Detroit: Become Human
A 2018 adventure game about sentient androids and player-driven choices, self-published on Windows.
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Detroit: Become Human is an adventure game played from a third-person view with a set and controllable perspective.[1] The story branches based on quick-time events and dialog decisions, viewable in a flowchart during and after each chapter.[2] If any of the three playable characters die, the narrative proceeds without them, meaning the game never displays a "game over" screen.[1]
Making and release
Cage's script was between 2,000 and 3,000 pages and was first relayed to the design team while programmers created graphics and a new game engine.[3] During the March 2019 Game Developers Conference, Epic Games announced that Quantic Dream would release Detroit: Become Human on PC.[4] Quantic Dream's 2012 PlayStation 3 tech demo Kara, which won an award at the LA Shorts Fest and generated strong reactions, served as the foundation for Detroit: Become Human.[5] The script for the game was finished in October 2016, following a writing process that took over two years.[3]
After a four-year development period, the game was certified as gold and sent to manufacturing on 23 April 2018.[6][7] PlayStation 4 owners could purchase Detroit: Become Human starting 25 May 2018.[8] On 24 April 2018, the PlayStation Store offered a downloadable demo of the opening chapter, "The Hostage".[4][7] A live-action short film called Tokyo: Become Human was used to market the game in Japan.[4]
What the cited sources add
Wallace noted that Detroit relies on quick-time events for every occasion, and sometimes this feels redundant.[9] The manga is set in Tokyo and centers on an android idol named Reina.[10][11]
References
- Wikipedia, "Detroit: Become Human" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Detroit: Become Human PS4 - PlayStation", PlayStation; Cage, David, "Detroit: Become Human New Trailer, New Playable Character Detailed", PlayStation Blog, 13 June 2016; Rignall, "Detroit: Become Human: Neo-Noir Thriller", USgamer, 16 June 2016; Dayus, "How Real-World Issues, Including Terrorism, Affected Detroit: Become Human's Story", GameSpot, 19 June 2017; Kollar, "Detroit: Become Human channels Blade Runner in new trailer", Polygon, 13 June 2016; Benson, "In Detroit: Become Human, There's a Tonne of Ways to Mess Up a Hostage en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Detroit: Become Human" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Carter, "Review: Detroit: Become Human", Destructoid, 24 May 2018; Goroff, "Detroit: Become Human review", 24 May 2018; "Detroit: Become Human", Sony Interactive Entertainment, 25 May 2018; Crossley, "Detroit: Become Human Gameplay Shows Off A Hostage Situation", GameSpot, 13 June 2016; Brown, "On the nose.", GameSpot, 24 May 2018; Knauer, "Detroit: Become Human Has "Three Times" the Branches of Heavy Rain Plus New Replay Features", GameZone, 26 June 2017; Hartup, "Detroit: Become Human review: "An ambitious, wonderfully executed en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Detroit: Become Human" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Marchiafava, "Quantic Dream Reboots Kara In Detroit: Become Human", 27 October 2015; Makuch, "Quantic Dream's PS4 game "very, very different" says Cage", GameSpot, 26 September 2015; Parker, "A Videogame Developer Who Finds Power in Pathos", 16 February 2018; Cage, David, "Detroit: Become Human New Trailer, New Playable Character Detailed", PlayStation Blog, 13 June 2016; Inside PlayStation, "Detroit: Become Human - Warum eure Entscheidungen wichtiger sind, als je zuvor", YouTube, 18 August 2016; Staff, "David Cage on Kara, cinema en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Detroit: Become Human" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Yin-Poole, "Detroit: Become Human under fire for controversial domestic abuse scene", Eurogamer, 4 December 2017; Riaz, "Detroit: Become Human Star Defends Controversial Domestic Violence Scene", Hardcore Gamer, 11 December 2017; de Fondaumiere, Guillaume, "Detroit: Become Human Goes Gold, Demo Tomorrow", PlayStation Blog, 23 April 2018; "Detroit: Become Human", Sony Interactive Entertainment, 25 May 2018; Glagowski, "Sony Japan promotes Detroit: Become Human with a mini-film", Destructoid, 17 May 2018; "Detroit: Become Human Gets en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Detroit: Become Human" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Audureau, "Quantic Dream, un fleuron du jeu vidéo français aux méthodes de management contestées", Le Monde, 14 January 2018; Goldfarb, "Heavy Rain Dev Announces Detroit: Become Human for PlayStation 4", IGN, 27 October 2015; Roberts, "Quantic Dream's robotic tech demo transforms into Detroit: Become Human", GamesRadar+, 27 October 2015; Robinson, "Introducing Quantic Dream's Kara", Eurogamer, 7 March 2015; Manenti, "David Cage : "Le jeu vidéo est aussi légitime que le livre pour porter des idées"", L'Obs, 29 May 2018; Riaz, "Quan en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Detroit: Become Human" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Jackson, "New Video Highlights Trifecta of Composers Bringing Music To Detroit: Become Human", GamingBolt, 13 April 2018; Remington, "Philip Sheppard's Cello Gives Kara A Voice In 'Detroit: Become Human'", WSHU, 6 June 2018; "Detroit: Become Human", Synchron Stage Vienna; Jackman, "Guess which Detroit bands are featured in the new game 'Detroit: Become Human'", Metro Times, 25 May 2018; McCaffrey, "Detroit: Become Human – All Our Newest Info – IGN First", IGN, 19 April 2018; de Fondaumiere, Guillaume, "Detroit: Become Human Goes G en.wikipedia.org
- de Fondaumiere, Guillaume, "Detroit: Become Human Goes Gold, Demo Tomorrow", PlayStation Blog, 23 April 2018. facts only, no text reused. blog.us.playstation.com
- Wikipedia, "Detroit: Become Human" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kohler, "David Cage's Captivating Android Finally Has Her Game: Detroit", Wired, 27 October 2015; Kollar, "Detroit: Become Human channels Blade Runner in new trailer", Polygon, 13 June 2016; Farokhmanesh, "Detroit: Become Human trailer teases an android revolution", The Verge, 12 June 2017; Dayus, "Detroit: Become Human Will Release In 2018", GameSpot, 19 June 2017; Manzullo, "'Detroit: Become Human' set for spring 2018 release on PlayStation 4", Detroit Free Press, 30 October 2017; Cage, David, "Detroit: Become Human Launches May en.wikipedia.org
- Wallace, "Detroit: Become Human", 24 May 2018. facts only, no text reused. gameinformer.com
- Wikipedia, "Detroit: Become Human" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Pineda, "Detroit: Become Human Game Gets Spinoff Manga", Anime News Network, July 23, 2022; "David Cage's Detroit: Become Human Is Getting A Spin-Off Manga", Kotaku, 2022-07-20 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Pineda, "Detroit: Become Human Game Gets Spinoff Manga", Anime News Network, July 23, 2022. facts only, no text reused. animenewsnetwork.com
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