When information about information about Deus Ex: Mankind Divated – Detailed, reliable and even with screenshots – many did not even take the eyebrow. Discussing the game Masses preferred funny debates on the topic “Is it ethical to drain the embargo?".
Why? Yes, because in the existence of a new Deus Ex By that time, no one doubted.
But the day after the trailer was published, the Internet exploded. Because it was a powerful trailer – no worse than a debut Human Revolution. And now we have formed a lot of food for thoughts provided by the trailer and the first preview from the May number of Game Informer. It's time to summarize all this.
Attention! The text has moderate spoilers of past parts of the series.
Question one: what ending was a canonical?
The most important thing: we play again for Adam Jensen. The case takes place Winomania Casino in 2029, two years after the events of the previous part. What managed to happen?
► Elias Chican, new Jensen pilot.
When asked which of the four endings Human Revolution assigned canonical, the developers reply that Mankind Divined will bring into himself a little of all. Meanwhile, in the trailer, the helicopter spotlight illuminates the body of Adam, drifting in the water column among fragments after a shipwreck: a clear hint that Jensen did not support any of the candidates in the shepherds of mankind and decided to take them all with him to the bottom. The most open of all endings – does not give tips, does not exclude anything. It may well become a canon, and this will not contradict the words of the developers.
Our decisions from the first part will have no consequences, but it is not known whether the creators will appoint any of them canonical, or the script will simply bypass the ambiguous moments. Say, c Mankind Divined We will not see Farid Malik – another pilot will be controlled by a helicopter from the trailer – but they will tell us about her fate or simply keep silent about her?
Question Second: who is this healthy man?
For the first time seeing a huge mechanized man, we first remembered Gunter Herman from the first Deus Ex. The "beginner" also has a heavy physique, a monstrous accent, mechanical implants in the world and problems with the eyes. In the end, it was not for nothing that the book Icarus Effect also spoke about how the Cybernemets became famous for its hatred for lemon soda as we see it in Deus Ex? Herman was prompted in 2027-by 2029 he was time to act in full swing.
But … there is always "but". Firstly, the emphasis of a healthy man from a trailer is more suitable for a cranberry Russian than a German. Secondly, by 2029 to Herman should be no more than thirty, and the opponent of Jensen looks clearly older. Thirdly, one of the illustrations in the May Game Informer, strictly speaking, defeated our theory to fluff: this person is called Viktor Marchenko, and he is one of the high-ranking members of the Augmented Rights Coalition Society, whose headquarters whose headquarters Located in Prague.
On the other hand … they say that Mankind Divined will bring us directly to events Deus Ex. That is, it is likely that we will see Herman and, perhaps, even Anna Navarre. Bob Page in the trailer has already lit up, so everything is possible.
And in 2029 he was born Jay Denton.
Third question: why is it all?
The plot is new Deus Ex It is built around the same problems as Human Revolution , but lifts them to a new level. Mankind Divined also contrasts each other's strengths and weaknesses of transgumanism. But now, when the augmentated people were considered dangerous and began to poison, the conflict has become much sharper.
And again, Adam Jensen compares with the mythical Ikar, who surpassed the possibilities of the human body. However, this time he is not destined to burn, reaching the sun. Yes, Jensen never asked about it. Nevertheless, this time he stands smoothly and confidently, and he is no longer a sad Icar.
The last frame is a direct reference to the "Creation of Adam" Michelangelo. But if the hands of God and Adam on the famous fresco did not touch, emphasizing the incompatibility of heavenly and earthly, then here is the opposite. Man by Deus Ex God for himself. Where is he? Here he is. Very close. Deus Ex Machina in the most literal sense.
Jensen grew up – he saw a lot, learned a lot. He no longer covers his ass to Sharif and his company. By the beginning Mankind Divined Adam will work for Interpol, which, as you know, controls the secret organization Majestic 12. We know this – but does Jensen know about it?
Most likely, now he will definitely have his own motives. Already now we know that he does not fully trust his employers and consciously merges the information of another secret organization.
Further Mankind Divined Smoothly passes to the entire shadow catavasia of the first Deus Ex. Global corporations (Versalife, Sarif Industries, Picus), Illuminati, physiognomy of Bob Page, the well -known five Majestic 12, holding the globe … and Jensen, who should meet their game. “They have been acting stealthily for many years: they change the future, manipulate lives, and control information. Innocent died while they played their game, ”says Adam in the trailer. That is, he is in the know.
"I will not let this be repeated …"
To the events of the first Deus Ex another twenty -three years. Many conspirators in 2052 still live and hello. Why Adam could not cope?
Question Four: does the choice have a choice?
Side tasks promise to become even more non -linear and more strongly influence the plot. If earlier it depended on our decisions mainly whether we get money or not, and only occasionally we opened a new way to complete the plot task, then in Mankind Divined different aspects of the conflict require mutually exclusive services and even punish for failure. It may turn out that armed shaving -headed “consequences” will come to sort things out in the midst of a secret operation.
How far such nonlinearity will go, it is difficult to say so far – and the trailer is more teasing here rather than gives hints. At the very beginning, Adam saves a young guy with a bunch of implants – Ivan Berca from the police. Further, in the video there are shots that can be conditionally divided into two plots: “Jensen Glumit gathering of terrorists, where Ivan is present and“ Jensen unsuccessfully tries to catch up with Ivan, arranging an explosion in the city center ”. That these are parts of one scenario or different options for the development of events? Maybe if Adam had not saved Burke at the pogrom, the explosion would be prevented? Or we just showed a piece of the plot: we will save the guy to penetrate the terrorist cell with it, and then try to disrupt the terrorist attack?
Question fifth: what will we teach us?
The number of implants available to Jensen will double-apparently, Adam will be able to implant what he used to be in his hands before. In a trailer, he cuts down a watch with an electric shocker implanted in his wrist, and stunes several policemen built -in p.E.P.S. – non -lethal pulse gun. The new use of clicks implants is also demonstrated there-the hero not only fights them in hand-to-hand, but also “shooting” one of them into the enemy.
In addition, in the video, Jensen knocks out one of the terrorists, flying into it with a run at a frantic speed, maybe this is for beauty, but we would put on the fact that this is also one of the new abilities. And the trailer ends with a colorful transformation of Adam's skin into a bulletproof black crystal – most likely a protective implant, acting a couple of seconds … or a special effect for a beautiful installation gluing.
New improvements should diversify the game to lovers of noisy passage. According to the authors, Human Revolution was sharpened mainly under secrecy, so this time they made a lot of efforts to process the shootings.
But no one is going to infringe on the stealth: there will be new implants for this path – for example, hacker. And most importantly, there will be normal bosses that can be defeated not only in the frontal clash. Maybe we are waiting for something like the final combat fight The Missing Link? Also not the limit of dreams, of course, but anyway is better than in the original.
Sixth question: everything will be fine?
After a mediocre "reboot" Thief Many have reasons (and quite fair) to doubt Eidos Montreal. However, we will still take into account that another team was engaged in the “thief”.
For Mankind Divined the same people are responsible for Human Revolution. Jean-Franesua Duga and David Anfossi still lead the development (although Stephen Rua from the Thief team joined them, Jonathan Jacquetta monitors the artistic design, Mary Demarl, Michael McMann writes music … In a word, plus. -Minus without permutations.
Otherwise, Eidos Montreal roll out ordinary promises: smarter opponents, a greater emphasis on the opportunity to go through the game both in the forehead and secretly, more interesting and interactive environment, more, more … more ..
Everything will probably be fine. If, of course, something does not work wrong.
Success factors
Risk factors
- The Human Revolution team proved that it deserves trust;
- Interesting development of the conflict laid down in the first part;
- intriguing plot bridges to the events of the very first game of the series;
- Deus Ex!
- What if again will be like with Thief?
We will wait?
Yes.
Waiting rating: 100%
