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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is fixing one of the biggest issues with Human Revolution

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Deus Ex Mankind Divided is fixing some major issues 2

And now it’s not about the god-awful boss battles from the series reboot a few years back. Eidos Montreal is busy wrapping up work on their highly anticipated sequel to the surprisingly hit reimagining of this cult classic series, and so far Mankind Divided looks like a lot of the same. The same with a really heavy layer of refinement over it, which is great considering some of the smaller, more irksome issues with its predecessor. Like its open-world hubs, which felt dead at the best of times.

In a slew of new previews and nearly half an hour of new footage, it seems this is another facet of gameplay that Mankind Divided it directly addressing. Dropping “I didn’t ask for this” hero Adam Jenson into a very different looking area of Prague, Mankind Divided immediately makes you feel like you’re living in the fallout of your decisions from the first game. There’s a thick sense of oppressive control over the game’s augmented population, and it adds to this sense of division that the game is trying to drive home.

Check out PlayStation Access working their way through Prague below

There’s also more interesting people to talk to in and around the crevices of the city, which adds a lot more role-playing to the combat-heavy formula. But if you’re here for shooting and asking questions later, there’s something for you too. It’s more stealth orientated in this particular playthrough, but helps show off the difference between lethal and non-lethal approaches to getting around (or going through) enemies.

Jensen has a vastly bigger array of augmentations to mess about with this time too (apparently he had some dormant settings that he managed to activate, or something), and they should shake things up in a meaningful way. Or not, who knows at this point. At least we don’t have long to wait, with Mankind Divided set to launch at the end of August.

Last Updated: July 19, 2016

10 Comments

  1. No Man, just give me Sky.

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    • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

      July 19, 2016 at 10:19

      XD

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  2. Kromas GG

    July 19, 2016 at 10:18

    This is on my summer/Winter/Halloween sale list for now.

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  3. Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

    July 19, 2016 at 10:19

    Can’t wait!
    *Looking at @ir0nseraph:disqus

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  4. BacchusZA

    July 19, 2016 at 10:26

    I never did finish Human Revolution, got up to the point just before the end where you have to decide Maleks’ fate, and then got distracted. I always meant to finish, but never got around to it, but it’s probably good given they evidently decided on a canonical ending now, and I’d likely have been annoyed if it wasn’t the one I’d chosen.

    I’m quite looking forward to this though, & will see if the shekels stretch far enough when it’s released.

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    • Admiral Chief - Check

      July 19, 2016 at 11:45

      Play DXHR Director’s cut!

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      • BacchusZA

        July 19, 2016 at 14:02

        I might have another go closer to when DX: MD is due for release, but when I started a new game again a few months (a year even maybe?) ago, I just couldn’t bring myself to repeat all that content. It was the same for me with Witcher 3, but I eventually managed to restart that a year after I lost my 60hour save, & got stuck into it in a big way recently, so maybe I’ll manage that with DX: HR too.

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    • miaau

      July 19, 2016 at 11:50

      well worth a punt to finish it.

      AND there is no choice, Malek survives. The end.

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      • BacchusZA

        July 19, 2016 at 14:03

        Agreed, that was most definitely my choice.

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  5. Captain JJ off track

    July 19, 2016 at 12:36

    I would love to revisit Liberty Island from the first game.

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