It's from PC Gamer, and they liked it....a lot.

http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/07/29/deus-ex-human-revolution-review-scores-94-and-an-editors-choice-award-in-pc-gamer/

I am not proud to say it but I read the scans of the review and the biggest complaint is the boss fights which don't gel with the rest of the game's style. There is also in game advertising which is something some people will have more issues with than others. However aside from that he calls it as good as the original and better in most areas, the hub areas are great and the stealth is something he describes as being more fun than Splinter Cell Conviction. Everything is pretty much described as great and he calls it one of the best games of the last few years. I dunno what you think of the reviewer or the magazine but its a glowing review.

Interesting. Alpha Protocol had the same sort of issues w/boss fights. Not sure about the reviewer but my impression of PC Gamer is that they don't give scores away easily. Not read them much at all though tbh.

Eh, i like PC Gamer, don't get me wrong, but they give scores away pretty easy. DA2 got a 94 while Duke Nukem Forever straight up got an 80 which i just can't agree with. Sure we all have our opinions, but an 80 (4 stars) for Duke Nukem?

@UnrealDP said:

Eh, i like PC Gamer, don't get me wrong, but they give scores away pretty easy. DA2 got a 94 while Duke Nukem Forever straight up got an 80 which i just can't agree with. Sure we all have our opinions, but an 80 (4 stars) for Duke Nukem?

Wow....so much for their credibility then. :(

Yeah, as much as I hate to say it, I like PC Gamer too, but I can't take their review scores seriously.

Dragon Age 2 gets a 94 while Witcher 2 ends up in the 80's? I was on the fence on Dragon Age 2, and after reading the PCG score, went out and bought the game. Foolish me, but the -text- of the review made it sound great.

Hellgate London. Another game I was on the fence on after playing the beta. Of course, being the beta client, I figured the retail game would be... better. I had fun playing the beta and the PC Gamer review made it sound great. 89%? Hey, that's pretty good. That 89% must have been the number of times I was unable to complete a dungeon because of a random crash, an exit that wasn't even connected to the map, or a bug that made quest items not drop. Again, my buying decision was not based on the score, but the text in the review. They never mentioned the game crippling bugs that plagued the release version.

Fool me once (Hellgate) shame on you. Fool me twice (Dragon Age 2), shame on me. Watching the gameplay videos of Deus Ex HR put me on the fence once more. I'll just ignore the PCG review, especially since its the first one published and possibly an exclusive. If I wanted paid for advertorials, I'd read GI.

Already? Damn the game is like a month out from release.

And yea credibility of PC gamer reviews is somewhat shady. Not that I did not enjoy playing the leaked demo. But I'm glad the game is starting to receive positive coverage at least, hopefully it will be better critically revived then AP.

i would so totally play a Deus Ex Human Resources management game.

I too like PC Gamer (UK version at least) but I haven't read it in a while. Still looking forward to this game but I'll have to wait and see what the general consensus is.

Eh, i like PC Gamer, don't get me wrong, but they give scores away pretty easy. DA2 got a 94 while Duke Nukem Forever straight up got an 80 which i just can't agree with. Sure we all have our opinions, but an 80 (4 stars) for Duke Nukem?

Official Playstation Magazine (UK)'s review is out. They gave it 8/10, praising the world, range of options for upgrades and ways of approaching situations. The reviewer played mainly in a stealthy manner, apparently it works very well. The only problems he seemed to have were the boss fights and loading breaking the mood a bit. His first playthrough was 30 hours and he says there was actually still a lot of stuff to do.
 
It's looking good then. Mind you I only grazed over the review, so there could be some important stuff that I missed here. I'll have a proper read of it later.

Well, I played the leak review build (Not even going to respond to piracy comments, obviously), but the game is pretty great. I preordered it shortly after playing through the available content. 
 
If you liked the original Deus Ex, this game (At least the 8 hours I played of it) is definitely for you, and is the best thing to happen to a Deus Ex fan since Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines.

The official Xbox magazine game it a perfect score.

Honestly can't say I pay too much attention to reviews, but everything I've seen of this game looks amazing. I wasn't super in love with the original Deus Ex, but the prequel idea here really works for me and the style is really snazzy. If they can offer up a more polished version of Alpha Protocol (which was a stupidly underrated game), I'm definitely excited.

No really fond us PC Gamer US but i do enjoy PC Gamer UK. They had a very interesting podcast when they played the PC preview build, and already there they where hooked on it. But in the end i could not care less what review scores it gets around the web, i will play it regardless.

Yes, o please God yes, let  this be a good game! 

Huh, interesting. I loved the leaked build, but I always had a feeling that reviews wouldn't be favorable. Good to see I was wrong.

They liked Duke Nukem a lot so. 
Im gonna wait on this a bit.

No embargo on this at all or what? This is way too early for a review to come out no matter how positive.

It's basically Alpha Protocol. It's got some really great stuff and some really fucked up stuff.

It's basically Alpha Protocol. It's got some really great stuff and some really fucked up stuff.

@kingzetta said:

It's basically Alpha Protocol. It's got some really great stuff and some really fucked up stuff.

Whats fucked up? I've playted the leaked and I wouldn't say that anything was particularly fucked. Only the boss fight was poor.

When will devs learn that boss fights in story heavy games are DUMB

I liked the demo/beta leak a lot, so doesn't surprise me that much! :)

When will devs learn that boss fights in story heavy games are DUMB

I wonder what the agreement was? 
 
You get exclusive first access to a review and you give us Editor's Choice...

I really hope this game turns out good. This gives me hope.

Please be good,Please be good, I want this game to be good so badly!

I wonder what the agreement was?  You get exclusive first access to a review and you give us Editor's Choice...

Please be good,Please be good, I want this game to be good so badly!

It's basically Alpha Protocol. It's got some really great stuff and some really fucked up stuff.

That cover is amazing.

@Yanngc33 said:

When will devs learn that boss fights in story heavy games are DUMB

     Yeah, the Metal Gear games would have been way better without boss fights.

@emergency said:

@kingzetta said:

It's basically Alpha Protocol. It's got some really great stuff and some really fucked up stuff.

Whats fucked up? I've playted the leaked and I wouldn't say that anything was particularly fucked. Only the boss fight was poor.

There are admittedly some issues in the leaked demo imo The long loads (probably fixed), weird proportions on bodies, wooden NPC faces when talking, and somewhat dated gfx (offset by amazing art style) Personally I loved the shit out of the demo and this is probably going to be my top 2011 game, but its not without faults either :P

@Yanngc33 said:

What I was talking about were the boss fights at the end of Mass effect 2, Bioshock and Arkham Asylum

Yea, ouch.

It seems very PC Gamer like to like that game. Bringing it back Old school in many respects, course they'd like it.

1. Europe will love this game way more than the US.
2. It's an early review...
3. ... from a magazine.

Take it with a pinch of salt.

edit: Popular Comments: "Is it an actual 94 or a Dragon Age 2 94?" lol.

@VanTesla said:

Illegal leaks and demos are going to have many problems for the most part.... I hope if any that did play the leaks atleast buy the game or rent it out for the fact you stole... I don't want to hear the bs, that it's not stealing...

The demo leak actually generate way more positive response to the game then the trailers ever did. Especially from the original Deus EX community who were mostly negative when the first trailers came out and are now mostly behind the game. Even just reading these boards most of the the people who have played the leaked demo have already pre-ordered the game :)

Renting it out tho will give no money to the publisher/developer so that's not really a good route in my opinion.

is PCGamer.com a website by real pc gamers or are they sellouts?
 
not familiar with them or their integrity is all

@Ahmad_Metallic: Well Whiskey's friend Gary Whitta started PCGamer UK, then PCGamer US. Take that as you will, but I generally trust what they say (as far as I trust reviewers anyway)

Yep. Because Dragon Age 2 and DNF were both reviewed by the same person, who obviously reviewed Deus Ex: HR. Because there's only one person that works at PC Gamer. So we might as well throw this review out.

Fingers crossed.

@Ahmad_Metallic: I listen to the podcast, most of them seem to genuinely only play PC games and don't play console games alot.

@VanTesla said:

Illegal leaks and demos are going to have many problems for the most part.... I hope if any that did play the leaks atleast buy the game or rent it out for the fact you stole... I don't want to hear the bs, that it's not stealing...

The demo leak actually generate way more positive response to the game then the trailers ever did. Especially from the original Deus EX community who were mostly negative when the first trailers came out and are now mostly behind the game. Even just reading these boards most of the the people who have played the leaked demo have already pre-ordered the game :)

Renting it out tho will give no money to the publisher/developer so that's not really a good route in my opinion.

I worry when reviews come out a long way ahead of the games release date, to me that screams backroom deals. eg. OK, we'll give you this game to review before anyone else and hence the exclusive if you give it a glowing review.

Maybe i'm just being cynical?

@valrog: agreed

@mrfizzy: It's probably not as bad as that most of the time, direct agreements of exclusives for review scores I mean. But are you really going to be overly harsh on a game that is on the front cover of your magazine?

Called it months ago, Goty.

Yep. Because Dragon Age 2 and DNF were both reviewed by the same person, who obviously reviewed Deus Ex: HR. Because there's only one person that works at PC Gamer. So we might as well throw this review out.

@Ahmad_Metallic said:

@Marz said:

@Ahmad_Metallic: I listen to the podcast, most of them seem to genuinely only play PC games and don't play console games alot.

Great great.. then i'll take their Deus Ex 3 review seriously :) not to hijack the thread but, what's their take on Battlefield?

Oh god, don't even.