Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut

(Review for Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Directors Cut) This is literally a Wii-U port of Deus Ex: HR with all the paid DLC stitched back into the main game. There is no point in buying this version of the game unless you really want to play TWO extra missions and hack turrets to shoot at the bosses. The original Deus Ex: HR is the definitive version to play because it doesn't have the traversal stutters and broken VFX of the "Director's Cut". Now you don't have to waste 40 hours of your life to find that out like I did. Unfortunately, the original version of the game was delisted when this one released, but you can still purchase keys from third party sites like Loaded (formerly CDkeys). (Review for Deus Ex: Human Revolution) Surprisingly, I am fan of the cover shooter stealth system in this game. The stealth system is pretty forgiving though, even on the "Give Me Deus Ex" difficulty. You will also eventually unlock an augment that literally turns you invisible, making any tense scenarios and encounters trivial. You can choose to play the game without using the game-breaking augmentations if that's a dealbreaker for you though. I could see a more skilled player than me beating the game and collecting all achievements in less than 10 hours. The entire game focuses heavily on the idea of transhumanism via augmentation. Those in power love the idea and want to advance it as quickly as possible despite the obvious negatives, and the working class protest it regardless of the obvious benefits. There are also powerful outliers like Hugh Darrow who want to outright destroy the technology because he believes it will eventually destroy humanity. The game wants me to believe that the solution to all extremes is simply nuance. If only the people in power didn't openly abuse augmentation technology to control/abuse those weaker than them. The "social enhancer" augmentation is basically just mind control, the pimps in Hensha force working girls to get augmented, and companies like Sarif industries mass produce military grade augmentations that will ultimately be used for war. If augmentation technology isn't heavily regulated and is regularly used as a means of control or a weapon of war by the most powerful, it would almost certainly be a net negative for humanity regardless of helping the disabled or improving worker productivity. I think the final mission of the game is a perfect example of that. If you just want tactical-stealth-espionage and don't try to focus too hard on the story it's really enjoyable. 7/10