Watch The Gorgeous Announcement Trailer For ‘Deus Ex: Mankind Divided’

Briefly: After a timely leak yesterday, Square-Enix has officially revealed the next game in the Deus Ex series, titled Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.

The game is set two years after the events of Human Revolution, and is set to release on PS4, Xbox One, and PC (though it’s still without a release date, which is far preferable to it simply being delayed).

According to Square-Enix, the game’s plot is as follows:

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided takes place in 2029, two years after the events of Human Revolution and the infamous ‘Aug Incident’ in Panchaea that resulted in the death of millions at the hands of those who had installed augmentations. This event has created a huge divide between those who have augmentations, and those who do not. Amongst this emotional turmoil are various factions looking to manipulate the public by twisting public opinion of augmentation to further their own agenda and hide the truth of what really happened.

 

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided also continues the story of Adam Jensen, a former biotech company security chief turned super-augmented, anti-terrorist agent playing by his own rules. Jensen has been empowered with all new augmentations, enabling him and the player a greater sense of self-control as they explore all new locations in-game. As social and political tensions reach a major turning point, Jensen and conspiracies surrounding the Illuminati continue toward an inevitable crossroads … and possibly, an epic showdown.

I was a huge fan of Human Revolution, and Deus Ex before it (Invisible War… not so much), so you better believe I’m excited to learn more about Mankind Divided. The just-released announcement trailer looks cool, but it does little to excite me. It’s entirely CGI, and if the series’ last game is any indication, the game likely won’t look like this.

Square-Enix also notes that “Deus Ex: Mankind Divided will also mark a new era in Eidos-Montréal’s technology, utilizing the advanced visual and immersive capabilities of the Dawn Engine™, specifically built for the recent generation of consoles and PC. Under the umbrella of the Gaming Evolved program, AMD and Eidos-Montréal have been collaborating on Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, and the game will feature Microsoft’s DirectX® 12 support as well as AMD’s TressFX™. These features will not only raise the bar in game performance but bring unrivalled visual fidelity to the Deus Ex franchise.”

So, it’ll be very pretty. But I still doubt it’ll be as pretty as this trailer is. Take a look below, and let us know what you think!