# Can anyone reccomend a decent short video game I can play? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 9, 2012, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-reccomend-a-decent-short-video-game-i-can-play/630953 "2012-08-09T13:55:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2012, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-reccomend-a-decent-short-video-game-i-can-play/630953/41 "2012-08-14T00:51:58Z")
> [@Astral\_Rejection](#): > > Deus Ex: Human Revolution was a smart third-person shooter with a lot of fun RPG elements. Plus, every single mission can be beaten by shooting all of the opponents in the face, or carefully (and nonlethally) sneaking around and neutralizing them. > > It’s got gorgeous visuals, fun levels, and imaginative world-building, so I think it would be right up your alley. And, it should play fabulously on your computer! Third person or First person shooter? I prefer FPS. I played the original Deux Ex back a long time ago, so I may check this out some time. 🙂 I’m glad they made a sequel that didn’t suck. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-reccomend-a-decent-short-video-game-i-can-play/630953/42 "2012-08-14T00:56:21Z")
Human Revolution is an FPS. The [biggest problem](http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/9/2) with it, and this was acknowledged by the designers later on, is that the boss fights are pretty terrible and don’t give any real options for non-combat characters. The rest of the game is top-notch, though, and since my character rolled around with a minigun I didn’t have too many problems. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2012, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-reccomend-a-decent-short-video-game-i-can-play/630953/43 "2012-08-14T01:07:53Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > The rest of the game is top-notch, though, and since my character rolled around with a minigun I didn’t have too many problems. Cool, thanks for the heads up. I’ll make sure I don’t go pure “non-combat” in that one. ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2012, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-reccomend-a-decent-short-video-game-i-can-play/630953/44 "2012-08-15T00:35:23Z")
> [@bleach](#): > > Lots of good suggestions. > > My suggestion would be **Psychonauts**. It’s fun, quirky, will run great on your laptop, and it’s cheap. You do shoot things but there’s so much more. You’re a camper at a summer camp for telekinetically gifted kids. But something sinister is lurking nearby… Play it with a controller if at all possible. The PC controls are terrible. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-reccomend-a-decent-short-video-game-i-can-play/630953/45 "2012-08-15T00:39:33Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > Human Revolution is an FPS. > > The [biggest problem](http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/9/2) with it, and this was acknowledged by the designers later on, is that the boss fights are pretty terrible and don’t give any real options for non-combat characters. Pretty easy to cheese them with the Typhoon augmentation though. Maybe tase the boss first, then pop it twice in quick succession at point blank range and bye bye bosses. A bit underwhelming I suppose, but then the boss fights are crap anyway, so. For me though, the most disappointing thing was the “choose your ending” booth. For such a story-driven game, that was really surprising and quite the let-down. I mean, the endings themselves are nice, well worded and each would be an excellent capping stone for this or that type of playthrough/player vision on the game… but because you get to see them through \*that \*bit of bullshit, it just cheapens the whole thing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-reccomend-a-decent-short-video-game-i-can-play/630953.md?page=2)