Deus Ex: Mankind Divided [Gameplay #2] - Golden Dawn
0Deus Ex: Mankind Divided launched to little fanfare or enthusiasm back in August 2016. Most of the discussion centered around the plot's heavy-handed political allegories, and the general consensus seemed to be that the game itself was a competent but rather underwhelming follow-up to Human Revolution. I for one quickly abandonded DX:MD once I had explored the first hub area for just a couple of hours. After having thought about returning to Square Enix's cyberpunk sequel several times over the past 1,5 years, about a week ago I was finally able to get back into the familiar but relaxing rhythm of Mankind Divided's stealth exploration gameplay. Although the early environments aren't particularly memorable, I was actually rather impressed by the second hub area, set in the urban sprawl of Golem City. Despite arguably being more aesthetically derivative than the Prague sections, there's an impressive verticality and complexity to the dystopian prefab clutter of Útulek Complex which I wasn't quite expecting after the only moderately futuristic streets of the Czech capital.