Techtalk checked out Deus Ex: Mankind Divided at EGX 2015:

EGX 2015: Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Fifteen years after it was first released, the original Deus Ex is still viewed as one of the greatest games ever made. While the sequels may not have created the same impact as the original, they’ve all been great games and it’s arguable they’ve even improved on the first game in some respects.

The latest in the series, Mankind Divided, looks set to improve the experience once again. We were lucky enough to get a seat at Square Enix’s presentation of the game at EGX 2015.

Set two years after the events of Human Revolution, the presentation opened with Adam Jensen arriving in Prague by train. The first thing that strikes you is the level of detail. As Adam steps from the train and meets up with his contact, this feels like a living, breathing world. People are coming and going, rushing for their connection, emotionally saying goodbye to family and friends, sitting bored waiting for the next train, all under the watchful and oppressive eye of the heavily armoured security guards. There’s graffiti on the walls, signs and maps are in Czech, nothing looks out of place.

It’s reminiscent of the iconic introduction to Half Life 2 and the sense that the scene is building towards something terrible is palpable. By the time you reach a checkpoint and the security droid hovers in front of you, scanning, you’re a bundle of nerves and it’s quite a surprise when you’re let through without incident. It’s a false sense of relief, though, as moments later terrorists strike and you’re knocked to the ground in the resulting explosions.

The second part of the presentation sees Adam moving deeper into his investigation, tracking down the leader of a group associated with the terrorists. Here we see some of the new cybernetic augmentations at work.

We see the trademark Deus Ex stealth and branching paths around the level as Adam moves through a complex constructed from cargo containers. The verticality is impressive, and you’re constantly having to check above you for possible routes. This is where we see the new Icarus Dash move in action – you move supernaturally fast a short distance in the direction you’re facing, even if there’s nothing below you. This allows Adam to dash in unexpected directions, up to open windows, and avoid guards. [...]

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