Deus Ex GO

Okay, so normally I don’t really feel the urge to write reviews for apps unless they’re outstandingly good or bad. This is a exception to that sort of habit though. I’ve been a pretty big Deus Ex fan for quite some time now and I’ll be the first to admit I also really love puzzle games. I feel like this should’ve been my dream game, but it just feels like it’s missing something. It has an okay story I guess: nothing really to write home about in my eyes, especially when considering it’s a Deus Ex game. The graphics are nice to look at, and the in game editor is a very nice touch that adds the fourth star to my review. It just feels like the game is “empty” if that makes sense. Don’t get me wrong, if you like puzzles or Square Enix games you’re probably gonna love this app, but to me it feels incomplete and empty.

I have played the other GO games. Hitman GO being the first, and although enjoyable, the lack of animation kind of turned me off from playing it that much more. I later played Lara Croft GO, which was an excellent game that was similar but added a variety of animations that made it more modern. I was expecting more or less the same from Deus Ex GO but was surprised by how it set itself apart by adding decent story elements. The animations in this one, along with art style makes it feel right at home with the other Deus Ex games. Overall, pretty impressed.

Square Enix has done an incredible job capturing the feel of their triple a games in a puzzler package. I loved Lara Croft Go and played it all the way through, and after playing Human Revolution I can say that this game definitely is a solid Deus Ex game. Deus Ex Go is solid through and through. The somewhat simplistic but amazingly stylized graphics complement the challenging but doable gameplay. As far as the in-app purchase hints, I do think that was a little bit of a low blow to buyers. But you can still play the whole game without hints (if you’re clever enough). And if you run out of hints, just look at a walkthrough. This isn’t a big deal, and certainly doesn’t warrant the loss of a star. I haven’t tried the level maker yet, but I’m looking forward to it.