Deus Ex is one of the most important games of all time. The revolutionary immersive action-RPG set in a conspiracy-laden cyberpunk future laid the foundation for games like Dishonored, BioShock, Cyberpunk 2077, and, of course, Eidos Montreal’s underrated Deus Ex sequels from the 2010s. So when PlayStation announced at last week’s State of Play that a remaster of the 2000 game was coming to PC and consoles, it should have been a celebratory moment for fans. However, what’s been shown of this re-release has caused more concern than excitement.
Deus Ex Remastered, which is being handled by Aspyr, aims to bring the classic into the modern era with cleaner character models, lip-synced dialogue, upscaled textures, dynamic shadows, and new particle systems. It will also add native controller support and a more user-friendly interface. There’s no denying that the new version is a technical improvement, but in modernizing the game, it might also be committing the cardinal sin of losing the original’s texture.
