Time took to complete: 27 hours on Normal
So the reason I've picked normal was I remember from my first time playing this game (non director's cut version on PS3), that the bosses were really annoying for a stealth build. See this comic by PennyArcade. That's where the biggest improvement comes in. They have added stealth options to the boss fights. Like hacking a door and going to a room where you can activate a turret that will pretty much kill the boss for you in one of the boss fights. This is all good but, of course, feels exactly like what it is - Tacked on (though still very welcome).
Another bit I noticed in Director's Cut, I did NOT like. That is the inclusion of the DLC into the main story line. This DLC was a SNORE fest. Going back and forth in rooms in the same area, and to top it off has these scan doors that take an age to open due to all the animation and scanning that plays. Feels like padding hours. Oh and of course, you lose all your powers during this part. The only good thing about this part was at the end you get all your powers back in Praxis form, pretty much allowing you to re-spec your character if you weren't happy with some of the choices until that point.
So, one good change, one bad change.
Game itself is still good. Stealth is pretty much an air vent hunter game (just move from one to another, they rarely let you down) and story, how far should humans go with technology is interesting but the game doesn't do anything that fun with it (goes into illuminati territory with it).
Overall, it was a good game lifted up to Very Good thanks to its writing and the atmosphere;
7/10.
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