Yes, I do recommend this game BUT be aware this is not a mass shooter game. The first mission is actually kind of deceptive since you're thrown into action only for the next 15 hours to be largely devoid of any.

Basically, DE:MD is ... futuristic Thief. You quickly realise that the game WANTS you to explore, steal, sneak, etc. because it's a lot easier than combat. Most often, alerting enemies means a mob of them come at you meaning you'll usually want to go for the quiet route.

The bad thing about this, is that this "kills" the old school three-way combo: combat, persuasion, stealth. Persuasion is still an option at times, but usually it's between combat & stealth. Ironically, combat is pretty darn good but since you'll mostly be sneaking up behind people or taking distant pot shots, I never felt as if I actually got to properly use it.

So how does this game compare to the previous one? Well ... it feels cheaper. Like the original Deus Ex, you had lots of different locations to visit in Human Revolution but Mankind Divided sticks you in Prague for almost the entire game. Yes Prague is big, yes there's lots to explore, but ... it's still all Prague. Why do I get the feeling one of the top guys on the dev team went to Prague on vacation before making this game? On top of this, there's less quests, less interaction with people & it all feels a little toned down.

Combine all the above and you get a good stealth game but set in a rather repetitive location with lots of exploring, looting, stealing. It feels more sandbox than a story driven game - tons of areas seem unconnected from each-other and it's like they glued it all together in the end. It's still a great game if you love exploring & stealth but if you prefer combat, this is a step down. The original Deus Ex was pretty poor for combat & stealth was heavily favoured but this game goes above & beyond to make stealth THE most preferred option by far.

Yes, I do recommend this game BUT be aware this is not a mass shooter game. The first mission is actually kind of deceptive since you're thrown into action only for the next 15 hours to be largely devoid of any. Basically, DE:MD is ... futuristic Thief. You quickly realise that the game WANTS you to explore, steal, sneak, etc. because it's a lot easier than combat. Most often, alerting enemies means a mob of them come at you meaning you'll usually want to go for the quiet route. The bad thing about this, is that this "kills" the old school three-way combo: combat, persuasion, stealth. Persuasion is still an option at times, but usually it's between combat & stealth. Ironically, combat is pretty darn good but since you'll mostly be sneaking up behind people or taking distant pot shots, I never felt as if I actually got to properly use it. So how does this game compare to the previous one? Well ... it feels cheaper. Like the original Deus Ex, you had lots of different locations to visit in Human Revolution but Mankind Divided sticks you in Prague for almost the entire game. Yes Prague is big, yes there's lots to explore, but ... it's still all Prague. Why do I get the feeling one of the top guys on the dev team went to Prague on vacation before making this game? On top of this, there's less quests, less interaction with people & it all feels a little toned down. Combine all the above and you get a good stealth game but set in a rather repetitive location with lots of exploring, looting, stealing. It feels more sandbox than a story driven game - tons of areas seem unconnected from each-other and it's like they glued it all together in the end. It's still a great game if you love exploring & stealth but if you prefer combat, this is a step down. The original Deus Ex was pretty poor for combat & stealth was heavily favoured but this game goes above & beyond to make stealth THE most preferred option by far.