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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Eidos Montréal

2016•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 30 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionmusic/dancerobots/ai/spacesportsvehiclesfastfresh & originalimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questempowerment/personal growthfighting evilgame/competitionhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and sweeping: a very fast shooter, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: very fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

80 / 100

606 ratings

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About This Game

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided directly follows the aftermath of the Aug Incident, a day when mechanically augmented citizens all over the world were stripped of control over their minds and bodies, resulting in the deaths of millions of innocents. The year is now 2029, and the golden era of augmentations is over. Mechanically augmented humans have been deemed outcasts and segregated from the rest of society. Crime and acts of terror serve as a thin veil to cover up an overarching conspiracy aimed at controlling the future of mankind…

Summary: IGDB

Story

The year is 2029, and mechanically augmented humans have now been deemed outcasts, living a life of complete and total segregation from the rest of society. Now an experienced covert operative, Adam Jensen is forced to operate in a world that has grown to despise his kind. Armed with a new arsenal of state-of-the-art weapons and augmentations, he must choose the right approach, along with who to trust, in order to unravel a vast worldwide conspiracy.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureScience fictionMusic/danceRobots/ai/spaceSportsVehiclesAll consuming questEmpowerment/personal growthFighting evilGame/competitionHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsTroubled leadsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

SoccerFootballExplorationCyberpunkCyberneticsBloodyDetectiveDrugs

Where to play

Details

Developer: Eidos Montréal
Publishers: Feral Interactive, Eidos Montréal, Square Enix
Released: 23 August 2016
Series: Deus Ex
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Modes: Single player
Perspective: First person, Third person
Time to beat: 17h rushed, 30h normally, 38h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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