Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - PlayStation 4

Amazing game. This sequel continue the story of Adam Jensen and does so with a new perspective on how the world views augments. Contrary to the last game, you are the one looked down upon and it's up to you to stop those in power and prevent some nefarious plans (no spoilers here). They have expanded on the augments and what you can do with them this time around and it feels fresh and inviting. The simplistic design for the augments and their potentially complicated uses is a beautiful way for both experienced and inexperienced to enjoy the game as they see fit. There are skill points in the form of Praxis Kits found in the game and given when leveling. The combat is fluid and is further expanded upon with the use of augments. You can turn Jensen into a walking tank or a superpowered glass cannon, it's your choice. The story is well thought out, with the additional documents and computers scattered throughout the game to add flavor to the narrative as a whole. If you move slowly and take in conversations, read documents, and hack computers, you can definitely get a feel for what the situation is like in Prague. You build Jensen to the play style preferred and each augment adds a great deal to that decision. Overall, the main story of the game is designed well, with each area adding a distinct feel to Prague. The inhabitants also give the player a sense of how the world thinks of Augs and voice their opinions clearly about the politics involving them. There are several sidequests that also let Jensen deal, on a personal level, with the problems that plague the city.Now for the bad. The game does have microtransactions in forms of purchasable Praxis Kits. This is nothing that effects the player, since there are plenty to be earned in the game without resorting to spending real money. There are also credits you can buy for the tacked on and horrible Breach Mode. Breach Mode is additional content, so I did not take off stars for it's lack of compelling gameplay or thought. Although what is in the main story is filled with character, it is on the short side. Assuming you just did the main quests and did so with assault in mind, you'd fly through the main game in possibly 6 hours (depending on skill). If you take a stealth approach and think your way through situations, it's substantially longer. Also, sidequests do add a significant time to the total. Overall, with everything added up, it would be closer to 25 hours, not including Breach Mode.So in the end, I highly recommend this game. I am sure I left out a some things required to give a full review but this should be enough information to give those on the edge the nudge or at least become more informed.

If you played a Dues Ex game in the past, the game is basically the same first person, RPG Stealth game with more/better augmentation or upgrade tree.Gameplay is really good, each level is designed so that there's no one way to tackle it, you can either go guns blazing, stealth or somewhere in between. If it's your first play though it'd probably be the latter as going full guns blazing and stealth require a lot of upgrades especially on higher levels which you can purchase through micro-transactions in the game which is very disappointing or if you're a pro in past titles it's not needed. You can literally go through the game without killing any enemy/boss in any lethal means which can net you a PSN trophy. This game has great flow compared to past titles in it's level design, you can zip through enemies and go in/out through levels very smoothy once you get good at the game as it feel very satisfyingGraphics are really good, nice attention to detail in the environments as in some parts there are a lot of random little trinkets and paintings scattered throughout the room or level. Characters animate well, but the lip syncing can be horrible at times.Story is your basic trying to get rid of a terrorist organization plot with racial tension in a form of human augmentation. This game does a good job with a recap video for those who haven't played or forgot what happened in prior titles in the series. There's a lot of good exposition when talking to NPC for world building if you're into that sort of thing. Game ends in an abrupt note as it seems like this title is just a setup for the the next one.Overall best game in the franchise thus far in terms of level design and gameplay. Story is a bit disappointing since it's just a teaser for the next title.