A Human Revolution Journal bring us more surprise

Partly, this is a metaphor; shorthand for ‘I will play the game again and experience it differently’, which is the topic I’d originally planned to write about. For those not in the know, the patch enables adverts for the Star Wars Blu-ray release to the loading screens, with potential for more adverts to be realised. At the same time though, the destruction of Human Revolution is also very real, as Square Enix’s latest patch will subtly but fundamentally change the game for me also.

Nobody is arguing against the adverts per se; they’re debating whether Square Enix has the right to change your experience of something you’ve already paid for. It’s an argument based around ownership – who has it and what can they be allowed to do with it?Again, this can seem like a melodramatic example, but the root of the dispute is the same whether you’re talking about Deus Ex or classical art.

The stories – and not even George Lucas can take that away from me. Instead, what bothers me is all the other tweaks included in the patch, which are enough to apparently stop the Debug Menu mod from working.  Personally, while I am annoyed about the changes wrought on Human Revolution, it’s not the adverts that have bothered me. I’ve already finished the game without them and extracted what I wanted most from the game – the choices.

Square Enix are trying to make sure I take Human Revolution seriously, even as they let Lucas use it as a platform. There will be no plasma rifle rampages through Detroit or invulnerable, invisible strolls through enemy territory.