Deus Ex: Mankind Divided | Love It or Hate It 

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It's so depressing knowing eidos Montreal is stuck making avengers trash when they're completely capable of making the next great deus ex

Happy to see you still kicking dude!

This is my favourite game, I'm from Prague and it's... spot on.

Its important to note the reason so many people amputated themselves to get augmented was because of the demand in the only remaining job sectors for construction etc. It was an economic force that made people have to get augmented in order to survive.

Honestly, I have never been happier to get a RU-vid notification. I hope you are doing well.

Yeah I'm not gonna lie, when this popped up in the feed I choked up. I'm happy to hear your voice, man.

I don't care what you make, I'll watch it. I'm just glad that you're here with us making it!

OMG HE LIVES, I was so worried for you man. Im glad youre still doing fine.

One of the few things I like about mankind divided is that a lot of the game play mechanics from the original Deus ex that were not in human revolution were added back in also it's art style is closer to the original as well but it's still way to advanced though. Edit: also one of the many things that the original Deus ex did better than the prequels is when you wanted to hide a body Denton would put the body over his shoulder

Wait..they are called “vision boards”? I always called them crazy walls…

I think the reason melee takes biocell charge is just balance for corner camping; if there's no cell drain you just wait around a "suspicious" corner and clear the whole room as they all line up to investigate one at a time. I remember being bothered by it in both games though.

Bro I sure as hell wasn't expecting you to come back so soon. And then to make a whole Deus Ex review. Hope all is going well.

I'm glad you're alive man, sounds freakin intense. As for what to do next, your spicy take on Atom RPG if you can tolerate it would be cool!

This game is so underrated. One of the few games I play to the finish ever single time I play it

33:00 As a drummer, you pretty much hit the nail on the head. We love to use dynamics (soft/medium/loud/anything in between) to create a certain feeling with music. We can also use accents to add flavor. The drum pattern you sung out is a pattern with accents. Ex: DUN dun dun DUN dun dun No accents: dun dun dun dun dun dun It's crazy how making one note slightly louder (or quieter) can add tons of tension or feel to a track.

I love how the opening of this is very positive. It makes it feel much more objective.(or rather personally subjective but less biased. you get you get what i mean) taking the good with the bad. That's why i like this channel. Great work

Holy crap man. I’m so glad to see an update from you. I’m so happy you’re still with us.

Before I even start watching, glad you're still alive and kickin! Looking forward to watching this one, Eidos Montréal has been the source of both good games, and pain lol

Regarding the credits questions: Do Atom RPG!

Atom RPG would be fantastic! Mass Effect is overdone and "meh" - How many times can the same things and criticism be said over and over until it's a skip?

"Mankind divided... love it or hate it" I see what you did.

STRAAAT!! I'm so glad to see updates from you.

Had myself a FAT sigh of relief when i got this notification. Thanks for all the great videos dude. Looking forward to many more!

When it comes to the Praxis points, the way they explained it, lorewise, is that after you're reset to zero - and discovering that you have all these new augs inside you, Adam's body needs to get used to the augments again. So by doing quests and exploring, Adam's body gets more and more "attuned" to the augs, which then allows him to activate more of his abilities. With the black market augs as the exception, for which you need to have the *calibrator* .

Just bought that dope ass “Very warm jaw thing” from your merch shop, thought about changing the color but went for that classic red and black. My first piece of merch from a RU-vidr, but you deserve it and I’m sorry I can’t do more! I’m prone to getting sick so I still live the masked life and that looked too hot not to add to my life.

Yesss!! Can't wait to watch this after work! Thanks big mans for the huge uploads! Really makes my day seeing you post a new one!

omfg yesss new Strat Edgy. Been binging your videos so this is exactly what my spleen wanted

I think my favorite realization during my first playthrough of Mankind Divided was that being a combat oriented pacifist was viable. The joy of discovering that if I dropped the ball on stealth I wouldn't have to risk botching a no kill run without having to eat a duffelbag sized load of energy bars Glad to see you're still kicking my mans, viewing any of your content is always a joy

You are alive! ¡Vamos todavia carajo! Im soo happy to see another of your videos! Thank you.

Holy hell I am so glad to have got this notification, I have been swamped with work and only got around to watching your previous video 2 days ago, and needless to say, I was terrified, glad to see you are still kicking!

HE LIIIIIIIIIIIIVES!!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

Played ATOM for about 10 mins and it didnt grab me, maybe getting your opinion on it would make me look a bit deeper?

This vid not only came way sooner than I'd hoped but the fact that it came at all and he made it through was such an uplift after the massive lump in my throat the last one left. I'll hope for your speedy and complication free recovery!

hilarious a half baked deus ex game is still better than most triple a games lol personally one of the best stealth game of all time imo

So glad to see this video and to hear you're mostly hanging in there. As for the content, I have a soft spot for Dishonored and even in my limited ability to analyze games, I thought there was a lot to say about the 2nd and generally about the series. I'll be happy to watch anyway, whichever you pick in the end.

So glad to see a video, you been in our thought brother 🙏

I was scouting comments and any sort of activity since the last video. Boy, am I glad to see a new video from you!

Want to start off by saying that I was so fucking happy when I saw this video in my notifications, I was so fucking worried that you kicked the bucket after that last video and I just want to say that I'm glad the surgery panned out, I wish you the best of luck with the future. On a different note though I'd fucking love a video on the Dishonored series my dude.

Watching this a second time in 24 hours. It's real good to hear your voice. And this was a real uplifting notification to wake up to

10:45 That little segment of the video encapsulates how I feel about that 1000%, thank you for saying it out loud. You are now my spirit animal.

Haven't watched the video yet, just wanted to say I'm happy and relieved to see you post another video. I hope you and your family are doing well!

Fuck yes, another nostalgia trip. Thanks Strat. Glad to see you're still in action, I hopped on without even looking at the title.

I absolutely loved playing this game. I can look past flaws if it means I vibe with the world. This game did a really good job at making a great world even though 80% of the game is in the same geographical area. Maybe I just like immersive sim design when it comes to games, or maybe it’s the fact I got the complete edition for $9. Either way I really enjoyed the game, and I wish Eidos wasn’t stuck making avengers games so they could finish off Adams story.

Awesome to see new video from you, man! Keep up the good work, you are INSPIRING

Was glad to see this up; bit behind and finished the Outer Worlds vid the other day, only to frantically check here and twitter to make sure you were still around (may have gotten something in my eyes just a bit... Damn... Eye contaminants). Relatively new follow but happened to stumble on the Vampire and Tormet videos randomly (which was fantastic - lol sorry edit cause I was apparently sleepy and saying nonsense) and been watching others and getting to older ones sporadically since But really enjoy your takes, tangents, style and the whole deal, so I was legitimately happy to see a new vid, happy to hear some major bros helped so much, and excited there's more on the way (hopefully on to the forseeable future) Anyway, for what comes next I am kinda stoked on where you are maybr heading We seem to be in sync a smidge as I semi recently finished another swing at Outer Worlds(after a long wait for a crash causing bug fix that held me up for months on my 'kill almost all' run... Which was pretty underwhelming tbh) while feeling too burnt out and skipping the DLC lol Then am partway through ME Legendary, JUST played through Dishonored 1 for the first time on a ghost/clean hands run, and almost done my much messier high chaos run... Deciding on DLC or going straight on to D2 next and if you get a vid out that may influence that Bonus that I just redownloaded Atom RPG the other day(as part of convincing myself I will actually clear the hundreds of games deep backlog), so would be cool to see a vid before or after if I give that a shot too

I have fond memories of this game. I thought the story was engaging and insightful something many games can’t do. Critics really did drop the ball on it by saying it was “good” this game will be seen as a remarkable accomplishment years down the line. Though DE:HR is still the cream of the crop.

This is my absolutely favorite Deus Ex. Passed it 14 times since its release and still coming back.

Please do the Dishonored games, I'd watch the hell outta that.

Makes me happy to know you're still going strong dude, love your content and thanks for making it!

Aside from the smaller scale of the main story vs Human Revolution, EVERYTHING about Mankind Divided is better than HR. By an order of magnitude.

Aayyyeee this channel is gold. It scratches some mental itch for me. Much love.

This was an extremely relieving video to see arrive in my sub box. Great work as always, and I'm glad you're here to post it.

So glad to see a new vid from you. I hope all is well and you're as healthy as can be

Really glad to see you still hanging in there

Can we just appreciate this man puts in content no matter what life throws at him?

Gotta love Strat showing up out of the shadows of youtube with a well made video essay proving my memories of enjoying a game I liked were wrong. Glad to see you again!

Good to see you okay and I wish you the best as always.

I haven't finished the video yet, but good god damn is it good to hear you spill so enthusiastically about something again. So happy to see you still around man.

This upload made me do a double take. I'm really happy to see you're back and still with us.

For all of cyberpunks (many) flaws, something that really positively surprised me was your stats giving you Access to unique interactions like for instance my strength focus character could just rip open field metal doors because he’s so jacked he can just overpower them. That genuinely never fail to make me smile like a total idiot, just being jacked enough to rip open the pressure door got me so hype each time 😂

Another great video and it's great to hear how well your surgery went! Can't wait for the next Doc and Nick video

Glad to see you post again! Last video was worrying

I'm late to this but loved how you would flip from Jekyll to Hyde and still laugh about it. Subbed, your passion for your craft is admirable. you genuinely made me laugh out loud

Been sick all week from a severe infection and while I've been sick I've been playing A Criminal Past DLC for Mankind Divided. I just got out of urgent care today and I come home to find a Strat-Edgy on Mankind Divided. Fucking Illuminati.

Thank fuck I saw this in my subs list today. Was worried that you bit the bullet with how things left off with the last video. Really relieved to see you're still with us.

Good to see you alive dude. I wish you health

I don't know if you'll see this man, but you've been an interesting voice I didn't know I needed to hear given the past few years. I'm an aspiring writer (I know, all writers are aspiring but I've never... Gotten anywhere, you know? Never put in the time.) and your particular way with scripting and persona in video had me engaged. I found your Daggerfall video, then continued on and took some backlog and the KOTOR was what amazed me. When it comes to games, or at least "Worlds" you hit that nail on the head. I've only felt immersed like how you've described in one game of late. That disconnect between a player, their actions, and the avatar. That game being Ghost of Tsushima. With controlling Jin Sakai, there's a sort of narrative disconnect you get, at least from how I play the character (in what little time I sank, also forgive an incomplete analogy.) When saving people, when fighting in front of innocents or on the road. You get that Kurosawa-style Samurai feel, you know? The quick draw Iaijutsu-style heroism. But contrast that against the Mongolian camps, where you know shit is going down. Do you forsake that samurai honor for the easy kills, to strike fear like a feudal japanese batman? Hell yeah. That dual facade, of the honor-bound swordsman moonlighting as a shadowy killer is what really invested me in the mechanics and the story. Contrast that to how I like D&D games. TTRPGs, that kind of shit. I like to write worlds that are high fantasy but aren't... Bullshit, if you know what I mean. I like to try to make things sort of make sense. Put the why's and because in a reasonable order with that usual high fantasy panache. I know you're probably busy with other projects and got god knows what going on inside your head and body. Just know if you ever need another voice to bounce off ideas with or work on your games as a writer or lore-master. I'm trying my best to find some shit I'm good at still and the only passion I have is Gaming. I just hope you manage to read this man and know that wherever you are, there's folk who see your shit and praise it. Your voice, both physical and artistic, are something the industry needs now more than ever and I'm glad you made it through. Cheers.

I don't have time to watch now so I'll save for later but I just wanna comment that I'm really happy to see an upload from this channel, this is very good news! I know we are strangers, but seriously made my day seeing that you are alive and kicking. Cheers from South America!

You perfectly echoed and worded everything I couldn't put together in my head kindly years ago. It feels so bloody good to hear another have the exact sentiments I had about this confusing game cause when I was debating with my friend about this when it first came out, he didn't understand a single thing I said. Also, good met man. Hope you continue to make it through well. Youre a great person, inspiration, and silence companion. Keep making your brilliant work if you can.

Thankful you're still making content dude, another superb video. When I saw the notification on my phone I nearly choked up. Hope you're doing well

Glad you found the time to make another video!

Happy to still see you alive and kicking, I was scared to see you go. Your videos helped me laugh though the pandemic and hearing about your heart issue in the outer worlds video made me look back on all your videos and just keept looking back to your channel to just see anything, and it was a pleasant surprise to see this video, keep it up!

I'd only just managed to get to the end of your Outer Worlds retrospective a couple of days ago, and was saddened by your health news. So glad you're doing OK, man. Your uploads are always a treat.

It's nice to see another video, great job man!

Super up for Dishonored or Mass Effect. I'd love either of the two!

First premier I’ve bothered to catch, just wanted to say I hope recovery is going well!

Good to see another upload from you, king, absolutely loved it. Hope you're taking care of yourself big guy ✌️

Dang. Didn't see this update. Glad you're still with us!

Love the videos my guy always look forward to watching them and love the way you do your reviews sparing no detail and always having a great laugh keep em coming man glad your still with us and kicking man

Wow, it's been a few years since I watched a video from you and you seem to have improved immensely. Can't wait to catch up on everything I missed.

Traveling through vents feels like passing through the wardrobe to Narnia genuinely fantastical.

I love the 10:45 bit, it really seemed like your anger slowly built as you started it. And as you talk it slowly becomes less and less of a joke and more of a vent

OMG, so glad you’re back Strat!

I love Mankind Divided a lot, originally came to your channel from watching deus ex reviews, so glad to see this.

So Happy that you are okay!!!!!!! Love ya homie!

Haven't watched the review yet, but just had to say how happy I was to see it pop up. Glad to see you're still with us man. Take care, and best wishes.

Glad to see another video so soon. Hope everything is going well for you!

The argument against Augs being unrealistic, one thing to keep in mind: They're trendy. Most of Human Revolution played with people getting them because they were status symbols. Hong Kong was a good example where prostitutes were being forced to get augs in order to make more money. It was a novelty, and saying "no one would willingly cut off their arms" I think is understating human desires to want to fit in and seem hip or cool or whathaveyou. We already see some crazy shit happening in today's world thanks to similar social pressures. Also most of the augs in Human Revolution were used by the rich or famous. The others that had them were predominantly thugs who worked for companies that built the augs to begin with. Otherwise the most likely candidate for augs would be people that could use them in sales (there was a social aug in the first game that was trying to sell you something, can't remember what) or could use them to work around physical disabilities which likely came out as the cheaper option for insurance companies (eg, Jensen). In Mankind Divided the Incident happened and the reason why most Augs are poor is because no one trusts them any longer. Augments made sense when they could easily pay for them, but as soon as some Augs went crazy and started killing people by the hundreds, well augments no longer seemed to be a desirable asset in business. Or in society. It's one of the most realistic parts of the whole game.

People often find that shitting on a thing is an easier and enjoyable way to write a critique, and I think that's a little bit of Strat's image, but my favorite parts of his videos is when he's got both positive, useful things to say and individual gripes with examples. The positivity is oddly the best parts of these videos lol and I hope that Strat never feels the need to be extremely sarcastic and cynical for entertainment's sake.

Since you asked: When I’m playing drums (including double bass stuff) I don’t notice my heart rate so much, but I do tend to breathe in time with the music. Depending on the tempo I’ll inhale/exhale every 2, 4 or 8 beats. Basically my breathing stays at a normal speed relative to the tempo

Glad to have you back with us

Absolutely enjoyed this video - you analyse things most reviewers fail to mention. Makes me want to replay mankind divided, which is my favourite DX title besides the OG. Great work mate!

Always a good night at work when i get a new video from you. I would love to see you go through Atom rpg. I don't think ive really heard anyone talking about it.

Fuck yeah another upload and it’s a long one. Glad you’re still above ground my man, seriously.

Good to have you back man, and thank you for covering what I think is a very maligned part of the series, and hopefully not the last we see of Adam.

I just watched the last vid and didn't realize you had posted again. I haven't even gotten 30 seconds into the video, I just wanna say I love you man, keep fighting.

Happy you're still alive, dude, legit Also, Dishonored is one of my favorites, so naturally I'd suggest that, however I've never played Atom, so that might be cool to hear about. It'd be between those two ..good luck going forward medically bro, I understand to an extent what that cycle of in and out, waiting for reports and theories, back in and out, testing periods, bleh bleh, is like... takes a lot of mental fortitude, so I respect your ability to still create engaging content, it's super inspirational, hah .. 😅🤙

All the best to you and your family mate, wishing you well this year. 😊

Just had a rough day, glad to see this treat