It’s an impressively dense, hand-crafted space, making Human Revolution’s cities feel pretty lifeless and cardboard in comparison. As you walk the streets your eyes are bombarded by holographic billboards, buzzing police drones, strange sculptures, and fascinating futuretech. However, by focusing on a single location the artists have managed to pack in an incredible amount of detail.
I kept waiting for Jensen to fly to the next one, but it never happened. Prague is the only major city hub in Mankind Divided, which is slightly disappointing. It’s a weird place for someone like him to relocate to, but he has no choice: it’s where his latest employer, counter-terrorist agency Task Force 29, is based. The city of Prague is at the heart of this anti-aug upswell, which just so happens to be Jensen’s new home. Set just two years later, Mankind Divided is a direct continuation of this story.Īugmented people are now second-class citizens, harassed by the police, viewed with suspicion wherever they go, and sent to live in slums. The truth behind this disaster is revealed in the previous game, Human Revolution, which an optional 12-minute recap video recounts in convoluted detail.
It’s a paranoia born of the so-called Aug Event, in which augmented people around the world were driven violently insane, killing millions.
