Rate top gamesEverything good and bad about the previous entry, in higher fidelity. The only real problem I have with this game is that it was cut short, and story threads that should have been wrapped up seemingly never will.
«Can’t stop playing»
«Underrated»
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I enjoyed this FPS game for the most part. It has some familiarities with Metal Gear Solid, but not so much that it might feel like a rip-off.
You can choose to be stealthy as well as all guns blazing. The game doesn't punish you in any meaningful manner. The gameplay is quite easy in stealth mode actually.
The choice of weapons is kind of redundant, but that's a minor complaint. Loot is more abundant than it should be. I think Metro exodus and Last of us really nailed this part.
As for the Gfx, sounds, special effects, they're all decent and modern-looking. The devs didn't try to overdo anything, which is a big plus.
One tip though. If this is your first Deus Ex game, DO NOT SKIP the intro story. Otherwise, game may feel outlandish.
You can choose to be stealthy as well as all guns blazing. The game doesn't punish you in any meaningful manner. The gameplay is quite easy in stealth mode actually.
The choice of weapons is kind of redundant, but that's a minor complaint. Loot is more abundant than it should be. I think Metro exodus and Last of us really nailed this part.
As for the Gfx, sounds, special effects, they're all decent and modern-looking. The devs didn't try to overdo anything, which is a big plus.
One tip though. If this is your first Deus Ex game, DO NOT SKIP the intro story. Otherwise, game may feel outlandish.
«Can’t stop playing»
«Sit back and relax»
meh cause it feel awkward to play so much so i only play like for and hour and is sad Cause it have great things ,but if is a calvary to play and get to them is not worthed .
This is in its essence a good game, with a small but densely packed world to explore, BUT the story is abandoned, takes forever to get going and the gameplay additions really don't make up for the lack of identity this has compared to Human Revolution
«Boooring»
I don't get this game at all. The original Deus Ex is incredible and Human Revolution takes that formula, refines some of that gameplay, and stumbles with some of the political allegory. Mankind Divided seems to think it refines that gameplay by making it more combat focused (jfc the experimental augs are just awful in every single way) and turning the open-ended exploration into "do you want to pick the shooty path, sneaky crouchy path, or hack doors path," and somehow takes the stumbling political allegory and just drop it off a cliff. And then it adds Mass Effect style dialogue that plays out more like Fallout 4. I can't believe this came from the same team, but then again I guess Invisible War came from the same team as the original.
«Waste of time»
«Boooring»
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is less of an action game and more of a detective simulator. Human Revolution's compelling gameplay takes the backseat to focus on an immersive world, realistic levels, and quality environmental storytelling.
The level design is massively improved from the previous entry. Environments are realistic and include a multitude of ways to tackle every scenario. Prague inparticular is so dense with lore and content that I spent a majority of my time exploring it. Unfortunately, the gameplay takes a backseat: everything is laughably easy, even on the hardest difficulties. On the plus side, this fits extremely well with how powerful Adam Jensen is supposed to be in Deus Ex. There's also the tradeoff of quantity. Mankind Divided only features 5 levels, one of which is visited 3 times. Each level is very well put together though.
If you only complete the main story missions, the story will be lacking. You'll scratch the surface of some of Mankind Divided's biggest conspiracies, but without the side missions, Mankind Divided would definitely feel stunted. The 12 side missions feature more compelling stories than the game, and they heavily contribute to the overarching narrative present in the main story. Combined with the immersive world, the story shines in a way Human Revolution's more "on-rails" story didn't. Beyond this, the narrative and themes feel right at home with Deus Ex, with some shockingly accurate predictions and some prime conspiracy theory fiction.
Much of Mankind Divided was designed for consoles. The UI is nothing short of atrocious: buggy map, weapon wheels, buggy scrolling, weird navigation, buttons not doing what you would expect, etc. To its credit, they did improve the minimap from Human Revolution, making it actually useful. There's also many improvements in skills, opening up some really fun (and overpowered) gameplay options.
If you enjoyed Human Revolution, you'll likely enjoy Mankind Divided if you do the side missions. I highly recommend pulling up the "Walkthrough" page on the wiki and confirming you've done all the side mission as you go (some are easy to miss). Remember you'll return to Prague a few times so it's okay to leave some locked doors and unexplored areas behind. I would not recommend Mankind Divided to anyone who hasn't played Human Revolution.
The level design is massively improved from the previous entry. Environments are realistic and include a multitude of ways to tackle every scenario. Prague inparticular is so dense with lore and content that I spent a majority of my time exploring it. Unfortunately, the gameplay takes a backseat: everything is laughably easy, even on the hardest difficulties. On the plus side, this fits extremely well with how powerful Adam Jensen is supposed to be in Deus Ex. There's also the tradeoff of quantity. Mankind Divided only features 5 levels, one of which is visited 3 times. Each level is very well put together though.
If you only complete the main story missions, the story will be lacking. You'll scratch the surface of some of Mankind Divided's biggest conspiracies, but without the side missions, Mankind Divided would definitely feel stunted. The 12 side missions feature more compelling stories than the game, and they heavily contribute to the overarching narrative present in the main story. Combined with the immersive world, the story shines in a way Human Revolution's more "on-rails" story didn't. Beyond this, the narrative and themes feel right at home with Deus Ex, with some shockingly accurate predictions and some prime conspiracy theory fiction.
Much of Mankind Divided was designed for consoles. The UI is nothing short of atrocious: buggy map, weapon wheels, buggy scrolling, weird navigation, buttons not doing what you would expect, etc. To its credit, they did improve the minimap from Human Revolution, making it actually useful. There's also many improvements in skills, opening up some really fun (and overpowered) gameplay options.
If you enjoyed Human Revolution, you'll likely enjoy Mankind Divided if you do the side missions. I highly recommend pulling up the "Walkthrough" page on the wiki and confirming you've done all the side mission as you go (some are easy to miss). Remember you'll return to Prague a few times so it's okay to leave some locked doors and unexplored areas behind. I would not recommend Mankind Divided to anyone who hasn't played Human Revolution.
Hot take: this game is more of a stain on the franchise than Invisible War.
Human Revolution was amazing for everything it did right on its own + bonus points for being better than its predecessor + awesome viral campaign to "leak" its first few hours to the public.
This one, however, was churned out as quickly as possible because new consoles were on the rise - the UI is the same but busier, the font is new and bigger, it's "prettier" (save for the style which I think is worse) and moves faster but it's the same game minus what made HR "innovative." The exhaustively woke plot makes no sense. Even when you disregard how disgusting it is to compare the heavy-handed oppression in this to real life discrimination, it doesn't follow the rules of the franchise. You got a whole 'back of the bus'/papers please thing going on in a world where the augs could LIFT aforementioned bus or use their literal shoulder missiles against the corrupt and abusive cops that enforce laws that the people don't seem to be completely aligned with. They just allow segregation because they're civil death machines? And people still persecute them? Dumb. Then, of course, you got the hungry microtransaction market, poorly conceived DLCs and spastic animated NPCs that sound like Roman Bellic. Game's too short as well. This marks the third time I've waited a long time to play the game after uninstalling it and wondering why so I'm mostly writing this remind myself not to bore myself with millennial feel-bad garbage in a mediocre DX title. Honestly, I had more fun playing The Fall but that's probably because it was way more like HR only a shoddy PC port of an iOS game which had its own quirky jank appeal.
UPDATE: Several years later, I tried it on again and yeah... I actually hate this game. In order, for me, it's this being dead last, Go, The Fall, 2, 3, and obviously 1 being the best.
Human Revolution was amazing for everything it did right on its own + bonus points for being better than its predecessor + awesome viral campaign to "leak" its first few hours to the public.
This one, however, was churned out as quickly as possible because new consoles were on the rise - the UI is the same but busier, the font is new and bigger, it's "prettier" (save for the style which I think is worse) and moves faster but it's the same game minus what made HR "innovative." The exhaustively woke plot makes no sense. Even when you disregard how disgusting it is to compare the heavy-handed oppression in this to real life discrimination, it doesn't follow the rules of the franchise. You got a whole 'back of the bus'/papers please thing going on in a world where the augs could LIFT aforementioned bus or use their literal shoulder missiles against the corrupt and abusive cops that enforce laws that the people don't seem to be completely aligned with. They just allow segregation because they're civil death machines? And people still persecute them? Dumb. Then, of course, you got the hungry microtransaction market, poorly conceived DLCs and spastic animated NPCs that sound like Roman Bellic. Game's too short as well. This marks the third time I've waited a long time to play the game after uninstalling it and wondering why so I'm mostly writing this remind myself not to bore myself with millennial feel-bad garbage in a mediocre DX title. Honestly, I had more fun playing The Fall but that's probably because it was way more like HR only a shoddy PC port of an iOS game which had its own quirky jank appeal.
UPDATE: Several years later, I tried it on again and yeah... I actually hate this game. In order, for me, it's this being dead last, Go, The Fall, 2, 3, and obviously 1 being the best.
«Disappointment of the year»
«Waste of time»
I was not pleased with this game. I was bored. The gameplay wasn’t fun. The strategy wasn’t fun. The story or atmosphere I thought I would love, but I didn’t. I was very disappointed. I thought this game had the chance to be a top tier game and it fell all the way to the bottom. This is probably my biggest disappointment.
Final Score: B-
Final Score: B-
I picked up Deus Ex recently to fill the emptiness that waiting for Cyberpunk 2077 has given me. I played the original and loved it but only played a bit of Human Revolution as i got it towards the end of the 360 life cycle. The game did a great job of explaining the story so far with a pretty lengthy cutscene and introduced all the main characters.
Early on in my playthrough I started out non lethal and actually carried this out through the entire game, it was really enjoyable actually playing through a game without killing a single enemy. Stealth in this game is handled great, the augments are fun to use and it all works really well together. I have heard the gun combat is a bit ropey but I cannot comment as I didn't use it even once.
The world, characters and narrative is where Mankind Divided really shines for me. I am a huge sucker for sci fi, dystopia and cyberpunk stuff so right off the bat I was hooked. The storyline is great and the detail in the side quests and how they run alongside the main missions and get more and more detailed as you progress is excellent. Your choices definitely feel like they impact the world around you. However, I would liked the world to a bit more fleshed out with a bit more to do. Prague is a great setting and feels grimy and seedy but I just wish you got to interact with more of it.
My only other fault is I felt the last mission was a bit rushed and it kind of just ended out of nowhere. However, the complaints are minor and I thoroughly enjoyed this game and am excited to go back and replay Human Revolution.
Early on in my playthrough I started out non lethal and actually carried this out through the entire game, it was really enjoyable actually playing through a game without killing a single enemy. Stealth in this game is handled great, the augments are fun to use and it all works really well together. I have heard the gun combat is a bit ropey but I cannot comment as I didn't use it even once.
The world, characters and narrative is where Mankind Divided really shines for me. I am a huge sucker for sci fi, dystopia and cyberpunk stuff so right off the bat I was hooked. The storyline is great and the detail in the side quests and how they run alongside the main missions and get more and more detailed as you progress is excellent. Your choices definitely feel like they impact the world around you. However, I would liked the world to a bit more fleshed out with a bit more to do. Prague is a great setting and feels grimy and seedy but I just wish you got to interact with more of it.
My only other fault is I felt the last mission was a bit rushed and it kind of just ended out of nowhere. However, the complaints are minor and I thoroughly enjoyed this game and am excited to go back and replay Human Revolution.
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The Reviews of «Deus Ex: Mankind Divided» were mixed up. I love the cyberpunk genre and am a Fan of the Series, but although I recommend the Game to be quite a success, it leaves me kind of cold on another Level. I go into it elsewhere, but I would like to draw attention to a few Points for which you unfairly abstract the Game: Microtransactions: Yes, there are. But not in «Star Wars Battlefront» or «Shadow of Mordor» manner. 1. If one is not made aware of it to any Place while Playing, no Advertising, nada. The Atmosphere is never disturbed. 2. There is simply no Need for transactions. Neither is the Title artificially stretched To sell shit Loot Boxes, nor do you need them if you can't get ahead at one Point (in this Case, it helps to simply put down the Level of difficulty). 3. Penalties a Title per se simply because the Developer understandably wants to make Money from Microtransactions, even though it is so fair, unobtrusive and yes ... Decently as is made here is childish, petty and stupid. And just so that we get along clearly, I HASSE Microtransactions.
Bugs, Performance Issues, Poor Optimization: Don't go with me. I suppose that everything has been fixed by now.
Basically, I think «Deus Ex: Mankind Divided» a great Title. Visually and acoustically a Force, playfully varied and extensive. I had a lot of Fun trying Around, exploring, tactical (Finished the Game without a single Kill) etc. There were exciting Moments, numerous Surprises, hard Decisions, everything you would expect from a «Deus Ex» And much more.
Strangely, though, the Title doesn't grab me as much as its grandiose Predecessor. On The one hand, this is due to the Story, which is not so diverse and exciting over a long Distance, and also does not result in such an excellent Finale. On The other hand, the Open World. Had «Human Revolutions» also numerous mission levels, plays a lot here in Prague. The World here is bigger, but still seems smaller, more tranquil in the global Context. The various Excursions out of town are to be counted on one Hand, but would have done the Title much better. Prague also looks much more realistic, which is certainly due to the changing Times of Day and Weather Conditions, but at the same time It is not as cool as Detroit did back then. While I was» Fascinated by «Human Revolutions, «Mankind Divided seems» unapproachable. As if one had had a Date with two different Girls. One was pretty, interesting and cool, the New one, while gorgeous, but at the same time cool, aloof and somehow arrogant. While the Predecessor told a worldwide Story, «Mankind Divided seems» like an Appetizer on the next Part (which probably never comes due to lack of enough units sold).
«Mankind Divided» captivates with a living World, all kinds of Information about the Daily Happised, history, Etc. The Game can be played in 1001 different Ways and there are various Solutions for everything. Game as you like is the Motto. The Gameplay, meanwhile, remains as terrific as you know and appreciate it from the Series.
Anyone who can do what to Do with Cyberpunk should risk a Look. Unfortunately, the Time until the Release of CD Project Red's new Title «Cyberpunk 2077» is likely to take a long time at the moment.