It’s many months in the past now, but you probably remember watching the title sequence for Deus Ex: Human Revolution and thinking “This game is going to be awesome.” That’s exactly what it was supposed to do.
Seems to me that fan films inspired by video games can go one of two ways. Either they try to perform the stunts and action in titles like Batman: Arkham City or they focus on recreating the look of the fictional worlds in the games they draw from.
A video turned up on YouTube today saying it was behind-the-scenes footage of a Deus Ex “Live Action Short Film”. And it looks way too slick/expensive to be a fan film.
What Mass Effect, Portal 2, Deus Ex and BioShock have in common are memorable worlds and visual flairs. Not sacrificing either, artist Pieceoftoast traded the games’ high-def graphics for pixels. The result is stunning.
I liked a whole lot of things about Deus Ex: Human Revolution, chief among them the way it felt like a loving tribute to so many different games that I love. It successfully combined a ton of familiar mechanics — Metal Gear-style stealth, Mass Effect-style dialogue, Deus Ex-style open levels, and even L.A. Noire-style interrogations.
Anyone who has played Deus Ex: Human Revolution and looked in the kitchen of star Adam Jensen would know that the man has a… taste for breakfast cereal.