Deus Ex: Mankind Divided won't have a 'multiple choice' ending

Deus Ex: Human Revolution wrapped up with a multiple-choice finish. I won't spoil it for those of you who haven't yet crossed the finish line, but the relevant point is that you, as Adam Jensen, have to make a pretty big decision about the future of humanity. It all felt a bit abrupt to me, to be honest, similar to the conclusion of the original Deus Ex but less organic somehow. Mankind Divided will conclude in a different sort of fashion.

"On Human Revolution, we were having it all come down to that moment where there's a button press at the end of the game, and it triggers one of the different endings. But on [Mankind Divided], we actually are looking at, 'Okay, we're going to give you different actions and different choices, and you go different paths, and how does that go?'" Mary DeMarle, the executive narrative director on Mankind Divided and lead writer on Human Revolution, said in an interview with our friends at GamesRadar.

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