The Deus Ex franchise is one synonymous with innovation. The first game, released in 2000, lifted the idea of free-form gaming to new heights. Whilst RPGs as a genre were nothing new by the turn of the millenium, we’d never really seen a game that offered so much choice. Set in 2052, it followed the exploits of nano-augmented UNATCO agent JC Denton as he uncovered a conspiracy involving lethal viruses, advanced AIs and shady organisations like the Illuminati and Majestic 12. Three years later, Invisible War was released, this time allowing the option of creating a female version of new protagonist Alex D. Set after a cataclysmic event known as The Collapse, Invisible War brought a heap of new choices to the table and helped to define the term “Action RPG”.
