Currently on my 4th playthrough. I am enjoy taking it slow again and enjoying the graphics and art style. On my first playthrough I played it slow to explore everywhere and hack everything etc playing a mixture of of stealth/killing. The second playthrough I played full stealth, I just did the main story, as I recall I was done in like 6-7 hours. Third one I think I recall killing everyone and going over a few areas I missed which was easier in the game plus mode where abilities are pretty much all unlocked from the start. Was fun using the nano blades which I never did before that.
Now after a long break I am back again. The graphics are actually better than I remember for some reason. I can see why the game is so graphically intensive. It is nice walking around slowly looking at all the stuff on the walls which I never paid much attention before. It makes you appreciate the game in a different way. The main thing graphically that stands out as not being very good is faces and animations.
Playing again I am reminded how the next game really needs to work on bringing more interesting characters, both for the main game and the side missions. Even on my 4th playthrough I am trying to read the emails when hacking machines, but I just cannot bring myself to care for these people and their story. I just enjoy hacking the machine to make sure I get any clues and codes. Lol.
Started playing this yesterday and was trying to remember why I didn't like the previous game. The premises of the story is the kind of thing I'm to.... However within 20 mins of this game I remember what I don't like.
I can't get on with the movement system. The whole space-bar to go between cover to cover. It's awkward and unintuitive and wonky in this game.
This is going to be painful. I need to spend more time in the training sections to try and get the hand if it.
I don't bother with the cover system, never did with HR either. One shot in the head is enough most of the time anyway. If I am low on HP I just run around the corner to regen, or quickly go menu and take meds
Also I have re-mapped all the keys to my keyboard and mouse. Maybe you should try that, it may help. Helped me a lot.
I only went through the game once. I enjoyed it, but for reasons I can't quite put my finger on, I don't feel compelled to replay it. I feel exactly the same about Fallout 4, and in both cases I have multiple completed play throughs of their predecessors. Also, I get the feeling that we'll be waiting several years until we see any meaningful conclusion to DE.
I know exactly how you feel. I felt the exact same about Fallout 4. I only completed it once and could not be asked to play again, where as Fallout 3 I felt I could play it multiple times easily.
If Deus Ex was not one of my favourite franchises I would never play Mankind Divided more than once. I am not compelled to play it the way I am with the original Deus Ex which I have played many many times over the years. This will probably be the last time I ever play MD.
The last piece of DLC should be coming out soon, hopefully just in time for when I am done with my current playthrough so everything will fresh
Yes it does the bare minimum for a Deus Ex game (story and locations), which is very disappointing since it was 5 years since HR and had the foundation already done. Selling pieces of the storyline separate is selling out and I never thought i'd say that about a Deus Ex game. They need to understand the audience which plays their game won't tolerate mediocre dlc. I am more than willing to pay for dlc but it shouldn't come at the cost of the main game and should be a whole new environment.
Agreed. It is the least Deus Ex feeling game of the lot. I will revisit IW over the years, but never again MD.