Fragments from the Vault #031: My Name is Irenka

"you did not know that our names meant compassion,
or that we harboured a love for a world
whose beauty lay in defiance of a raging inner monologue
that will, one day, become our anthem..."

#DeusExMankindDivided

https://www.fetchquestjourneys.com/2025/02/deus-ex-mankind-divided-basement-refuge.html
"In the case of The Golden Ticket, Jensen is not looking for a strategic advantage - although his decision may lead to a potential ally. This is strictly about who he wants to help the most."

What is the Greater Good? Protecting One or Many in #DeusExMankindDivided (The Golden Ticket):

https://www.fetchquestjourneys.com/2021/12/deus-ex-mankind-divided-the-golden-ticket.html

A new Deux Ex isn't coming in 2026 as people in charge are "psychopaths", jokes series voice lead

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.eurogamer.net/deus-ex-no-2026-people-in-charge-psychopaths

@cmconseils EXACTLY THAT!

That's why #DeusExMankindDivided named the difficulties different:

  • Give me a Story (Easy)
  • Give me a Challenge (Medium)
  • Give me Deus Ex (Hard)
  • I never asked for this (Hardcore)
@jackyan I mean, look at #DeusExMankindDivided vs. #Cyberpunk2077 and there's a goddamn reason why the latter got crunched piss-poor at release and the former only has #cars as non-interactive props with maybe their trunks as lootable containers with items in them...
"Car Brain" Ruined Cyberpunk 2077

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Yes, this is why #DeusExHumanRevolution & #DeusExMankindDivided are better games than #Cyberpunk2077 simply because they are condensed narratives with actual plot and direction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfTiNc0G9E4

Do I think Mankind Divided deserved a longer story? Shure!

Would've loved some Post-Game? Yeah!

But there's a reason we didn't get that and why even the two #DLC stories use compact, enclosed maps and a strict storyline...

  • Because too much shit going on makes things more expensive at the expense of a quality Game.

And that's why #Stalker2 also doesn't have #cars but mere #FastTravel with ingame-paywall, because the level of detail to the world is not practical when being able to race through the map that by car standards takes at most 5 minutes to traverse!

#DXHR #DXMD #VideoGames #WorldDesign #Mapping #Development #VideoGameDevelopment #GameDesign

"Car Brain" Ruined Cyberpunk 2077

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@derAlff_iot Ich bin seit den 80zigern leidenschaftlicher Gamer, wenn gleich ich mehr soviel Zeit dafür zur Verfügung habe wie früher. 😊

Bei Singleplayer-Games zocke ich aktuell #PerAspera, #BaldursGate3 und #DeusExMankindDivided.

Als Dauerbrenner bin ich regelmäßig bei #GuildWars2 #EliteDangerous und #EveOnline unterwegs. Seit dem letzten Update hab ich auch wieder eine größere #NoManSky Phase. 🤩