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[metalslimer]

The way they just gave us half a story in MD was fucked. They could at least finish via DLC or something

 

[TheSinkingKnight]

I wish SE would sell this IP to Bethesda. Better there than here, dead.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

I would not be surprised if S-E took a look at the sales of Prey and just threw in the towel altogether. I don't know what's changed in the years since Human Revolution and Dishonored 1, but sales in this genre have just tanked.

 

[Plasma]

The way they just gave us half a story in MD was fucked. They could at least finish via DLC or something

It's made more frustrating because with the way Human Revolution finished it didn't need a sequel with Jensen in it but now because of this half baked game there's a cliffhanger to his story.

 

[BronsonLee]

Not sure why​ they'd double down on this when they pulled the plug on Hitman, and that game did better

 

[Rexatality]

I would not be surprised if S-E took a look at the sales of Prey and just threw in the towel altogether. I don't know what's changed in the years since Human Revolution and Dishonored 1, but sales in this genre have just tanked.

I'm gonna be pretty and say that the current market have no appreciation for games with strong level design and creative gameplay

 

[BeardyChan]

They are only alive because a golden opportunity came knocking to SE's door. That shuffle is the only reason this team wasn't let go.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Not sure why​ they'd double down on this when they pulled the plug on Hitman, and that game did better

Hitman ended up being a higher rated game (when season 1 came to an end, it had a rocky start), but it almost certainly didn't sell more copies than Deus Ex.

 

[Stranya]

I would not be surprised if S-E took a look at the sales of Prey and just threw in the towel altogether. I don't know what's changed in the years since Human Revolution and Dishonored 1, but sales in this genre have just tanked.

It's such a fucking shame.

 

[Dominic_Shade]

My fucking heart. x_x

I'm on my fourth playthrough of Mankind Divided. Doing a no-firearms run where my only offensive tools are grenades, PEPS, Telsa, and Nanoblades. It's fun as hell, and better yet, I'm still discovering new locations in Prague, new side-quests (had no idea you could initiate a social battle with Otar to acquire Koller's calibrator thingy! I always just stealthed my way in), new hidden passages, and new ways to complete objectives I thought I'd mastered.

Eidos Montreal's focus on vertical level design is my favourite thing about Mankind Divided. Navigating the environment is such a thrill thanks to the trifecta of the jump aug, the new mantling system, and the Icarus Landing aug. I'm reminded of the classic Tomb Raider games where half of the fun was "reading" the environment for the right series of platforming points -- a ledge here, a balcony there -- that will take my character from ground level to a reachable location. I found myself doing this a lot in Prague, and I loved every single bit of it.

I really want to see where the team takes the lessons learned here in a new and possibly final Deus Ex game.

 

[Ushay]

Wow, great news if true. MD was a fantastic game.

 

[Nesther]

Despite a packed 2016, it was one of my fav games that year. I'd be really happy if that were true.

 

[Johan Liebert]

Love both HR and MD, really hope a sequel happens.

 

[meirl]

Do people still Listen to Sterling? After this whole Nintendo fiasco I cant Take him serious anymore.

 

[Renekton]

Do people still Listen to Sterling? After this whole Nintendo fiasco I cant Take him serious anymore.

Is this a GAF meme or ?

I can't tell anymore 😵

 

[L4DANathan]

Is this a GAF meme or ?

I can't tell anymore 😵

Nintendo fans have made it their solemn duty to ruin Jim Sterlings reputation, because of the BotW review. Any mention of him is met with immediate hostility nowadays.

 

[Xiao Hu]

Is this a GAF meme or ?

I can't tell anymore 😵

Very salty Nintendo fans being petty about Jim's criticism of their favourite games developer. Also not enjoying a game as much as they do is a capital offense since the BotW 'controversy'.

 

[thekiddfran]

Do people still Listen to Sterling? After this whole Nintendo fiasco I cant Take him serious anymore.

I take him even more serious after that. In fact he gained a massive fan out of me.

 

[Shock_Wave]

Very unlikely considering that Jason Shreier said Eidos Montreal is working on a new Tomb Raider and at least 2 Marvel games.

 

[Bergerac]

Yeah this probably isn't true, but it should be.

 

[Coxy100]

Bought MD for like £6, does it get better after the first mission? Will catch up with it sometime this summer.

If you're not enjoying it even at the value of £6 then I don't think this is the game for you.

 

[Spoit]

Very salty Nintendo fans being petty about Jim's criticism of their favourite games developer. Also not enjoying a game as much as they do is a capital offense since the BotW 'controversy'.

I've always thought that his "reviews" made any claims of his towards respectability a clear farce, ever since he tanked Destructiods credibility with his own.

 

[Nick_C]

I'm gonna be pretty and say that the current market have no appreciation for games with strong level design and creative gameplay

I think it's more to do with the fact that the game essentially came out with no really big marketing push, shared the name of an almost totally different game from 10 years earlier, had no PC demo and blamed for the cancellation of Prey 2, which more than likely wasn't even a good game. The PS4 demo had serious issues, too. The list goes on and on.

Prey had a lot working against it, and I don't know if it's fair to say that the market is the main factor in it's lack of success.

 

[-shadow-]

I hope so, I still haven't played Mankind Divided because my PC and laptop can't run it whatsoever. But the PS4 that I'm borrowing will apparently stay here a bit longer, so I've been looking for a cheap physical PS4 copy.

 

[Karu]

If you're not enjoying it even at the value of £6 then I don't think this is the game for you.

Does a low price suddenly increase the quality of the first mission, or?
I would say stick with it. I hated the first part. Once you get to Prague, the game opens up relatively fast.

 

[Drillary Clinton]

I wish SE would sell this IP to Bethesda. Better there than here, dead.

Right. But hey, MARVEL GAEMS!!!!

I hope so, I still haven't played Mankind Divided because my PC and laptop can't run it whatsoever. But the PS4 that I'm borrowing will apparently stay here a bit longer, so I've been looking for a cheap physical PS4 copy.

$15 and $20 if that $15 link dies

 

[Majora]

The game is widely available in the UK for £7 at the moment. Even for this market that's a pretty much unprecedented price collapse for a game of this calibre. I can't see how a sequel would be commercially viable.

 

[Coxy100]

Does a low price suddenly increase the quality of the first mission, or?
I would say stick with it. I hated the first part. Once you get to Prague, the game opens up relatively fast.

Not at all. But the fact that the poster had to mention the price suggests to me he is on a wind up. They clearly weren't taken by it hence why I said it's not for them.

 

[Xater]

I wish it was true, but I doubt it.

 

[formasymphonic]

Bought MD for like £6, does it get better after the first mission? Will catch up with it sometime this summer.

- games tend to broaden after their tutorial levels, so yes

If you're not enjoying it even at the value of £6 then I don't think this is the game for you.

... but then again, maybe this.

 

[Hamster Plugin]

Bought MD for like £6, does it get better after the first mission? Will catch up with it sometime this summer.

If you only finished the first mission, you still haven't got to the part that makes this series special, which is the hub area. Exploring that while doing your tasks is the big draw.

 

[Messofanego]

I don't believe this is true, unfortunately.

Judging by this tweet from the executive art director of Mankind Divided a few months ago.

Put this in the OP.

 

[Marcel]

I doubt it. I imagine it's all hands on deck where Marvel is concerned.

I love Deus Ex but at the end of the day it's all about the money in AAA and Marvel = $$$

 

[SpaceWolf]

Speaking as someone who literally just played and completed Mankind Divided two days ago, I'd really like this to be true.

Seeing the trilogy rendered forever incomplete would be a damn tragedy.

 

[Svejk]

Fingers crossed like a mutha.

 

[Budi]

Why are you doing this Jim? I was just starting to accept the truth!

 

[WITHE1982]

Thanks to this thread I just bought MD again for £4 (thanks to Amazon giving me a £5 voucher for my cancelled Farpoint pre-order)

I bought it at initially launch and really enjoyed it but sold it shortly after as it had very little replayability. At £4 though I couldn't really resist.

I'd really love to see a conclusion to Jensen's story arc but, given the ease (and price) at which you can grab a Day 1 Edition, sales must have tanked pretty hard. Such a shame as both this and Human Revolution are superb action/stealth RPGs.

 

[cleveridea]

I like his interpretation of Mass Effect future, makes sense to me

 

[Dick Justice]

I don't believe this is true, unfortunately.

Judging by this tweet from the executive art director of Mankind Divided a few months ago.

Did you expect him to say "Yeah, we're working on the sequel, Square lets us just say that shit randomly in tweets now instead of waiting for a big announcement"?

 

[onken]

Yeah the story/ending of MD was pretty lame but I love the world, environments and gameplay - pleaseeeeeeeee at least make number 3.

 

[Ahasverus]

Why though? Just use that studio to reboot Legacy of Kain, Deus Ex would need an stellar, conclussive third game to grab people's attention.

 

[Alpha Phoenix]

Put this in the OP.

Why do people think the art director has the liberty to confirm if the sequel was in development anyway? I'd take his word with two grains of salt, just like people asking Elias if there is going to be a sequel.

 

[BigTnaples]

God I hope so.



Love this series so much.

 

[JigglesBunny]

After everything this past month with Hitman, I would be shocked if Square Enix had anything in the pipeline for western markets that wasn't a new Tomb Raider and a set of Marvel games. If Deus Ex still has a future, I doubt it will be in the form of an immediate MD sequel.

 

[blacklotus]

I really Loled.

 

[Buggy Loop]

Peoples will be disapointed...

It'll take a long ass time with all the Marvel games on their burner now.

 

[cackhyena]

The game sold like absolute dogsht. It's worth fell in record time. We won't be seeing a new Deus Ex for a long time.

 

[HueyFreeman]

I don't believe this is true, unfortunately.

Judging by this tweet from the executive art director of Mankind Divided a few months ago.

Not sure this is evidence of anything in either direction really. I think he's just clarifying what his tweet meant, no?

Maybe not, hard to read the tone.

EDIT: ah, jason with the dashing of the hopes.

 

[jschreier]

I don't think this is true. As far as I know, Eidos Montreal is currently working on Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Guardians of the Galaxy as well as helping out with Crystal Dynamics' projects.

 

[Harmen]

Damn it Jim, don't play with my emotions. I still mourn the loss of this ip enough as is.