When comparing The Dark Mod vs Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, the Slant community recommends The Dark Mod for most people. In the question“What are the best stealth games for PC?” The Dark Mod is ranked 4th while Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is ranked 14th. The most important reason people chose The Dark Mod is:
The game is a community remake of the game Thief, not in terms of story, characters, or levels, but in terms of mechanics. Originally it was created as a mod for Doom 3, but has since been remade with original assets in order to have no liability, though it still uses the same mission. This means the game is free and will stay free. Players can download dozens of additional missions at no additional charge.
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Pros
Pro Free to all
The game is a community remake of the game Thief, not in terms of story, characters, or levels, but in terms of mechanics. Originally it was created as a mod for Doom 3, but has since been remade with original assets in order to have no liability, though it still uses the same mission. This means the game is free and will stay free. Players can download dozens of additional missions at no additional charge.
Pro Convincing atmosphere
The dystopian setting with permanent police presence and derogatory comments from average citizens creates a depressing atmosphere.
Pro Engaging side quests
The side quests in Mankind Divided are almost as engaging as the main storyline. This is also helped by the fact that the NPCs who give these quests deliver their speeches in such a passionate way that makes you want to engage in their stories.
Coupled with the fact that this game has a constantly-grey morality and it truly feels like the player has the fates of these people in their hands.
Pro Great espionage-based gameplay
The game really shines when the players find themselves needing to infiltrate somewhere to complete a mission.
There's a myriad of ways to approach each situation and multiple outcomes depending on the approach. Hacking terminals, crawling through vents, and stealthily taking out enemies is what this game is all about.
There is a tangible tension to every move because if the player is caught by one of the enemies, the mission may come to an unexpected halt.
Cons
Con Oldish graphics
Although efforts are being done to keep it nice, The Dark Mod runs on an engine from 2004 and definitely looks dated compared to modern games.
Con Relatively short
Mankind Divided is not as long as it should be. It can be completed in about 20 hours, and this is including most of the side quests. Doing just the main story would take even less than that.
Con Storyline feels hurried
While the first chapter of the game is quite slow and intriguing, it starts to become clumsier and unnatural as the player goes through the missions.
After heading out of Prague, the story starts to feel hurried. Characters are introduced and fall into the sidelines, only to return out of nowhere in crucial moments of the story with very little to no justification.
Con Side missions are hard to find
For people who want to complete every single side mission it can be hard to find them. They are given by NPCs which are differentiated from other, non-quest-giving NPCs by their name. Most are defined as "citizen", while those who have a quest to give have an actual name.
However, the only way to find these quest givers is by running up to every person in the game which is very time consuming.