Detroit



Detroit is the hometown and one of the cities visited by Adam Jensen in Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

Background
During the 1950s, Detroit was one of the hearts of USA because of the automobile industry, but sometime after its golden age and before 2007, Detroit became a neglected city with all those automobile factories that were abandoned. In 2007, looking to increase the efficiency of advanced prosthetics production and wanting to rejuvenate Detroit through the mechanical augmentation industry, David Sarif purchased and overhauled an auto factory in Detroit and converted it into the first auto-mechanical augmentation factory, giving the city new breath.

In 2027, Detroit is a struggling and economically segregated city, divided into two types of areas: the high-rise contemporary buildings of Sarif Industries and co., and the dilapidated areas of the city, primarily under the control of the street gangs. Brooklyn Court is home to Chase, Greg and Josie Thorpe, Seurat, Bobby Tindall, O'Malley and Adam Jensen. There is also a LIMB clinic here and a black market arms dealer in the gas station. Finally, there is the police station, the convention center and Derelict Row.

Developer quotes
"The interesting thing about Detroit is that it looks quite a bit like contemporary Detroit; this is really all about anticipating what the world will be in 2027. We've designed stuff like objects which recharge electrical cars - we've invented them, and looked at where billboard technologies are going. So it's a lot like today's Detroit, with those added layers grafted over it. Plus there are those interesting and very modern-looking buildings. It's sad for Detroit, because it was one of the hearts of America for quite a while because of the automobile industry. It's not really happening anymore - all those factories are abandoned. The idea is that with Sarif Industries, the company that Adam Jensen works for, David Sarif wanted to rejuvenate Detroit through the cybernetic industry. Just like the car industry did in the 20th century. That's why, in the game, you actually go to visit those manufacturing plants. Sarif bought those abandoned car plants and renovated them for super hi-tech cybernetics. He's sending a message to the city and the world: "I'm from Detroit, I love this city, I'm giving it a new breath"

- Jonathan Jacques-Belletête