Characters such as hacker Tracer Tong are similarly altered, described in the document not as the anarchist of Deus Ex but rather as a 'mercenary ally.' UNATCO head Joseph Manderley is described as a 'ruthless bastard' who pursues your character across the globe, and appears to be less like the bureaucrat seen in the final version. In earlier drafts, Deus Ex's anti-terrorist group UNATCO is called TLC, or Terrorist Limitation Coalition.
Other aspects of the title changed, however.
This early iteration of the project, then called Majestic Revelations, is described in its original design document as a 'near future science fiction' game, which featured 'elements of conspiracy theory and X-File weirdness.' The 'RPG adventure' game was first slated for a holiday release in 1998 However, its eventual release as Deus Ex didn't happen until mid-2000.Įarly scripts feature the familiar JC Denton, who would later appear in the final version of the game. Early design documents for the original Deus Ex reveal an X-Files influenced game that never came to be, according to a recent report from Eurogamer.
