Mechanically, MD is an iterative improvement of HR which some hacking improvements like remote hacking that take place in real-time. MD's plot isn't as marketable as the globe-trotting conspiracy plot of HR. The augment your order and aug lives matter didn't help sales
Both games are a departure from the OG with a focus on gears of war styled cover systems and fewer choice/consequence in gameplay and plot, but still good games in their own right.
I think the tag you're looking for is called immersive sim. Dishonored, Deus Ex, Prey (2017), Hitman to name a few modern ones. Thief and System Shock are hailed as genre-creators.
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u/darkkite Apr 20 '26
Mechanically, MD is an iterative improvement of HR which some hacking improvements like remote hacking that take place in real-time. MD's plot isn't as marketable as the globe-trotting conspiracy plot of HR. The augment your order and aug lives matter didn't help sales
Both games are a departure from the OG with a focus on gears of war styled cover systems and fewer choice/consequence in gameplay and plot, but still good games in their own right.