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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided review embargo lifts on 8/19
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I sold it in anticipation of Neo before the price would have tanked.
Dawn is built upon the Glacier 2 engine, so make of that what you will.
Yeah I updated my post at the same time, you are right. There very little info about this regarding Hitman, yet there is plenty of info and demos for Deus Ex. I wonder if they are actually identical, but regardless they are the same Engine
When Geralt and Triss get transplanted into a quaint village in the past (not yet known to the player) and make decisions which affects the Jacques de Aldersber/Alvin character in the future. This is where you first face off against the Wraiths. It really was a beautiful area and a nice change up from Vizima.
Oh..it was a nice chapter with good story.
But I thought it broke the pacing of the game and I just wanted it to end.
Well then it doesn't really matter, cause it's not like you have an option now anyways
Thinking about it:
- Mankind Divided is set 2029, two years after Human Revolution.
- JC Denton is 23 years old in the original Deus Ex set in 2052
- So, JC should be born / created in the same year as the game, thus Paul must already be born / created
But I don't know if they would still be in some kind of stasis or whatever experiments or if they are actually given to foster parents at that time. Will be great to find out!
TimeEffect
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Replaying revolution and i dislike how janky it feels, especially the shooting and management of dropping weapons to pick up new ones since you become overencumbered
Enemies also look stiff and really animate poorly, all looking like the same guy.
Is the new one better?
Enemies also look stiff and really animate poorly, all looking like the same guy.
Is the new one better?
We will definitely see the Dentons in this game.
We're praying and they're promising. The only polished playstyle was stealth in Revolution, and the bosses laughed at it.
MasterMenace
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Can anyone write up a summary of the EDGE review?
CrichtonKicks
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Haven't seen the whole review but I believe this is an excerpt from it:
While Mankind's main story thread can be rattled through in 20 hours or so, it's world - in which side quests unfurl into complex threads of their own and the potential for exploration and experimental play is dizzying - invites you to linger.
This confident refinement of Human Revolution's potent, though flawed, proof of concept has resulted in one of the most elaborate videogame sandboxes in which we've ever had the pleasure of getting lost.
His Majesty
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GMG once again confirming that their keys will go out ready for preload to start tomorrow.
Crimsonclaw111
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MasterMenace
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Thx, was hoping for a bullet point list style of a summary. I've already pre-ordered the game and know I'm going to play it, but just would like to read some early reviews.
Krappadizzle
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I mean...it's a new game. So there will be improvements. There's a ton of footage of both the PC and console versions, just give them a watch and judge for yourself. I recently replayed HR and thought similarly to you, but at the time HR was fine on release in comparison to it's competition. I think the worse thing about HR was that the art direction has not aged well.
that's really cool, someone knows if it'll be the same for CDkeys ?
DriftingSpirit
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Aug 19th 6AM PT/9AM ET
Well I'd rather wait for a cheaper price since it's $90 here with tax.Well then it doesn't really matter, cause it's not like you have an option now anyways
Nice!
You cannot be encumbered in Human Revolution.
Plus there is an option that you can enable for automatic inventory management.
Considering CDKeys sources their keys from some undisclosed 3rd parties they may get keys tomorrow or Monday or Tuesday.
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Saint Titanfall
Awwww yes, those where the specific parts that were great about HR.
BossDarkseid
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If we go to Area 51 for some finale...and see those test tubes...
I replayed HR recently and I think it actually holds up reasonably well (if you're willing to let a few things slide) and the only thing which I was severely disappointed with was the AI and the extremely simple and telegraphed enemy patrols. Really hope enemy behaviour is a bit more unpredictable now.
I mean that's all stealth games for you.
I can't think of one stealth game that doesn't have tightly choreographed patrol patterns because of how it poses a design issue.
badcrumble
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Acknowledging HR's problems and saying this solves them makes me even more excited for this 9 score.
Crimsonclaw111
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Yeah, the only stealth game I've played that has convincing (and still easy to manipulate) AI is Metal Gear Solid V.
MasterMenace
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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided |OT| I actually asked for this...
I was hoping to see some expert gameplay tomorrow on Youtube but SE said tomorrow is just for reviews and gameplay is not allowed until Tuesday.
Im about 3 hours in and so far Ive found it quite boring :-\ I didnt play the previous game so that may explain why I didnt expect such a slow start?
Im about 3 hours in and so far Ive found it quite boring :-\ I didnt play the previous game so that may explain why I didnt expect such a slow start?
ehead
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Ahhh! Just bought it on Steam ($40 where I'm at). Might as well make it as a birthday gift in advance. Human Revolution is one of the best PC games I've played in the past 5 years and from the trailers I've seen, I think the sequel won't disappoint. I mean how can they mess it up, right? Hyped!
Ravensmash
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I'm quite lucky in that I'm able to suspend my disbelief quite well with stuff like that.
Alien: Isolation
Which to be fair, was contentious for being loose mechanically. But it made it scarier for some folk.
Had the liberty of being able to focus an entire game on one AI, and there was nothing else in the game apart from that.
The human enemies were basically zombies.
Plus it was a horror game so it worked, this one is a stealth game where you go up against multiple enemies in a room and the last thing you would want even if you don't realise it are for them to go to unexpected places.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided |OT| I never asked yadda yadda yadda ...
badcrumble
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Easy to manipulate is fine and good, I think - it's having them move in obvious cyclical patterns that is more of an issue. Any AI that's reacting to what it sees/hears will be possible to manipulate, and any good stealth game will give you a good set of tools with which to do so.
I actually was reasonably impressed with the alerted AI from The Last of Us (equivalent of Metal Gear in 'caution' mode), too, to be totally honest - the way they'd call out to each other which areas were clear and shout where they were going to look next (while gradually boxing you in if you stayed still) was actually really excellent, I thought.
It's fine to have fixed patrol routines but I think the problem was the game had very obvious safe zones where the enemy would not typically (unless investigating) move to and you could figure out the routes and these zones fairly quickly based on where the enemies and the objects(cover) were placed. I think even minimizing these safe zones to keep you on your toes would be a big improvement.
Edit: Yeah I think The Last of Us was fairly good at this. Even in MGS2 to completely avoid enemies required some deft touches just because the blind spots were not immediately obvious and did not arise within short intervals. MGSV is hard to compare to as the game is largely set outdoors and the levels are much more open.
MasterMenace
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If you never played HR, you probably didn't know what kind of game this is. Maybe the game isn't for you?
DirtyLarry
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Damn. I think I may pick it up now as this is why I was really hesitant to check it out.
MasterMenace
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You were hesitant because of inventory tetris?
He must have missed one of the greatest games of all times then...RE4.
Oh come on.
CrichtonKicks
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I think the key word is obvious. I think the best (worst?) examples of this are the rooms with many work desks. They're all largely arranged in a grid format with the enemies walking back and forth in the inner lanes while specifically ignoring the outer ones.
badcrumble
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It's the 'obvious' part that's important, I think. I much prefer stealth gameplay in which there's no obvious hole in the patrols for you to sneak through and you're actually forced to cleverly distract enemies in order to create openings you can move through. There shouldn't be safe spots, at least not until you've gone to the trouble of taking out an enemy or two (and even then I'd prefer for enemies to notice their absence even if you've hidden their bodies or whatever).
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