Wow, this is an interesting piece of history. The original Deus Ex Machina, released in the 80s, was one of the first games synchronised to music. (Edit: just to be clear, this is nothing to do with the Eidos/Square Enix series "Deus Ex". Deus Ex Machina 1 was way before that.) Back then, the only way to actually achieve this was to have you load the...
Deus Ex Machina 22015
Deus Ex Machina 2
2015 Automata Source59Mediocre
Playtime
BriefTypically 1 hour
Playable on
Available on
- $6.99
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Details
- Launch
- March 11, 2015
- Developer
- Automata Source
- Publisher
- Automata Source
- Themes
- -
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Overview
The legendary video game is reborn, Deus Ex Machina 2 is a darkly comic cradle-to-grave roller-coaster of your entire life. A surreal journey from before your birth, through the temptations and dangers of your life, and beyond your own death. With complete rock album soundtrack and the greatest voice on the planet as your narrator - Christopher Lee. Imagine if your life was nothing more than some electronic game. Imagine if you knew then what you know now. Imagine if you could replay your little life all over again. Battle your way to the womb and get born, then focus, crawl, stand, balance, run, jump, learn and obey! Discover pleasure, love, pain, guilt and betrayal. Mess around, run away, hide out, suffer under, heal up, sell off, struggle through, knuckle down, tip over, cave in, dance on! Exploit your power, peddle your guilt, bust your body, embrace your decline, swallow your pills, lose your mind, dream your dreams and fly!
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Players47
Bad- Steam47from 57 reviews
I can't believe I sat through the whole thing. I guess I was just waiting to see if there was actually a game hidden somewhere in this thing. You can actually sit back, do nothing and just listen to the music. It's really more like an awful music video than a game.
More art piece than game, Deus Ex Machina 2 guides through the stages of life set to a soundtrack that dominates the game. Conception and birth through adolescence into adulthood, old age and death are all represented in the form of "games" that are essentially music videos in which you play a minor role in collecting or avoiding things. Perhaps you...
Trying to give a constructive input on this release on steam: Well, first of all - it's not a real game per se as you can complete it WITHOUT any action at all. So there is no challenge whatsoever which makes the label "game" obsolete. What is it then? Well, it is a cinematic experience which follows the course of life from the very beginning until...
To be honest, it is not a good game.
But, after knew the story and idea of the creator.
I will present my highest respection to him and his supports.
You had failed on the market, but your dream has come true even it is so late.
Thank you for had faith during the most dark time.