Deus Ex: Human Revolution Interview

Another brief interview with Deus Ex: Human Revolution game director Jean-Francois Dugas has surfaced, and this time it comes to us via MonsterVine. I can attest to the fact that charging forward and shooting everything in your way is not a reasonable approach:

MonsterVine: What style of gameplay is Deus Ex emphasizing, in particular, can players augment themselves to play it like a first-person run n’ gun shooter or is it more tactically oriented?

Dugas: You can totally play it with a combat-focused style, but even within that style of gameplay, it’s not a traditional (run & shoot) type of experience. If you try to play this way in the way you might play Halo or another more arcade shooter chances are you won’t last very long. It’s a tactical shooter. You need to survey the area, consider all of your options including finding the best spot, locating the higher ground when available, keeping abreast of your ammo count, etc., before executing your plan. You need to use cover wisely and then combine all of these elements with your equipped augmentations and weapons load-out to attack the problem strategically. It’s a game that encourages you to look at the options around you and how they can help you defeat or outsmart your opponents.