Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Gets a New Mode Called Breach

Although Deus Ex fans probably weren't looking for more reasons to get excited about the upcoming Deus Ex: Mankind Divided given the franchise's remarkable ability to consistently deliver compelling experiences over the past 16 years, developer Eidos Montreal has still seen fit to crank the hype meter up a few notches by releasing information on Mankind Divided's newest game mode.

It's called Breach and, if the mode's first trailer is any indication, it is going to completely change the Deus Ex experience.

At first glance, Breach resembles Metal Gear Solid's classic VR Missions in the sense that it puts the player into a virtual reality world where the skills they learned in the main game are put to the test via a series of challenges. Specifically, Breach sees you play as a hacker that uses his abilities to create a virtual avatar capable of beating the puzzles, combat sequences, and collection tasks this mode presents. 

Where Breach greatly differs from VR Missions and the traditional Deus Ex experience is in the way it uses its virtual setting in order to escape the confines of the real world. Breach is seemingly not beholden to things like physics. The mode allows its protagonist to perform incredible feats such as double and triple jumps that even the story's augmented characters are not capable of performing. Many of these abilities will be earned via an experience system that allows players to level up as they complete challenges.

Even better, the results of these challenges can be shared online so that other players are able to compete against your best results. Should they not beat your best result, you will be rewarded bonus credits.

So far, Breach looks like an exciting new addition to the Deus Ex franchise. We hope to see more of the mode in action at E3 and will be following updates to this mode closely as Mankind Divided nears its August 23rd release date. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided will be available for XBO, PS4, and PC.