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First time i played Deus Ex, it was after finishing up Thief and Hitman series. Being an enthusiast for stealth games, i picked it up and played it as a typical stealth game.
Then i came across some 'hardcore' gaming(RPG-related, mostly) sites that labeled Deus Ex as a Role-Playing Game.
I wondered, what makes Deus Ex a Role-Playing Game. It was never sold as an RPG back then.
I don't want to start an age-old discussion about what an RPG is. But we all know some basic things about the subject.
What makes Deus Ex an RPG:
Skills and Augmentations:
There are skills in Deus Ex than can be increased. They have an actual impact on the gameplay.
The augmentation system is also simulates some sort of character development, your power increases as you acquire more augs and since you can't take all of them, it makes char dev a little more functioning.
Choices and Consequences?
Words around the interwebz say Deus Ex has "choices and consequences". In the gameplay, yes, it's some sort of "Should i kill these guys? Stun them? Or just sneak past them?" yeah there are some moments, for example, in Paul's apartment where you can fight alonside him and savw him or flee and later found his dead body. Multiple endings are not counted as C&C as we all know.
What Doesn't Make Deus Ex an RPG:
Lack of Proper Character Creation and Weak Character Development
You can't create your own character, you are always JC Denton, all customizing options available for you summarize in just choosing the skin color of JC!
No armors, helmets and boots, only items you can equip are weapons.
Lack of RNG
How many RPGs are out there without having random number generator being implanted within them?
Then i came across some 'hardcore' gaming(RPG-related, mostly) sites that labeled Deus Ex as a Role-Playing Game.
I wondered, what makes Deus Ex a Role-Playing Game. It was never sold as an RPG back then.
I don't want to start an age-old discussion about what an RPG is. But we all know some basic things about the subject.
What makes Deus Ex an RPG:
Skills and Augmentations:
There are skills in Deus Ex than can be increased. They have an actual impact on the gameplay.
The augmentation system is also simulates some sort of character development, your power increases as you acquire more augs and since you can't take all of them, it makes char dev a little more functioning.
Choices and Consequences?
Words around the interwebz say Deus Ex has "choices and consequences". In the gameplay, yes, it's some sort of "Should i kill these guys? Stun them? Or just sneak past them?" yeah there are some moments, for example, in Paul's apartment where you can fight alonside him and savw him or flee and later found his dead body. Multiple endings are not counted as C&C as we all know.
What Doesn't Make Deus Ex an RPG:
Lack of Proper Character Creation and Weak Character Development
You can't create your own character, you are always JC Denton, all customizing options available for you summarize in just choosing the skin color of JC!
No armors, helmets and boots, only items you can equip are weapons.
Lack of RNG
How many RPGs are out there without having random number generator being implanted within them?