deus ex mankind divided took place during the human revolution.
deus ex mankind divided took place during the human revolution.
when does deus ex mankind divided take place?
human revolution
"mankind divided" is set in 2029, two years after "". the "deus ex" series is set in a cyberpunk future rife with secret organizations and conspiracies, including the illuminati. before "human revolution", advances in biotechnology and cybernetics led to the development of "augmentations", artificial organs capable of enhancing human performance. augmentation requires the use of neuropozyne, a scarce, expensive immunosuppressive drug which prevents the body from rejecting the augmentation. they also created social divides between "augs", humans who have accepted augmentation technology; and normal humans who are either morally opposed to it, too poor to afford it, or whose bodies actively reject it.
deus ex: mankind divided
while creating her narrative, demarle needed to remember the established "deus ex" narrative. she approached it as , with established fact in the original "deus ex" not being accurate. this fit with the seeking of truth, a theme of "mankind divided". supplementary information in the game helped connect "mankind divided" to "human revolution" and future "deus ex" games. the illuminati, key antagonists in the series, were portrayed differently in "mankind divided" than they were in the original "deus ex", where they were part of a "'90s-era "x-files"-style paranoia". demarle wrote them as a loosely aligned elite, where each member pursues their own goals. she compared the illuminati of "mankind divided" with the bankers described in the book, "too big to fail". both were too arrogant to unite in a common cause, and the bankers were the closest she could get to the fictional illuminati.
deus ex: mankind divided