Original VO actor went literally nuts little after HR was released. Blamed Illuminati for his failed marriage, acting career and how they are following him etc.
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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided |OT| We Asked For This
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Original VO actor went literally nuts little after HR was released. Blamed Illuminati for his failed marriage, acting career and how they are following him etc.
lifa-cobex
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Novum_Veritas
Member
Wow seriously, haha that is sick.
Vic_Viper
Member
The negative reactions the whole microtransaction stuff is completely unwarranted. People are being ridiculous and this game seriously doesn't deserve the hate its getting from a small minority of haters. First of all, the game can be played completely without paying any extra money. Secondly, most players wouldnt have even noticed they were there if it wasnt for the outcry of hate.
So what if the publisher added extra bonuses if you want them, Hell, it helps support the devs if people do decide to purchase any of them. The only part that does seem a little suspect is the whole one time use preorder/season pass stuff. Yea it sucks but they transfer over when you play the new game + so it really doesnt matter if you used them already.
So what if the publisher added extra bonuses if you want them, Hell, it helps support the devs if people do decide to purchase any of them. The only part that does seem a little suspect is the whole one time use preorder/season pass stuff. Yea it sucks but they transfer over when you play the new game + so it really doesnt matter if you used them already.
Are you saying stuff in your three storage vaults in Jensen's apartment can disappear? Or was the ammo just on the floor?
Sounds about right for normal 100% DX run.
Really digging this game. The stealth options instantly hooked me, as they did with HR. I think I prefer HR overall though. It had a cooler neon yellow and black cyber aesthetic that's missing from Prague and I prefer the levels from that game too, but MD is still very satisfying. Not a huge fan of the story this time around either but if it's the start of something bigger, I can give it a pass.
I agree, it's ridiculous. The game is very generous in earning Praxis kits, especially if you do the side missions. I didn't even realize you could also purchase them until someone posted here about it. A complete non issue for the story mode which is what 99% of people bought the game for, I've played more than 20 hours and still not through with it (dunno exact hours as I was idle for a few). Haven't even attempted breach mode to see what that is like, but I don't care if it has more of a f2p focus (if that is even true??) as I've more than gotten my value out of story mode.
Freezasaurus
Member
I kind of like the difference, though. HR was dark and gritty. It's a nice change to explore a city in the daytime.
It was on the floor. I will have to use the vaults going forward. Thankfully, nothing really important.
lifa-cobex
Member
It is OTT and something you can completely ignore.
Having said that,
Games are something to be a challenge and test yourself or either reactions, puzzles, tactics etc etc.
Having micro transactions like this takes away the bulk of challenge to these elements.
I see it as paying your way through the game (even though you already payed for it).
Basically it's lazy and completely devoid of the point of playing a game.
Imagine paying for souls in Dark Souls. Your argument can still apply to it.
However it crushes the main challenging element to the game.
If micro transactions where to be successful. Other company's would make sure the developers worked them into the game.
The line of love for making a game for a story or challenge would be pushed just to squeeze as much money as the can out of people.
Honestly I don't think micro transactions in this game can't do any harm to anything.
If you wanna get them, fine I guess.
But I do think people are afraid of a snowball effect and that's why they get such an OTT reaction. It's making sure the opinion is heard and it doesn't get escalated.
formasymphonic
Member
Extremely vocal minority affectionately (and repeatedly) referred to that as a "piss filter", so now its gone under the guise of "we have a new aesthetic to represent that the golden age of technology's progress is over" [paraphrased], It got taken out in Deus Ex:HR Directors cut though so not just MD. Vocal minority also had a lot to say about boss fights as well...
Damn... that makes me consider what happened to Sarif in between HR and MD in a whole new light...
Hostile_18
Banned
The 50 pounds entrance fee is supporting the developers.. do you really not see a conflict of interest with performance DLC so close to the game play experience for a full price retail game? Or how close of a slippery slope this is or how much pressure publishers can put on developers to encourage players to buy?
I honestly think people can be far too fast to defend thsee things and everyone is going to suffer in the long run because of it.
White Wolf
Member
i think i'm nearing the end.
after
, i think that was mission 10, i now had to decide whether to go after
or after
. difficult choice, but i went with the former.
curious to see if this is going to bite me in the ass or not.
after
meeting with janus
versalife and the orchid
stanlek's daughter and the bomb plot
curious to see if this is going to bite me in the ass or not.
Having just finished a non-lethal run, I'm already thinking of doing another one. Last two games that I played more than once were Mass Effect 2 and Human Revolution back in 2010-2012. I'm surprised how much I liked this game. Even the much criticized narrative made sense to me. It hit all the necessary beats and concluded at the right moment. Overall, the game felt like a first half of Act 2 of the bigger narrative. Hopefully the story won't conclude with the next game.
One thing that puts Mankind Divided over Human Revolution for me is Prague. I have to acknowledge all the craft and talent that Eidos Montreal poured into this game's hub city. I'm failing to find examples of video game cities that are as excellent as Prague in this game. I don't know how they translated the distinctive atmosphere and, if you'll excuse me, the city's ethos so perfectly into a video game form, but here it is. How well Prague fits into the game's major themes was another discovery.
One could argue that GTA V's LA is another great example of a real world location depicted in a video game. While it is true, I think Rockstar North had an easier, or at least more straightforward path. LA is all about surface, hence translating it into Los Santos is only a matter of putting familiar iconography into right places.
One thing that puts Mankind Divided over Human Revolution for me is Prague. I have to acknowledge all the craft and talent that Eidos Montreal poured into this game's hub city. I'm failing to find examples of video game cities that are as excellent as Prague in this game. I don't know how they translated the distinctive atmosphere and, if you'll excuse me, the city's ethos so perfectly into a video game form, but here it is. How well Prague fits into the game's major themes was another discovery.
One could argue that GTA V's LA is another great example of a real world location depicted in a video game. While it is true, I think Rockstar North had an easier, or at least more straightforward path. LA is all about surface, hence translating it into Los Santos is only a matter of putting familiar iconography into right places.
White Wolf
Member
i disagree. the first prague visit screamed identity crisis to me and as a result it felt... not right. don't get me wrong, the visual design is amazing, a lot of half life vibes, and dishonored as well (but i suppose that was a lot like half life 2 as well) but it just wasn't deus ex in my book.
to me, deus ex has always been about conspiracies when most of the masses were asleep, that's what i find so exhilarating about this series. it all happens at night.
it wasn't until some missions later
you return to prague in the evening
Games are very expensive to make these days. $60 or £50 is still not enough, especially considering that amount is worth far less today than it did back when games were actually cheap to make due to how simple they were.
IF the developers can come up a way to include microtransactions for those willing to pay and yet have a game that does not feel affected by it at all then I'd say any negative reaction to it is a knee jerk overreaction.
P.S. (As a side note please do not cite Witcher 3 as an example of a game that provides more at the same price, firstl TW3 is an exception to the norm, secondly CDPR is based in Poland they can afford to keep things cheap and yet TW3 cost them tens of millions. You can bet that if it was made in a NA, Japan or Western Europe it would have cost a lot more.)
IF the developers can come up a way to include microtransactions for those willing to pay and yet have a game that does not feel affected by it at all then I'd say any negative reaction to it is a knee jerk overreaction.
P.S. (As a side note please do not cite Witcher 3 as an example of a game that provides more at the same price, firstl TW3 is an exception to the norm, secondly CDPR is based in Poland they can afford to keep things cheap and yet TW3 cost them tens of millions. You can bet that if it was made in a NA, Japan or Western Europe it would have cost a lot more.)
Btw, the real reason for the gold black filter in HR was because it signified the Mechanical Renaissance, because paintings from the Renaissance era had a gold black look to them.
MD is post Renaissance...after the fall. Hence it makes sense to get rid of the gold black filter.
MD is post Renaissance...after the fall. Hence it makes sense to get rid of the gold black filter.
Well it's not like HR was totally set in night time.ibn Saïd;215193504 said:
formasymphonic
Member
Part of me has always hoped Eidos will eventually do a complete remake of the Deus Ex on their own terms but I think they will stop after the next one.
I know some people will consider that statement sacrilege, but I think that having to wrap up their games so that they still maintain the canon of the original two games will limit them creatively.
I'd love to see what they do with the ability to make alterations to the gameplay mechanics, art, graphics, audio, AI, level design etc etc etc - but built on top of contemporary tools and hardware.
I know some people will consider that statement sacrilege, but I think that having to wrap up their games so that they still maintain the canon of the original two games will limit them creatively.
I'd love to see what they do with the ability to make alterations to the gameplay mechanics, art, graphics, audio, AI, level design etc etc etc - but built on top of contemporary tools and hardware.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Wait what? Links? I need to hear more about this.
Also yeah, I miss Sariff and Sariff industries. Such an awesome hub, company, character, idea, etc.
Loved it.
He went too far with the method acting i think lol. Kinda sad for that dude.
Does anyone do gunthrus and actually enjoy it? That Titan armor looks pretty sick.
I don't understand why you have a taser, a blade launcher and a tesla gun tho. Seems redundant/imbalanced.
Truth. Missing Papa Sarif pretty deeply.
I don't understand why you have a taser, a blade launcher and a tesla gun tho. Seems redundant/imbalanced.
Truth. Missing Papa Sarif pretty deeply.
J
JoJo UK
Unconfirmed Member
You have the strangest sentence structure.
I think I have seen.
At least in a while.
It's like someone who wants their essay/report to look longer.
Than it actually is.
FAKE EDIT: Wow sorry for long post, well Ice should be sorry.
White Wolf
Member
yes it was... not in a single night, granted, because (dxhr)
jensen was in the pod for 3 days when he stranded in singapore
Hostile_18
Banned
Mario Kart, Rocket League, Hyrule Warriors, Dishonoured, Dark Soul's, Bloodborne, Borderlands, Mass Effect all did paid DLC that supported the dev's, was more profitable than the Base game in terms or margin yet didn't try to fleece their customers or introduce intrusive pay to win dlc that affected game play. If 50/60 isn't enough to cover a games costs that's the publishers problem to be frank not the consumer.
stump sock
Member
Upper hengsha and the last level disagree with youibn Saïd;215194791 said:
SCB3
Member
Oh WTF the Game just totally screwed me and now I can't actually beat the game
Spoilers for final boss
So I finally get to
, after several attempts I manage to do it fine.
Game doesn't register me as doing it, then as I leave anyway, Marchenko is on my radio telling me to face him!
So anyway, I carry on and finish M16 (Literally the only mission I have) only for it to tell me to go
, which I already have.
I literally cannot continue! I'm so angry cause I've loved every last second of this game up until this point, just so annoyed! Especially as its the last fn part of the game!
Spoilers for final boss
So I finally get to
Kill Marchenko
Game doesn't register me as doing it, then as I leave anyway, Marchenko is on my radio telling me to face him!
So anyway, I carry on and finish M16 (Literally the only mission I have) only for it to tell me to go
kill Marchenko
I literally cannot continue! I'm so angry cause I've loved every last second of this game up until this point, just so annoyed! Especially as its the last fn part of the game!
White Wolf
Member
ah, i forgot about tai yong. which is pretty inconsistent coming to think of it, because when you enter it from lower hengsha it's nighttime. so unless it takes half a day to get to the top, it should have been dark.
(also, it reminds me of the dev commentaries in the director's cut, where they said they actually wanted to do another hub for upper hengsha)
as for panchaea i don't really count it setting wise, it was just there for the endings. i think the devs agree because the pacifist/foxiest of the hounds achievements etc. pop up before you even arrive in panchaea.
Hellwarden
Member
So I stumbled upon a drug lab, and it's part of a side quest. I didn't do the early part of the quest that has you going around investigating. I just went straight into the drug lab, and shut it down. When I did that it didn't register as a completed side quest. Now, maybe, if I work in reverse, the side quest will activate and I'll get the exp.
But I shouldn't have to do that. The game should be prepared for someone to stumble into a sidequest at multiple points.
I think in contrast to most people, I'm not feeling these side quests.
But I shouldn't have to do that. The game should be prepared for someone to stumble into a sidequest at multiple points.
I think in contrast to most people, I'm not feeling these side quests.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
It is
The screenshot I posted two posts earlier shows one. There is no way to get across the fence, at least not with little story progress I made so far and I doubt it changes later on.
Wouldn't you just get stuck behind that if there was no invisible wall to stop you?
The shot doesn't show it but there is a building to the right. The area beyond the wall I'm facing is "reasonably" inacessible, the space behind the fence should be.
My God... characters' body language when talking is attrocious... seriously animators tried to convey some short of emotional response but it ends up being completely wierd, robotic, soulless and most of the time downright hilarious...
Would have been much better if characters just stayed still while delivering the dialogue.
I like the game but this thing is unacceptable by todays standards.
Would have been much better if characters just stayed still while delivering the dialogue.
I like the game but this thing is unacceptable by todays standards.
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10153493719900974&id=325196555973
A joke taken the wrong way. He was doing stuff for a comedy channel and people reported it as real, so Square didn't bring him back.
There will be a follow up later in the game.
33-Hit-Combo
Member
Can you unsuppress augs? Thanks!
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