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Detroit: Become Human wants to move you. It wants to elicit an emotional response through its story. The thing is, it really doesn't. The flowchart is a nice inclusion and adds some variance, but when the narrative is as cringey and ham-fisted as it is you won't want to play through it multiple times.
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Android autonomy and socio-economics are messily explored in Quantic Dream's latest adventure.
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Republished on Tuesday 2nd July 2019: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of July's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows.
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Looking at the rest of the world, when you go outside it’s a mixed bag. The environments are rather small but mostly sharp and colorful, but from time to time there’s a noticeable downgrade in the quality of the image to sustain a solid frame rate; when it isn’t there, it happens to have a quick but evident dip in the fps counter, even on PS4 Pro.
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There’s definitely some joy to be had from Detroit, particularly if themes of artificial intelligence and sentience intrigue you. But there are other games and movies that do more with them (Soma, for example). For a game that relies so heavily on its narrative to carry it, Detroit: Become Human fails to excel. And having to tilt the controller for the nth time, just to perform a basic action that could equally be accomplished by a single button press, doesn’t add to its appeal either. In theory, the game is replayable – on my initial playthrough, Kara’s ending was rather...
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A game with something to say, Detroit: Become Human merges the mediums of cinema and video game, with an outstanding result.
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Detroit: Become Human is a stellar example of storytelling in the video game space. What initially seems like a futuristic science-fiction story quickly steers into a very real struggle of freedom vs. oppression which has been endured throughout history. With just one single playthrough, Detroit: Become Human will warm your heart, provoke your thoughts, and light a fire in your stomach.
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Detroit: Become Human is a masterclass in cinematic storytelling. Here is our review of Quantic Dream's new game...
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Detroit: Become Human may not offer much to players who don't like this style of game, but fans of David Cage's work should know that Detroit is definitely one of the better stories he's crafted so far. It's far better than Beyond: Two Souls, and while it may not be as innovative as Heavy Rain, it's still a pretty fun ride and its incredible visuals and interesting story definitely make it worth checking out.
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Detroit: Become Human is a poignantly pulpy interactive sci-fi drama where your choices can impact events to a greater and more satisfying degree than in most games of this type. Though I wish its story had been handled with a softer touch, especially considering the subtlety that can be conveyed through its tech and performances, its well-written and acted central trio were vital enough to me that I found myself feeling genuine distress when they were in danger and a sense of victory when they triumphed. Most importantly, Detroit offers a multitude of transparent branching paths that entice further playthroughs...
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A considerable improvement on Quantic Dreams’ previous work, and while the storytelling is still flawed its tale of abused androids feels very human.
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What makes Detroit: Become Human a great game, though, is that even after going back through alternate narrative branches and winding down my play time, I’m still invested. The world that Quantic Dream gave me to explore is only a short leap from the one we’re living in now, and the ideas presented have left me contemplating the role AI could play in our lives sooner rather than later. How would androids impact our personal lives, our economy, or our approach to global conflict? When Elon Musk said we should care about AI advancements I knew he was right, but...
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Tortoises may look a lot like turtles, but if you throw one in the sea it’s not going to have a fun swim.
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Detroit: Become Human really is like sitting down and playing a TV box set. It’s a technical masterpiece on PS4 with movie quality sound, lighting and camera work, which is backed up by some top quality action and a wonderfully evocative score. Detroit really worked for me; I was gripped by the story and connected with the characters, but I think some players may have a hard time relating to Kara, Markus, and Connor. That’s to be expected. After all, we’re only human.
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This is a transhumanism story for the android set. I devoured every chapter of these artificial intelligences shedding their artifice. And I learned that being human is filled with daily acts of self-sacrifice.
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Detroit: Become Human, the action-adventure game developed by Quantic Dream is exclusively launching for PlayStation 4 on 25 May 2018. We are lucky to be able to enjoy the game ahead of its launch, so here is our Detroit: Become Human review where we will discuss the gameplay without any critical spoilers.
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Immerse yourself in Detroit’s wonderfully realised world, engage with its characters and stories, and you’ll love this game.
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In the year 2038, androids will become a part of daily life or so David Cage wants you to believe. Detroit: Become Human is an undeniably fascinating tale so let's see if it's one worth telling.
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Detroit: Become Human looked ambitious when it debuted its first proper gameplay trailer at E3 a couple of years ago. Several video games over the years have touted their choice-based mechanics, with actions playing out on screen based on hard decisions made. Telltale in particular has built their brand on this, and Quantic Dream has also made attempts in the past with their titles Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls. I always question how much choice you really have when playing these adventure...
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[Detroit: Become Human] is a social revolution simulator, where most of your choices actually matter, the story and characters are engaging and moving and the amount of narrative content is incredibly massive.
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As a society, we're constantly turning to technology to relieve our burdens, and we become increasingly dependent on it. With the creation of self-driving cars and robots to attend to our needs, we have to wonder how these advancements will shape our society going forward – for better and worse. Detroit: Become Human explores this interesting question, presenting a world where androids seem more like human than machine, but they're prisoners to our demands. The premise is engrossing, and the variety of choices is fascinating. They're both compact and far-reaching; it could be how you develop a relationship, or which...
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Detroit: Become Human is Quantic Dream’s most ambitious game yet, boasting all through its development that there’d be a boatload of choices and endings for players to face. A studio best known for Heavy Rain and Beyond Two Souls has been working on this game for, like, five years. The same studio that gave us press X to Jason. Why, yes, I am skeptical towards Quantic Dream games, why do you ask?
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