★★★★★ 5
Yes, I Absolutely Asked For This.
Format: Hardcover
The Art of the Deus Ex Universe is a gorgeous artbook that encompasses Eidos Montreal’s past two Deus Ex games, Deus Ex Human Revolution and Deus Ex Mankind Divided. It starts with the foreword by the creator of Deus Ex Warren Spector who talks about the game he created being a classic and giving his approval of the latest games saying they keep the spirit of the original alive. From there you get five chapters of great art and behind the scenes commentary by the Art Director Jonathan Jacques-Belletete and Martin Dubeau. The five chapters are in order characters, weapons and tech, locations, the breach, and in-game adverts. The last two are short and brief compared to the first three chapters. You see the concepts on how they nailed the uniques aesthetic designs of Human Revolution and Mankind Divided. The “cyber-renaissance” look, as the art director calls it. The art style of these games give off a Cyberpunk dystopian look; that does not seem too far fetched to believe might happen. The Art of the Deus Ex Universe is a fantastic art book you get two games in one art book. You get good looking art concepts and fun making of Deus Ex facts. Such as the colors pink, violet and purple do not exist in the world of Deus Ex giving the visual metaphor of Eliza Cassan being an AI as she the only person who wears purple in the entire two games. There are many fun facts like that all over the art book as well as the beautiful artwork. A must for Deus Ex afficandos!
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Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2018
