Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Will Feature Multiple Solutions for Bosses

In fairness, considering the design Eidos Montreal went with for the bosses in the Deus Ex: Human Revolution DLC, this isn’t really surprising news. That said, it’s still reassuring to learn, via an Official Xbox Magazine transcript at GamesRadar, that Deus Ex: Mankind Divided will offer multiple paths to defeat its bosses, including sneaking and speech options. In the developers words:

“It’s all about supporting all the different play aspects,” says Fortier. “That was the main thing that was missing from the boss fights. Thematically, I think they were interesting, but certain players found a challenge there that wasn’t really catered to them.” Mankind Divided’s bosses are much more balanced in this regard. “There are ways to stealth them, there are ways to beat them in combat and there are conversations you can have that maybe give you a different means of dealing with the situation altogether.”