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Square Enix’s Mankind Divided and Human Revolution may have its fans, but Deus Ex creator Warren Spector isn’t exactly one of them. With those two games developed outside of his influence, the direction taken didn’t exactly make him happy with the end result.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided's sales were as anticlimactic as its ending, forcing developer Eidos and publisher Square Enix to put the series on hiatus. We’ve heard nothing about Deus Ex since January this year, so it was a reasonable assumption that Adam Jensen and his cybernetic modifications had been put out to pasture. That’s not quite true.
A Criminal Past does succeed in at least giving players a more unique experience within the confines of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided’s layered stealth systems, but the overall feeling is one that is at odds with itself. The freedom to explore, but juxtaposed against a more restrictive and limited system of features that is ready to do its porridge in the big house.
According to sources over at Eurogamer, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided would have told a more complete story, with the narrative eventually being chopped as production grew to an unreasonably massive size over the five years of development. Which probably explains the utter anti-climatic ending for Mankind Divided. It's a pity we may never have any real resolution.
If you’re keen for more augmented shenanigans in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, there’s a new bit of story DLC on the way. It’s called ‘A Criminal Past’, and It’ll see Adam Jensen thrown into prison to track down and retrieve sensitive information from a fellow undercover agent who has gone dark.
Square Enix is looking towards mobile devices as a more substantial way of doing business in the future.
Can mechanical Apartheid really help create a compelling narrative for the Deus Ex sequel five years in the making? Yes and no, as Adam Jensen returns once again.
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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