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[Alpha Phoenix]

I had no idea the game did this. I followed it pretty closely before launch and somehow missed this piece.

Explanation from the article:

For the previous game, Human Revolution, we didn't have any technology to track your actions. When we started Mankind Divided, we felt we needed to take a bit of truth from all the four endings so players could feel that, 'okay, this kind of makes sense for me.' Plus we kept things a bit more mysterious to start Mankind Divided, saying that such a big event would probably suffer from a lot of misinformation from civilians and the news.

As for this new game, we don't know whether there will be another Deus Ex game or not. However, we are tracking your choices and the consequences in Mankind Divided. When you're done, we seal your save game file with everything that you've done and that's gonna give us the option in the future. If we're lucky enough to work on a sequel, we can use that as a stepping stone for you to come in and continue where you left off. So we have changed our approach to tracking your progress.

The article dates back to August, but it *really* is depressing to read considering the status of the Deus Ex series right now.

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[Magikoopa24]

I thought we knew this was to be the start of a new trilogy? Regardless, still sad that they're a Marvel Machine now.

 

[Alpha Phoenix]

I thought we knew this was to be the start of a new trilogy? Regardless, still sad that they're a Marvel Machine now.

Yeah, but HR never tracked your choices so the assumption was MD wouldn't either.

 

[JayEH]

All for nothing.

 

[Sumio Mondo]

EDIT Misread, this was back in August, nevermind. Still sucks though.

 

[kutthoat5150]

no more deus ex or half life, I guess that's that

 

[Plum]

Another franchises bites the dust. I'm just going to accept that many games with cliffhangers will never get resolved.

 

[paragonpro]

God damn it sucks that it was left in such a damn cliff hanger, guess were in for another half life situation. Maybe another publisher will buy the rights from them and continue it....let me have hope.

 

[Peroroncino]

The wound is still fresh and articles mentioning the word 'sequel' aren't helping.

 

[psychotron]

So sad we aren't getting more. HR was amazing and MD had great gameplay, but they clearly cut the story short.

 

[SpaceWolf]

Did Mankind Divided sell that badly? People in here seem to be treating this news as darkly ironic.

 

[Gamesgbkiller]

I wished the story was good enough for it to have a sequel.

I hope the next game doesn't get ruined by SE.

 

[pretty done]

Did Mankind Divided sell that badly? People in here seem to be treating this news as darkly ironic.

On Steam it's at 650k, the only other game I remember releasing around that time is No Man's Sky, which as everyone knows was critically panned and no one likes it. That game is at 870k.

The dev team for Deus Ex was assuredly many times larger than that of NMS as well so I'm guessing it doesn't look good for another DE. Just a bit of perspective.

 

[The Dude]

People missed out on a great game. It's a shame, HR and MD are incredible games

 

[ArjanN]

I thought it was pretty obvious they had a part 3 in mind when they made 2, it felt like a one of those succesful movies where after the first one is a hit they film the sequels back to back.

On Steam it's at 650k, the only other game I remember releasing around that time is No Man's Sky, which as everyone knows was critically panned and no one likes it. That game is at 870k.

The dev team for Deus Ex was assuredly many times larger than that of NMS as well so I'm guessing it doesn't look good for another DE. Just a bit of perspective.

No Man's Sky is a weird outlier (and I'm pretty sure massively finanically succesful, regardless of all the hubbub around it) so that's probably not that meaningful of a comparison.

 

[ArjanN]

EDIT: Double-post, sorry.

 

[nOoblet16]

On Steam it's at 650k, the only other game I remember releasing around that time is No Man's Sky, which as everyone knows was critically panned and no one likes it. That game is at 870k.

The dev team for Deus Ex was assuredly many times larger than that of NMS as well so I'm guessing it doesn't look good for another DE. Just a bit of perspective.

I don't understand why it didn't sell even half decently. The game reviewed well and Human revolution sold well, just pure hype should have been enough to get it decent sales numbers.

 

[N7.Angel]

They need to re-reboot the series in 5 or 6 years, MD was really disappointing.

 

[TheSinkingKnight]

They'll probably have to figure out how to upload your save to the cloud right? So you can download the profile to the next game, because there's no way a new Deus Ex comes this generation. Need to be able to get the save to the new console.

 

[Sumio Mondo]

God damn it sucks that it was left in such a damn cliff hanger, guess were in for another half life situation. Maybe another publisher will buy the rights from them and continue it....let me have hope.

Either that, or Square give it one more shot with another developer *cough*Obsidian*cough* (or another internal studio that are free to give it a go). Would be such a waste for it to sit next to the likes of Parasite Eve, Chrono, Tactics Ogre/Ogre Battle, Front Mission and Legacy of Kain as great series now forgotten by Square.

 

[GTR R35_Supra RZ]

Wait, is it really OFFICIAL? developers moved on and there will be no project for the sequel..wow.

 

[CalamityPixel]

They need to re-reboot the series in 5 or 6 years, MD was really disappointing.

It was never a reboot. They dont really have to reboot, just a new game with a new setting and a character.

 

[TheSinkingKnight]

But damn, they didn't even know if there would be another game before MD even launched. SE must have already informed them of the potential Marvel game acquisition.

 

[Patrick S.]

At least we'll get another Call of Duty.

 

[jtb]

Either that, or Square give it one more shot with another developer *cough*Obsidian*cough* (or another internal studio that are free to give it a go). Would be such a waste for it to sit next to the likes of Parasite Eve, Chrono, Tactics Ogre/Ogre Battle, Front Mission and Legacy of Kain as great series now forgotten by Square.

God, an Obsidian made Deus Ex?

That would be too perfect.

 

[Alpha Phoenix]

They need to re-reboot the series in 5 or 6 years, MD was really disappointing.

Storywise, yes, it may have been underwhelming. As a Deus Ex game, however, I would disagree.

 

[Sciz]

I don't understand why it didn't sell even half decently. The game reviewed well and Human revolution sold well, just pure hype should have been enough to get it decent sales numbers.

Human Revolution wasn't bad, but it's a game I was getting tired of before I finished, and haven't been back to since. MD's prerelease marketing made it look like an expansion pack sequel with a story hook I couldn't buy into starring a character I thought was already finished.

 

[Victrix]

I didn't buy it because of the preorder/microtransaction/dlc nonsense.

Which I realize is almost certainly the fault of the publisher, not the dev, but there you go.

 

[Alpha Phoenix]

I didn't buy it because of the preorder/microtransaction/dlc nonsense.

Which I realize is almost certainly the fault of the publisher, not the dev, but there you go.

The preorder offer was reversed and everybody ended up getting the same thing.

You're right, it was SE, not Eidos.

 

[KraytarJ]

Mankind Divided getting overlooked like it did was always pretty criminal, but the fact we won't be seeing a sequel for god knows how long is just the worst.

 

[Dragon1893]

Even though I really liked HR knowing this ends on a cliffhanger that probably will never get resolved makes me not even want to play it. I will eventually but this certainly isn't motivating me.

 

[Sijil]

Goddamn shame, Deus Ex was the epitome of immersive sims, it outmatched System Shock and Thief. I was ecstatic when it was revived and now it lies dormant again.

Hopefully since Warren Spector is back in the business, Paul Neurath with a new studio and Ken Levine cut loose from 2K we see a spiritual successor, after SS3 is released of course.

 

[BiGBoSSMk23]

This game can eat shit and die after that chopped off ending.

 

[LastGamer84]

Stupid Square Enix...and yet they're okay with shoving more Tomb Raider games down our throat. Someone get a petition going....

 

[Kthulhu]

Thanks for fucking MD up SE. Really appreciate it. /s

 

[jem0208]

This makes me so sad, I'm half way through MD right now and I'm absolutely loving it...

 

[kulapik]

Then Marvel happened.

 

[Lime]

I don't understand why it didn't sell even half decently. The game reviewed well and Human revolution sold well, just pure hype should have been enough to get it decent sales numbers.

It looked like the same game from 5 years ago.

 

[Acquiescence]

For the previous game, Human Revolution, we didn't have any technology to track your actions.

That'll explain why Malik was nowhere to be seen then.

 

[Rhaknar]

Stupid Square Enix...and yet they're okay with shoving more Tomb Raider games down our throat. Someone get a petition going....

yeah, they're ok with putting out games that sell, its so bizarre. Its almost like they are in it for the money or something.

 

[pretty done]

No Man's Sky is a weird outlier (and I'm pretty sure massively finanically succesful, regardless of all the hubbub around it) so that's probably not that meaningful of a comparison.

uhhh sure thing. Then you can compare it to Deus Ex HR DC, in which case that game has a 900k leg up on Mankind.

Either way you look at it, Mankind Divided sold poorly for how much it cost to make. Rise of the Tomb Raider is nearly at 1.5m on Steam fyi.

 

[SephLuis]

Yeah, but HR never tracked your choices so the assumption was MD wouldn't either.

I thought that was obvious just by playing the game. I only finished it once, but

Spoiler

the story was incomplete and there were many ways to deal with the last boss. Hell, the last broadcast of the game is essentially showing you which important choices you made that would affect the sequel.

 

[ZehDon]

It looked like the same game from 5 years ago.

It really did. The marketing and styling of the game could easily be mistaken for a re-master of DE:HR by the uninitiated. I think its a solid case study in how much sequels need to be different from their predecessors.

 

[Nessus]

Wait, is it really OFFICIAL? developers moved on and there will be no project for the sequel..wow.

No official announcement but Mankind Divided went overbudget, sold poorly, and now the team that made it has been contracted to work on Marvel stuff.

Really doubt we'll see another one from them.

 

[Falchion]

*Adam will remember that.

But seriously that's cool, hope we get more one day.

 

[Zojirushi]

See you guys at the inevitable Deus Ex Destiny ass grindy loot shooter open world mp sequel.

Spoiler

with microtransactions

 

[BronsonLee]

That'll explain why Malik was nowhere to be seen then.

Should've made it canon that I saved her because god fucking damnit I did and non-lethally because I am a pacifist hero god king

 

[mikeGFG]

See you guys at the inevitable Deus Ex Destiny ass grindy loot shooter open world mp sequel.

Spoiler

with microtransactions

Hobby-grade 3v1 F2P shooter sequel to Breach Mode

 

[Hero Prinny]

Another franchises bites the dust. I'm just going to accept that many games with cliffhangers will never get resolved.

deus ex is a perfect example of why i hate cliff hanger endings, easily one of the worst things a story can have imo.

 

[Lashley]

Was my GOTY Love the Deus Ex games