i basically skip all cutscenes. i just don't care about storylines. yeah, i'm impatient. no, i don't play call of duty. 
 
the impression that i get from the review is that the positive aspects of this game are all storyline-art style-characters-and that stuff, while the gameplay and shooting is not so great. is that true?
 
the part about the AI - kill dude, wait for other guy to investigate, kill him, wait for next guy, kill him until you have a stack of neatly piled bodies - is it really that bad? if the gameplay is based on stealth, braindead AI is a dealbreaker. 
 
some of the gameplay videos i've seen make this look interesting to me, but all of them have been very short and probably cherry picked by the developers. 
 
so is this worth picking up if i really don't care about the story related stuff? i don't care how pretty the environment is if it's not fun to do stuff in it.

you skip cutscenes? Why? I don't know how you can play such a game without the context of why you are doing something and why the world is as it is.

you will have to read and talk to people and engage in the story to understand and move forward.

Do you have ADHD?

Are you capable of watching a movie?

It seems like you might want gameplay, but I want a bit more clarification before I recommend; what exactly do you want from this game? Do you want a fun environment to explore? There are some interesting ideas and a lot of things to do, but it's not very fast and there are some limited resources.

@phrali: thats a tough sell. Ive only played the first level right now and already im noticing problems with enemy AI. They still have that narrow cone of vision from the original deus ex. since i haven't finished the game i can't say for sure but i get the feeling that if you're the gameplay first type of person than you are probably better off waiting for a price drop

Play Quake.

@AlexW00d said:

Play Quake.

Play PacMan

Play Pong

god i forgot how sensitive video game people are about their stories
 
no i don't skip EVERY cutscene. yes i want some kind of context.
 
but in my opinion, most video game stories are just plain BAD. people think MGS has some deep story, i think it is an editor's nightmare. people think mass effect has a great story, i think it is a bloated cheesy space opera b-movie reject. this is my opinion. please no flame wars. i just HATE it when it is obvious that the developer spent more time worrying about the script than the gameplay mechanics. which is pretty often. and usually it results in bad gameplay and a bad script anyways.
 
@siddarth0605 said:

@phrali: thats a tough sell. Ive only played the first level right now and already im noticing problems with enemy AI. They still have that narrow cone of vision from the original deus ex. since i haven't finished the game i can't say for sure but i get the feeling that if you're the gameplay first type of person than you are probably better off waiting for a price drop

@phrali: out of curiosity what do you consider a great story?

Play Serious Sam.

What the hell is wrong with you?!

So what do you do when it comes to dialog?

You sound like my friend who played Halo 2 skipped all the cutscenes then complained because he didn't know why you played as Keith David on some levels. AKA, a retard.

So what do you do when it comes to dialog?

Nope, the game is extremely overrated.

@valrog said:

So what do you do when it comes to dialog?

LALALALALALALA I can't hear you.

Play Pokemon... nvm that has to much of a story for you.

Yeah seriously if Mass Effect and Metal Gear Solid don't have stories that are good enough for you I suggest you stop playing video games.   Or maybe just play CoD or similar games where the story is just a flimsy excuse to put you in a ridiculous situation which revolves around you killing alot of people in ridiculous ways.

Play Madden.

@phrali said:

god i forgot how sensitive video game people are about their stories

no i don't skip EVERY cutscene. yes i want some kind of context.

but in my opinion, most video game stories are just plain BAD. people think MGS has some deep story, i think it is an editor's nightmare. people think mass effect has a great story, i think it is a bloated cheesy space opera b-movie reject. this is my opinion. please no flame wars. i just HATE it when it is obvious that the developer spent more time worrying about the script than the gameplay mechanics. which is pretty often. and usually it results in bad gameplay and a bad script anyways.

@siddarth0605 said:

@phrali: thats a tough sell. Ive only played the first level right now and already im noticing problems with enemy AI. They still have that narrow cone of vision from the original deus ex. since i haven't finished the game i can't say for sure but i get the feeling that if you're the gameplay first type of person than you are probably better off waiting for a price drop

thanks, that's kind of what i was looking for.

You're asking if a story and dialog driven RPG that just happens to be a shooter is worth playing if you are going to ignore the story and you are getting offended that people think you are asking a dumb question?

@phrali: "i basically skip all cutscenes." ...Later that day... "no i don't skip EVERY cutscene."

I mean...I just think...well the thing is....ugh nevermind. It's hopeless.