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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

2016

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The Last of Us Part II

The Last of Us Part II

2020

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided vs The Last of Us Part II: Which Is More Woke?

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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided vs The Last of Us Part II: Quick Comparison

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and The Last of Us Part II are both games. People look up Deus Ex: Mankind Divided vs The Last of Us Part II, or Deus Ex: Mankind Divided or The Last of Us Part II, when they want a straight compare of the two.

Below is a side-by-side of the facts we have, then how their political messaging, cultural themes, and IsItWoke scores differ. This is not a review of which is better to play.

Side-by-side comparison of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and The Last of Us Part II
FieldDeus Ex: Mankind DividedThe Last of Us Part II
Release year20162020
TypeGameGame
GenresAction, RPGAction, Shooter, Adventure
PlatformsLinux, PC, Xbox OnePlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Woke Score35/10071/100
Community ScoreNot listed69/100
VerdictVery Little WokeVery Woke

The Last of Us Part II appears more woke than Deus Ex: Mankind Divided based on AI analysis, with a difference of about 36 points. Community votes are split or too thin to call a clear winner yet.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
GameDeus Ex: Mankind Divided2016
35Score
Very Little Woke

Community (votes): not enough data yet

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AI vs community

AI verdict

The Last of Us Part II is more woke than Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (AI).

The Last of Us Part II leads by 36 points on the AI scale.

Community verdict

Community averages are too close to call (or one side has no votes yet).

Why the scores diverge

  • The 36-point gap reflects how much ideology steers each story on our six-dimension pass, not just vibes.
  • The Last of Us Part II highlight: Dialogue often feels like it serves an ideological agenda rather than character development.
  • Deus Ex: Mankind Divided highlight: Dialogue occasionally veers into moral lecturing, particularly around themes of augmentation and societal division.
  • Deus Ex: Mankind Divided: While characters are well-developed, some feel more like representations of ideologies than fully fleshed individuals.
  • The Last of Us Part II: Characters are sometimes shaped more by their symbolic roles than by organic narrative needs.

The Last of Us Part II reads higher on message-first dialogue than Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, which nudges the overall profile message-forward. The Last of Us Part II reads higher on ideology over story than Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, which nudges the overall profile message-forward. The Last of Us Part II reads higher on tokenistic characters than Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, which nudges the overall profile message-forward.

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Frequently asked questions

Which is more woke, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided or The Last of Us Part II?
The Last of Us Part II scores higher on the AI pass (71/100 vs 35/100).
What do community votes say?
Community averages are within the tie band or too close to call (n/a vs 69 on our vote-weighted scale).
Why might AI and votes disagree?
AI scores come from a structured model pass; votes capture how people read the politics or messaging. Trailers, culture-war framing, and release timing can push votes away from the model.