Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

 PC
Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 56 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 48 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 56
  3. Negative: 0 out of 56
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  1. Ars Technica
    Aug 19, 2016
    The PC-conversion team at Nixxes has done it again, and while we know better than to announce a game's PC version as a clear winner out of the gate, our experience with the PC build has us leaning towards calling it the definitive version.
  2. Kotaku
    Oct 19, 2016
    Whatever disappointment I felt about the limited narrative scope has been offset by the many surprises hidden in its wonderfully winding city hub. Whatever grumbles I groused about its heavy-handed allegory were offset by how compassionately it often depicted the people living in its fractured world. Whatever complaints I had about its wonky balance and deteriorating difficulty curve were offset by the fact that I’m having a better time with all of my abilities unlocked than I had the first time through.
  3. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Aug 19, 2016
    Mankind Divided is a new version of one of my favourite games of all time and free from the execution problems that hampered that last iteration. The levels are bigger and prettier. There are no dumb boss fights. It gives you slightly more agency over its story. The new abilities are nice, even if they don’t dramatically alter the flow of the game. There still aren’t that many games like Deus Ex around and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is an excellent game like Deus Ex.
  5. The A.V. Club
    Sep 1, 2016
    Mankind Divided is smart and dumb at the same time, approaching something of a narrative uncanny valley. It’s perfected certain features of good genre storytelling—the characters, the places, the look and feel of a fully realized world—to such an extent that what doesn’t work is noticeable and off-putting. It’s an eccentric, perpetually stoned friend who you can engage with for endless hours on anything and everything. Whether you choose to be bothered by their occasional assertions about chemtrails is up to you.
  6. Wired
    Aug 19, 2016
    I truly believe that Deus Ex: Mankind Divided wants to be a political tentpole videogame. It just won’t let itself. It’s a metonym for big-budget gaming as a whole. These games, after all, are changing. In an increasingly broad and complex marketplace, they’re going to have to. And with those changes, there are going to be teams who want to use their platforms to tell authentically complex stories, to create games that aren’t afraid to believe things...Mankind Divided is a messy and ultimate broken step in that direction. But I sincerely doubt it’ll be the last.

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#43 Best PC Game of 2016
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#17 Most Discussed PC Game of 2016
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#24 Most Shared PC Game of 2016

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User Score
7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1499 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 920 out of 1499
  2. Mixed: 306 out of 1499
  3. Negative: 273 out of 1499
  1. E71
    Aug 23, 2016
    1
    - Major performance issues.
    - Denuvo.
    - Day one DLCs. - Microtransactions (if it wasn't insulting enough, they're single use transactions!)    - Major performance issues.
    - Denuvo.
    - Day one DLCs.
    - Microtransactions (if it wasn't insulting enough, they're single use transactions!)
    - Bland story.
    - Grindy feel to the game (hence the microtransactions).
    - Gunfights still a mess.

    The list keeps growing. Move along people, nothing good to see here.    … Full Review »
  2. Elco32
    Aug 24, 2016
    1
    Say no to microtrtansactions and half arsed console ports. It really sucks when franchises that only exist because of pc are not given aSay no to microtrtansactions and half arsed console ports. It really sucks when franchises that only exist because of pc are not given a respectable effort on the pc version.

    No full priced game should contain microtransactions OR day 1 DLC. It is insulting.    … Full Review »
  3. Danceswithsheep
    Aug 25, 2016
    1
    In game store for a single player game, wtf is that all about and a pre order bonus that only work for one play through is nothing more than aIn game store for a single player game, wtf is that all about and a pre order bonus that only work for one play through is nothing more than a cynical and disgusting show of contempt for the customer.… Full Review »
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