R.I.P. Deus Ex

[@adammaximum]

The Epic giveaway is now over, but you can still pick up the Deus Ex games for ludicrously cheap on Steam and GOG! Minor correction from the video: only Mankind Divided and its DLCs are currently available for purchase on the Epic Games Store. Steam: store.steampowered.com/bundle/2355/The_Deus_Ex_Collection/ GOG: www.gog.com/en/games?query=deus%20ex&order=desc:score Epic: store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/deus-ex-mankind-divided-4c6370

[@zupremo9141]

Elon Musk actually plays video games and he will be a far better game publisher than any game publisher now.

[@make-coffee-now]

once AI enters the gaming industry, many forgotten AAA will be revived, and many sequels will be made. it needs one company to start LLM map and content generation for gaming.

[@enadopato]

@@zupremo9141oh no an Elon meat rider left twitter.

[@jbeachboy100]

you miss deus ex?

[@TracerX]

I would never use chinese spyware.

[@silentdebugger]

Ironic how it was megacorporate financial bullsh** that finally killed the series...

[@david7384]

not... not ironic...

[@a3Djaguar]

​@@david7384 unironic

[@henrysmith7070]

​@@david7384poetic

[@effexon]

this game is added to epicness like MGS2 with radio clips predicting future 2020s. Now deus ex depicted world that swallowed it. Just waiting for 2060s and 2070s when deus ex and cyberpunk series events start unraveling for real.

[@ThBlueSalamander]

@@effexon They've already started. Only that it's simply an Invisible War to most people on the surface...

[@joelfett4739]

Im getting tired of people ruining good games over money

[@zerozeroone4424]

same man

[@aligmal5031]

and some ppl still defend capitalism

[@Andriej69]

@@aligmal5031 We're past that point already, living in some kind of socialism-capitalism dystopian hybrid

[@Nunya_Argo79]

@@Andriej69 What you live in, is a communist/marxist dystopian world, you just don't realize it yet and if you do, the vast majority of people still don't.

[@a3Djaguar]

​@@Andriej69you best start getting used to cyberpunk dystopias. We're in one..

[@laparkagames9277]

Human Revolution and Mankind divided have the most beautiful soundtracks and atmosphere I have seen in video games. R.I.P.

[@FelixRaycher]

For OST thank Michael McCann who also worked on Borderlands 3 OST.

[@ethereal8655]

Michael McCann, and then Sascha Dicikiyan and Ed Harrison really blew it out of the water, it's easily the best OST I ever heard

[@gideongallant1185]

I bought both for both of those reasons and bought the art book for Mankind Divided Something about these games and their style was very unique and beautiful. It makes me sad that we probably won't see much art like this going forward

[@guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943]

Yeah I agree, but it is not my favorite soundtrack and atmosphere in videogames.

[@panhope]

Very true, I think they captured the Deus Ex vibe very well with even the newer tracks

[@neonswift]

Deus Ex was also my first Immersive Sim. Its up there as one of the greatest series to me. I thought Embracer was hopefully, but that quickly changed when I realised they were business clowns.

[@fl00d69]

I firmly believe that the franchise will be resurrected again.

[@jonezjonez2099]

I have no hope left...😢

[@fl00d69]

@@jonezjonez2099You don't need hope mate - just patience 😉

[@jonezjonez2099]

@@fl00d69 thank you Bro! I look more positive to it now. ☺️

[@Disinterested1]

I hope it is and is made with love right now in AAA it is almost guaranteed it will be destroyed by activists sadly diversity is a beautiful thing but you need to build a character not just throw them in and destroy all others to lift the badly written one!

[@fl00d69]

@@Disinterested1Umm what? Was there some 'diversity' issue with previous iterations?

[@GoogleUser000]

Its crazy how such a unique and somewhat impactful franchise is smothered by corporate clowns who have no value for true art, and pretty much no regard for anything except filling their pockets. Honestly, I'm pretty sure there are people out there who would gladly complete the franchise and give it a new life, a life it has truly deserved. There is only hope they will someday be able to obtain the IP and leave these money-draining idiots with nothing.

[@icravedeath.1200]

Maybe nightdive could purchase the IP (like they did with system shock) and do something with it, maybe they could even purchase eidos Montreal but I don't see them being able to afford that.

[@khululyp]

​@@icravedeath.1200Nightdive is owned by Atari now so idk how that would work.

[@hf9801]

"smothered by corporate clowns who have no value for true art, and pretty much no regard for anything except filling their pockets" this is true for today movies, games, music... the bar is so low now

[@fredanderson7728]

Deus Ex was a dead series walking after the original, and I honestly think it didn't realize this until Human Revolution.

[@derectumart4684]

Michael McCann's OST for the third and fourth games have Changed my Life. This is not an overstatement or an exaggeration, but pure fact. His songs are part of my daily playlists and have inspired my books, writing, art and even spiritual expression. The first trailer for Deus Ex HR is one of the most powerful memories from my teenage years. Deus Ex will never die. It will come back augmented.

[@gemwest]

I feel this sentiment very strongly. My only tattoo is directly lifted via transfer/tracing paper straight out of HR's trailer.

[@tehdii]

Solid copy... his sounds are weaved into my dna...

[@Voyager602]

Same for me... This game deeply affected my complete life

[@devonwoodrup]

AMEN, Im right there with you, the channel gaming ambience has a comprehensive ost from DE:HR and DE:MD

[@reanimationxp]

@@gemwest this is a cool idea, what is it?

[@MafinPhoenix]

As a native to Czech Republic (Prague is our capital) I was really pissed off by the texts in our (czech), language were oviously from google translate. Large multimilion company was not able to pay for one native proofreader.

[@snoxeri]

Very good point.

[@allopic3764]

I read this complaint a lot and I can totally see where you're coming from. As an Italian I have the same problem with games like hitman, Sapienza also looks like a google translate map.

[@CoffeeFiend1]

They literally could have even found volunteers to do it. Quite disrespectful really.

[@effexon]

sir, you are lucky. I didnt get translation at all. So gotta read and know english.

[@MafinPhoenix]

@@effexon I think you misunderstood what I wrote. In Prague locations there were texts in native Language of Czech Republic of which is Prague capital city. But those texts were in google translate quality, without any proofreading from speaker of that language. So its not the translation of the game it self.

[@diceroller2723]

you don't need another dues ex game because we are living it.

[@bmsuperstar1]

Yeah, but the games were kind of cool. I'd rather play them, to be completely honest.

[@JamesWitte]

100 percent. Im early 30s so Im in for it

[@kusipaa8683]

I don't have any augs yet

[@BryanMcPherson]

Facts

[@diceroller2723]

@@BryanMcPherson respect

[@belltolls1984]

Mankind Divided was one of the greatest games I have ever played; such a sad thing that there won't be a follow up. RIP.

[@CoffeeFiend1]

Bearing in mind you can more or less access nearly all of it from quite early on in the start I remember exploring for about 25 hours and thinking it was all wrapped up and then in a singular moment finding another 15 hours of exploration and intrigue that wasn't unlocked it was just there and I wasn't done at all and then it literally fucking happened again! It astounded me, given I literally fine toothcomb through all immersive sims, it amazed me how I spent over 50 hours just exploring the city of Prague itself external to most of the missions. It was so well designed. Dishonored, Prey, Thief, they've all felt immersive but Mankind Divided was a different kind when it came to the city.... Nothing would break the immersion for fucking days at a time, I've not experienced that in over a decade.

[@Shamino1]

I figured this series was dead since Mankind Divided. Selling micro-transactions and tying DLC weapons to single-use-self-deleting into a single player game, and signalling to everybody that they had cut the game in half intentionally to sell more later as mission-for-cash DLC killed this franchise. Also, I played Mankind Divided twice and still barely followed the conspiracy. A shame, because I really wanted more Bob Page.

[@Real-Name..Maqavoy]

That was Squares mess. And that was the 2nd time they got burned, Cause during *Human Revolution* they were remaking the company and than in midst of it all Square enix baught them up. Only to mess up the Release with Day 1 DLCs, and more demands from Square.They've been hangin (Creators of Human revolution & Mankind Divided by a thread for years and this is beyond a *Fun* situation for any Game company to be within.

[@djspectrebolt8450]

don't get me wrong paid consumables in a singleplayer game is disgusting but that's all square enix not the devs

[@sneakykamon]

I’m gonna be honest, I finally got around to playing Cyberpunk 2077 recently and not only did I think it was overrated, but it also made me want to play Deus Ex again.

[@DeadManSinging1]

Deus Ex Human Revolution and by extension, Mankind Divided, were DEFINITELY the main inspiration for Cyberpunks gameplay.

[@milosv123344]

I keep saying this, many times while playing cyberpunk i couldnt help but notice during certain main/side missions how similar the atmosphere, the sneaking, the hacking etc was similar to Deus Ex HR

[@ravenodinson7483]

True, but I would argue that the *main* inspiration for Cyberpunk goes way further back to Shadowrun for Sega Genesis. Although there can be no doubt that Deus Ex played a role in inspiration. In Shadowrun, a friendly way to refer to a friend was to call them a "chummer" or "chum". This is obviously connected to Cyberpunk and "Choom" and "Choomer". There were also upgradeable Cyberdecks in Shadowrun. There are so many similarities.

[@jkruse05]

@@ravenodinson7483 It's more likely the opposite, or unrelated. Cyberpunk's original tabletop came out a year before Shadowrun's. Granted, a lot of the language and flavor stuff was established in the second edition, which was a year after Shadowrun, so who knows.

[@ravenodinson7483]

@@jkruse05 The opposite or unrelated? Neg on that, chummer.

[@DeadManSinging1]

@@ravenodinson7483 Bro, the Cyberpunk RPG is older than Shadowrun. Slang like "Choom" comes from cyberpunk novels like Neuromancer. I was talking about GAMEPLAY anyway, Cyberpunk plays exactly like Deus Ex except it has cars

[@FerrariRC430]

Thanks for making this video, I really don't want to lose hope on a future instalment and these kinds of videos are shedding light on our interest and desire to see a conclusion to Adam Jensen's story.

[@adammaximum]

Just doing my part for the cause :)

[@atlasprime6193]

Cyberpunk 2077 has an AI voice mod that replaces V’s voice with Adam Jensen. It has been taken down by Elias’ request due to the reasonable concern of AI threatening his job. It’s funny because for those who were able to download and installed it, it’s the closest they’re ever going to get to a Dues Ex 3 for Adam Jensen’s saga.

[@danwoods8195]

RIP Adam we love you.

[@adammaximum]

What? Lol Edit: I now realize you're talking about Adam Jensen...I'm an idiot haha

[@Aerwasilien]

Let’s not assume he’s gone just yet. Others made the same mistake after Panchea.

[@tapwater128]

​@@adammaximum I thought you dead bro, then I realised too

[@jaytecx5942]

Human Revolution has the best aesthetic of any game i've seen in 20 years. I still use the golden geometric wallpapers regularly.

[@equanimity92]

I'm not really a fan of FPS games. Not into Battlefield, Call of Duty ,Overwatch or Halo. But when I played Deus Ex, I couldn't put it down. Human Revolution was one of my favourite games back in the 7th gen. Sad to see the way things have gone since then. I really hope someone can pick this IP up and do it justice. Truly one of the most interesting and innovative series I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing.

[@cracmar03]

Man that was my main reason to avoid series, I can't stand FPP camera. Everyone told me that story would be right up to my alley .. but the camera. I hate that view with passion.

[@DrundeFPS]

​@@cracmar03average console brainlet.

[@code1r15]

Deus ex has undeniably changed my life. Ever since I discovered it via mankind divided in 2019, it made me find my passion for art back, I wrote stories, I made friends. I was SO excited to see where Eidos was going to bring our dear Adam. It's been 2 months now, but the knot in my stomach is always there...

[@rinraiden]

I just wish Mankind Divided didn't end with what essentially amounts to a "To Be Continued". Deus Ex and it's fans deserved better than that. We never asked for this. 😔

[@mikitadou]

These news are extremely painful to hear. I replay HR and MD regularly...need the conclusion to Adam's story

[@daisukideshou]

Not having money for videogames, Mankind Divided has been the first Deus Ex game i've ever played, I had only ever heard good things about this franchise and so far it's amazing. A beautiful atmosphere, interesting (and quite applicable to real life) story, and great gameplay that feels amazing compared to say, cyberpunk. I'm glad i was able to get it for free, though it's sad that that was only because the death of a series i never got to live through.

[@Duchess_Van_Hoof]

I recently replayed Human Revolution, and then Deus Ex for the first time. Absolutely brilliant and I love both of them. A pity that Jensen's story won't be completed, I for one really liked the aesthetics and characters of HR.

[@ArgentWolf95]

Human Revolution and Mankind Divided are my fvorite Deus Ex games, and I know that's a controversial and unpopular opinion, but I loved the story the character of Adam Jensen, the gameplay, from stealth to hacking, the setting. characters, also it found a way to make negotiations into an actual real time Boss fight. The negotiation with Botkoveli is a masterclass in how to do a multi-choice dialogue tree that had choice and consequences. Man, it's disappointing.

[@christophersanders7877]

I'm so glad you said what you said @7:58, because I have been saying this as well. The exact themes that Deus Ex touched on are a big reason why we won't see anymore games in this franchise. We are almost (if not already) in that Futuristic dystopian society where government are in full control, corporations are working hand in hand with government "for the betterment of the people" they claim and the people don't even realize how close we are to this dystopian future. I could not imagine a new Deus Ex game touching on the themes the past games, especially not buy some AAA dev/publisher, but I could see some indie dev taking up the slack and making an ode to the deus Ex games with very deep writing and themes intact. We live in strange times for sure and as much as I love the Deus Ex games (especially the OG) I feel the themes just won't be as impactful as they use to be. Still it sucks how the IP was handled but at the same time I'm not surprised.

[@h.a.9880]

Replaying the OG Deus Ex during the early months of Corona certainly was a weird experience.

[@Nunya_Argo79]

I thought the game had been dead since the last one came out. It sort of just ended, poorly? Then we've had nothing for 8 years, so assumed it was already gone. But to hear that it is now official is even worse.

[@GrinPS14]

I am just glad we all got that remarkable Deus Ex sequels in 2010s at all. For me they both stirred up a bit that mid 2000s DeusEx and HL3 sadness, so thanks for that, Square! 🎉

[@Norelphy]

If I win a lottery I'm definitely buying Deus Ex's IP so it may be saved.

[@blahblahgdp]

Damn so sad.. never played the old deus ex games, but human revolution and even mankind divided, I loved a lot

[@TheTrveMothlord]

I can't believe Embracer were meant to have liberated Deus Ex and instead ultimately caused the franchises downfall. I hope someone else does something with the rights.

[@siddhanthiyer8016]

Utter tragedy, Adam Jensen is one of my all time favorite video game characters, really hoping one day we get another title concluding his story line.

[@bartgroot3672]

Still playing MD to this day.. Still listen to the OST... (The mix is just perfect) I love the fact that in MD you can learn more about Adam by doing the side quests. The fact you died in HR and are basically a clone, though enough hints will be given, it's never really said out loud.. How many times I have made stories in my head for een sequel to MD, to fill the gaps to the OG Deus Ex... It could be such an interesting story! Thank you for this vid, hope it keeps the fans alive, although the IP is dead...

[@TheTber123]

Everything Embracer touches dies... Saints Row, Deus Ex, etc...

[@Sevarrius]

I loved mankind divided right up until the ending. You weren't kidding when you say the game just ended right in the middle of the story when it was just beginning to really get good and come together, i was flabergasted at the time and remember telling my friend to only play it if he didn't mind the game just straight up 'ending' half-way through. He never did bother with it, I imagine it put off a large enough amount of people to be negatively reflected in the sales data, so fuck you very much Square Enix. I had no idea they had literally split the game in two but its pretty fucking obvious to anyone thats actually played it. Absolutely tragic that we'll clearly never get that second and final part of the story. Ironic that it falls to corporate greed.

[@viktorkiss5442]

😭😭😭I was almost over it but then I had to watch this video...Man...Imagine Rabi'ah in a sequel, imagine all the possibilities on the story, Adam's mistery augs, imagine new locations, characters we could have gotten. I just recently played Mankind Divided, now I am not sure when I will be able to play it again because I will always be reminded how the franchise has been ended.

[@adammaximum]

Yeah…it hurts thinking of what could have been. 😔

[@ChrisClarion]

Unfortunately, same happened to System Shock 3

[@ThomisticAmerican13FOX]

This series was art, from the writing to the visuals, and the sound track. You could get lost in Deus Ex universe, epitome of immersive.

[@tehprimelime1063]

You know, sometimes its better to see something pass/end than make a fool of itself.. The amount of nonsense in gaming (and media in general) at the moment would've made development on this game a living hell and most likely suffer as a result. I DO think it'll be back with time though.

[@Treblaine]

This is not corporate greed, this is sheer stupidity. This is like having a load of buildings that each used to be a great hotel, is full of great staff but you refuse to open any of the hotels for business. You make money from games studios by having them make games, not by trying to get someone else to buy up the derelict buildings to fix the years of neglect that you inflicted on them. Embracer Group wasn't greedy. They were lazy. They didn't want to cultivate their investment they just wanted to package it all up into a tranche where they just had one big bundle to get some sucker sovereign wealth fund to buy up. They could have made more money by putting these studios to work but they weren't interested in making something worth selling.

[@Daniel__Nobre]

It’s ironic that the huge financial success of videogames, breaking into mainstream and whatnot, is what is providing the means for their downfall as well, given how the vampires smelled the billions in profit and started buying and meddling and ultimately killing all the great studios and IPs.

[@pedrofernandese]

What a shame, Deus Ex mankind Divided is my favorete cyberpunk game, I can see my self playing this game over and over gain for years to come...

[@ChasinKylie]

I know I'm late but i played Human Revolution and Mankind divided both when they came out during i would say was a pot head phase. I just killed everything in the game pushed through it and honestly hated it. I'm 32 now and literally just finished an all stealth no kill playthrough on both games and i have to say they are some of the best games i ever played. I have the dlc for Mankind divided still and i cant wait to devour that man.............This just goes to show that immersive sims arent wanted in the market and its a shame they are the best designed genre of games out there. Great Video man. I'm just sad....After rolling credits last night it baffels me that this great series may be done.

[@Grz349]

Hi, the video was great but I would like to bring up somethings about the story I think are worth mentioning. You mention DX:MD's story being cut in half, but something you didn't discuss is that the story seemed to have been rewritten at some point after announcement. The hoodie character that the announcement trailer focused on was remove apart from some in game text, Marchenko's final fight/design didn't reflect the whole "first gen aug" theme the devs announced. The Dvali theater we see ingame was present in the trailer, but it seemed to have been Marchenko's base in the trailer. We also saw the Blade in the announcement trailer but it wasn't present until we got the DLC. I've not played in a while but all of these changes from the first trailer/demos to final release convince me that the game's story was hit far more than just being cut in half.

[@adammaximum]

Honestly, I don't find any of that too unusual. There are plenty of games with content that changes dramatically between announcement trailers and the game's release, story or otherwise. It could be argued that this constitutes false advertising to a certain extent (see BioShock Infinite's pre-release advertising campaign vs. the version we got), but elements shifting during development seems to be pretty normal.

[@ethanmars4455]

I think about this series at least once almost every day. It's so amazing. I just want one 1 more Deus Ex game where we see the conclusion of Adam Jensen's story. Then I can die happy.

[@ticktock1624]

Im gonna miss adam not having the second half to mankind divided will always piss me off

[@giandomenicomartorelli8069]

During these days I am replaying HR and MD and man, this video hurts. But thanks for it anyway.

[@Disinterested1]

I suspect a remake of this for a "modern audience" would hurt more IJS with what is happening in gaming rn!

[@giandomenicomartorelli8069]

@@Disinterested1OMG, I could not imagine a Deus Ex game for "modern audiences"... let's hope this never happens!

[@evankimori]

I missed this news entirely and I was speaking with a friend just this morning trying to get them to give the franchise a try as their curiosity was piqued by me gushing about the storyline. What a terrible piece of news to hear today even if I am MONTHS late. To see the same issue in game come to life: corporate. MEDDLING. Goddamit.

[@Thechimpanzeeanimator]

Genuinely one of the best vibes, and overall soundtracks to a game. I always enjoyed the conspiracy stories, especially in deus ex as the setting and world fits perfectly

[@BekoPharm]

Indeed, what a rotten way to die. Especially MD was pure art IMHO. Laputan Machine, game over.

[@aligmal5031]

the entire entertainment media is falling apart

[@cmcas]

People please understand that this, as it is, has NOTHING to do with GAMES. This has to do with CONTROL. Videogames are a genre which can comunicate ideas and form minds. Do you honestly think something like this billion dollar industry would just go unnoticed and unrestricted by the powers that be in high places? No. They are watching very intently and will strictly control anything and everything that gets released. It's not even about the money. They have more money than they will ever need or use. You will play what they let you play.

[@user-uw3gy5ox8r]

Finally i found a person who thinks deeper. Cheers to you.

[@NeonNinaNights]

this hurts me on a spiritual level

[@magnitudefallout3944]

a game killed by the very topic it was about

[@sunsinger970]

That foreshadowing bit made me audibly laugh. Not much does.

[@adammaximum]

Haha glad you enjoyed it!

[@ViceAdmiralRaiden]

I Always thought about Deus Ex That it is What Cyberpunk always wanted to be, but Never could Become. I wish Cyberpunk would Create Eastereggs for Deus Ex, or a Deus Ex Dlc or something...

[@slim420-e8v]

We have Adam's voice in Cyberpunk now with the help of AI.

[@CoffeeFiend1]

I tried Cyberpunk again after that big update they hyped up, realism galore. I noticed a change they hadn't mentioned anywhere, your grenades regenerate like a healthbar..... Oh **** off. I know Cyberpunk wasn't trying to be an immersive sim but it liked touting itself as being similar to one in so many regards.... The scarcity and dilemma on resources is a joke and non-existent, it felt very dumbed down.

[@Myrskylintu]

Yeah. People tend to say that Deus Ex is edgy, but I think it's grounded. I mean yeah, sure, the sunglasses-at-night is cheesy, but beyond that? Deus Ex is very much grounded in how it represents politics, biotech and societies. From what little I've seen, compared to Deus Ex, CP2077 really just tries to fly by with "big adult themes", like boobs, sex and drugs. So, which franchise is more edgy again? And this is not to take away from CP2077, it propably is a good game, but if I had to choose: Deus Ex all day, every day, and twice on Sundays.

[@scarfaceReaper]

just when i got back into the series...now this damn

[@Dweller84]

It's a shame seeing all this great old franchises see neither go down burning because of "modernization" no one asked for or die in silence because no one of the people in charge do care.

[@Gearparadummies]

The original Deus Ex is one of the best PC games ever made. As someone who discovered videogames in the late 70s and never stopped playing, I lived the massive impact this game had in the industry firsthand. Conceptually it was ten years ahead of its time in a way that gamers who discovered videogame industry as the moneymaking behemoth that it is today instead of the form of artificial art it was in its infancy would have a hard time to understand. Hopefully in a few years a fan project can bring DE back to life like a fan did with System Shock, another legendary game way ahead of its time.

[@AndrewHelbig]

One of my favorite series of games, only played human Revolution and mankind divided, but just love the detail they put into this. Story is complex and all the writing is great. Lot of love and care obviously put into it

[@CoffeeFiend1]

240 subscribers. A silent immersive sim warrior fighting the good fight under the radar. Consider me 241. A good documentary, a fucking depressing documentary. Mostly stuff I already knew but it's nice (and did I mention fucking depressing) seeing the timeline laid out more succinctly. Embracer are bastards. Corporate greed. I felt like crying when they officially OFFICIALLY confirmed the game in development was real and that it was being canned. Reminded me of when Dishonored 3 development got halted in favor of Deathloop. In the latter case though it was at least still an immersive sim, albeit inferior to it's pioneer cousins.

[@abeaconintheoffice]

Nice to see the love for this franchise still holds today. Sucks that seems we won't be getting an ending of the story anymore. At this point, I might settle for something similar to what happened to... I wanna say HL2: E03(?) where a writer of the game published the script of the narrative but changed the names to avoid issues. I just wanna know was MD Adam a clone? What about those mystery augmentations? If Adam was indeed a clone, what happened to the original? Was Elisa (HR) or her 'clone' related to the AIs from the first game? And, most importantly, what is the connection between Adam (clone or not) to the Denton Brothers

[@adammaximum]

Yeah, that would be nice. Unfortunately, I don't think that would happen unless Mary DeMarle (the lead writer for both HR and MD who now works for BioWare) retires, otherwise it could put her future work into jeopardy. Plus, after Mark Laidlaw released Epistle 3, he wound up regretting it because Half-Life Alyx came out shortly after. But who knows. Closure would be great, even if we never get another game.

[@Quartermaster_Veteran]

How many other IP's have met this same fate I wonder? Damn shame!

[@NoFuqinIdea]

It sometimes feels like that 2016 was the last good/okay year for AAA gaming and ever since all we got were unfinished games with massive day one patches, filled to the brim with micro-transactions or just franchised slop nobody enjoyed for the actual game. Sure there are a few exceptions here and there but for the most part you can be pretty sure you're not really missing out on anything if you just ignore the "big releases". Maybe it's for the best Deus Ex: Mankind Devided was the last entry in the series as for now. I feel like it's better to let the AAA market eat itself alive and pick up the pieces once this greedy shitshow is over. Indiegames are where the interesting stuff is happening now.

[@TheAireaidLord]

Yeah this makes me very sad. I still remember playing HR for the first time. The sense of wonder underneath the dark dystopian cloud of the Deus Ex universe was something to behold. It went on to influence me in my own creativity, specifically with a book I'm getting traditionally published. The music, the atmosphere, the dirty underworld and scheming, it made it all possible. I hope by some hail marry of a chance that the third game see's the light of day.

[@soldierorsomething]

Oh man i did not even know that WARHORSE STUDIOS (Kingdom come: deliverance) are now also part of embracer group :O But that list at 6:55 revealed it

[@mateosimon4237]

Deus Ex, the whole saga, is one of the most complex, sophisticated and prophetic storylines to ever been offered as "games", and like you i was having high hopes that a sequel to MD was going to see the light of day some time between 2025/2028 approx. This is very very sad news and also infuriating, It seems quality games are slowly fading out, and it's unfair considering the HUGE AMOUNT OF CRAP companies are putting out, but i better stop right there, getting too fired up with wffing idiots running things

[@Rodger_Phillips]

I just found this video, pleased to say that I already have the EPIC Games release from that date. though I do not have the DLC, when I first learned of Embracer group I thought they were a good thing a breath of fresh air, turns out they are no different, just had a better breath mint than the others.

[@ConkerTS]

The original Deus Ex is, to this day, my favourite PC and Playstation 2 game. Invisible War isn't a bad game (though it's not particularly good, either), but it is a *terrible* Deus Ex game. They actually got rid of so many of the features that helped make the first game so deservedly popular, such as the skill points, the way you have to upgrade your weapons skills or you remain a terrible shot with them), an *interesting* story and memorable characters who you actually cared about, locations that felt like they were set on Earth (seriously, in Invisible War, it felt like you were living in tiny segmented areas that might as well have been on another planet). Even the A.I. of the NPCs felt better in the original game, despite the original game's A.I. being less than impressive. Both Human Revolution and Mankind Divided were much better Deus Ex games, thankfully. Not up the original's standards, of course, but they were both pretty great. It's a real pity that the franchise seems to be dead (or at least trapped in cryogenics), and that no major companies (the ones with the money and pull to be able to make immersive sims) seem bothered about making similar games. The brilliant Prey (2017) apparently sold rather badly, so that might have also been a factor in the industry's reluctance to give us more immersive sims.

[@Ramon-gg3bd]

If they hadn't rushed mankind divided, and had properly finished the story and left out the micro-transactions, it would have been an absolute gem. Prague was a hub world the way Specter envisioned it. Sadly HQ was dull A.F.

[@cyphaborg6598]

You should never be hopeful when studios get sold/bought in bulk. It's a much better outcome when 1 specific studio gets bought and even that is risky (Rare for example)

[@dueydrew7172]

I thought the Dead Space series was killed off and 10 years later a remake was released, so there is always hope.

[@kaziq1x]

And the series died off again after the remake, cause "it didn't sell well"

[@dueydrew7172]

@@kaziq1x 😞

[@DrundeFPS]

you rather wait for a useless remake than a sequel? no wonder why gamers fall for scams so easily...

[@obitosenju3768]

Not comparable, EA did not sell their Dead Space IP and we are 8 years after mankind devided.

[@lazyvoid7107]

​@@DrundeFPSDead Space 4 is plan tho but EA said more money or bye

[@dopaminegames420]

We'll wait 5-10 years and they'll reboot/remake/remaster it again and again as every big studio do these years with big franchises.

[@alessandrobaggi6129]

...undoubtedly ruining it in the process, as usual as of now. No thanks.

[@waynedickens2761]

Me I absolutely love with my heart human revolution and mankind divided I have got PTSD and I went through a divorce about 3 years ago three or four years ago and this game calms me down it relaxes me with the music and the stealth it takes me away from this horrible world we live in this game means more to me than anything and to see this game go down like it has it has affected me too man I feel you on that but I keep coming back to mankind divided mainly because during my separation I was going through a very emotional time at that time and with my PTSD still being bad at that time this game relaxed me it took me to this world I immersed myself within it took me away to this futuristic cyberpunk world which got me into cyberpunk and I can't do that with any game out there except for mankind divided and I really wanted to play the new game and everything and they're toying with these games but they're also toying with people's lives like mine I love this game and I really want him to come out with another one this game is my comfort zone it was also one of my coping skills that I learned in therapy that's a shame and with me and my emotions this game relaxes me so it's more than just a game to me 😞😥

[@Howitchewstofeel5gum]

Embracer has been nothing but a blight on the industry

[@tomroy2570]

I miss these games man

[@ramdom_assortment]

The original game made you think and delve into philosophy. All of the sequels failed to do that.

[@TheJayson8899]

Some of the conversations from Germany onwards in Invisible War did that.

[@gemwest]

I was a philosophy major for my first 3 years of college because of this game. I immediately read all three books after beating the original game with all three endings.

[@JohnathanN-ot5nu]

Nah, the sequels had philosophy too including about transhumanism.

[@ramdom_assortment]

@@JohnathanN-ot5nu It was very shallow compared to the original.

[@abhrajit7379]

I think they are still developing this game under a different company or something, and just to not leak anything, they created this scene of kicking the team out

[@PeterMasalski93]

Deus Ex 1 needs to be remade. Imagine what they can do today with 2024 tech like cyberpunk.

[@williamgregg6339]

If they got the right developer it could be something really special.

[@Sinner987]

No

[@CalamityBaird]

Let's stop remaking garbage

[@chainsawplayin]

No. Do not remake it. It's fine as it is, a remake would ruin it with modern bloat, bad performance, over-simplification and story re-writing. Do not wish for remake in 2024.

[@williamgregg6339]

@@CalamityBaird - The game is considered 1 of the best games ever made and its old so it would benefit from it. But they do remake alot of games that dont deserve it like you said.

[@LelloDalamiq]

I imagine it was specifically S-E London responsible for this; Formerly Eidos, which we know how scummy they've been since the early days of Tomb Raider.

[@babblestorm123]

Thanks for the details. I can't remember who said it, but I remember reading an interview a long time ago saying that Deus Ex wouldn't be revived because it's genre/subject matter just isn't popular and profitable enough to be worth making. The average gamer doesn't want to be in an anxiety ridden world, it's all about hyper saturated colours and cutesy characters.

[@sauliusvekteris526]

Yea tik tok generation dont understand whats good anymore. Brainless zombies play COD these days

[@lifeclip9878]

Bar the boss fights HR + MD were excellent

[@pouriajafarikia65]

I just finished MD and wow... I loved the game. I hope that one day they reboot this beautiful IP

[@IDK_0202]

Human revolution was the first video game I ever played 😢😢

[@BalgaBear]

Wow...all that love, we really never asked for this Cyberpunk 2077 hit a part of the genre, but Deus Ex absolutely nailed what I personally felt like the future of Cybernetics would have been.

[@ryanadams0922]

My first Deus Ex game was Human revolution and i fell in love with the series. So much so I bought all games yeah even the phone ones but for pc . I would listen to the music because it was fantastic. Its a damn shame in the state rhat its in

[@NinesIng]

I feel the same way man. What Embracer group did to KOTOR, Darksiders, Thief and Deus Ex. There are probably many more that I'm not even aware of. Sad thing is we stopped getting original franchises and games like this these days. Big studios mainly make yet another Call Of Assassins Creed over and over again but with more cash shop fluff. The only studios that actually trying to make something new are the indies. Sadly with mixed results. Also..What a way to end the video :D

[@poulthomas469]

Loved the series and I just finished DE:MD the other day(been sitting in Steam forever) and enjoyed it. Really liked the Criminal past dlc. Was sad to see that it's been killed off. It's funny because if it was done well I think a new DE could do really well. Of all games i've finished I like Adam Jensen the best as a main character.

[@EvilLordCanas]

*What a rotten way to die.*

[@igorthelight]

True! ;-)

[@AintPopular]

Lip smack

[@aeoyndjuric1679]

This game potential is insane, I don't get why there isnt anyone trying to make it work

[@DolphLundgrensDolphinDungeon]

Thanks for the video. Hey, atleast they didn't treat the Deus Ex IP as badly as they did with Thief. I grew up with Deus Ex and Thief being my favourite games, but Thief was always just that little bit more special to me. Been building missions on the editor for decades.

[@adammaximum]

Yeah…if Deus Ex is dead, then Thief is deader than dead. The thing with Thief is that I don’t think any modern interpretation of the series would do any sort of justice to the original trilogy because those games tend to be so subtle and intentionally understated in their stories and world building. And Eidos-Montréal, bless them, don’t do subtlety in storytelling very well. Even if Thief 2014 wasn’t a complete mess of a production, I still don’t think it would’ve been handled very well.

[@footpath0592]

I've been a fan for all my life. Just finished mankind devided for the fouth time and just now learned about adam being a clone. I want more deus ex so bad..

[@Nachtmahr616]

I still haven't found a game that could fill the void that Deus Ex left behind. Hope they can form a new studio and get their IP back. IO got hit hard because of SquareEnix too, and Hitman would be my next favourite after Deus Ex

[@INVINCIBLE117X]

This makes me sad....I LOVE DEUS EX!!!! We will never get Adams conclusion 😞

[@NOVAsteamed]

Deus ex human revolution is one of the beautifulest game I've played. right next to mirrors edge.

[@dontwrite9s4ever86]

The reason the og was so good because it was lighthearted, was easy to follow yet still being complex and had upbeat music. They shouldn't have changed the tone of the game. Just another sin that the industry keeps repeating over and over.

[@jamespaguip5913]

Even though Deus ex franchise died I’ll always choose Deus ex better than cyberpunk 2077

[@Duchess_Van_Hoof]

I have watched a few hours of Cyberpunk 2077, and is it just cyberpunk GTA?

[@hpwilliams0]

@@Duchess_Van_Hoofno, don’t listen to this gonk. Cyberpunk is like GTA meets Deus Ex meets Dishonored, then make it cyberpunk. It’s one of the greatest games ever made.

[@mirandaspigener-sapon9770]

Also dude the story line was brilliant on mankind divided

[@masterseeker360]

Coming from human revolution to mankind divided was the biggest whiplash i have received from a sequel aside from maybe wolfenstein 2

[@TEMINIX]

Subscribing. Great script. Very inclusive of a lot of info that revolves around this premise. You're a good writer, friend.

[@IINoirII]

Just found out about it, missed the news. So sad :(