If you played Human Revolution by sneaking and taking down soldier after soldier, you’ll have little trouble adapting to the new environments. Being a whore for these virtual points, I played through it this way and it was more than doable. You will be able to respec Jensen quickly enough after starting, which gives you a chance to try some new avenues of approach without having to spend 15 hours of the original game.Īn achievement or trophy is bestowed upon the player who chooses to go through all of it without ever upgrading an augmentation or using a weapon or explosive. There’s a nice mix of stealth and optional combat to fit the style you feel most comfortable with, so fans will feel right at home. Of course, nothing is as it really seems and twists and turns have you corkscrewing your way through about 5-6 hours of gameplay.
Story and narrative fun aside, The Missing Link focuses on the cargo ship you were a stowaway on in the main game, and the Belltower base the ship is heading towards. Suffice it to say that some key names make an appearance while skulking in the shadows and hacking computers like a boss. There are more than a few hints at the world of Human Revolution and the original Deus Ex for the fans that care, but then again, if you played Deus Ex then you already kind of knew how it all ends up anyway. I won’t go into the story too much, as part of the fun in Deus Ex is piecing together the overarching storyline, but on the whole The Missing Link fits nicely into the main game’s narrative without actually adding anything you can’t live without. This makes it feel slightly disconnected from the main story, but it’s a better solution than having to replay the entire game up to a certain point just because you didn’t have dozens of save games. Rather than having to have a save game at the ready to access the DLC, you simply start it from the main menu’s Downloadable Content section. In The Missing Link, however, Jensen is rudely awakened on board the Belltower cargo ship he hitched a ride on, finding himself in a bit of a predicament without access to his augmentation upgrades and weapons. As Adam Jensen departs Heng Sha in a cryostasis chamber on board a freighter, the original game simply had him wake up at his planned destination some time later.
The Missing Link expands upon Human Revolution‘s story at a point where it seemed like nothing was actually missed, let alone a link. The question most fans will ask themselves, however, is whether or not it is good enough.ĭeus Ex: Human Revolution – The Missing Link (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC) Like Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker, The Missing Link adds some new action that fits into the game’s universe, while offering you a lot of what you’ve seen before. The first real piece of DLC has been released for the excellent Deus Ex: Human Revolution - weapons and skins don’t count - and at a bit of a hefty price.