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Deus Ex Clan Wars Takes Series Toward Action?

Posted by simoniker on from the ex-machina dept.

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to an Eidos Interactive financial presentation, originally from late 2003, but only noticed recently, mentioning the development of Deus Ex: Clan Wars, a previously unhighlighted title that continues the popular stealth action series. The game is mentioned in context of an "Example WIP [Work In Progress]", and a newer financial presentation on the Eidos UK site indicates Clan Wars may only be a working title, since it lists 'Deus Ex 'Action' game' on release schedules for the next financial year. Online rumors suggest Clan Wars may be a PlayStation 2/Xbox title that's in development at Eidos-owned Crystal Dynamics, who is also developing the new Tomb Raider title, and elsewhere, the recent Eidos financial presentation lists other unheralded forthcoming titles, including "Commandos 'Tactical Shooter'", presumably an extension of the Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines franchise, and new IPs called "Crash N' Burn" and "25 To Life".

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  1. Oh dear. by Rexz · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Sadly this sounds like a nail in the Deus Ex franchise's creativity coffin.

    The first Deus Ex was utterly groundbreaking and beautifully crafted. The second was an enjoyable, if failed, experiment; average compared to its peers, dire compared to the original. The third sounds like an outsourced game in the dated Tomb Raider mould (the two games even share the same developer).

    Unfortunately it seems that creative games simply aren't as reliable moneymakers as unintelligent sequels.

    1. Re:Oh dear. by Pluvius · · Score: 3, Informative

      The third sounds like an outsourced game in the dated Tomb Raider mould (the two games even share the same developer).

      No, they don't. Crystal Dynamics is just handling the latest game in the series. They're better known for the far superior Legacy of Kain series.

      And even if Core Design, the original developer of Tomb Raider, was making this new Deus Ex, they managed to do a pretty good job on Project Eden, so I wouldn't be so depressed about it.

      Rob

    2. Re:Oh dear. by Chris+Carollo · · Score: 3, Interesting
      Sadly this sounds like a nail in the Deus Ex franchise's creativity coffin.
      I don't understand comments like this -- a studio is taking the Deus Ex universe in a different direction, and you lament the killing of creativity?

      I think there's all sorts of possibilities for a game in the Deus Ex universe that's more action oriented. Biomods and tools skewed less towards rpg interactions and more towards offensive or defensive combat, simulation based so you can make combat-interesting tactical decisions that result in emergent behaviors, etc.

      Say what you will about DX:IW (which I'm immensely proud of, BTW), but I think this could be totally cool, and I'm honestly a bit perplexed that so many people would start slamming Clan Wars without knowing more than the barest of facts about it.