Forum Overview :: Deus Ex: Human Revolution :: Re: What's creepy about it?

[quote name="Mysterio"][quote name="Mischief Maker"] Someone on the Dev team shared my thoughts about RPG "skills" in action games boiling down to "virtual incompetence" [/quote] This is what Crackdown recognized and responded to so well. Your level 1 dude in crackdown was already kind of a badass. He could shoot or kickbox people to death just fine, he could jump impressively high, he could toss some heavy shit, etc. All your progression from that respectable baseline felt legitimately superhuman. [/quote]