The Comeback of the Immersive Sim
🔴 Get bonus content by supporting Game Maker’s Toolkit - https://gamemakerstoolkit.com/support/ 🔴 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" https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010... Gamasutra: "Postmortem: Ion Storm's Deus Ex" http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature... Gamasutra: "Why Warren Spector is making games again" http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/26... GAMBIT: "Looking Glass Studios Podcast" http://gambit.mit.edu/updates/audio/l... Reddit: "I am Warren Spector, AMA"   / 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"    • Video  ZephyrMantis: "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl PC Gameplay"    • S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl PC Gam...  UnfairPlus: "Barrett - Director's Cut Boss Fight - Deus Ex: Human Revolution"    • Video  Stranger Things © Netflix Contribute translated subtitles - https://amara.org/v/C3BFY/

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