How's the Asian stereotyping in this one? I feel like they get a little better each time.
Aug Pride-The Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Thread
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Did he ever get his mirror fixed? Maybe that will be a quest in this one.
I finished Mankind Divided last night. A few thoughts follow. Read at your own risk if you haven't finished the game. 
I look forward to reading other opinions.
The fact I finished it in a bit over a week, given I don't have much spare time these days, says a lot about the game. When the credits started rolling - after a(nother) ridiculously long cut scene - I thought to myself "Is that it?!?" It's much too short, and if we're now in a situation where a crapload of DLCs and / or a new game every few years replaces a lengthy, satisfying experience like HR (never mind the original masterpiece), I for one will not be impressed. I actually feel a bit ripped off at this point.
The game continued to look incredible - the cut scene as Jensen left the GARM facility is just beautifully done. The references and pointers to DX were generally well done - I've yet to notice any glaring errors (like the Beth / Nicolette DuClare stuffup in HR) and some of the new details are quite intriguing. It's still quite clear the developers did their research and / or are genuine fans of the original game.
I'm glad I picked Remote Hacking as my "experimental" aug. It proved very useful. to say the least.
Stoked that Malik is canonically alive.The mentions of a few other HR characters were mostly welcome, but it's a pity a few voices were (had to be?) recast. Vega's ethnicity switch was jarring and IMO unnecessary; presumably there was some pressing real-world reason for the change.
It was painfully, blindingly obvious (Valeris obvious, to throw in a Trek reference) that Delara Auzenne was some sort of double agent / plant / spy / whatever. The fact she turns out to be working for the Illuminati wasn't exactly shocking, either.
More thoughts may follow, but for now I'm a bit disappointed. Mankind Divided isn't an Invisible War-type piece of utter crap but it's no Human Revolution, either, I doubt I'll be replaying this as much as I have Deus Ex or Human Revolution.
The game continued to look incredible - the cut scene as Jensen left the GARM facility is just beautifully done. The references and pointers to DX were generally well done - I've yet to notice any glaring errors (like the Beth / Nicolette DuClare stuffup in HR) and some of the new details are quite intriguing. It's still quite clear the developers did their research and / or are genuine fans of the original game.
I'm glad I picked Remote Hacking as my "experimental" aug. It proved very useful. to say the least.
Stoked that Malik is canonically alive.The mentions of a few other HR characters were mostly welcome, but it's a pity a few voices were (had to be?) recast. Vega's ethnicity switch was jarring and IMO unnecessary; presumably there was some pressing real-world reason for the change.
It was painfully, blindingly obvious (Valeris obvious, to throw in a Trek reference) that Delara Auzenne was some sort of double agent / plant / spy / whatever. The fact she turns out to be working for the Illuminati wasn't exactly shocking, either.
More thoughts may follow, but for now I'm a bit disappointed. Mankind Divided isn't an Invisible War-type piece of utter crap but it's no Human Revolution, either, I doubt I'll be replaying this as much as I have Deus Ex or Human Revolution.
I look forward to reading other opinions.
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