Deus Ex: Mankind Divided ANNOUNCED

[X-SOLDIER]

Are you talking about the original Deus Ex? If so I'd recommend just playing Human Revolution. HR is a prequel and this is a direct sequel to that. You miss some random references here and there but the experience is still as good whether you've played the original or not.

I was referring to HR, actually.



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[Hisako]

Put that fucking CGI in a needle and stick it in my veins

 

[Hisako]

Also, from 2:07 my thoughts were basically "DAT FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY. PLATINUM GAMES DEUS EX CHARACTER ACTION GAME FUCKING WHEN."

 

[The G'randiest' Daddy]

I'd be very happy (understatement of the year) if Mankind Divided could come with a full combat system... Plus all the guns and whatnot. Or at least a slightly more robust system than thus far. But I'll just be happy to have a new DE game, I LOVE IT!

 

[Ghost X]

I like the overt terrorism allegories.

 

[Carlie]

I actually have a copy of the original Day of Sex.

I might just call it that from now on.


I'm pretty sure I'm gonna have to play this game and HR or Lex will never let me hear the end of it.

 

[X-SOLDIER]

Some quotes about things: http://www.dualshockers.com/2015/04...-as-stealth-wont-repeat-mistakes-with-bosses/




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[Lex]

I should have posted these NeoGAF deets yesterday but I forgot. Juicy details:

From this month's Game Informer issue. Sounds super sexy:

-Takes place in 2029, 2 years after Human Revolution
-Listed as single-player, no mention of multiplayer
-Jensen is part of a covert, goverment-sponsored task force called Task Force 29, a new bracnh of Interpol, to combat a new breed of terrorism
-Jensen doesn't full trust Task Force 29, also feeds intel to another covert organization called the Juggernaut Collective
-In true Deus Ex fashion, you often receive conflicting missions, neither can be fully trusted
-Boss encounters are designed in a way to allow players to approach any way they want (stealth, full combat, etc)
-Eidos won't comment on which ending it considers canon but is trying to string together different parts of each ending for the overall background of Mankind Divided
-Story is in many ways a story of redemption for Jensen
-The story they're telling is building to events that take place in the original Deus Ex
-With Mankind Divided, they're exploring the original game's past; "Is the depiction of past events from the original Deus Ex true? Will we discover stuff we never knew?"
-Added a lot of diversity to the environments
-Females are also now part of the regular enemies in the game
-One of Jensen's missions takes him to Utulek Station in Prague, now a ghetto for augmented individuals
-It is nicknamed "Golem City", based on the real life Kowloon Walled City
-Shops line the streets, temporary housing units stacked on one another reaching upwards toward the sky; claustrophobic atmosphere
-Mission to track down a leader of an aug group, but police have captured the informant
-Can choose to butter up the informant's wife for clues or cause a scene with the police
-Alternatively Jensen can bypass this area of the game altogether and find the leader's hideout on his own
-Mentions Jensen engaging in tense conversation with the leader, resulting in a diplomatic solution or violence
-Transhumans (augs) referred to as "clanks" by police
-"You can go full combat or full stealth throughout any part of the game"
-Side quests meant to be more meaningful; ex. players can choose to make deals with criminal organizations and its mob boss might call in a favor later interrupting main missions
-Doesn't want fetch quests, the team sees the extra quests as a way to explore the main themes of the game more deeply
-Features twice as many augmentations as Human Revolution
-Aug examples:
Tesla: little darts pop out of Jensen's knuckles allowing him to tag enemies and take them out quietly
Silent Run: Allows Jensen to move quickly across any floor without making a sound (can combine with cloaking)
C.A.S.I.E.: Allows Jensen to analyze the mental state of individuals, helping him to respond adequately in conversations
PEPS Gun: Non-lethal weapon that pops out of Jensen's bionic arm and fires a concussive blast allowing him to knock an enemy out, kill him or flee
-Augmentation features can be assigned on the d-pad for quick selection
-Augmentations consume a fixed amount of energy, when Jensen stops using them he regains a portion of it
-Can still refill his augs completely with bio cells, Eidos wants the recharge mechanic to encourage using augs more liberally
-New remote hack augmentation allows Jensen to activate shortcuts through areas to pass enemies
-No plan for Human Revolution saves to carry over, but Eidos is planning for a franchise now, want to expand further after HR's success
-No plans for a Deus Ex MMO
-Eidos noted fans who played stealthily enjoyed the game more so spent several years iterating on gunplay
-Mankind Divided's moment-to-moment action plays out like a series of set-piece moments, a 'remarkable feat' considering nothing is scripted
-Jensen can adjust his weapons at any point mid-battle, changing ammo type, firing pattern, scopes, etc
-Some enemies have external tech like exoskeletons and mechs to combat Jensen
-Variety of enemies have a diversity of weapons, augments, or other high-tech combat tools, some have high-jump abilities, etc
-Focused on making A.I. more aggressive, flanking, etc
-Certain elements of the environment now react to combat

 

[Cat Rage Room]

I'm fucking excited.

 

[Lex]

So am I! It really does sound like they're taking all the good things about Human Revolution, making them better and improving on their shortfalls (really just the boss fights).

For the sake of players who enjoy combat, I'm glad they're improving it but I prefer a stealth/combat approach (I rarely even use guns, just the stun gun and takedowns - even the tranq gun can kill if you headshot them). HR kind of punishes you by giving less XP for killing and rewarding for finding hidden areas though so I do hope that doesn't change.

I did do one combat playthrough but my favourite thing is to sneak into every area, knock all the enemies out then hide them one by one XD. It's so fucking fun to do. And like in the police station if you return later you can hack every single thing in there and all the police stay knocked out in vents you've hidden them in. Oh it's so fucking satisfying.

 

[Lex]

Creating the world; with developer commentary.

EDIT: Screens of the 12-page Game Informer thread.

Imma update the first post with all of this.

 

[Blade]

I remember when my old friend used to play the first Deus Ex on his PC...

It looked like an FPS but it was all about exploration and doing stuff that you don't normally do in an FPS (i.e. talking to people for information).

I can't really say I got in to it, since I don't really know much about the plot... but if it's going to be that kind of game and more, it should be a good thing.

 

[Lex]

A lot of people get hung up on the FPS thing for some reason, but it's really unlike usual FPS's. It's not even an FPS, it's just an "FP" if there is such a thing, since the "S" is entirely optional. Plus it shifts to third person when you take cover in HR so idk. I know people who refuse to play it "because it's an FPS" but that's the dumbest shit ever tbh, because it doesn't feel or play like one and because it tars it with the same brush as utter trash like CoD.

 

[Joe]

I play HR as a First-Person-Vending-Machine-Thrower. No looking back.

 

[Cthulhu]

There's not a lot of first-person games that aren't shooters though, so I can see why they get bunched up together. I'm sure some people don't like Skyrim for that reason (the heathens)

 

[Hisako]

Third person camera is also the beneficiary of the god-tier takedowns in HR, which (judging from the trailer) will be even more god-tier in MD

 

[Lex]

There's a new update coming to the gameinformer hub today, so keep your eyes peeled!

 

[Lex]

It's up, some random article about why people choose to get augmented (duh) XD.

 

[Lex]

How the original Deus Ex changed the face of gaming.

Includes a lets play with producer Warren Spector.

 

[The G'randiest' Daddy]

Made a mistake. Clicked link. Read article. Enjoyed it. Then... My eyes strayed down. I saw a comment. I started reading the comments. I tried to stop, but I couldn't tear myself away from the all-encompassing stupidity that lies that way...

Don't do it. Never read the comments...

Nice article, though. I really need to replay these games again.

 

[Lex]

New info!

Design

Making it better than HR

 

[Lex]

Video! About Jensen's role in the new game <3

 

[Lex]

ooooooo

 

[Hisako]

pffffhahahaa love you Toufexis

 

[Lex]

That JJB dude is like the most hipster person in game development ever. Even his name is hipster. JJB is the name of a sports shop here. Toolbag. Dude really needs to cool it with the hand gestures also.