Grimbeard - Deus Ex: Invisible War (PC) - Review

[@GrimBeard]

There are two 5 second black screens in the video that I already submitted an edit for which should be live soon. My bad, I just literally COULD NOT proof watch this video a 5th time 😭

[@beatuzumaki1108]

I thought they were on purpose for a joke or something lol

[@jakedill1304]

The Grimm is back! I was worried you were dead! I'm very happy you're not

[@anjetto1]

In before its fixed

[@jakedill1304]

Also technically since it's a bioorganic emitter.. there are loopholes that could allow this dream to come true.. next thing you know.. the 10:00 flight to Vegas is somewhere in Ottawa.. and they're all out of peanuts..

[@Cpt.PickHard]

even if u spoke backwards in this review id still watch it

[@TRASHBOAT9001]

Please never stop making media nothing else on this planet hits as hard as a grim upload. You are my most treasured creator and I hope life gives you many goth hunnies

[@brapmaster]

Please share the goth hunnies, Mr Grim

[@AC-hj9tv]

Big tiddy goths plz

[@Brian-jv8iy]

All good things come to an end, whether it’s death or a change of interests. Let him enjoy it

[@TRASHBOAT9001]

@@Brian-jv8iy no Brian I will not let you assassinate my content father

[@HueyTheDoctor]

This video is two and a half hours long and Grim manages to keep it entertaining the entire runtime. It's nuttier than squirrel shit that he's still yet to hit a broader audience. This stuff is good enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with any other creator on the platform.

[@jiggadrew]

I feel like an Alex Jones hitpiece on JC Denton and UNATCO is the only thing the first Deus Ex was missing. Thank you for the addition, and I'm glad you're back.

[@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus]

Is it a hit piece if it’s accurate? If I had a dime for every time AJ got it right in the end I’d a rich man right now.

[@kikrinman1450]

​@@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvusyeah, he'd probably hate Joe Greene

[@SyndicateOperative]

Well, you have him in the reboot (deus ex: human revolution), at least. Lazarus = AJ.

[@weirdferretthing]

@@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus The only way AJ got anything right is by pretending all the shit disproving him doesn't exist or is made up, and by squinting REAL hard to make sure the absolute vaguest statements he's ever made were technically true in some form or fashion. Face it, bud. You've been grifted by a guy trying to sell you dick pills and testosterone.

[@ProtoMan0451]

i loved that in human revolution and mankind divided they have a radio DJ meant purely to mock jones and they portray him so realistically that youd think it was actually his stupidass mouthing off about shit he doesnt understand lol

[@eyestonedaniel]

I tweeted to you 2 years ago after your first deus ex video and asked if you gonna follow it up with invisible war. You answered and said yes and here you are. Thank you dude, I've been waiting a long time for this one! ❤

[@jong2359]

You are literally a speck of dust riding on a larger speck of dust in this guys reality... do you really think........ you know what, enjoy whatever you are getting from this coincidence - good job dude.

[@arkaua]

​@@jong2359What's up with this main villain dialogue??

[@simondaniel4028]

@@arkaua Referring to someone elses BS as Main Villain Dialogue is a hilarious concept I've never thought of before and I WILL be using, going forward. Thank you and be well :)

[@ChaceGraves]

@@jong2359 they are just happy that the video exists dude.

[@arkaua]

@@simondaniel4028 Lmaooo thank you! I'm just so baffled by it, it's so unnecessary replying to someone like that, can't think of it as anything but main villain behavior

[@DepressedDiego]

There's just something so comfy about a Grimbeard video on a shitty day. Burrow deep into your blanket burritos, Goth Gamer Nation! Thank you for making days better, Grim. You doing good in this hood, even if it gets discouraging.

[@lilwyvern4]

It's a feeling of belonging that's so often missing. Sure, life sucks and there's nothing to do about it, but it's strangely comforting to know other people feel the way you do.

[@derealization_]

Hey Grim, I just wanna let you know that I'm an assistant manager at a Hot Topic and I play songs off your Pure Acid Hell album almost every day. It fits right in with the Ohgr, NIN, Thrill Kill Kult and other stuff I have on the same playlist.

[@jockohomosexual]

infinitely cooler than all the shit *actually* at hot topic

[@littlebaron5573]

%100 better. Would actually go inside your hot topic.

[@s.a.l.1974]

TKK and NIN and Grımbeards musıc at a hot topıc mıght actually make me go ınto one of those stores

[@AC-hj9tv]

Wowowow

[@samsummer5392]

Fuck yeah dawg

[@oweingrod]

I literally never post on KZbin, but I spent the last three months hoping you were okay, but in the back of my mind knowing "Grim is working on an absolute banger". So glad it's here, and so glad it's this.

[@julien2983]

Man you stuck a masterful balance of comparing the game to it's predecessor and assessing it for its own merits. I love the way you can come across as funny and natural while still having really insightful and informative writing. You're one of a kind, Grim❤

[@svdden_dread]

3 months without Grimmy was pure torture 😭😭

[@SuperGreenqueen]

Man, it was! It was scary.

[@Phumia]

I was so worried :X

[@moxrelated764]

I feel it. This is the video that will give us the 100k mark

[@HeavyWeapons52]

For REAL

[@diamondhamster4320]

Grimticular Torture.

[@badgerknight5263]

god, the amount of work you put into covering this game that i have fought in the trenches and died on hills for since it came out is amazing. i know this sounds weird but i am genuinely grateful for you covering this lmao. i have tried SO hard to get people to see this game how i see it and now instead i can force them to watch 3 hours of a sad guy talking. love you grim, fantastic fucking work as always and i'm happy to finally have a youtuber i watch cover it.

[@tehgerbil]

It's a game that could have been great, but due to the usual pitfalls of game development didn't get to make it. Regrettable, there's a gem of something amazing somewhere in there.

[@badgerknight5263]

@@tehgerbil yeah i mean my take has always been its a good game, far from great, but no immediate sequel to a masterpiece like Deus Ex wouldve ever been good enough, and the only reason DX2 gets so much crap and HR doesnt is time. they're about equally simplistic and "casualized" or console-friendly, but DX2 came out right away and HR came out long past anyone gave up on getting any more deus ex at all, so it's hyped when DX2 is maligned, when both deserve appreciation for how good-not-great they are.

[@rakino4418]

No one putting out content this high quality could be sad, right? Right?

[@PlasticCogLiquid]

I never had a problem with the game when it came out, besides not really liking the way they changed augs, but it wasn't a huge deal. I enjoyed the hell out of it. Same with Thief: Deadly Shadows, people gave it a lot of hate but it's one of my favorite games along with the first two.

[@Goldenkitten1]

IW gets a ton of shit and I never got it. I mean I understand on a base level that it simplified the DE formula and people see it as talking down to them and repeat "accessible" as if it's a slur. But while I can understand the base comments I don't get why there's such a venomous hatred for this game. Because it's still good, not the best game in the world but a perfectly capable game with its own pros and cons. I personally don't see it being "accessible" as the worst thing in the world, as good as the original DE is it's also a massive hurdle to want to ever play it again, whereas this accessibility makes IW immediately replayable. It still offers a wealth of options and has a pretty awesome coat of paint for the time it was released. TL'DR? - IW may not be a perfect game but I think people who hate it only do so because they have a romanticized, nostalgia-tinged view of the original.

[@phdzamboni8150]

You make some of the most high quality game reviews and cover some of the most interesting games, it's insane you don't have waaaay more subs. Every video an absolute banger, I love rewatching them over and over

[@Luyan7r]

He will grow to millions in no time with these videos

[@JustFun-ho6qy]

I doubt it. Someone who makes videos about games from decades ago and that go on for hours once every couple of months no less isn't exactly moving in lock step with the invisible gods of the YT algorithm. Don't get me wrong here, I wish this was the case. But even the few people who've been creating similar content about current releases for a decade are nowhere near close to a million subs.

[@bigwomp932]

I still think he's gonna blow up one of these days.

[@sunnohh]

This type of comment is so frequent I bet google thinks it is ai and suppresses the channel in the algo

[@phdzamboni8150]

@@sunnohh that's not at all how the yt algorithm works 💀

[@mdkaff]

I like the addition of Rumble Roses to the intro. Beneath all the smut there's a really underappreciated wrestling game, mechanically. It's definitely one of the better efforts from Yuke's. Fun fact: the character designer for Rumble Roses and Rumble Roses XX, Shiro Kotobuki, became a commercial artist and eventually entered the games industry after he was paralyzed from the neck down due to a car accident in his early 20's. He taught himself to draw digitally on a tablet with nothing but his mouth, clenching the stylus in his teeth. He unfortunately passed away unexpectedly in June, 2016.

[@AC-hj9tv]

Omg

[@MiaowGaiGar]

That fact wasn't fun at all.

[@thebuddhasmiles]

"fun fact"

[@bigkahuna6030]

Nearly 3 hours of Grimbeard makes waiting so, so worth it. Your stuff is legendary.

[@macrograms]

so the withdrawal symptoms i get are not imaginary after all? dang. where is a stasis chamber when i need one. :)

[@AC-hj9tv]

Fuckin inject it into my CSF

[@Dasgath]

He's back!

[@burningchrome8622]

ive been waiting for months watching reruns to get my grim fix

[@BattleBrotherCasten]

Anyone who wears black painted finger nails are...well..🤮

[@GISchmo]

my cat loved this episode's rat roundup so much that I want a compilation of all the previous rat roundups so far for her to watch on repeat

[@ManuDunno]

How does this dude not have way more subscribers? The videos are well made, funny, the editing is great, the games discussed barely get talked about and are all pretty much hidden gems, Iunngetit.

[@Mycotography]

its really odd... im not sure seems like an outlier in the data for sure.

[@TannerHartgrove]

I am absolutely 100% in the same boat. It’s a shame he doesn’t have double the subs he does now

[@SuperGreenqueen]

Because kids nowadays are retarded and prefer something like pewdiepie or short videos that don't require the use of gray matter.

[@kopfrkingl509]

the overall edginess probably throws some people off

[@jonnyeldritch]

Because you're not liking, subscribing, commenting and sharing hard enough and ring that bell because sometimes youtube doesn't give notifications

[@Mixu.]

100k finally! I'm not even going to lie I checked daily for a while now, you deserve this and so much more.

[@swordnboard677]

Literally just was watching one of your older vids, and thought to myself "Man its around the time Grim usually uploads, hope he's okay." And here he is. Thank you.

[@Kakashiownsyou]

Also yes

[@mCreecher91]

Congrats on 100k! Your content warrants way more than that but I hope you stay encouraged because you have a dedicated following that loves what you do.

[@auto_mata]

Had been a fan of Kidneythieves for a while before playing this, so first time playing through I was surprised to hear the song "Layers" playing in the first club. Some great songs from the Trickster album in the game, including S+M. Little tidbit: When Kidneythieves got back together and released Tryptofanatic, I ordered it and the copy that came was signed by Free as an unadvertised bonus. That was pretty neat.

[@junibug6790]

IIRC, the CD-insert for Zerospace had a web-link to a teaser-trailer for Deus Ex: IW, focusing on their in-game songs. Bonus factoid - according to IMDB, Free Dominguez also voiced NG Resonance in the game. :D

[@hishamjalal9078]

Sado maso?

[@auto_mata]

@@hishamjalal9078 Songs are on youtube, you can do a search and give them a listen yourself. And I suppose there's also the music video for Zerospace if you want to see Free splash about in a tub of milk.

[@McCoyy000]

I bought a magazine with a demo disc that had invisible war on it and replayed it probably 20 times before I got it for Christmas. This game holds a special place in my memories.

[@captainluscious1773]

Been waiting for the great return of grimbus. Your awesome videos get me through my guy. Thanks for all you do.

[@N0rbertas9]

1:03:52 ive played through DX:IW far too many times (it was one of my childhood games) and i was so expecting him to answer with "D for dont ask" because i was so used to it that the actual clip had me dying of laughter great video, as always! happy to see you review this hidden gem C:

[@onearmedbandit84]

I don't think I can put into words how sad it is to see the devs so dismissive of the brilliance of the first Deus Ex game.

[@bookmanjeb7238]

Back then in the old gaming mags, I remember reading at least once a year about "the death of PC gaming". The ps1-2 / xbox era was such a huge leap from earlier generations that I think there was a certain anxiety among pc devs regarding the relevance of pc gaming. Consoles which were reaching graphical parity while being less expensive and more user friendly. At least thats the only explanation I can get my head around. Whats really sad is thinking if they had stuck to their guns and expanded upon what made the first one great.

[@Heeroneko]

@@bookmanjeb7238 I'm betting a lot of it was execs at Sony and Microsoft pushing for this behind the scenes to boost sales of consoles.

[@palchristianandersen9086]

Yeah, I always figured IW was the result of some sort of console mandate push made by Eidos. I didn't know it was an internal attempt to fix the "faults" of the original game.

[@papalegba6796]

They were just following the money, ignore their lame excuses. The two reasons this game disappointed compared to the original were that it had to work on dumb consoles & Austin Grossman was not involved. That simple.

[@Heeroneko]

@@papalegba6796 Nothing is ever simple. Not everybody is motivated by money. You're basically calling everybody a liar because you can't fathom reality being any different.

[@ethanlove4695]

“…it’s like seeing a father who’s just learned, y’know, his son is a Breaking Benjamin fan.”

[@felixgarstka]

We all can relate

[@felixgarstka]

We all can relate

[@aronbrown7286]

HE’S BACK HE’S BACK! I’ve been rewatching all of your content as comfort food-so happy to get a notification for a new video!

[@a_level_70_elite_raccoon]

I don't normally get to watch a Feature Length Mental Breakdown outside of H.Bomb videos, but I gotta say that I'm really digging your style. Rat Roundup is the best segment in any video game essay I've ever seen. Looking forward to watching more of your stuff

[@Nothingseen]

Grim I know you make jokes about being not funny, but seriously you make me laugh in a way nobody else does.

[@jon-from-tx]

@GrimBeard Congrats on 100k! quite the milestone

[@freakyzed8467]

Yeah, when did that happen??

[@HardClumping]

as someone who has always enjoyed invisible war, I've been excited for your eventual video on it ever since you once described it as "misunderstood." welcome back grimbo

[@HardClumping]

now that I've watched the video, it's spot on. the game has lots of problems but has its own interesting idiosyncrasies and really great rats

[@Lightsaglowllc]

Congrats on 100k subscribers 🎉

[@connormatthews522]

i think this might just be my favourite channel atm, your continuity is insane and idk if anyone else has the same style

[@GNeozoon]

Over the last couple of days, I have watched a number of your videos. They're interesting, well edited, well paced, thoughtful, genuinely funny and thoroughly enjoyable. More than once I've been surprised by the end of a video, because it didn't feel like an hour or more passing in the slightest. Your channel specific "lore"/reoccuring cast/youknowthewholespiel and especially your brand of humor feel unique, never forced and just plain authentic. I've rarely seen a channel, that catches me off guard and actually makes me laugh out loud as much as your content. Beyond that, you always give the reviewed content a fair and thorough shake, really trying to understand it and mentioning when you're not sure about something. That only increases the authenticity of it all. To be honest, when I encountered my first historical context excursion surrounding a game, I wasn't quite sure about it, but very quickly I started looking forward to it. Even with games, that have a well reported history, you still dig up interesting details and anecdotes I've never heard about. Genuinely fantastic content, keep it up. Also, your choice of games in some instances further give off the vibe, that I - as a viewer - kind of stumbled upon this niche, underground little channel, like it wasn't recommended to me by a quasi omniscient algorithm. No, my refined tatste lead me here. And I have, once again, outdone myself in uncovering the true gems in this mess. That's just really funny to me.

[@felixblacke]

It's amazing how good your videos are. You've grown so much as a content creator while still maintaining your voice and character. It's an absolute delight every time you upload a video. You deserve all the success in the world. Thank you for all you do.

[@colinr0380]

I think it was Errant Signal's video from 2011 that helped to define Invisible War as a failure in my eyes, where he compared the limited ways of tackling different rooms, the consolised interface and the rushed for a Christmas launch date (plus those lengthy scenes of having to give up your weapons in certain areas, with the same over-explanation of why it had to be done and that Jensen would get them back upon leaving the area), very negatively to the first game. So it has only taken twelve years to hear a much needed counterargument defence of it! Thanks Grim!

[@idrinkmilk282]

No. It one hundred percent is total biscuits fault. He never ever shut the fk up about deus ex being his favourite game, and how much of a masterpiece it is to him. The only thing he actually talked about more than that, is how BAD invisible war is, and he'd go on multiple tangents, even in videos entirely unrelated to deus ex. Given his immense popularity in gaming industry before he popped his clogs, bit the dust, stopped breathing, a LOT of his little small brained fanbase took his word as gospel and stopped thinking for themselves entirely. Much like you will find with any fan base of any popular youtube critic of any kind. The sad people watching them actually adopt the opinions of the critic as their own. Its a very strange phenomenon, and absolutely incredibly sad on levels hitherto unknown. A bunch of pathetic human beings that have decided that this one person they watch on KZbin will henceforth decide what they do or don't like. Absolutely incredible. 😅 but yeah, it's definitely TB (cynicalbrit) that caused most of the widespread and perpetual/ longlasting hated towards invisible war. Given the fact he never fcking stopped crying about it, until, fortunately he wasn't given a choice but to shut up.

[@RootVegetabIe]

​@@idrinkmilk282Holy shit, dude. I think you should seek professional help.

[@cookieface80]

@@idrinkmilk282 He was right about Invisible War, but he was still a moron who liked Thief (2014).

[@somedude15231]

The great thing about Grim's consistent upload schedule is that just when I'm like "man, I could use a new Grim video" it would show up on my feed

[@Neverwinter1984]

FUCK YEAH YOU DID IT MY MAN!!! I've been rooting for you to hit 100K for well over a year now and I'm so happy it finally happened. Enjoy that well deserved button and one day we'll get you to 1 mil.

[@muttipi]

holy god ive literally been checking your account everyday for the last 3 months hoping you'd upload soon and i almost scrolled past this thinking it was the old deus ex video, im so excited to watch this after work and invisible war is one of my guilty pleasures i actually kinda think its decent. Keep up the great work. This was also one of my favorite intro skits and i like the new intro-intro.

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

Of all the problems that routinely bedevil and ruin games, being gaslit by other developers (who i can only assume were jealous) into fixing what isn't broken is a new one on me.

[@mbe102]

Holy crap dude, this just hits, and hits and hits. That loading screen at the beginning, I knew we were in for a hell of a ride. You just keep getting better and better.

[@Joshbnerevarine]

Just wanted to chime in with positivity - been a fan and patron for years, your sense of humour, coupled with the quality and effort of work that often explores some very nostalgic places hits like nothing else. Love your content and hope you're able to continue doing this and enjoying doing it for many years to come. Thanks Grim.

[@Vondracar]

Wow he's back! Been waiting for this moment for a while.

[@middevylest]

I love your videos dude! I thought I'd seen every commentary about this game but you bring up points and views that nobody else has noticed

[@djblaklite]

for the last week ive been going through withdrawls. i literally fell asleep to a stream of your older videos just last night. waking up to this today was like coming up for air. thank you Grimby. just under 3 hours was EXACTLY the kind of grim hit i needed ^_^

[@ArmenBrass]

This was my first Deus Ex game and i still enjoy playing it from time to time

[@Ciardra]

Our Grim Father has fed us so well today. You’ve been missed

[@gregorys9629]

I remember a contemporary review of this game which said that if this and the first Deus Ex were the only two games in the world, Deux Ex would score 100 and this would score 50, and I think that sums it up pretty well. Enjoyed this epic review btw, great stuff!

[@MitoRequiem]

I feel like I gain 2 years of my life whenever Grim Beard posts a new video

[@baeblade8645]

Happy 100k grimb! Beyond deserved

[@youngrootv]

Absolutely CRIMINAL that you don’t have more subscribers man

[@sasha1mama]

I still have a copy of this. It's floatin' around here somewhere... To answer your question about the universal ammo, it's basically a nanomaterial gel capsule that contains all the raw materials for the various ammo types (chemical explosives and propellants included). It's assembled by the weapon itself using a built-in microfactory in the weapon itself. So the 10mm pistol manufactures each bullet as needed from the Mako BluGoo; same with each stun dart, rocket, etc. That's my homebrewed explanation that I literally just rambled out in the past four minutes, but it does make sense in-context.

[@tristanbennett3553]

I'm so glad you're back Grim! Very very excited to start this after work today!

[@jong2359]

The original Deus Ex just keeps on getting better as you start to realize just how close - or at least similar - the storyline is to our reality. It is actually insane how strong some of the parallels are that emerged from the after-birth over the years.

[@BlownMacTruck]

🙄 Wow. Way to completely miss the point.

[@BlownMacTruck]

@@kazcavThe narrative specifically goes into how ridiculous the plot is. It also calls out people who believe this wholesale are dumb. Like the op.

[@lorecow88]

@BlownMacTruck He's right though, it's depressingly accurate. If anything, reality has become worse and more ridiculous in many ways.

[@BlownMacTruck]

@@lorecow88 That's purely speculative based on a relativistic analysis. It doesn't even matter, as the entire point is that there will always be over-the-top conspiracies that go beyond reality, and the people that believe in them basically have low critical thinking skills. Case in point: people who upvote themselves (hint: the youtube API still shows who upvotes comments).

[@jong2359]

@@BlownMacTruck cool story bro, thats all you get.

[@flippedoutkyrii]

Nearly 3 hours of our favorite Grimmy Beard? Makes the 3 month wait *almost* worth it!

[@thegoodlife167]

the insane amount of work that went into this is just wild, the script alone is amazing. Great work grimmy!!

[@donotwantchannel]

I'm in the middle of a replay of IW right now, and your Deus Ex review is my favorite video so far. Today is a good day, thanks buddy

[@Matthias333]

My man, you make fantastic videos. That is all. I can only imagine how much work this was to make so wanted to add to the chorus of praise.

[@frankiethe16]

I have a soft spot for this game as it was my first Deus Ex game, it has problems but even now I will still occasionally go back and play through it, and I still remember exact enemy placement in maps. Interesting to hear your opinions on it. Good video.

[@kevinkim9620]

same experience for me. i remember torrenting this game randomly when it came out in 2003 while i was still a broke middle schooler. its story that tied in a bunch of conspiracies that i loved reading about made me an instant fan. because i never played the first game, i did not know how much more simple gameplay was compared to the first, so i throughly enjoyed it. i remember playing the first game a few years later when i was able to afford it in high school (for some reason there were no pirated copies of this game back then), and realizing how much deeper it was. i still love this game as well..the ending were very very interesting as well..especially the omar ending, that one definitely piqued my imagination..

[@jphizzle011]

found your channel randomly, loved it and binge watched almost every vid. now im stuck waiting for your next video so in the meantime im watching all of your vids for a second time lmao

[@turts6377]

Really good vid, man. Watched the whole thing in a single sitting and it made me forget how cripplingly sleep deprived I am. Only you could make talking about a 20 year old game no one has thought about in at least a decade such peak content. Keep it up, big dog.

[@OtioseFanatic]

Its actually nice to see a fairly positive review and breakdown of invisible war now in the modern age because I LOVED this game as a kid. It's actually my first Deus Ex game. It's not as bad as everyone says it is.

[@-Clussy-]

Your back!😭 finally Grim has blessed us with another video❤

[@Necrotron]

I remember when Invisible War came out and people complained about all the gameplay changes... THAT THE PEOPLE ASKED FOR. My college roommate complained about the universal ammo, and then I had to remind him of the AIM chat log we had about the original game where he complained there were too many ammo types and he would rather have one or two. Invisible War was a fine sequel: disgruntled gamers are the real problem

[@Ohio.Gozaimasu]

Hey, your friend may just require JUST THE RIGHT NUMBER of ammo types.

[@cookieface80]

So you either have some redundant ammo types or only one? Are you fucking retarded? Like there's no in-between at all in your mind?

[@shanewalker6379]

You make the best videos on this platform, can't wait to watch a 3 hour video on a game I've never cared about 🥰

[@Zaburino]

2:09:15 This was probably the first large scale, industry-wide design change for any consumer product that created actual nostalgia for me, and I had just started high school. It was even worse when it went from box, to shell around double-wide DVD case, to just the double-wide case, to normal DVD case like console games.

[@letstryitout3240]

Glad to see you back Grim. Loved the memes, especially the ghost ones,but i was dying for a new game video. You never disappoint. Thanks for all the hard work you put into them.

[@mangajoe]

I want to say I think I found your channel because of the Mystic Nights video, which is really fun. This is also good, really just a general good quality fun level of vibes. Keep doing the thing.

[@Meckell]

a few Invisible War favorites: 1. When Billie comes after you with the spiderbots in the Area 51 memory, she doesn't actually appear until you step forward. Looking around in place is safe. Preparing your own spiderbot ambush is safe. You can have SO MANY spiderbots stockpiled by this point. 2. Slapping ragdolls with a strong melee weapon makes them wig out real good. Picking up ragdolls freezes them in their current position until you let go. Combine these to turn people into abstract sculpture. 3. Punching robots into being your friend. 4. Fire.

[@spiderclanx]

Invisible War was the first Deus Ex game I ever played. I was amazed by it as a 13 year old. I replayed it to the point I could have beaten it under 10 hours with getting the special guns like the spiderbot SMG or the hellfire bolt caster.

[@dinlo]

Felt the urge to rewatch loads of your stuff in the past couple of days...like how animals can sense incoming earthquakes

[@SirWallen]

Deus Ex Invisible War was my first jump into the franchise back on the original Xbox and I've never looked back. Maybe I was too much of a kid to realize how simple the concept was, but the freedom the title provided me as a player to tackle problems with stealth, non-lethal, lethal or otherwise was absolute awesomeness for me. It was and is a good game, and if people don't like that, tough cookie, I'm happy to got to enjoy, and still get to enjoy a title for what it is, a good game.

[@bigwomp932]

Goddamn, almost 3 hours? This must have taken an absurd amount of time to put together, kudos for putting in that kind of effort.

[@KeulchenGerrit]

Man it is so nice to see that you are putting out these absolute bangers. I was struggling the recent months with achieving what I want in my professional life and finally got around to it by being persistent and having patience. Seeing how other people really inspires me to do my best and this (>2hrs?!!!) Video just shows how much it can be worth to take the time to do something and love what you do. Best to you, best to this community, I love it.

[@craiglarson4876]

Welcome back friend

[@zvndmvn]

Your casual integration of AI voice clones just for giggles reminds me that we inch ever closer to the dystopian cyberpunk hellscape we all crave.

[@guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943]

HELIOS!!!

[@DiamorphineDeath]

Funny how appealing the world of the initial deus ex is, even with all the horror it’s trying to show you, it’s almost completely wholesome and nostalgic. Ironically it’s warm and inviting, and feels lived in, more so than the current set up. Idk if anyone else feels that disconnect, but I think that’s a big portion of the love for the original, feels inviting to re-enter, like watching the sopranos again, or seeing a familiar episode of seinfeld. Very comforting

[@Hairlesswookie62]

Great way of articulating how I feel as well.

[@itsdabees]

I think you're just nostalgic.

[@DiamorphineDeath]

@@itsdabees Not sure I can be, as I played Dues Ex for the first time last year, and was born in '92. There are certain pieces of media that give off that "nostalgia" feel in a very specific way. "This must be the place" by the talking heads has that as well, just a very specific way of making something warm, but in a "I lost something" sort of way. I would say Dues Ex does the same.

[@uefreeba]

Having the sopranos, seinfield and deus ex grouped together shouldn't make any sense, yet somehow it does

[@mugwump7049]

Whoa! 3 months of absence and you come back with an almost 3-hour long epic? Damn! Worth the wait.

[@eunsonator]

Seeing a new video from Grim is just the perfect way to kick back and unwind

[@Cam-pe3nd]

Gosh. When this game was new, I didn't fully understand it or get very far, but remember really loving the visuals. Watching this now, the look still has a certain charm that activates my almonds for whatever reason.

[@bunbunHD]

An almost 3 hour long video about one of my favorite video game series by one of my favorite creators! What a treat

[@SyndicateOperative]

Terrorism was an extremely popular term in the 80s and 90s. DE1 didn't predict anything (except for the missing two towers), this was stuff that was already known to any clear-headed and informed adult at the time.

[@dawdler13]

I'm so, so happy to have another video from Grimdaddy. But more importantly I genuinely hope you've been doing okay. I've legitimately worried that you might have been in a bad place. Please Grim, don't burn yourself out for your audience, you are more important than your videos. Big love. 🖤

[@brocklewis7624]

Oh hell yeah, we got some bitter recompense! I think this was a fantastic selection to add it back to!

[@MINMOMINMOMINMO]

If you ever decided to do a series that's just fully about the development history of random games I would be so onboard

[@Deadss2796]

I vguely remember subscribig when this hd less than 30K subs but now seeing how it's about to hit 100K, I can't help but smile

[@periapsis413]

I love these videos so fucking much dude, you have no idea. Im subbing to the patreon.

[@ailsatg]

Your videos are just so good! You have a real talent. Nearly three hours just flew by. I've spent too long online so my comments look super sarcastic to me but they are sincere!

[@joshuabryant3657]

Only 3 months for a 3 hour video from the Z-Dog himself? Not a bad deal, I say.

[@SafetyRabbit]

I remember enjoying Deus Ex, then also enjoying this too in its own way. I was a mad keen original Theif fan and enjoyed Deadly shadows a great deal too. They suffered from consolitis, sure, but there was still a lot to enjoy. This was a wonderfully distilled descritption of how things worked out, way better put into words than I could I ever say, Bravo :)

[@chads.1726]

I like (read: hate) that the assumption of the "kill everyone" ending is that humanity will devolve into base animals without shepards to lead us. the whole game inadvertently endorses the idea that we cannot lead ourselves and must be led by our "betters"

[@voidcaaat]

As a kid, I bought Invisible War on release because of solid reviews. My buddy had Deus Ex and I'd borrowed it, but it didn't really grab me - I only got through Libery Island and put it away. So I got to experience IW with a pretty limited grasp of "what Deus Ex was" and it swept li'l cyberpunk me off my feet. The "immersive-sim-lite" options blew my mind, it introduced me to Kidneythieves, atmospherically resonated and gave me just enough space to run around and fall in love with night-time-sci-fi vibes in general. It's one of my favorite, most nostalgic games from childhood and I've loved it since. I went back and really gave Deus Ex a chance, but I'd gotten there about 5 years too late. More modern shooters made DX1 just kinda feel clunky and unexciting to me as a teenager. I could see the appeal and it's still a game I run around in from time to time these days, but Invisible War was really always my go-to DX game. As the years went by, things got weird. People got easier and easier on DX and harder and harder on Invisible War. I stopped talking about IW because people stopped having conversations about it - they'd become so taken by the memes that simply mentioning IW would make me sound like I had no idea what I was talking about. But, of course, it always turned out they'd never actually played it (or, as the reviews you shared - barely finished the opening sequence), because it was so "awful". I do still have a lot of respect for DX1, but I have always been pretty sure that Invisible War was a fine game, of its time, and mostly worth a try for people who like Action-RPG-shooters from the early 00s. I've been pretty sure I wasn't just looking at it through nostalgia goggles. And I've been looking forward to a retrospective that wasn't just echoing memetic trash talk. This was a really fun, very warm-fuzzy nostalgia vid for me in a ton of ways. You did real dang good. Next time people try to talk about how trash my childhood cyberpunk love is, I'm gonna just share this and let it do the talking. Thanks, GrimmyB.

[@Aa-dn1oq]

I am glad to inform that the Twin Peaks The Return reference which about .00005% of humans would find funny was noticed and acknowledged by at least one person (me)

[@TheTrainstation]

@1:26:29 The Nazis couldnt make coca cola in ww2, they had Fanta Orange instead.The vending machine guy is totally messing with Gunther low key calling him out for being a Nazi

[@kareliask]

One of the biggest confusions to me with Invisible War is why there isn't a mod that ports it to the original game's engine, merging the segmented levels (with some quality of life geometry changes) and reverts to more of the original game's mechanics. It'd take a lot of elbow grease to do it well (I'm sure there are abandoned attempts at this), but I think it'd help rehabilitate the game a lot.

[@-Zakhiel-]

I don't think this is possible... You can't just port maps from one engine to another. Plus they would also have to remake all the models... Basically demaking all the game. It would several if not more than 10 years for a group of amateurs to do that.

[@kareliask]

@@-Zakhiel- Thanks, I definitely used the word port incorrectly. While it would have to have been a years long project, the community has shown a lot of staying power with (and continued demand for) certain mods, but for a game which many replay once every couple of years since no other title offers a similar experience, it feels as though that similar experience is lurking in Invisible War's framework. It doesn't need to be particularly faithful, the weapons and enemies could be substituted with things already in DE's engine, especially at first. The biggest issue would be the scripting, which is the bane of most mods that have some nice levels and not much else. All we get instead are scant total conversion projects that are conceptually uninteresting to most people who enjoy the original. It's definitely too late for such a project to exist now, but that it hasn't been one of the long-term ones alongside TNM and Revision feels like an absence. People remade Thief's engine in Doom 3 just to play better versions of Deadly Shadows' levels, for goodness sake, hehe.

[@thegoodluckranger5129]

What confuses ME is why nobody has ported Deus Ex into Skyrim yet. Seriously, what's the holdup? The engine is perfect and this community is so passionate and full of talent I reckon it could be completed in a couple years. Just shove Skyrim into Invisible Mankind or whatever and dub over the dialogue with recordings of farts. Skydeus Ex: Human Fartolution

[@SyndicateOperative]

That's pretty answer. It's because the engine isn't the greatest issue with the game. There're patches for the closing/reopening of the window, if that bothers you.

[@thomascutler180]

been waiting for a new video! thank you for posting! your stuff is always awesome to watch

[@crapspackle]

I was legit worried about grimbeard. I'm so happy he's still alive. Great intro btw.

[@AC-hj9tv]

Did you think he's Sir Cidal?

[@alsoviperlicious]

I remember watching my dad play this as a kid and thinking it was so adult + cool like Dad's version of Batman Beyond! Love the new intro too Grimbo glad to hear from you pls don't leave us for 3 months of milk n smokes again okay? okay :3

[@diamondhamster4320]

I mean compared to many modern games DEX2 is indeed a good immersive sim. A hidden gem TM, so to say.

[@bloodbond3]

Stumbled into this channel and knew I had to subscribe within 2 minutes. So glad I found this.

[@DonutSwordsman]

You inspire me as an artist and one of my favorite youtubers. Please never stop, Even if you gotta just do audio against a still picture dude

[@mikekraw-p9n]

I missed the bitter recompense so much. Thanks for bringing it back. Love your content!