Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - Easy Allies Review 

You mean the GameTrailer team that was notoriously unreliable and behaved just like the untrustworthy game journalists of other sites? Yes I see that too.

@@Delsanar If they are so unrealiable why were you here watching the review of a group you feel is soo unreliable and untrustworthy 😂

And now not too far from 2024. 😢

You should've learned by now, Adam, you can't trust anyone.

They scrapped the franchise.

@@averystorm Hm, dunno. Eidos did the last Tomb Raider game because CD was doing Avengers. Hopefully they are in the middle of development for the next Deus Ex.

@@tomhaswell6283 I certainly think there is reason to be optimistic, at least in terms of seeing a new Deus Ex game down the road. The brand value alone is enough for some developer to roll the dice on. I don't think the franchise is dead, but this particular series iteration seems to be. Maybe Eidos and CD can get back on the same page with it, and surprise us all with an announcement for some long awaited follow up, but I wouldn't hold my breath. They all but put a bullet in it's head over greed. There will most likely be more "Deus Ex" in the future, though. Just probably a bit removed from this version.

cut out content for later dlc just sayin...

Probably get a directors cut like the last one.

We learn earlier today that the game was orginally planed to be released much later, so SE decided to cut the game in 2 or 3 parts.The sequel of the game is in developpement since half-2015.

Any chance you could provide a link for that claim?

Hell yes!

YES It's a much better game!

Currently playing human revolution, completely agree with you

David Ávila The point where it really clicked for me that it's one of the best games of the generation was when I was doing a side quest and this bartender gangster dude told me if I do this thing for him, he'd stop harassing this chick for money or something like that and when I worked the situation out in a way that works for everyone he fucked me over and still wouldn't stop harassing her unless I gave him an insane amount of money I'd never be able to obtain and there was nothing I could do about it. This really upset me the way he played me and talked to me so after I left the bar I said "You know what FUCK THIS" and went back in bearing a shotgun, went over to the bar and fucking blasted him right there. Everyone freaked out and guards were shooting at me and I just ran and escaped and the game and world continued on from there. It`s the freedom to make my own cool stories by mixing a good narrative and freedom to do what I want that makes this game so special. Sorry for the long ass comment I kind of got crazy there lol

ArtifiShuL Instinct I actually just got to that sidequest a few hours ago, and yeah i got what you mean. That, and the fantastic world building, made me a fan of this franchise practically over night.

David Ávila Nice!

Yeah it's certainly shitty that Square Enix has been doing this kind of greasy stuff lately and if you look into it, turns out the devs didn't build the game around it and were forced to implement them late before release but luckily they made sure they don't impact gameplay whatsoever if you just ignore them. I actually never even saw the store page at all when playing the game so at least it isn't intrusive at all. The shitty dilemma is the fact that the developers do some amazing brilliant work and if their games don't sell, Square Enix will leave them without a job and the devs did nothing but make a great game and tried their best to not let the microtransactions fuck with it. The game already didn't do all that well so I bought the game to support the amazing work of the devs and hope they are rewarded with it. Cases like these suck because you can't boycott the publishers without also fucking over the great devs and all the little people using their amazing talent to make a living and give us great games. For sure it's greasy but it doesn't make the game any shittier in this case at least.

Playing it for the first time fantastic game imo

I couldn't get into this game despite trying 5 times

@@normadicn5700 it's a good game, but certainly not for everyone.

+Easy Allies cool, thanks Blood.

Damn, Swype! In the second paragraph I meant to start with "It's weird". Not "It's suit".

+Valkyrie von Thanatos You have one of the coolest usernames of any website I've ever seen. Like, top five. And auto-correct has also hit me with some of the weirdest corrections ever.

The fact they did not have a problem or factor into their score most of the issues is the real issue here. To ignore or hand wave these problems does nothing useful. Also stop it. Hours played has NEVER been a measure of quality or length of the story. The actual campaign takes 7 hours with the side content taking 3 hours or so if you must have a time to it. It is the padding, imbalances, difficulty variances, bugs, etc that add time, and more so if you go the stealth route. Exploring while not really adding much to the primary content and not being factored into the actual games decision engine, also takes more time. Further everyone goes through at a different pace.

All I meant was that I was glad it didn't bother them too much. I hadn't played the game much when I wrote the comment. I was just happy it didn't occur to them to be hugely detrimental to the game. Certainly I am glad many reviews have criticized this aspect, because it is a disappointment, but I was also glad that at least for Easy Allies, the game was still great in their opinion despite this problem. I never meant to say, "I'm glad they ignored this glaring issue, who cares about proper critiques am I right?" What I meant was basically, "Oh, despite the smaller scope, they still really liked the game, I'm glad that in Easy Allies' opinion, the game makes up for its problems through its quality in other aspects, that is reassuring."

+Easy Allies wow thanks!

Haven't finished AOT yet, but the gameplay is very fun.

+JacobOlli hey thanks! I'm looking forward to playing it. kof, nioh (beta) are eating my time but titan looks great

***** Yeah I had a feeling that was the case..too bad this is encouraged now (keeping or even delaying the PC ports) so that the reviewers are forced to play it and review it on the console.

Always the way with the console version, I always end up save scumming on games like Deus ex so it was pretty annoying playing Human Revolution on 360 lol. Have this one on PC on an SSD, nice and speedy in comparison 😊

The thing is you barely ever have to load into a new area. Most cityscapes created in full with just one load.

+Easy Allies Cheers.. and spot on reviews as always!

Honestly this was the only game I was looking forward too ha ha

It is kinda weird because you can change Jensen's look which would really only be useful in 3rd person as a cosmetic change. sometimes traversing vertically in first person is a little wonky, so the choice for the 3rd person perspective would be a cool addition.

I guess it's because it's not really their full-time jobs. They may not have access to all review copies, too.

Because they are wasting time on dead-end shows like "tabletop escapades" and "easy update".

+Easy Allies I agree content needs to be out ASAP. But I'm all for quality content. Great review.

Those retrospectives were like 4 reviews. Thank you for your earnest work on the series *salute*

+Jonkki Tabletop Escapades is my favorite show of the week! And I really do like Easy Update. It's okay that you don't like them, but there are a lot of us that do. So much so, that we give money to them through patreon. :) L&R.

Eidos Montreal released the details of the first DLC mission. From their wording, it may safe to assume that it is a story mission.

**Akihiko Sanada voice*

If you just run for all the main missions and don't do any sidequests it feels short. I did almost all sidequests and I felt it was okay, length wise. Considering we've waited for the game for 5 years, yeah, the story might be a little short though.

If you just run for all the main missions and don't do any sidequests it feels short. I did almost all sidequests and I felt it was okay, length wise. Considering we've waited for the game for 5 years, yeah, the story might be a little short though.

I did some of the sidequests. The end also feels very cut off. Maybe my expections were too high for the game. Human Revolutions is way better IMO.

Cut content happened, so we'll probably be seeing some things as DLC. Also, there's a book or two that was released around the time Mankind Divided happen, and it (kinda) explains what happened to certain characters beforehand.

They are developping this game and the next game at the same time, which is why the pace might seem off

+Easy Allies did you complete the day one dlc? Thoughts?

+Jordan Buitendyk No, it's probably one of those things that wasn't available yet when I started. I tend to see those kinds of things and preorder bonuses as separate, but I should check it out when I go back.

I think you interpreted his comment in the opposite context he implied.

***** You gave this game such a high score, how could it not be the game of your dreams? 4.5/5 is almost a perfect score. That kind of description would go with a lower score no?

***** I'd say your standards are too high then. Most games aren't perfect.

But the game of your dreams WOULD be perfect. Thats what "the game of your DREAMS" means.Its not like they are in plentifull supply either. What youre saying is we should all downgrade the "games of our dreams" to just "really good games" i.e not the games of our dreams..i.e stop dreaming. Like Blood said...i really dont get whats so hard to understand...

you refunded it but you were feeling it ? what?

3 years later and we’re still confused