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New games in the System Shock, Ultima Underworld, and Deus Ex franchises are here, marking the surprise comeback of the "immersive sim". But what are these games, and why should we care that they're making a triumphant return?

Quote Credits

Rock Paper Shotgun: "Dark Futures: Clint Hocking"
rockpapershotgun.com/2010/07/13/dark-futures-part-5-clint-hocking

Gamasutra: "Postmortem: Ion Storm's Deus Ex"
gamasutra.com/view/feature/131523/postmortem_ion_storms_deus_ex.php

Gamasutra: "Why Warren Spector is making games again"
gamasutra.com/view/news/266210/The_Comeback_Why_Warren_Spector_is_making_games_again.php

GAMBIT: "Looking Glass Studios Podcast"
http://gambit.mit.edu/updates/audio/looking_glass_studios_podcast/

Reddit: "I am Warren Spector, AMA"
reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/34fdjb/hi_i_am_warren_spector_a_game_developer_from

Games shown in this episode (in order of appearance):

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (2016)
Dishonored 2 (2016)
Prey (2017)
Ultima Ascendant (2018)
System Shock (2023)
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (1992)
Wolfenstein 3D (1992)
The Elder Scrolls: Arena (1994)
System Shock (1994)
Thief: The Dark Project (1998)
Deus Ex (2000)
System Shock 2 (1999)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)
Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015)
The Last of Us (2013)
Thief (2014)
Assassin's Creed II (2009)
Far Cry 3 (2012)
Infamous Second Son (2014)
Far Cry 2 (2008)
Dead Space (2008)
Fallout 3 (2008)
BioShock (2007)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (2007)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011)
Dishonored (2012)
Hitman (2016)
Alien: Isolation (2014)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015)
Dangerous Golf (2016)
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)
Until Dawn (2015)

Music used in this episode:

Icarus (Deus Ex: Human Revolution)
Background Music (Deus Ex GO)
UNATCO (Deus Ex)
NYC Streets (Deus Ex)
Wan Chai Market (Deus Ex)
Icarus (Deus Ex: Human Revolution)
Title (Deus Ex)

Clip credits

Arsonall: "Thief (2014) First 15 Minutes"
youtube.com/watch?v=mushldyN_rw

ZephyrMantis: "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl PC Gameplay"
youtube.com/watch?v=POTfEhWCnKw

UnfairPlus: "Barrett - Director's Cut Boss Fight - Deus Ex: Human Revolution"
youtube.com/watch?v=AxnfPmd4itc

Stranger Things © Netflix

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