Prague, by 2027 a corporate-friendly tech haven full of people with augmentations, is now (2029) a test case for legislated, state-sponsored segregation, oppression, and, at its most extreme, forced relocation or expulsion of augmented people. Mankind Divided amalgamates the various choices from the end of the prior game into a set of accepted truths: Panchea was destroyed, a portion of Hugh Darrow’s message got out, and augmented people across the world temporarily lost control of their actions and lashed out in an often deadly fashion. Two years on from the events of Panchea, a thoroughly jaded Jensen now works for a task force branch of Interpol called TF29. The rest of Jensen’s out-of-town activities take place as stand-alone assignments, similar to the Highland Park compound or Picus buildings in Human Revolution. Golem, essentially a set of wretched, segregated housing pods for Prague’s now-ostracised and state-oppressed augmented people, comes closest to a second hub-like area, but is really more like an extended two-part mission with an exploratory prelude. The trade-off for this compelling variance in design is that Prague is not just Deus Ex: Mankind Divided’s main hub, it’s really the game’s only hub. Enter any one of the half-dozen or so apartments in Jensen’s building and you’ll find something novel, interesting, or relevant to the world at large. And from high-tech banks to cultist churches to simple storage areas or apartments, they all have curated design. Pretty much every building named on the map is guaranteed to have some sort of associated mission or side-quest during the course of the game. The larger of those areas is a comfortable equivalent to the Detroit city streets in Human Revolution, but that kind of direct size comparison would ignore the much greater density of diverse architecture, quest activity, and vertical exploration (both up and down) to be found in Prague. Mankind Divided’s main hub, Prague, is split across two subway-as-loading-screen linked areas. This great Versalife pharmaceutical advert is something I actually wanted to show, though. Part of the NDA is having to use Square Enix provided images. Where Human Revolution saw Jensen chasing answers everywhere, Mankind Divided takes place at the apex of a conspiracy. But this title deviates somewhat from the globe-trotting, grand conspiratorial structure of the prior games, instead attempting a more localised investigative plot with implications and external manipulations that reach beyond its narrower geography. McCann returns too (accompanied by new co-composer Sascha Dikiciyan), resulting in another absorbing score.
It’ll meet the majority of those expectations, particularly in regard to continuing Eidos Montreal’s meticulous dedication to creating unique, detailed levels the corners of which many players may not even see. We’re now five years on, and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is arriving on a wave of expectation, rather than cautious misgivings. Then it topped it all off with some outstanding cyberpunk-via-the-Renaissance art direction and Michael McCann’s superb score. To everyone’s relief, Human Revolution turned out to be a title which demonstrated concise understanding of Deus Ex’s emphasis on adaptive player choice and open-ended level design. The big-name publisher best known for Final Fantasy, a cross-platform release (still considered dubious in 2011, especially after Invisible War’s console-related problems), and protagonist Adam Jensen’s passing resemblance to SomethingAwful meta-reference Johnny Five Aces all drew suspicious glances from people fearful of a series-deaf reboot. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.It’s easy to forget that prior to its release, Deus Ex: Human Revolution was subject to a withering bout of fan cynicism. SQUARE ENIX and the SQUARE ENIX logo are registered trademarks of Square Enix Holdings Co. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Eidos-Montréal, and the Eidos logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Square Enix Ltd. Covert Agent Pack (Intruder Gear, Enforcer Gear and Classic Gear)ĭeus Ex: Mankind Divided © 2016 Square Enix Ltd.“Desperate Measures” extra in-game mission.Armed with a new arsenal of state-of-the-art weapons and augmentations, he must choose the right approach, along with who to trust, in order to unravel a vast worldwide conspiracy.īuy Deus Ex: Mankind Divided now and receive the following bonus content FREE: Now an experienced covert operative, Adam Jensen is forced to operate in a world that has grown to despise his kind. The year is 2029, and mechanically augmented humans have now been deemed outcasts, living a life of complete and total segregation from the rest of society.
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