If they’d released this in 2006 I might have thought it was an improvement, but in 2025 if I’m going to play something that looks like ass I’m at least going to play the original.
I still think the original actually looks great, in a way. It's so low-poly it transcends into a sort of retro-futurism. Who needs spheres when a dodecahedron already looks totally techno? Gunther's face looks so angular you could cut glass with it? Well of course, he's basically a robot!
Yeah I don’t disagree. The artistic direction is appropriate to the limitations of the time, as opposed to a few recent remakes like this one where the artistic direction consists only of “add more polygons and get it shipped”
*Most of it actually looks better, not that I've gamed much recently. It's that first swipe on the character that looks comical. The actual swipes on the gameplay look much better.
Man, I'm always glad if the Deus Ex franchise gets some attention but this really doesn't convince me at all. It just looks like one of those bad HD mods many games had in the early 2010s and it totally kills the aesthetic style the game had. DE1 is deserving of a Remake, not a soulless reskin.
I was hyped as hell when I saw this, only for the comments to skewer it before I even had a chance to see the video. I'll remain cautiously optimistic this will shock the company into stepping up their efforts to do this classic the dignity it deserves.
This reminds me of the San Andreas remaster, where they unintentionally made the nut of a bolt into a circle, because they just let some program smooth out all the polygons.
I am assuming adding console support will require some changes to the game (I for one like the "janky" combat and dislike overly polished modern combat styles).
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sbbq@lemmy.zip · 49 pts · 329d
Oh wow, they made the 2000 video game look like a 2006 video game!
skisnow@lemmy.ca · 36 pts · 329d
If they’d released this in 2006 I might have thought it was an improvement, but in 2025 if I’m going to play something that looks like ass I’m at least going to play the original.
cecilkorik@lemmy.ca · 19 pts · 329d
I still think the original actually looks great, in a way. It's so low-poly it transcends into a sort of retro-futurism. Who needs spheres when a dodecahedron already looks totally techno? Gunther's face looks so angular you could cut glass with it? Well of course, he's basically a robot!
skisnow@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 329d
Yeah I don’t disagree. The artistic direction is appropriate to the limitations of the time, as opposed to a few recent remakes like this one where the artistic direction consists only of “add more polygons and get it shipped”
RagnarokOnline@programming.dev · 11 pts · 329d
lol, I read this before I watched the trailer and it’s spot on
Drewmeister@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 329d
To be fair the 2000 video did not look like a 2000 video game. As much as I loved it, it was ugly.
someguy3@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 329d
The peak of our civilization
*Most of it actually looks better, not that I've gamed much recently. It's that first swipe on the character that looks comical. The actual swipes on the gameplay look much better.
kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 328d
Your comment reminded me of this post.
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/54107532
Hubi@feddit.org · 40 pts · 329d
Man, I'm always glad if the Deus Ex franchise gets some attention but this really doesn't convince me at all. It just looks like one of those bad HD mods many games had in the early 2010s and it totally kills the aesthetic style the game had. DE1 is deserving of a Remake, not a soulless reskin.
Deus Ex Revision is already the most faithful remaster IMO.
Drewmeister@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 329d
Huh, I didn't know about this. Thanks for mentioning it!
Hubi@feddit.org · 7 pts · 329d
For sure! It's also on Steam and GoG if you want to try it out.
Romkslrqusz@lemmy.zip · 27 pts · 329d
I came in hyped, thinking this was going to be another Nightdive remaster
Then the trailer was ugly as all get out
And that’s when I noticed… Aspyr. Ew.
ZC3rr0r@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 329d
I was hyped as hell when I saw this, only for the comments to skewer it before I even had a chance to see the video. I'll remain cautiously optimistic this will shock the company into stepping up their efforts to do this classic the dignity it deserves.
Blackmist@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 328d
It's a shame because their original Tomb Raider trilogy remaster was really good.
blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 24 pts · 329d
Urgh.
The remake looks shit, stop rehashing things lazily in a poor attempt to cash in.
Part of the magic of these games is because the graphics aren't that great and, the story and gameplay make up for it.
Like the first half life por examplo
gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 329d
I honestly think they made it look worse than the original.
MurrayL@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 329d
There was more footage shown in the PS State of Play presentation and it looks… dire. Genuinely worse than the original game IMO.
Just look at this updated UNATCO notice board:
The whole thing smacks of exec-fuelled ‘just slap some new textures on it and ship it’ attitude.
Blackmist@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 328d
And by "new textures" we mean "just run it through a slop machine and don't even look at it"
skisnow@lemmy.ca · 16 pts · 329d
I’ve got a sneaking suspicion that at least a few opportunists in the industry are selling a shit AI remastering tool to studios with IP to monetize.
Thavron@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 329d
This reminds me of the San Andreas remaster, where they unintentionally made the nut of a bolt into a circle, because they just let some program smooth out all the polygons.
commiunism@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 14 pts · 329d
This looks like it's the exact same game untouched except that the textures have been AI upscaled or something.
Like holy shit, look at Paul he looks so dogshit compared to the original
Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com · 1 pts · 328d
Paul looks like a vampire lol
Blackmist@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 328d
Like a Dr Strange game from the PS2 era.
darkkite@lemmy.ml · 13 pts · 329d
If you're on pc you're better off using the original and surreal 98 to play in UE 5 with modern textures lighting and vr support less than $20
Romkslrqusz@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 329d
Cool, never heard of Surreal 98 before, thanks for mentioning it!
KiwiTB@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 329d
Nope.... The original game still works well.... There is no need for this.... And I don't trust who is making this
inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 329d
Okay... That doesn't exactly look great...
BigPotato@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 328d
How do you make Deus Ex The Invisible War look good?
Have Aspyr remaster Deus Ex.
Can't wait to see LRG try to sell a $150 boxed copy of this with no CD in it.
hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 328d
oooh this looks awful
skisnow@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 328d
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/everyone-thinks-the-deus-ex-remaster-looks-awful-and-theyre-right-they-really-turned-those-1999-graphics-into-2003-graphics/
fckreddit@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 329d
The original had character, but this "remastered" has no soul.
Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 329d
Doesn't look impressive.
I am assuming adding console support will require some changes to the game (I for one like the "janky" combat and dislike overly polished modern combat styles).
Lojcs@piefed.social · 3 pts · 329d
Aspyr :(
ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 328d
Wow, now it only looks 20 years old
Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com · 3 pts · 329d
minimum specs are low, so I would guess they have a toggle for original graphics
Minimum:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10+
Processor: Intel i3 / AMD FX-4100
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GT 620 1gb / Radeon HD 8670D
Storage: 20 GB available space
hsr@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 329d
What a shame. It was a good game... What a rotten way to die.
lip smack
mrfriki@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 329d
Looks weird AF.
SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 329d
I hope they keep the voice acting from the Hong Kong levels