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It's kind of sad that one of the greatest video game series is on hold for now.
Conspiracy theories, multiple ways of solving a mission, game lore hidden in computer inboxes...
Are there any (pre-2010) games that gave you the same feeling or do a similar thing?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Doesn't check all the boxes, but Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater hits a lot of notes, most notably in the boss fight department.

3rd person, Cold War spy, stealth, action game

  • A hunger mechanic that effected performance (stamina and at around 50% would affect aim or have stomach growls that would alert enemies) and could get food via hunting, trapping or stealing and in a few situations could be used offensively

  • Camo system

  • Majority of the bosses that you could defeat lethally or no lethally

  • Medical system was pretty nifty, not fully realistic doing first aid during battle, but had the spirit of battle injury management

  • Can get a lot of lore tidbits here and there by being stealthy and eavesdropping either being nearby or using a longe range listening device and by communicating with your operational support

And there is probably other systems I am forgetting ( played it on a ps2 many moons ago). Seems there is a pc version but appears to be a port and with a controller requirement, but otherwise I thought it was a loaded game for its time ( released 2004)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

System Shock 2 for old school, Prey (2017) for a more recent one.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Ctrl Alt Ego is new, but is a fantastic immersive sim. If you want pre-2010 though, you're limited to System Shock 1 and 2, Thief Gold/2: The Metal Age, Hitman: Blood Money, and the original Deus Ex.

Immersive Sims are coming back, but pre-2010 cuts you to essentially the formative classics of the Immersive Sim genre.

If you want to branch out of the strict boundaries of Immersive Sims, Fallout: New Vegas and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines are both incredible.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Added Ctrl Alt Ego to my Steam Wishlist - never heard of it, great tip!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Indies are absolutely crushing it, especially in the ImSim scene. Not an ImSim, but In Stars and Time recently blew me away with how much I loved the characters, even if it was cheesy.

I'm a half-patient gamer, I play older AAA and AA games, and newer and older indies. It's a good mix!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

There's always the system shock remake that is pretty darn good if you're looking for something nostalgic but updated.

It's also 35% of at GoG right now.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm curious why you're only interested in pre-2010 games to replace a hypothetical future Deus Ex release.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I love the jankiness of the era. I also played most of the post-2010 games that are similar to it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Interesting. Well, I hope you find what you're looking for!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

It's not quite as deep down the solving missions without bullets rabbit hole, but STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl is ripe with disturbing mystery and conspiracy. It gets darker and weirder with each abandoned secret lab that you explore, and as you get closer to the center of the Exclusion Zone. I wish I could replay it again for the first time.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Absolutely loved STALKER. Heart of Chornobyl comes out this year.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

The original version of Syndicate.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Not pre 2010 but Shadows of Doubt is worth a mention. You are a former cop turned private eye, solving crimes in a procedually generated city. You pick locks, use air vents and "Jensen your way in" to chase leads, collect evidence and bring just a bit of justice that the megacorporation government won't.

It's far from perfect but is the best "Deus Ex 1 we have at home" I've seen

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

As one person mentioned, EYE Divine Cybermancy. Not sure if it's pre-2010, but it's good. Iirc it was originally intended to be a Warhammer 40k game, but the devs couldn't get the license. As such, Warhammer 40k fans in particular will probably enjoy it, even if all the Warhammer 40k specific stuff has been stripped out or reskinned.

A post-2010 game would be Cruelty Squad. Looks and sounds like shit, but the gameplay is fucking amazing and the crustiness makes sense in the context of the game's world. It's set in a "final-stage" capitalist/cryptobro hellscape where you work as a for-hire hitman. There are no good people left, morality is dead, and death is only temporary. Don't worry about collateral, everyone's evil in some way, so go gas a cruise ship to kill a mob boss and don't feel bad about it. Features an augmentation system which lets you use your appendix as a grappling hook or install an organ to generate ammo, so it's more biopunk than cyberpunk, but damn the game is fun. I know this is patient gamers, but it's worth the full price. Trust me, sire.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Eye was one of the first games I bought on steam and I don't think I've ever played more than 30 minutes of it. It just seemed so janky and didn't really guide you at all. Am I missing something? Because I really like the aesthetic and the customization seems awesome but it just seemed a little obtuse to me.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Nope, it's just super jank and could really be improved with some kind of tutorial. It's fun if you manage to get past that though.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I think you might like Deus Ex. You play as this dude named JC Denton and you try to solve who stole the Statue of Liberty's head. I think. It's been a couple years. But I rememer the voice acting being top notch, especially in the Hong Kong level

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Nothing scarcthes that Deus Ex itch like Deus Ex.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines

PC stuff, multiple choices, conspiracies, all there.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Definitely this. It was one of my most favorite games at the time I played Deus Ex HR, and it's exactly the game it reminded me of.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Transistor. Not pre-2010 but 2014 and checks several boxes here.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Oh did it get better? I tried it back in the day and had a hard time getting into it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It was always a great game IMO, nothing fundamentally changed about it. But I also understand what you mean. I bounced off it once or twice because the combat system is very, very different and I wasn’t sure I was getting it. Didn’t quite find a flow.

Eventually I just sat down and beat it, because it’s actually not a very long game. Like 5 to 7 hours. And the story/music/art is just unbelievable.

You don’t need to get great at the combat. Just kind of learn what builds work for you and be a little flexible when they’re not working.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Cool, thanks for the write up. Maybe I'll install it and give it another try. I have tried it a couple of times and it has been quite a while since my last attempt. It definitely was the combat system I had difficulty with.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If you’re like me, just get over your pride and play on the easiest difficulty/use whatever cheese is effective. It’s a beautiful game worth experiencing and if it requires you to completely leapfrog the combat then so be it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I wish I had done this for each of Supergiant's games before Hades. They've always had the writing, voice acting, music, and the aesthetic in particular down pat, but I feel it took them a while to get to solid gameplay.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Bastion clicked immediately for me. Pyre is an oddball (hyuk hyuk) but I actually did find a good rhythm there and fell in love with it. I replayed it a year or so ago on True Nightwing mode and it was incredible. They’re just so good at making defeat a part of the game and it makes the stakes feel way more real. I’d spend sometimes 15min before a match planning my team and talismans and have these absolute nail biter matches. I got so emotionally invested in it lol

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Cyberp-

pre-2010

Ah shit.

I'm kinda struggling to think of any that are pre-2010 and not Deus Ex. Dishonored kinda?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Dishonored is 2012. I've got absolutely nothing.

Honestly I think Prey fits the request closer than Dishonored but that was released in 2017 so it's waaaay outta scope.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Damn, now I feel old haha

Still haven't played Prey but I keep hearing it's amazing.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

It's pretty great.

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