foldy on 12/12/2003 at 23:37
Jonah's correct.
Jason Moyer on 15/12/2003 at 15:20
[spoiler]Doesn't one of the faction leaders (think it's Chad) tell you that you're not a real clone at the end, in order to convince you to not help JC?[/spoiler]
Jason
terrannova on 15/12/2003 at 21:42
If that's the case, that means JC's ending will not turn out as he expects. The "alex not being a clone" thing could mess up JC's utopia as many of is saw in the ending..
Primal on 18/12/2003 at 05:40
As much as I like [SPOILER]using Alex as a character link between DX1 and 2[/SPOILER]...the storywriters seem to have taken quite a few liberties (read: ignored continuity) in order to make this possible. Admittedly some of these problems were caused only by DX1 itself, but they're still there.
[SPOILER]Consider:
- The clone marked "Alex Denton" is fully grown in his DX1 tank, yet apparently DX2 Alex had a childhood. And there's no evidence that Area 51 could fast-track human development, so the fully grown Alex clone from DX1 would be at least ~40 years old by Invisible War.
- The DX1 clone has the Denton surname, yet DX1 makes it clear that the names "Paul Denton" and "JC Denton" are merely codenames. The surname would be meaningless to the people at Area 51.
- Presuming for a minute that it was possible for the Alex clone to survive whatever JC did at Area 51, who got him out of there as something other than a vegetable?[/SPOILER]
(
http://www.gamespy.com/articles/april02/dxbible/) for many interesting excerpts from the Deus Ex design bible
I far prefer the idea that Alex D is [SPOILER]nowhere to be found in DX1, and that Chad was telling the truth about his status as a mere 'alteration'.[/SPOILER]
(am I the only one who finds it unbelievable that Alex D doesn't know or use his own surname?)
