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The name mignt be misleading, but for the best vanilla plus experience, I highly recommend Deus Ex Randomizer with Zero Plus mode. It has zero randomization, great setup experie…
by Anvoker · Nov 7, 2026
I was thinking "that's really good writing", so I search lead writer for Deus Ex, points to [1]. Makes me want to read a book from her, but seems like she mostly writes for game…
by emmanueloga_ · Nov 7, 2026
Deus Ex absolutely had an official Mac port at the time! It worked on OS 9 as well as Classic mode in early OS X. Came out a month or so after the PC version in 2000. I've still…
by giobox · Nov 7, 2026
One of Deus Ex's main flaws in my book is that they didn't really keep up with this after that first mission - you still have the choice to be lethal or non-lethal, but I don't…
by none_to_remain · Nov 7, 2026
I looked up Sheldon Pacotti's books after playing Deus Ex. Was not disappointed. Demiurge is still one of my favourite books.
by tpoacher · Nov 6, 2026
>The excitable lads at Australia’s PC Powerplay, on the other hand, placed no such qualifiers on their declaration of love for Deus Ex. In a special feature published when the g…
by protocolture · Nov 6, 2026
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Deus is the Latin word for "god" or "deity". Latin deus and dīvus ('divine') are in turn descended from Proto-Indo-European *deiwos, "celestial" or "shining", from the same root as *Dyēus, the reconstructed chief god of the Proto-Indo-European pantheon. Read more on Wikipedia