A built-in benchmark is also included! It runs worse than any in-game scenario in fact I only average 45 FPS in it with a 4.6 GHz i7 6700k, 16GB DDR4 3000, and an overclocked GTX 1080, at 2560 x 1440.Īs of November 2016, stability is no longer an issue. See the screenshots below showing its menus and all the options they have. It is jam packed with graphical, UI, and gameplay options (barring DX12 which is not yet included, a testament to its incomplete status). One would expect such an unfinished port to also be lacking in options and configuration, but aside from the inability to disable mouse acceleration and enable raw input, it isn’t lacking much. Optimization is still awful, although shadow settings may have slightly less performance impact now. It’s still unacceptable in its current state, especially since some of the crashes are memory leaks and can screw up the system until rebooting. Dawn engine needs to be buried for good.Īs of September 4, 2016, the time this review was published, stability has improved slightly. Technically, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is a hot mess. Runs worse than many better looking games, although it does make almost even use of all eight threads on my Intel Core i7 6700k. NPCs can get glitched into walls and objects, but this is rare. More mouse acceleration than most games you will come across in this day and age, with no way to disable it. Crashes for numerous reasons including memory leaks. Highly unstable, terribly unoptimized, a high amount of mouse acceleration that cannot be disabled. Yet at the same time it manages to be a pitiful console port. In the quote below is what we had written originally, so that our readers can understand how bad it was at launch. Human Revolution carries on these design principles like any true successor should.Īs for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided? The general gameplay and UI design were largely built around the same principles.Īs of November 2016, the vast majority of issues with Deus Ex: Mankind Divided have been addressed. The PC focused design is evident in all aspects of the original the gameplay complexity, the lack of hand holding, the environmental interactivity, the scale and attention to detail, things that consoles at the time didn’t have enough memory for. The original game was designed primarily for PC and was a timed PC exclusive. It’s also what Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is supposed to be. It is what the original game showed us back in 2000, and it is what Deus Ex: Human Revolution successfully followed up on more than the first sequel. An action game involving far more than just shooting and sneaking, often having more dialogue and exploration than either.Īll of that is Deus Ex. Triangle symbolism (representing the Illuminati), conspiracies and espionage. The protagonist is tall, imposing, and wears a dark trench coat with sunglasses even indoors and at night. A culturally and environmentally diverse world introduced to the players, using massive interactive hub locations to show us how the issues at hand have affected different parts of the world. A world with conflicting views on the technology in question, with numerous well-written characters at every turn providing a different perspective to the issues at hand. Advancement of the human species (according to some) through augmentation technology. Technological revolution leading to controversy, riots, and ruin. This review contains minor spoilers, hidden behind spoiler tags and obvious warnings. Let us see if it is a worthy addition to this legendary franchise. ![]() ![]() ![]() Given how excellent both Deus Ex and Deus Ex: Human Revolution are, Mankind Divided has a lot to live up to. This was a game that many people were anticipating. Some may know of Deus Ex: The Fall, but it is a very limited and heavily flawed game designed for mobile devices, therefore it is not all that important. There is also Deus Ex: Invisible War, the sequel to the original, but it is set so far in the future that the only requirement is to play Deus Ex beforehand. After this, continue to Human Revolution Director’s Cut (which includes the ~8 hour expansion) before finally playing Mankind Divided. ![]() Newcomers to the franchise are advised to begin with the original Deus Ex, especially since a fantastic mod exists to bring it into the 21st century. Mankind Divided is the sequel to the award winning Deus Ex: Human Revolution which released in 2011, but it is still a prequel to the original Deus Ex released in the year 2000. The franchise is known particularly for bringing amazing atmosphere and impeccably detailed locations, with an abundance of content. Developed by Eidos Montreal under Square Enix, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is a story-driven hybrid FPS/stealth game with some RPG inspired elements, set in a one of a kind cyberpunk world. After a five year wait, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is here, the latest game in one of the most incredible game franchises ever.
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