This guy killed me at least 50 times.
Over break I was preparing to teach Learning with Video Games and decided to check out Deus Ex: Human Revolution. It’s the kind of game I like…mostly a FPS, but with a good narrative, multiple ways to tackle problems, … I decided to use it for one of the play assignments for the course, when we talk about narrative in games. But, this isn’t a game review, just a friendly tip.
I was playing the game on standard difficulty, and moving through without much trouble, except for the (much maligned) boss fights. The boss fights were a bit of a challenge. I had decided to play using minimal force, mostly using non-lethal force on opponents and using my praxis upgrades for hacking. But, after a few tries and a good fight, the first two bosses went down.
Not so for Jaron Namir, boss number three. You see, I got the bad chip upgrade (in part to see what the game would do). But, I kept getting my ass kicked.
After some (a ton) of frustration, I went on line for some help. I found some hints, but nothing that I hadn’t tried and nothing that worked. If you happen to be in the same position, this post is for you.
What I had
- heavy machine gun
- plasma rifle
- stun gun
- 3 EMP mines
- 1 EMP grenade
- 2 frag mines
- 1 gas mine
- lots of amo
What I tried (in order, more or less)
- hit and run: basically, I would take my best shot, throw a grenade, and run away. From the starting position, I would get a good head shot with various weapons, throw grenades, etc. Running, I was able to stay alive for a while, but couldn’t seem to score much damage. Eventually I’d run into Jaron and die (by typhoon, mostly)
- Search for bigger guns. Without going nuts, I looked around upstairs for bigger guns. The inventory above is what I found. It didn’t do me much good.
- But, I did find a turret that I had hacked earlier. I had the arm augment for heavy items, so I brought it down with me. I want back to plan 1, but with the help of the turret. Didn’t do me much good.
- Went online for hints. Turret seemed most credible, but it wasn’t helping me.
- Front loading mines. From the elevator, before stepping out into the cut scene, I would toss out all my mines. I tried various placements, including throwing to Jaron’s initial position. No go.
- Throwing the turret in various places before exiting the elevator. Mostly just tossed my best weapon on its head, facing a wall.
What worked
- Get the turret (turn it to “enemies”).
- Before you leave the elevator, throw an EMP mine into the center ring, in front of the elevator.
- Pick up the turret.
- Leave the elevator for the cut scene.
- Stay alive, when the fight starts, in the outer ring.
- When you hear your EMP go off, it will stun Jaron.
- Run over and hit him with another EMP.
- Your turret should take care of him while he’s stuck there.
If you don’t have the strong augmentation (and I think at least level 2 hacking), you cannot carry the turret down. This technique might work with your own fire power, but I wasn’t able to keep him still long enough to finish him off. You are better off looking for a praxis kit somewhere upstairs.
Good luck.
