Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - Easy Allies Review
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided expands players' choices in a world twisting with secrets.
Written by Daniel Bloodworth
Reviewed on PlayStation 4
Available on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One
Our ratings: 5 Stars - Masterful, 4 Stars - Excellent, 3 Stars - Decent, 2 Stars - Inferior, 1 Star - Terrible
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Holy shit this video was recommended to me by YT. Recognized the names of writer and editor and then heard the voice of the best reviewer ever. Then it struck me that maybe the GT team created a new channel all together. Prayed, opened the page and my prayers were answered. Made my weekend!!
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 😂
"Here's hoping it won't be another 5 years before we see Adam Jensen again".... Welp. That aged poorly.
Easy Allies in 2016: "Here's to hoping it won't be another 5 years before we see Adam Jensen again"
Me in 2021: ". . . . . "
And now not too far from 2024. 😢
Excellent review, Bloodworth. I was thinking of the exact some score and arguments. I can always trust your judgment.
You should've learned by now, Adam, you can't trust anyone.
Really my only complaint with Mankind Divided is that the story didn't really feel that significant. Like the review said, it feels like an episode in an overarching season. Which, for a five year wait, isn't great. It's not a bad story, it just feels incomplete.
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?
The gameplay in MD is stellar and the level design is insane, but the story left me wanting a lot more. Like you said Bloodworth it feels more of an episode (an essential one at that) but doesn't have much of a payoff.
Thanks for the review Allies! Will be getting this now. Your retrospective also motivated me to play the original games. I missed out on them when they were first released and look forward to experiencing a classic.
It was a bit of a shock to hear GT had been taken down a while ago. I felt sad and sorry about it. Now that I'm glad I've found this channel. I really miss Brandon's voice.
Spoiler from the future: It's almost 5 years and the next Deus Ex hasn't even been announced yet xD
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.
Should I get this and ditch CyberPunk 2077 for now?
Hell yes!
YES It's a much better game!
Man this game and Humar Revolution are such fantastic games and such a refreshing change compared to most AAA games these days. These games are so much more unique and feels like such a rich world that makes you really believe in it. If you are new to this game or Human Revolution I highly recommend you give it about 4 hours if you feel like you don't like it. Human Revolution took me a bit to get into and have everything click but once it did, it became one of my favourite games of the whole generation! The choice of Augment upgrades can literally completely change your whole experience with the game and that makes the NG+ so much better since you'll still have some huge aug upgrades left to unlock for your second playthrough. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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.
It has its flaws, like any game, but i was blown away by how much detail there is wherever you go, its not like theres less detail in places devs dont really expect you to go, so even if you stray off your road, there's still incredible amount of detail, which pleasantly blew me away.
Brandon Jones, I was thinking that it would be really cool to see a behind the scenes look on how a review is made, maybe see a recording of an Allie playing the game, and whatever happens in between, do you have a conversation about what they wrote? Do you have to take multiple takes during recording (is there review bloopers?) I have followed GT and easy allies since halo 3 was announced, and never put much thought into the process, but now I'm curious.
+Easy Allies cool, thanks Blood.
"Hope it won't be another 5 years before we see Adam Jensen again."
Yeah...who wants to tell him?
Underrated game.
Playing it for the first time fantastic game imo
Top class review as always. My gaming time is limited and you always give the best objectives on whether I give it my time or not.
Did i just somehow discover GT Post GT?!?!
Winning!
A buddy put me on you guys. Glad to find that the old GT crew is still at it. I always enjoyed your reviews as you seemed to review from a positive perspective, something refreshing in a day and age when gamers nit pick everything to death.
Glad you guys didn't have a problem with the smaller scope of the story! I too hope that the next game takes 3 or 4 years and not 5 like MD, and hopefully it fixes the issues this game didn't fix from HR, and the few that were introduced in MD!
It's suit how people had complained about the length before it came out, I haven't even gone to Golem City yet and have probably put in more than 15 hours just wandering the city and uncovering everything I can. The sidequests are almost too good, because they pry me away from the story missions so easily that I worry I'll run out of them before I do the first real main mission. :p
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."
great review, you should mention microtransactions though in future installments
I have beaten this game 5 times already. Human Revolution and this are among one of my favourite games of all time. It is that good.
I couldn't get into this game despite trying 5 times
@@normadicn5700 it's a good game, but certainly not for everyone.
Great thing about Easy Allies reviews is that I usually forgot to check the ending score for the game. Reviews are so well written that you don't really need them that bad. Of course I appreciate score being there.
You guys forgot to mention the "New Game+" feature which gives it one hell of a high replay value rating, as well as the new difficulty setting "I Never Asked For This", a setting i'm still too scared to try! Other than that, solid review! This game is definitely a must play.
why does it take you guys so long to get the reviews out? Not an insult, just wondering.
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.
I wouldn't mind seeing a sequel come out every couple of years for a few games. I enjoyed HR and MD and would love to see more before I have to upgrade systems again
I want to see their take on KOF XlV, God Eater, Attack on Titan and other games, but I'm so proud of them for bringing back retrospectives. A bioshock retrospective or souls series would be awesome!
+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
Thank god you guys are back. Found it very hard to watch online reviews without the voice of Brandon Jones.
Just grabbed this on PSN Plus
Apparently Jensen has a can of Black "just for men " Hair coloring in his inventory as well..
Can't wait to play this!
4:31 LOL that skyward uppercut
this review made me realize something: Breach should have been like Cladun, in that choices arent permanent and you can try different character builds on the same missions to get the best times
I want to replay this game with all the DLC , it sucks that they didnt conclude the story in this one and God knows when they're going to make another one.
Thank you for another excellent review! Also, Thank you blood for taking the time to review this game. Always love and respect
Error in the HUD isn't the only drawback ,if you overclock too much u can have your augmentations malfanction or even permanent loss of an aug
Great review!
I'm a bit miffed that a franchise that's such a household name on the PC was reviewed on PS4, but ehh what can you do.
*****
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.
is this where the next game should be a reboot or HD re-release of the original Deus Ex very first game or is there space to add in more original story/plot between events of the NOW and the original.
Great review! Great editing as well.
Your reviews are so awesome.
Subbed.
One of my favorite games ! So atmospheric and dark
One can never go wrong with a Bloodworth review.
Flaws aside, still a great game but man i wish now they would think to make another one.
It's always jarring seeing Jensen talk to anyone, because the textures on his character model are so crisp and yet everyone else's looks gross.
I think Mankind Divided is the best game since the original and Human Revolution despite the cliffhangar ending.
Mankind Divided is like The Empire Strikes Back of video games.
The loading screen could be improved, it take too long, which make it this kind of game kinda annoying. I love to try new way of solving the levels, and due to that there will be death, a lot.
Checkpoint is not a problem, but it take too long to load.
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.
man, the editing always blow me away.
Great review Allies! I might just get this game now.
I played this on PC and I would give the PC release 3/5, the load times are abysmal and the bugs are horrible.
In the last Deus Ex bosses where designed for combat focused characters. I wonder if that has now improved - if you want to play a stealthy hacker.
+Easy Allies Cheers.. and spot on reviews as always!
Honestly, it isn't bad, but it definitely isn't great either.
This game and 6 more were honestly the only games I was looking forward to in 2016.
Honestly this was the only game I was looking forward too ha ha
Now think of Kyle saying 'Doos Ex, Mankeen Dividead'
I just subbed to hear that voice again. GT is dead, long live EZA !
I still find it awkward the game shifts away from first person into third person. It seems the game would benefit from simply being third person. Especially considering stealth and cover mechanics work so much better as third person. And you get to see more special effects from some of the cool augs you get. Plus Jensen's just a badass looking character. I'd love to see him when I'm playing as him lol. I'm guessing there's a budget restraint or ugh, "tradition" stopping from this happening.
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.
Loving this game, yeah it has some technical issues, but the devs have already released a few patches that fix some of them
Just beat the game. Got the gold trophy for no kills. I don't know why people thing the micro transactions are a talking point? They do not even tell you it is available. Nor is it necessary to progress. I had all the augs I needed to complete the game the way I wanted to within 5 hours. Maybe less
Good review!
awesome thanks guys
2 city blocks with endless strategies (Deus Ex) vs 200,000 blocks with nothing in them (Elder Farts). I think I'll take Deus Farts.
The season pass won't have any story missions?
Eidos Montreal released the details of the first DLC mission. From their wording, it may safe to assume that it is a story mission.
Wow nice score Blood!
I think the game is way too short. I expected to be at half of the game when the credits rolled.
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
I didn't ask or this review...but I am grateful for it :)
Awsm review as always. The game is excellent.
Will this scratch my ghost in the shell itch?
*Ocelot voice* I've been waiting for this!
**Akihiko Sanada voice*
Gametrailers is still Alive!!!
Well they've had a team working on the sequel for at least a year so they should have the next one out quicker
Some kind of... bad ass squad?
I enjoy the game but it really feels that it should have been longer and that the story just ends before anything can amount to much. Plus I thought Machenko would be a zealot religious leader rather than just some Illuminati stooge
as large or larger than human revolution? having played through both i don't think that's true at all. human revolution is much longer
Loved the game, but yeah, the ending felt abrupt. And now the series is on "hiatus". Guess we'll have yo wait another 4-5 years.
Surprised Huber didn't review this but he is probably too biased toward deus ex.
To follow from Captain Eggecelent's comment. I've always loved GT, can I work for you guys? UK correspondent! =]
did human revolution really come out in 2011?
+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.
Well deserved score! Loved the game.
Awesome job ^^ guys : ) !!!
How is it not the Deus Ex game of your dreams if you gave it that score?
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...
Should have been Game Of The Year
No mention of the microtransactions? This review is late enough to have known about them, and it's a pretty important thing for consumers to know about.
God, if I didn't run out of money a week before payday each month, I would totally contribute to Easy Allies Patreon. Maybe I'll cancel my Hulu subscription, I never use it anyway.
about 4 or 5 hours in i was feeling it. glad sony let me do a refund
you refunded it but you were feeling it ? what?
3 years later and we’re still confused
great review great game
I love is game!]
I totally asked for this.
CD Projekt Red: Meh...
I'm kinda disappointed by the graphics :(
man, missed that voice
I red boxed this last weekend and although it looks amazing and if i had the time would play its guts out, im afraid i got bored with it after 20 hours in ...which was before i started the first mission, and after i looted everything in the 3 townships
Someday someone is going to rate this game and actually be like "It had some real issues.. I think I'll actually factor them in rather than hand wave them like all the game journalists no one trusts anymore do".
YOU were not that instance of opportunity it seems.
Adam Jensen is the most boring cardboard character ever and the story takes itself way too seriously. I'd like this game so much more if Jensen was a bit more of an arrogant, goofy action hero and the story was more of an espionage action romp.
"Explorers dream". Can't go in there, there, there, there, there oh a door that actually opens. Can't go in here, or here or here or there or here. You can go where they have bothered to let you, not where you want to go. Not a explores dream at all. Very linear, very closed and it feels like I am in a box not a city in europe. What is the point of catching the train, I can walk across the map faster than it takes to load the train cut scene. HR was a far better game for atmosphere, story and content.
Yeah but I kinda sick of Adam Jensen. Kinda wish thewre was some new character. But hey, you gotta milk the franchise and pull the money out of these "fans"
Just remember, everybody lies...
Good game, just needs more action and less playing burglar and reading endless emails...
How much did they pay you not to mention the microtransaction.
Easy Allies = Easy Sellouts
I'm not digging the main character's club-bro faux hawk, and this is coming from a guy who loves anime and all the spikey hair that entails. Also, that voice. Take a lozenge bra.