Video game soundtracks take on lives of their own — The opening beats of Morrowind’s main theme, the shifting chords of C418’s Minecraft, and the panic-inducing pizza delivery theme from Spider-Man 2 have stayed with gamers since they came out and will continue to for years to come.
Welcome to This Is Not A Review. In these articles we discuss general impressions, ideas and thoughts on any given game, but as the title implies, it’s not a review. Instead, it’s an exercise in offering a quick recommendation (or dismissal) after spending enough time to grasp the ideas and gameplay of a thing without necessarily playing it from A to Z.
The subject of this installment: Underworld Ascendant, developed by Otherside Entertainment and published by 505 Games.
HIGH Francis Pritchard from Human Revolution returns.
LOW It’s awfully similar to a mission from Mankind Divided‘s main quest.
WTF Nothing says “infamous hacker trying to lay low” like white and ruby two-toned hair.
2016 is the year I got sequels to the two most visually-inspiring games I’ve ever played — Mirror’s Edge and Deus Ex: Human Revolution.
HIGH Picking up a turret and pointing it at a wall.
LOW Those damn load times.
WTF The laughably hurried explanation for Adam having new augmentations.
Partway through Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, protagonist Adam Jensen is tasked with investigating his boss’s apartment. What he discovers is pleasantly surprising in terms of positive gay representation in games.
This piece contains minor spoilers for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided