The combat in Deus Ex was always shit. That they're trying to improve it is laudable, and on paper, none of these improvements step on the toes of that Deus Ex core I mentioned above. In practice, it might result in more action-centric levels, but we'll almost certainly have to wait for the game's 2011 release to find that out. And in any case, it won't be anywhere near as violent a shift from System Shock 2 to Bioshock.

Ooh, how grumpy I am. To end on an upper: I am hugely excited about Human Revolution. I adore the art direction, the plot seems plenty interesting, the team clearly care about the original game and the action looks awesome. I mean, it's the original Deus Ex plus trendy bits! Isn't that worth breathing a sigh of relief over? Yeah, there is going to be grumbling about the path the team are travelling down to secure some sales. But seriously, after half a decade of grumbling about this kind of thing, I think I'm done. What else is new? Human Revolution is, and I think it looks great.