Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Analysis

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is a first-person action-roleplaying game developed by Eidos Montreal and published by Square Enix. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided's story picks up two years after the events of Human Revolution, and chronicles returning protagonist Adam Jensen's investigation into a terrorist organization comprised of augmented people exclusively. Should you augment your life with Deus Ex: Mankind Divided?

Cyberpunk Noir Thriller

The VTOL barrels through the night sky in a desperate attempt to reach the Dubai-situated abandoned station in time. Task Force 29 was hastily assembled as soon as word came in that an undercover Interpol asset had arranged a deal with a notorious arms dealer. The target is well-known for peddling now-illegal,
A future where impeachable multinational conglomerates reside above the law only beholden to the bottom line; wealthy men doctor humanity's path from the confines of their darkened boardrooms. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided's world is one where technology was allowed to progress unchecked by morality in order to be able to satisfy the few's gluttonous need for financial excess at the expense of the poor. It was in this climate that some, inevitably, took it too far, resulting in The Incident. Where almost all augmented people's installed technology was infected sending them into a mad frenzy. Ever since The Incident, augmented people are routinely mistreated, discriminated against, and segregated. Their poor treatment has given traction to several pro-augmentation terrorist organizations, who perform scattered, loosely connected attacks designed to spread fear. However, as Jensen returns from Dubai, these attacks doesn't seem as unconnected, it seems like there is an intelligent hand orchestrating events from behind the scenes. If you, like me, are a fan of cyberpunk noir, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided's narrative will tickle your fancy; it ticks all the necessary boxes and establishes a bleak tone right from the
However, there are no two ways around that Adam Jensen is a stoic tough guy, and your conversational input is more concerned with whether or not he is a zero-sum pragmatic or is more compassionate and empathetic. I am impressed with how Jensen's character reflects the duality of augmented people philosophically: are they more machine or man? And it's through NPC conversations (as well as mechanically) Eidos Montreal posits the question where Jensen's humanity ends and his machinery begins - and your answer to that is uniquely your own, informed by your experience with Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. However, Eidos Montreal allows you shape the course of events in a more real way as well. At certain points in the story, you are tasked with deciding between to equally viable courses of actions, at the expense of the other. As far as I am able to recollect, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is the first game that has managed to change my mind after I had made it up by questioning what I was about to do - and I love Deus Ex: Mankind Divided for