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Deus Ex
Where does Deus Ex belong? Is it an RPG? It has plenty of RPG elements: sidequests, upgradable stats, customizable weapons, non-playable characters, moral choices, a deep and engaging story. It is a first person shooter? It's loaded with plenty of projectile and melee weapons and not afraid to use them. Is it a stealth action game a la Metal Gear Solid or Splinter Cell? Players are often rewarded for sneaking past enemy patrols and using lock picks to bypass security. The answer is all of the above, and it's one of the main reasons Deus Ex is so good; it synthesizes the best of several different genres. Deux Ex tells the story of a dystopian not-too-distant future where player choices dramatically affect the game world. So where does Deus Ex belong? In this spot, as the best PC game ever made.
