Posted on: November 18, 2020

seamlik

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Games: 15 Reviews: 9

Crashes everywhere

I'll just play through the last mission on YouTube then...

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Posted on: April 30, 2020

WilliamArtean

Games: 417 Reviews: 5

Simply a great immersive sim

This is the 4th main entry in the Deus Ex series, developed by Eidos Montreal, also responsible for the excellent Human Revolution, previous game in the series. (I hope it's released here one day) The main plot of the game may seem thin, and I think you could almost resume it on a postcard if you write small. But you would be missing 97% of the game. The universe is rich and very well depicted : from dialogues you hear-pick between NPCs, e-mails you find by remorselessly hacking into peoples computers, to ads on the streets that play without shame on people's fear of augmented. There is great storytelling on all counts. New players can be a bit lost though: some plot points can be dark if you haven't read the novels (Icarus Effect & Black Light). There are also a lot of side quests, and none is poorly written. Some are waiting for you just beside the main quest but others will require you to explore the area if you want to find them. They all feature interesting characters, and immersive dialogue. In fact, dialogues are a important part of the game, and I found them very interesting. I played with English voices and French subtitles, and there were a couple of times where they didn't match, although both made sense. Curious :) As for gameplay, it's your choice. Go stealthy, hack your way through or just kill everyone. I played stealthy and I loved it, but either way, I advise you to take a moment to explore the environment. You'd be amazed at how many possible paths there are. And at how much stuff is lying around ; you can fell that characters live here (and rarely tidy their rooms). I spent hours exploring every nook and cranny (I loved it). The skill tree is not huge but there are some interesting new augmentations. A quick word about graphics : they favoured art direction over photorealism: an excellent choice I think. If you liked Thief, Bioshock and Dishonored you will surely like this. You can see it as a cyberpunk Dishonored with a lot more dialogue.

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Posted on: June 13, 2020

Phlegm_Tips

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Games: 158 Reviews: 12

slogging

This game is like so many others these days in that you have to jump through a shit load of hoops to get into playing the game. The Devs would tell me this replaces a manual or something else. Well, it is tiresome and in many of the games I have like this I can't get past the hoop station. The driving games that use wasd for control are impossible to me.

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Posted on: September 29, 2024

laasio

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Games: 6 Reviews: 1

This game is SO buggy it blows my mind

Getting it to run is one hassle but another is it running without crashing. An ancient game complaining about memory resources... Please!

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Posted on: May 1, 2020

OdanUrr

Games: 359 Reviews: 15

Prelude to a forgotten universe

Two years after the events of Human Revolution, Mankind Divided finds Adam Jensen working for an anti-terrorist intelligence and response team, known as Task Force 29, and the Juggernaut Collective, a global hacktivist group determined to bring the Illuminati secrets into the public eye. A terrorist bombing early in the game sets the stage for Adam to find the perpetrators behind it, possibly manipulated by the Illuminati to spur sentiment against augmented people. Unfortunately, some of the more interesting plot threads from the first game, such as White Helix's research, are left by the wayside. While featuring a weaker main storyline than its predecessor, it's still a competent one that succeeds at creating a more gripping atmosphere thanks to the superior and well-integrated side quests that constantly reinforce the narrative and evolve as you enter Act III. The TF29 headquarters deserve a special nod in the atmosphere department, constantly buzzing with activity and giving the impression people were actually working there and running other ops. Gameplay-wise it follows the trail laid out by Human Revolution, with augmented abilities that need to be unlocked and upgraded via praxis kits and the tetris-like inventory management. Multiple paths are available to tackle each mission depending on your abilities and even Bosses can be taken down in other ways besides blowing them to kingdom come. For better or worse, Mankind Divided laid the groundwork for future sequels, raising many more questions than it conclusively answers regarding the overarching narrative of the Illuminati’s secret agenda and Adam’s place in it. For my part, the gameplay and atmosphere eclipsed its main storyline, delivering as good an experience as Human Revolution. One can only hope Jensen’s next adventure is not too far off into the future and that we’ll see familiar characters from both entries return to help our favourite augmented cop uncover this worldwide conspiracy.

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