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by morsch2 hours ago |
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upvoteby zelphirkalt10 minutes ago|
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Unatco and HK, of course, but much later while giving each track another more complete hearing, I discovered one of the NYC streets tracks has a long time building up, like >1min, and then gets really great too. And I love how in later Deus Ex parts random radios throughout the levels will start playing familiar tunes. Makes it all more epic and nostalgic.
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upvoteby zengineer27 minutes ago|
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oh yes the soundtracks! I remember even my mom saying back then "I don't really like you playing all the time, but I have to agree, the music is really good".
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upvoteby davidjhall2 hours ago|
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Hong Kong Streets FTW! I remember having it on a playlist with my kids in the car.

I loved the theme changes on them -- I remember HK Streets had explore, combat and death scene; transitions felt seamless in the game.

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upvoteby glenstein1 hours ago|
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Goodness, the introduction to Hong Kong and the music cast a new vibe on the game at a perfectly timed moment, when you've just about had enough of NYC. And it was seeded with all these little scripted moments you could happen upon. Talks in tea shops, gang fights in tunnels, overhearing convos in bars, the little newspaper boy who relayed threats to a newsstand vendor and leads you to a gang HQ if you follow him (and he even turns around and tells you not to follow him. In a 90s game!).

And the discoverability of all kinds of stuff in the canals. The cityscape building hopping and secret back entrances to the duplicitous Maggie Chow's apartment. It just had everything. You truly felt like you were discovering every inch of it and like it wasn't just on rails or procedurally generated.

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upvoteby tomaskafka17 minutes ago|
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That’s what Unreal engine had built in from start, these transitions were amazing even in first OG Unreal (leaving the ship for the first time into the planets jungle and waterfalls, oooh!)
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upvoteby i-zu32 minutes ago|
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The Synapse. Marvelous one.
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upvoteby filoleg2 hours ago|
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UNATCO theme is absolutely legendary, and so are many other tracks in the original.

I actually got chills during the surprise post-credits scene in Deus Ex: Human Revolution when the og Deus Ex theme started playing.

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upvoteby gHA51 hours ago|
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One of my favorite pieces of music for programming: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OSpsAauvEXU
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upvoteby filoleg32 minutes ago|
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Looks like I am not alone in this. A youtube playlist consisting of the entire soundtrack of the game used to be my go-to for programming/working/studying during undergrad.
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upvoteby glenstein1 hours ago|
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Same for the DX:HR game that weaves the song in! Before the shine wore off as you play through the whole game.
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upvoteby filoleg42 minutes ago|
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100%. DX:HR soundtrack was very much fitting the game, and tracks built upon variations of the tracks from the original DX worked so well there (and so did the brand new original tracks, with Icarus[0] specifically coming to mind). The visual aesthetic was perfect as well.

Shame what happened to the series after DX:HR (with Mankind Divided feeling rather unfinished and ending on an abrupt cliffhanger with no follow-up on the horizon, despite the game itself being great otherwise). But at least we got some really good crumbs (HR and MD) out of it, and I am very much thankful for that.

0. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=402asYLG_b0

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upvoteby Semaphor2 hours ago|
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I’m on a metal discord server where the soundtrack regularly shows up in people’s weekly/monthly charts. Amazing music.

I can recommend the HD remix.

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