A series of events play out that lead to the revelation that Jensen has a number of secret, dormant, totally badass augmentations in his body. This is a world where conspiracies are far more than theories, and Jensen is tasked with the neverending decision of who to trust and what to believe. Once more, I assumed the role of Adam Jensen, former private security officer turned Interpol agent, tasked with the mission of taking down a terrorist cell of augmented humans while secretly moonlighting with an anti-Illuminati group. However, after spending hours upon hours in the Mankind Divided world – after being called a “clank” as I walked the streets of Prague, after having to use a separate entrance to board the metro, after being harassed by the police, and after hearing news segment after news segment demonizing augmented humans – I can safely say that no word better describes the setting or events of this game than “apartheid.” It’s an uncomfortable word, but that’s not a bad thing. The discussion itself is worth having (all discussions are), although perhaps people would have gotten farther with the discussion had they waited for the game to release first. The use of the word “apartheid” to describe the events of the game, particularly since race itself was not to be the focus, became a hotly-debated topic, from social media to think pieces on some of the top gaming websites – and some not-so-gaming websites. This was, without question, the most controversial pair of words to come out of E3 2015, where the theme of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided was laid out. Available on PlayStation 4 (reviewed), Xbox One, and PC.

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