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What is the consensus on Detroit: Become Human?
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It's great.
If you're looking for a fun game to play with multiple endings and choices that change the game, look no further.
If you're looking for deep meaning and life changing narrative, you're in the wrong place. (Wrong medium, really.)
If you're looking for a fun game to play with multiple endings and choices that change the game, look no further.
If you're looking for deep meaning and life changing narrative, you're in the wrong place. (Wrong medium, really.)
In my mind, it's a pretty fun story with some great moments.
The problem is that it wants you to take it deadly seriously, which makes the flaws stand out and kinda really affect the game. For some people at least.
I think so long as you don't try and take it too seriously it's hard to hate it too much. But the minute you start to try and look at the game on any kind of deeper than surface level so much of it crumbles apart.
That said I don't want to imply that the people who think it's good aren't paying attention or anything. A lot of people genuinely loved it, so your mileage may vary. Plot and logic inconsistencies mean basically nothing of the emotional impact of the plot is enough to justify them.
The problem is that it wants you to take it deadly seriously, which makes the flaws stand out and kinda really affect the game. For some people at least.
I think so long as you don't try and take it too seriously it's hard to hate it too much. But the minute you start to try and look at the game on any kind of deeper than surface level so much of it crumbles apart.
That said I don't want to imply that the people who think it's good aren't paying attention or anything. A lot of people genuinely loved it, so your mileage may vary. Plot and logic inconsistencies mean basically nothing of the emotional impact of the plot is enough to justify them.
It's really good. I completely disagree with the snobbery about it. Like Bioshock Infinite and Uncharted 3 it's a fantastic, ambitious game that a lot of people enjoy dismissing.
The level of choice is really something. You really can affect the trajectory of the story in numerous ways. The characters look incredible, they are some of the most fully realized characters in gaming. The detail in the faces is incredible.
I thought the story was very well done, and the moment to moment writing was strong. Clancy Brown's character really stands out.
The game is gorgeous to look at and smart.
Clearly mileage will vary on that, but I think it's a great game.
The level of choice is really something. You really can affect the trajectory of the story in numerous ways. The characters look incredible, they are some of the most fully realized characters in gaming. The detail in the faces is incredible.
I thought the story was very well done, and the moment to moment writing was strong. Clancy Brown's character really stands out.
The game is gorgeous to look at and smart.
Clearly mileage will vary on that, but I think it's a great game.
The general consensus I've seen is that it's QD's best title overall, especially in terms of gameplay. It feels like your decisions matter more than in the other games. Also it feels like there are more choices to make.
It's a David Cage game though, so it's still somewhat polarizing. Personally I thought that Heavy Rain's cast was more interesting - only Hank and Connor really stand out. There's a reason why people want a sequel with just them.
It's a David Cage game though, so it's still somewhat polarizing. Personally I thought that Heavy Rain's cast was more interesting - only Hank and Connor really stand out. There's a reason why people want a sequel with just them.
Honestly one of the best adventure games that I've played this generation. A great cyberpunk game and the best game David Cage and his team has made.
While I disagree with most of your assessment, this one really stands out, there is nothing smart about any of this game. It's pretty, sure, and I won't argue that there isn't enjoyment to be had, but calling this game smart is a stretch by any metric abd a disservice to good writing and actually intelligent games. The story was extremely basic and filled with tropes and cliches with barely any Characters showing any depth. Adding holocaust or slavery imagery doesn't make it smart, but rather manipulative at best. Don't be that guy who dismisses reasonable criticism with "snobbery". You can enjoy something and still see the massive flaws it has....
Deviancy is planned obsolescence. The entire plot is a gambit by CyberLife to sell more androids.
There, I just saved you from going on a convoluted path to get the true ending. This game is tripe that apes a lot painful imagery to say nothing but gets a pass because of its high production values.
dunno what QD's mission statement was but i'd imagine being manipulative was the point
writing was a little too base for my liking but all in all it was alright. as heady as the moral quandries of AI can be i dunno how many other ways they could've taken it, especially when you're in the driver's seat. you want civil rights fine, you want them recycled into igloo coolers, your call
I loved it. Two of the three storylines were really good and people complain about the third, but it isn't that bad. Just understand that it's a story about personal journeys, not big, mythology-shaking twists.
The process of jumping around the timeline and making little changes to see how they change the outcome is fascinating. The third act changes completely based on your decisions and I thought it was a lot of fun to explore the narrative.
The process of jumping around the timeline and making little changes to see how they change the outcome is fascinating. The third act changes completely based on your decisions and I thought it was a lot of fun to explore the narrative.
Just beat it. Beautiful but dumb. My god the writting balance between sufficient and idiotic.
Art direction is stellar.
Also the game lies to you at the end so you dont get the best endings and have to go through again
Art direction is stellar.
Also the game lies to you at the end so you dont get the best endings and have to go through again
This was my experience. I enjoyed it quite a bit overall and the gameplay was serviceable, but be prepared for a lot of cringeworthy writing. Hank and Connor are great, though.
Its on sale right now for $8 on PSN. I think its worth it at that price. Engaging plot overall- Connor is the most interesting and fun character to see develop. There are many cringe inducing, on-the-nose racial allegories going on (too many to count). Plot holes and inconsistencies aside, if you take it at face value its a fun 10 hour romp.
Edit: just saw the sale has now passed. I'm sure it'll go up again.
Edit: just saw the sale has now passed. I'm sure it'll go up again.
If you've played a Quantic Dream game before, then you know what you're in for. But, it is the best game the dev has done to date. And it's a good game. If it's on sale, definitely get it. Interesting story and characters.
> Consensus
> David Cage game
> David Cage game
Can I donate to your Patreon or something? Laughing out loud at this.
One of my favorite games this gen. Worth playing for the soundtrack alone, there's nothing else like it.
I loved playing it.
Loved talking to mate about what played out differently in his playthrough (standard for QD games).
Really enjoyed the game. Story is quite standard.
Would really like a Connor + Hank 3rd person Open world detective game where you play with both of them, on a post Detroit game Detroit with Androids and Humans living together.
Loved talking to mate about what played out differently in his playthrough (standard for QD games).
Really enjoyed the game. Story is quite standard.
Would really like a Connor + Hank 3rd person Open world detective game where you play with both of them, on a post Detroit game Detroit with Androids and Humans living together.
I thought it was great. Amazing music too. I got the happy ending. Been thinking of playing again for an "evil" ending.
From a technical and acting standpoint it's fantastic and has a ton of replayability through variation.
That said, its civil rights parallels are extremely clumsy and feel like an amalgam of every notable civil rights moment in history with no real indication that the director understood the meaning behind them. Also doesn't mesh well with them being robots
That said, its civil rights parallels are extremely clumsy and feel like an amalgam of every notable civil rights moment in history with no real indication that the director understood the meaning behind them. Also doesn't mesh well with them being robots
