Deus Ex 3 is an RPG, Eidos Confirms

[GameBanshee News]

In case anyone was worried that the upcoming Deus Ex sequel wouldn't be a role-playing game, Eidos has sent over a few details to Voodoo Extreme confirming that the game is, in fact, an RPG.

Deus Ex 3 is indeed an RPG. It's a hybrid action/RPG just like the first game. There is a skill system where you upgrade your character (Adam) based off experience points you earn and you can do the same thing with weapons. It's a game with a very detailed plot with numerous characters you interact with. The gameplay takes the form of a consequence-driven multi-path, multi-solution approach in a non-linear space.

For stealth, that is another major pillar of gameplay and we do have it. The difference is that it's now cover-based rather than "shadow/light-based" as in the past games.

[Tricky]

Eidos has published only a single RPG since its founding, and it wasn't really an RPG as much as an action RPG game. They published Revenant. Who are they to talk about RPG's?