasty afte some play times, when your weapons begin to be really improved (silencer for example)

[ackrueger]

In any short or midrange scenario i prefer to use the silenced pistol, fully upgraded. The armorpiercing mod works wonders. For heavies the revolver with explosive rounds upgrade does the best for me. But i also like to sneak around in whole areas without firing any shot and no takedown if possible. The suspense of it is a great kick to the system.