Trailer Shows off Wii U Exclusive Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut

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Trailer Shows off Wii U Exclusive Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut


A new trailer demonstrates the new version's enhanced visuals, new boss battle strategies, and off-screen play on the Wii U GamePad.

Despite a few small hiccups, Deus Ex: Human Revolution was <a href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/9084-Deus-Ex-Human-Revolution-Review>well received by gamers and critics. It was also a welcome release for Square Enix, the game's publisher, which <a href=http://www.gamespot.com/news/square-enix-profit-spikes-on-deus-ex-sales-6344044>saw substantial profits from its success at retail. Originally released for PS3, Xbox 360 and PCs, it was announced in March of 2013 that <a href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/122805-Deus-Ex-Human-Revolution-Directors-Cut-Coming-to-Wii-U>a new version of Human Revolution, complete with updated gameplay, enhanced graphics and unique control options, would be coming exclusively to the Wii U. Square Enix has now released a trailer showing off Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut.

The trailer primarily shows the game's improved visuals. The Director's Cut utilizes improved lighting, fog and smoothing effects that should give it some extra sheen when compared to the original versions. The trailer also demonstrates some of how the game will utilize the Wii U GamePad, including glimpses of off-screen play. This being said, there are other features shown in the trailer that veterans of the original release might find particularly tantalizing.

Most notably, the Director's Cut may rectify one of the biggest problems with the original version: its boss battles. When Human Revolution was first released, many noted that its boss encounters felt somewhat out of step with the rest of the game. Where most of Human Revolution gave you options to avoid violence, you tended not to have a choice in taking down boss characters. It was later confirmed by Eidos Montreal, the studio behind Human Revolution, that they had <a href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/113141-Eidos-Outsourced-Those-Deux-Ex-HR-Boss-Fights>outsourced the boss fights to a separate developer. "Boss fights have been entirely redesigned," said Square Enix. "It's now possible to defeat bosses without the need to fire a single bullet." This will likely come as a delight to the many gamers who loved the multifaceted experience of Human Revolution, but disliked the boss battles for being so standard.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut should be coming out later this year.


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[Sigmund Av Volsung]

So this is Deus Ex: Human revolution Better Edition?

If they don't patch the original game with those changed boss fights, I'll feel a bit screwed over.

 

[DrunkOnEstus]

So my Wii U won't be a $350 ZombiU player anymore? I'm so starved for something to do with that damned machine that this should do nicely. I bet some inventory Tetris on the gamepad would suit it well. And before anyone asks, Monster Hunter failed to impress me the few times I tried it on PSP, even with people telling me that my Dark Souls inclinations should translate into undying love for some reason.

 

[Vaccine]

I don't know why but the voiceover for that trailer irked the shit out of me.

 

[Goofguy]

I didn't ask for this...

Har har. Very interested to see the redesign of the boss fights, even if I'll never get to play them myself (unless they patch the PS3 version).

 

[BrotherRool]

The Wii U, it can play PS3/360 games!

Isn't the next-gen amazing?
(Those redone boss fights sound cool though)

P.S. That's a terrible atmosphere-ruining voice over btw

 

[weirdee]

y'know, it would have been nice if they bothered to at least patch the other versions for consistency

not that they're obligated to

but i think it'd be a shame if they didn't fix it

 

[BrotherRool]

y'know, it would have been nice if they bothered to at least patch the other versions for consistency

Nintendo probably paid for this, given they're advertising the 'exclusive' part. Maybe some of it might sneak in as DLC or something after a time

 

[weirdee]

y'know, it would have been nice if they bothered to at least patch the other versions for consistency

Nintendo probably paid for this, given they're advertising the 'exclusive' part. Maybe some of it might sneak in as DLC or something after a time

i don't know if they specifically asked for the fixes, but if they did, i'm proud of them

 

[Redhawkmillenium]

And with anti-aliasing, this is the best looking Deus Ex available.

Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuull. The PC version already had FXAA and MLAA implementations for anti-aliasing. Unless they managed to integrate high quality MSAA into the game, which would be a damn miracle considering the lighting system, the anti-aliasing is not going to be better than on PC. The PC version already had features like improved lighting and shadows, along with stuff like tessellation and higher quality ambient occlusion. Not to mention you can run the game at 1080p or above on PC (and it's relatively light on performance, you could likely hit 1080p with something as lightweight as a Radeon HD 7770). If they get the game running higher than 720p on the Wii U I'll go buy one right now. Marketing BS.[/pcmasterrant]

 

[BrotherRool]

y'know, it would have been nice if they bothered to at least patch the other versions for consistency

Nintendo probably paid for this, given they're advertising the 'exclusive' part. Maybe some of it might sneak in as DLC or something after a time

i don't know if they specifically asked for the fixes, but if they did, i'm proud of them

I imagine it's something the devs would've wanted to fix given the chance anyway.

We'll have to see how it turns out, they could still turn out to not be very fun. There's a way to basically skip a particularly tough boss fight in Alpha Protocol but people still complain about the fight. I still think the best patchy solution would be to tweak down the damage output of the bosses, because they didn't give you time to think or make mistakes

 

[Doom972]

What a waste. Most of the game's fans won't get to experience the improvements, unless there's a planned Director's Cut update we haven't heard about.

 

[Quazimofo]

I don't know why but the voiceover for that trailer irked the shit out of me.

Yeah, it just screamed generic in the worst possible way. Or someone trying to make something uninteresting interesting. Or addressing a group of children as if they had never played anything even like a videogame before.

So, AWFUL presentation, but thanks to my experience with the game, it is still interesting.

 

[Andy Shandy]

Okay, that may have been one of the worst voiceovers I've ever heard on a trailer, but I'm still excited for this.

Gives me a reason to play the Wii U again at least.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Here's hoping we get an update patch like The Witcher 2 did. But Who am I kidding. We're probably going to have to pay for the whole game again when they get around to making it available for other platforms.

 

[mad825]

said Square Enix. "It's now possible to defeat bosses without the need to fire a single bullet."

One step forward, two steps back...

In deus ex there were only two instances in which you could do this. How was explained and justified through story rather than gameplay, it was not a means to cop-out or to be exploited but rather was left as a choice.

 

[karma9308]

That voiceover made me feel like I was back in the nineties being advertised a new game. It was boring, uninspired, and made me feel a little embarrassed to be a gamer. Also, to whom does the line "You are Adam Jensen" supposed to appeal to?