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Ross's Game Dungeon: Deus Ex

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What it is

Ross Scott's Game Dungeon episode on Deus Ex, a long review of the game covering its narrative, politics and economic philosophy as well as its design.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as a deeper look at Deus Ex's themes, and as the best essay on its politics and economics.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “I would highly recommended watching them”

    Review that reveals economics and politics behind Deus Ex

    unixhero, 2020-06 · Strong recommendation · in “Deus Ex at 20: The oral history of a pivotal PC game”

  2. “Here's my favourite essay on it”

    Essay on the game's narrative, politics and economic philosophy

    1_player, 2021-02 · Strong recommendation · in “Jeff Bezos Pitching Amazon.com (1997) [video]”

  3. “Here's a good followup to this quote”

    Followup discussion of the Deus Ex quote

    Honeybunch, 2017-10 · Recommendation · in “Six agricultural giants on the verge of merging into three companies (2016)”

  4. “For a deeper discussion, I can only recommend Ross Scott's review of the game”

    Deeper discussion of Deus Ex's themes in Ross Scott's review

    sph, 2024-07 · Recommendation · in “80% of developers are unhappy. The problem is not AI, nor is coding”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: deus ex, game review, ross scott, game narrative, politics in games

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