So after 110+ hours, I started to get a little burnt out on questing through Dragon Age Inquisition with only one or two main missions remaining to finish the story. It's almost a shame this game is so deep and long, because as an RPG, I would like to experience it in different ways, with different characters, gameplay/combat styles, story choices, difficulty settings, etc., all the while discovering opportunities I missed my first time through. If I do, it won't be any time soon. I still haven't even touched the DLC missions.
So after a quick return to Far Cry 4 to visit the Valley of Yeti (DLC), I started another, not quite so deep and long RPG: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.
Deus Ex is really the perfect game for me as it combines a sci-fi story in an open world setting, simplified RPG elements (compared to DA:I), exploration and collecting, hacking mini-games, and solid stealth mechanics/gameplay that don't require frequent aiming/shooting or button-mashing combat.
Though I've only been to a couple of sections of Prague (the first main area of the game), I've been blown away by the visuals and aesthetics that combine the historic with the futuristic. And so far everything has taken place in sparkling clear richly detailed daylight hours, whereas in the last game it always seemed to be nighttime or deep underground. Another thing that has impressed me is the animations for take downs, which are very specific to your location in the room (the object you are hiding behind) and the NPCs you are taking down, which aren't all cookie-cutter, one of three or four different types. Maybe I'll change my tune after spending 30-40 hours in this and the DLC missions (I got the complete edition for ~$11), but I can definitely see myself replaying this and possibly picking up the PS4 remaster of last generation's Deus Ex game, when it goes on sale. I do have it on PS3 (which I've completed twice), but just the vanilla version, not the "director's cut" remake.
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