Deus Ex: Mankind Divided: The Story So Far
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For many of us, there has been a long stretch of time since the last time we entrenched ourselves into Deus Ex: Human Revolution, so GameSpot's new "The Story So Far" article is a welcome means of bringing ourselves up to speed again on the world and characters as we await the release of Mankind Divided. A little something to get you started:
Rescued from the wreckage of Panchaea and disillusioned with the result of his actions, Adam Jensen joins Task Force 29, an Interpol-led anti-terrorist group. However, Jensen doesn't fully trust his new employers, and is secretly feeding information to a group called the Juggernaut Collective. This isn't the first appearance of the shadowy group of hackers--they featured prominently in Human Revolution's prequel novel, Deus Ex: Icarus Effect (and its retelling-turned-follow-up, Deus Ex: The Fall) as well as in Human Revolution's DLC, The Missing Link.
Not much is known about the Juggernaut Collective, but the group has some significant ties to people and organisations that became major players in the first Deus Ex game. They support a United States secessionist organisation called the New Sons of Freedom--the same organisation which would later become the National Secessionist Forces, or NSF, in Deus Ex. Together with the Juggernaut Collective, these two groups form what is essentially an "anti-Illuminati" coalition.
Given Jensen's affiliation to them, Mankind Divided should set the stage for some interpersonal conflict as well as shadowy wheeling and dealing. At the end of Human Revolution, Megan Reed--Jensen's ex-girlfriend--is heard in conversation with a character which implies she is joining the Illuminati on their next project. That character is Bob Page, the unnamed conspirator seen in Human Revolution's introduction movie, and the primary antagonist of the first Deus Ex game.
