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}}<blockquote>''"How far would you go to be free?"''</blockquote>'''''Detroit: Become Human''''' is a cinematic neo-noir thriller game developed by [[Quantic Dream]] for PlayStation 4. The game is the company's 5th title and their fourth interactive drama. It is written and directed by Quantic Dream's founder and co-CEO [[David Cage]]. The game itself was released on May 25, 2018. The Digital Premium Version was released a day before on May 24, 2018. The PC version will be released in 2019.
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== Premise ==
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Set in [[Detroit]] during the year [[2038]], the city has been revitalized by the invention and introduction of [[android]]s into everyday life. But when androids start behaving as if they are alive, events begin to spin out of control. Step into the roles of the story’s pivotal three playable characters ([[Kara]], [[Connor]], and [[Markus]]), each with unique perspectives, motivations and abilities as they face their true selves and question their values. These three androids are present throughout the game as they follow through an emotional journey with choices that must be taken in order for their ultimate 'cause', which can be defined many different ways depending on the values of the player. The plot of the game deals with a variety of mature themes that explore moral ground and each player decision affects what will happen.
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== Cast ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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!#
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!Actors
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!Characters
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|-
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|1
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|[[Valorie Curry]]
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|[[Kara]]
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|-
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|2
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|[[Bryan Dechart]]
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|[[Connor]]
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|-
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|3
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|[[Jesse Williams]]
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|[[Markus]]
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|-
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|4
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|[[Audrey Boustani]]
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|[[Alice]], [[Emma Phillips]]
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|-
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|5
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|[[Clancy Brown]]
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|[[Hank Anderson]]
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|-
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|6
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|[[Evan Parke]]
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|[[Luther]]
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|-
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|7
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|[[Lance Henriksen]]
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|[[Carl Manfred]]
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|-
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|8
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|[[Paul Spera]]
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|[[Leo Manfred]]
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|-
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|9
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|[[Minka Kelly]]
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|[[North]]
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|-
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|10
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|[[Simbi Khali]]
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|[[Amanda]]
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|-
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|11
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|[[Parker Sawyers]]
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|[[Josh]]
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|-
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|12
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|[[Ben Lambert]]
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|[[Daniel]], [[Simon]]
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|-
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|13
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|[[Yvonne Wandera]]
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|[[Lucy]]
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|-
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|14
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|[[Neil Newbon]]
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|[[Gavin Reed]], [[Elijah Kamski]]
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|-
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|15
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|[[Gabrielle Hersh]]
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|[[Chloe]]
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|-
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|16
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|[[Dana Gourrier]]
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|[[Rose Chapman]]
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|-
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|17
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|[[Bruce Sherfield]]
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|[[Adam Chapman]], [[John]], [[Andy]]
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|-
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|18
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|[[Dominic Gould]]
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|[[Todd Williams]]
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|-
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|19
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|[[Barry Johnson]]
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|[[Jeffrey Fowler]]
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|-
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|20
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|[[Edwin Gaffney]]
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|[[Chris Miller]]
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|-
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|21
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|[[Amelia Rose Blaire]]
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|[[WR400 950 455 437|Blue-haired Traci]], [[Brown-haired Traci]], [[WR400 429 671 942]]
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|-
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|22
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|[[David Coburn]]
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|[[Richard Perkins]]
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|-
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|23
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|[[Cornelius Smith Jr|Cornelius Smith Jr.]]
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|[[Carlos' Android]]
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|-
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|24
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|[[Richard Southgate]]
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|[[Rupert]]
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|-
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|25
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|[[Joe Sheridan]]
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|[[Ben Collins]]
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|-
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|26
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|[[David Gasman]]
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|[[Police Officer 0617]]
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|-
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|27
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|[[Kristopher Bosch]]
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|[[Jerry]]
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|-
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|28
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|[[Matt Vladimery]]
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|[[Ralph]]
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|-
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|29
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|[[Saul Jephcott]]
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|[[Zlatko Andronikov]]
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|-
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|30
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|[[Christina Batman]]
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|[[Cristina Warren]]
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|-
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|31
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|[[David Clark]]
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|[[Captain Allen]]
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|-
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|32
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|[[Leslie Clack]]
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|[[Michael Brinkley]]
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|-
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|33
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|[[Lexie Kendrick]]
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|[[Rosanna Cartland]]
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|-
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|34
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|[[Akil Wingate]]
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|[[Michael Webb]]
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|-
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|35
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|[[Doug Rand]]
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|[[Dan]]
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|-
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|36
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|[[Shane Woodward]]
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|[[Anti-Android Protest Leader]]
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|-
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|37
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|[[Tom Morton]]
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|[[Floyd Mills]]
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|-
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|38
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|[[Barbara Weber-Scaff]]
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|[[Caroline Phillips]], [[Hostess Chloe]]
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|}
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== Chapters ==
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Not every android is included in every chapter. The chapters can be found below, with each containing a flowchart and the technique used to gain 100% completion.
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{| class="wikitable"
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! #
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! Name
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! Protagonists
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|-
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| 1
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| [[The Hostage]]
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| [[Connor]]
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|-
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| 2
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| [[The Opening]]
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| [[Kara]]
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|-
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| 3
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| [[Shades of Color]]
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| [[Markus]]
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|-
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| 4
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| [[A New Home]]
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| [[Kara]]
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|-
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| 5
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| [[The Painter]]
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| [[Markus]]
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|-
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| 6
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| [[Partners]]
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| [[Connor]]
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|-
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| 7
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| [[Stormy Night]]
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| [[Kara]]
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|-
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| 8
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| [[Broken]]
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| [[Markus]]
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|-
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| 9
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| [[The Interrogation]]
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| [[Connor]]
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|-
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| 10
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| [[Fugitives]]
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| [[Kara]]
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|-
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| 11
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| [[From the Dead]]
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| [[Markus]]
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|-
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| 12
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| [[Waiting for Hank...]]
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| [[Connor]]
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|-
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| 13
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| [[On the Run]]
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| [[Kara]] and [[Connor]]
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|-
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| 14
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| [[Jericho]]
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| [[Markus]]
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|-
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| 15
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| [[The Nest]]
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| [[Connor]]
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|-
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| 16
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| [[Time to Decide]]
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| [[Markus]]
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|-
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| 17
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| [[Zlatko]]
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| [[Kara]]
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|-
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| 18
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| [[Russian Roulette]]
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| [[Connor]]
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|-
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| 19
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| [[Spare Parts]]
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| [[Markus]]
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|-
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| 20
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| [[The Eden Club]]
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| [[Connor]]
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|-
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| 21
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| [[The Pirates' Cove]]
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| [[Kara]]
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|-
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| 22
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| [[The Bridge]]
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| [[Connor]]
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|-
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| 23
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| [[The Stratford Tower]]
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| [[Markus]]
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|-
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| 24
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| [[Public Enemy]]
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| [[Connor]]
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|-
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| 25
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| [[Midnight Train]]
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| [[Kara]]
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|-
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| 26
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| [[Capitol Park]]
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| [[Markus]]
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|-
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| 27
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| [[Meet Kamski]]
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| [[Connor]]
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|-
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| 28
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| [[Freedom March]]
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| [[Markus]]
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|-
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| 29
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| [[Last Chance, Connor]]
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| [[Connor]]
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|-
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| 30
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| [[Crossroads]]
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| [[Connor]], [[Kara]] and [[Markus]]
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|-
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| 31
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| [[Night of the Soul]]
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| [[Connor]] and [[Markus]]
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|-
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| 32
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| [[Battle for Detroit]]
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| [[Connor]], [[Kara]] and [[Markus]]
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|}
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== Gameplay ==
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''Detroit: Become Human'' is played from a third-person view, which is subject to a set and controllable perspective. The right analogue stick on the DualShock controller is used to interact with objects and observe one's surroundings, the left is for movement, and R2 scans an environment for possible actions; the motion controls and touchpad are also employed. The gameplay is similar to the company's 3rd title ''[[w:c:heavyrain:Heavy Rain Wiki|Heavy Rain]]'', though similar inputs like prompted [[QTE|quick time events]] and dialogue decisions are still part of the gameplay. Therefore, the story will branch out depending on which choices are made.
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For action sequences or contextual interactions, players are presented with various symbols, requiring them to either press buttons, move the right analogue stick in a certain way, or shake or tilt the controller. In action sequences, such as when the playable character is being attacked, failure to execute these commands takes the story along a different path, and certain mistakes can lead to a character's death. However, in some cases, a timed sequence plays out before the playable character meets his/her demise. The game presents several routes that players can take. To end the playable character's predicament, players have to find the correct route before the timer at the bottom runs out.  
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All playable characters can die in the course of the story. If a playable character dies, the game does not end, and play control switches to another character, with the events of the previous character's death affecting the story to some extent. Therefore, the story can continue without any of them. 
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Higher gameplay difficulties result in shorter duration for players to analyze situations and respond to them. Additionally, making choices early in the game can lock out dialogue and action choices later in the game.[[File:Flowchart.jpg|thumb|210x210px|The Flowchart feature]]
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A flowchart feature is included every time the player concludes a chapter so that the player is enabled to check out on what they had missed out on. The flowchart could also be accessed by pausing the game. Players can compare the choices they have made with other players with visual percentages labeled next to their designated choices.
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For some major decision points, players will have the ability to rollback to the beginning of the checkpoint to choose a different path. This will not be available all the time.
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Also, levels abound with magazines for players to read.
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== Development ==
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''Detroit: Become Human'' is based on Quantic Dream's 2012 PlayStation 3 technology demonstration "[[KARA (Tech Demo)|KARA]]", which received strong reactions and an award at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LA_Shorts_Fest LA Shorts Fest]. David Cage wanted to make the demo into a full game, despite not originally having planned to, because he was curious as to what would happen next. He took inspiration from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Kurzweil Ray Kurzweil]'s ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Singularity_Is_Near The Singularity Is Near]'', which explains that the rate at which human intelligence develops pales in comparison to that of a machine. Therefore, Cage proposes that machines may one day have emotions.
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Androids were designed with reference to artificial organs, how their energy would be generated, and human eye movement. An android's abilities were determined by each of their given profession. Experts in artificial intelligence were consulted to discern which technological advancements were the most feasible.
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Detroit was chosen as the setting to revitalise a city that had succumbed to economic decline after a historical contribution to American industry. The developers travelled to Detroit to conduct field research, taking pictures, visiting abandoned buildings, and meeting people.
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In late 2013, Cage was in preproduction on ''Detroit: Become Human'', which he said would build upon his work on ''Heavy Rain'' and ''[https://beyondtwosouls.wikia.com/wiki/Beyond:_Two_Souls Beyond: Two Souls]''. Cage's script – between 2,000 and 3,000 pages – was first relayed to the design team while programmers created the graphics as well as a new game engine with advancements in features like rendering, dynamic lighting, shading, bokeh, and physical cameras. In October 2016, the screenplay was completed after more than two years. Writer Adam Williams was hired to help finish and flesh out the story. Cage used charts and diagrams to see where the choices would end up; penning "five or six thousand pages of notes".
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The casting extended to Los Angeles, London, and Paris in search for more than 250 actors to portray 513 roles. The actors were scanned in 3D, whose models were then made into characters. Shooting and animation followed, and on 8 September 2017, the performance capture was finished after 324 days.
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Director of photography [[Aymeric Montouchet]] used "thick grain and shaky long lens" with shallow depth of field for Kara, "small, tight grain" and a blue palette for Connor, and orange and white colours for Markus. The game was released to manufacturing on April 23, 2018, after four years of production.
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== Release ==
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''Detroit: Become Human'' was announced on 27 October 2015 at a Sony press conference during [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Games_Week Paris Games Week]. It appeared at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Entertainment_Expo_2016 E3 2016] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Entertainment_Expo_2017 E3 2017], showing trailers of additional playable characters and gameplay. Following E3 2017, Cage confirmed that the game would be released in 2018, later specified as the first or second quarter therein. The game was released on May 25, 2018 for PlayStation 4.
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In 2017, again at a Sony press conference during Paris Games Week, a new trailer featuring Kara and gameplay was shown. A demo of the first scene, "The Hostage", was made available on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Store PlayStation Store] on April 24, 2018, accompanied by an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Alexa Amazon Alexa] skill that guides the player through the demo. The game was promoted in Japan with the live action short film, ''Tokyo: Become Human''. This was followed by a launch trailer and two animated English-language shorts introducing Elijah Kamski, the creator of the androids, and Chloe, the first android to pass the [[Turing Test|Turing test]]. If pre-ordered, ''Detroit: Become Human'' would come with a dynamic theme and digital soundtrack. The soundtrack was available for streaming on June 22, 2018.
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Along with ''Heavy Rain'' and ''Beyond: Two Souls'', a PC version of ''Detroit: Become Human'' was announced on March 20, 2019 . It is scheduled to be released in late 2019, and will be sold exclusively on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_Games_Store Epic Games Store] for one year.
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''For promotion materials see:'' [[Trailer|''Detroit Become Human ''Trailers]]
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=== Soundtrack ===
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Three different composers ([[Philip Sheppard]], [[Nima Fakhrara]], and [[John Paesano]]) worked on this game and composed a unique soundtrack for each playable character.
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''For article see:'' [[Detroit: Become Human Soundtrack|''Detroit: Become Human ''Soundtrack]]
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=== Digital Deluxe Edition ===
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[[File:Digital Deluxe Edition - Detroit Become Human.jpeg|right|200px]]
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The Digital Deluxe Edition of ''Detroit: Become Human'' became available for purchase on May 24, 2018. It includes the following:
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*''Detroit: Become Human'' PS4 Digital Full Game
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*''Heavy Rain'' PS4 Digital Full Game
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*Digital Art Book
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*Digital Deluxe Soundtrack
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*2 X ''Detroit: Become Human'' Dynamic Themes
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*10 X ''Detroit: Become Human'' PSN Avatars
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== Reception ==
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{|
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{| class="infobox wikitable"
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! colspan="2" |Aggregate score
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!Aggregator
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!Score
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacritic Metacritic]
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|78/100
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! colspan="2" |Review scores
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!Publication
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!Score
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|-
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destructoid Destructoid]''
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|7/10
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|-
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly EGM]''
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|8.5/10
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|-
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Informer Game Informer]''
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|8/10
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|-
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Revolution Game Revolution]''
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|4/5
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|-
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameSpot GameSpot]''
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|7/10
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|-
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GamesRadar%2B GamesRadar+]''
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|4.5/5
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|-
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN IGN]''
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|8/10
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|-
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|''VideoGamer.com''
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|4/10
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|}
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|}
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''Detroit: Become Human'' received "generally favorable reviews", according to review aggregator Metacritic. ''Destructoid's'' Chris Carter said that, despite tiring of Quantic Dream's penchant for detective stories, he enjoyed its execution and Connor's "calm demeanor and android origin". Carter praised the setting, calling it "believable" and "captivating", while also noting that the "smaller moments" were among its strengths. Michael Goroff of ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' favoured the fact that the playable characters were androids because their second-class citizenship status created an "effective viewpoint". The controls and quick-time events were also subject to approval. Goroff lauded the "incredibly satisfying and sometimes unexpected" impact of the collective decisions and declared this the game's "biggest accomplishment". Writing for ''Game Informer'', Kimberley Wallace agreed with Carter's assessment of the "little moments" and said the character development was "fun to watch", well-handled, and the "highlight of the game". She appreciated how the branching narratives affected the latter parts and complimented Quantic Dream for the "impressive" achievement. Paul Tamburro at ''Game Revolution'' wrote that ''Detroit: Become Human'' boasted a "compelling world ... enriched by fantastic performances and state-of-the-art motion-capturing". He commended Curry, Dechart, and Williams for their "engrossing performances" and said the game was among "the most well-acted" around. He also felt the choices "drastically" changed the story.
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Peter Brown of ''GameSpot'' welcomed the variety of cycling between characters for ensuring player engagement. The game's "most dreadful and horrific scenes" made a considerable impression on Brown, some of which he found to be "truly unforgettable". Additionally, he remarked that the visuals were beautiful and "captivating to behold". ''GamesRadar+'s'' Andy Hartup praised Quantic Dream for making "an interactive story capable of provoking genuine, honest, and varied emotions". He thought the consequences of the decisions were "utterly delightful", albeit rarely, and saw the setting as "beautiful". Hartup liked the character models, calling them "the most remarkable you’ll see in gaming", and favoured the eyes in particular. On the decision-making aspects, he proclaimed ''Detroit: Become Human'' "the new gold standard ... for meaningful choice in gaming". Lucy O'Brien at ''IGN'' wrote that the game "manages to be a frequently moving melodrama that bends to your choices with meaningful results". She also praised the acting of Curry, Dechart, and Williams, observing different benefits to each character. O'Brien appraised the general plot as "big, ambitious fun" and the environments as "beautifully detailed". Like Goroff, Wallace, Tamburro, and Hartup, O'Brien found the "branching paths to be multiple and deep", while also complimenting the flowcharts, a feature Colm Ahern of ''VideoGamer.com'' singled out as one of the game's few redeeming qualities.
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Conversely, Carter criticised the game's "surface level exploration" of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus Ship of Theseus], questioning the director's subtlety. He blamed the weakness of Kara's story on Cage's writing, called the portrayal of domestic and substance abusers "cartoonish", and complained about occasional "wooden acting". Goroff's only annoyance with the controls concerned its motion-sensitive feature, especially disparaging its use in quick-time events. Wallace thought Markus' story was the worst of the three, citing "predictable speeches" and "black-and-white decisions" as the primary problems. She suggested that the narrative suffered "heavy-handed" attempts at historical parallels, and noted, as Carter did, that its representation of abuse seemed "exploitive due to the over-the-top antics". She felt the use of the motion controls and touchpad was "unintuitive" and wanted more variety from the gameplay. Tamburro faulted the opening act for its "slow" and "dull" interactions, the quick-time events for their abundance, and occasional story paths for being "highly questionable". Brown viewed Markus as "remarkably lacking in nuance" and the allegories to actual history as "on-the-nose" and "distracting". He commented that the flowchart exposition was "ultimately detrimental" to player immersion and wished there was a way of disabling it. Hartup disliked the moments in which themes were either "fumble[d]" or "pushed too far". O'Brien observed multiple plotholes and found a considerable amount of "clumsy" exposition and dialogue. Ahern wrote in his verdict, "''Detroit: Become Human'' wants to move you ... The thing is, it really doesn't ... 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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== Sales ==
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''Detroit: Become Human'' reached fifth place on the UK chart after two days of release. In its first week, the game topped both the overall sales and console sales charts. Though it sold fewer copies than ''Beyond: Two Souls'' and ''Heavy Rain'' in that region, Cage and executive producer Guillaume de Fondaumière claimed ''Detroit: Become Human'' was the studio's most successful launch yet.
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_NPD_Group The NPD Group] later confirmed it had a sales growth in excess of twenty percent over ''Heavy Rain''. It was the third best-selling video game overall, generating the third-most revenue in the US, and sold the most out of any title on the PlayStation Store in May 2018, having been available for six days.
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The game released in Japan with 39,548 units (which rose to 56,480 after two weeks), second to ''[https://darksouls.fandom.com/wiki/Dark_Souls#Dark_Souls_Remastered Dark Souls: Remastered]''. In the UK, the second week also saw it become the second best-selling video game (behind ''[https://fifa.fandom.com/wiki/FIFA_18 FIFA 18]''). The game sold one million copies after the first two weeks. For the week ending 10 June, its physical sales fell to fourth place in the UK. Its Japanese sales hit 74,458 copies on 17 June, but dropped from the country's console chart one week later, when the game was placed ninth on the UK individual formats chart. Two months after release, a total of 1.5 million people had played the game.
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The game became Quantic Dream's the fastest selling game and by that December, it had sold more than 2 million copies worldwide, approaching 3 million the following month.
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== Fan Projects ==
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=== Text Transcription ===
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The (incomplete) chapter by chapter text transcription of the game made by an anonymous fan is featured here: https://detroitbecometext.github.io/
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=== Technological Analysis ===
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The analysis of every technology in the game compared to real technologies made by anonymous fans is featured here: https://viz.envisioning.io/detroit/
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== Accolades ==
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''Detroit: Become Human'' won the award for "Best of E3" at ''GameSpot's'' Best of E3 Awards, and was nominated for "Best PlayStation 4 Game" and "Best Adventure Game" at ''IGN's'' Best of E3 Awards, and for "Adventure Game" at ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardcore_Gamer Hardcore Gamer]'s'' Best of E3 Awards.
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{| class="wikitable unsortable"
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!Year
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!Award
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!Category
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!Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
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!Result
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|-
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|2016
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Critics_Awards Best of E3 Game Critics Awards]
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|Best Original Game
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| rowspan="13" |''Detroit: Become Human''
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|Nominated
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|-
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| rowspan="3" |2017
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| rowspan="2" |Best of E3 Game Critics Awards
  +
|Best Original Game
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Best Action/Adventure Game
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamescom Gamescom]
  +
|Best RPG
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="22" |2018
  +
| rowspan="3" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Independent_Game_Developers%27_Association The Independent Game Developers' Association Awards]
  +
|Best Action and Adventure Game
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Best Audio Design
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Best Social Game
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="5" |Ping Awards
  +
|Best Console Game
  +
|Won
  +
|-
  +
|Grand Prize
  +
|Won
  +
|-
  +
|Best Graphics
  +
|Won
  +
|-
  +
|Best Screenplay
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Best Soundtrack
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="2" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Joystick_Awards Golden Joystick Awards]
  +
|PlayStation Game of the Year
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Best Performer
  +
|Bryan Dechart as Connor
  +
|Won
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="3" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_Awards The Game Awards]
  +
|Best Game Direction
  +
| rowspan="2" |''Detroit: Become Human''
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Best Narrative
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Best Performance
  +
|Bryan Dechart as Connor
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="5" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamers%27_Choice_Awards Gamers' Choice Awards]
  +
|Fan Favorite Single Player Gaming Experience
  +
|''Detroit: Become Human''
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Fan Favorite Character of the Year
  +
|Connor
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="2" |Fan Favorite Male Voice Actor
  +
|Bryan Dechart as Connor
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Jesse Williams as Markus
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Fan Favorite Female Voice Actor
  +
|Valorie Curry as Kara
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Parisien Les étoiles du Parisien]
  +
|Best Video Game of 2018
  +
| rowspan="20" |''Detroit: Become Human''
  +
|Won
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="3" |Australian Games Awards
  +
|Game of the Year
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Action/Adventure Title of the Year
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|RPG of the Year
  +
|Won
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="34" |2019
  +
| rowspan="4" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.I.C.E._Awards D.I.C.E. Awards]
  +
|Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Adventure Game of the Year
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="16" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Academy_of_Video_Game_Trade_Reviewers NAVGTR Awards]
  +
|Animation, Technical
  +
|Won
  +
|-
  +
|Art Direction, Contemporary
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Camera Direction in a Game Engine
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Character Design
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Control Design, 3D
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Design, New IP
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Direction in a Game Cinema
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Engineering
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Game, Original Adventure
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Graphics, Technical
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Lighting/Texturing
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Original Dramatic Score, New IP
  +
|Won
  +
|-
  +
|Performance in a Drama, Lead
  +
|Valorie Curry as Kara
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Performance in a Drama, Supporting
  +
|Clancy Brown as Hank
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Sound Editing in a Game Cinema
  +
| rowspan="6" |''Detroit: Become Human''
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Use of Sound, New IP
  +
|Won
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="4" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SXSW_Gaming_Awards SXSW Gaming Awards]
  +
|Excellence in Animation
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Excellence in Technical Achievement
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Excellence in Narrative
  +
|Won
  +
|-
  +
|Excellence in Visual Achievement
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|G.A.N.G. Awards
  +
|Best Original Instrumental
  +
|"Kara's Main Theme"
  +
|Won
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="2" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_British_Academy_Games_Awards 15th British Academy Games Awards]
  +
|Artistic Achievement
  +
| rowspan="6" |''Detroit: Become Human''
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Audio Achievement
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="7" |Italian Video Game Awards
  +
|People's Choice
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Game of the Year
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Best Game Design
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Best Narrative
  +
|Won
  +
|-
  +
|Best Character
  +
|Connor
  +
|Won
  +
|-
  +
|Best Audio
  +
| rowspan="2" |''Detroit: Become Human''
  +
|Nominated
  +
|-
  +
|Game Beyond Entertainment
  +
|Won
  +
|}
  +
  +
== Notes ==
  +
* Since ''Detroit'' sounds like the word ''droid'' (short form of ''android''), the title of the game can be interpreted as a pun (''Droid: Become Human'').
  +
* In the original draft, the game featured four protagonists instead of three, but he/she was cut due to increasing complexity of branching narrative.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/DetroitBecomeHuman/comments/8t2p1k/hey_im_david_cage_writer_and_director_of_detroit/e14a9m0/?context=10000 David Cage's Reddit AMA]</ref>
  +
* ''Detroit: Become Human'' had a development budget of €30 million.
  +
* The game was worked on by the 180 staff members at Quantic Dream and also outsourced to the Philippines, China, Vietnam, and India.
  +
* The game has 35,000 camera shots, 74,000 unique animations, and 5.1 million lines of code.
  +
* Two scenes from the game were cancelled for how violence was portrayed.
  +
* The trailer shown at Paris Games Week was heavily criticised for its portrayal of child abuse, specifically the scene in which a [[Alice|9-year-old girl]] is attacked and even killed by [[Todd Williams|her father]].
  +
** Bryan Dechart defended the trailer, saying the story "elicits empathy".
  +
* David Cage hinted at a possible sequel for the game in one of his tweets.<ref>[https://twitter.com/David__Cage/status/1064443913866498048 David Cage's Twitter]</ref>
   
 
== Media ==
  
== Media ==

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"How far would you go to be free?"

Detroit: Become Human is a cinematic neo-noir thriller game developed by Quantic Dream for PlayStation 4. The game is the company's 5th title and their fourth interactive drama. It is written and directed by Quantic Dream's founder and co-CEO David Cage. The game itself was released on May 25, 2018. The Digital Premium Version was released a day before on May 24, 2018. The PC version will be released in 2019.


Premise

Set in Detroit during the year 2038, the city has been revitalized by the invention and introduction of androids into everyday life. But when androids start behaving as if they are alive, events begin to spin out of control. Step into the roles of the story’s pivotal three playable characters (Kara, Connor, and Markus), each with unique perspectives, motivations and abilities as they face their true selves and question their values. These three androids are present throughout the game as they follow through an emotional journey with choices that must be taken in order for their ultimate 'cause', which can be defined many different ways depending on the values of the player. The plot of the game deals with a variety of mature themes that explore moral ground and each player decision affects what will happen.

Cast

# Actors Characters
1 Valorie Curry Kara
2 Bryan Dechart Connor
3 Jesse Williams Markus
4 Audrey Boustani Alice, Emma Phillips
5 Clancy Brown Hank Anderson
6 Evan Parke Luther
7 Lance Henriksen Carl Manfred
8 Paul Spera Leo Manfred
9 Minka Kelly North
10 Simbi Khali Amanda
11 Parker Sawyers Josh
12 Ben Lambert Daniel, Simon
13 Yvonne Wandera Lucy
14 Neil Newbon Gavin Reed, Elijah Kamski
15 Gabrielle Hersh Chloe
16 Dana Gourrier Rose Chapman
17 Bruce Sherfield Adam Chapman, John, Andy
18 Dominic Gould Todd Williams
19 Barry Johnson Jeffrey Fowler
20 Edwin Gaffney Chris Miller
21 Amelia Rose Blaire Blue-haired Traci, Brown-haired Traci, WR400 429 671 942
22 David Coburn Richard Perkins
23 Cornelius Smith Jr. Carlos' Android
24 Richard Southgate Rupert
25 Joe Sheridan Ben Collins
26 David Gasman Police Officer 0617
27 Kristopher Bosch Jerry
28 Matt Vladimery Ralph
29 Saul Jephcott Zlatko Andronikov
30 Christina Batman Cristina Warren
31 David Clark Captain Allen
32 Leslie Clack Michael Brinkley
33 Lexie Kendrick Rosanna Cartland
34 Akil Wingate Michael Webb
35 Doug Rand Dan
36 Shane Woodward Anti-Android Protest Leader
37 Tom Morton Floyd Mills
38 Barbara Weber-Scaff Caroline Phillips, Hostess Chloe

Chapters

Not every android is included in every chapter. The chapters can be found below, with each containing a flowchart and the technique used to gain 100% completion.

# Name Protagonists
1 The Hostage Connor
2 The Opening Kara
3 Shades of Color Markus
4 A New Home Kara
5 The Painter Markus
6 Partners Connor
7 Stormy Night Kara
8 Broken Markus
9 The Interrogation Connor
10 Fugitives Kara
11 From the Dead Markus
12 Waiting for Hank... Connor
13 On the Run Kara and Connor
14 Jericho Markus
15 The Nest Connor
16 Time to Decide Markus
17 Zlatko Kara
18 Russian Roulette Connor
19 Spare Parts Markus
20 The Eden Club Connor
21 The Pirates' Cove Kara
22 The Bridge Connor
23 The Stratford Tower Markus
24 Public Enemy Connor
25 Midnight Train Kara
26 Capitol Park Markus
27 Meet Kamski Connor
28 Freedom March Markus
29 Last Chance, Connor Connor
30 Crossroads Connor, Kara and Markus
31 Night of the Soul Connor and Markus
32 Battle for Detroit Connor, Kara and Markus

Gameplay

Detroit: Become Human is played from a third-person view, which is subject to a set and controllable perspective. The right analogue stick on the DualShock controller is used to interact with objects and observe one's surroundings, the left is for movement, and R2 scans an environment for possible actions; the motion controls and touchpad are also employed. The gameplay is similar to the company's 3rd title Heavy Rain, though similar inputs like prompted quick time events and dialogue decisions are still part of the gameplay. Therefore, the story will branch out depending on which choices are made.

For action sequences or contextual interactions, players are presented with various symbols, requiring them to either press buttons, move the right analogue stick in a certain way, or shake or tilt the controller. In action sequences, such as when the playable character is being attacked, failure to execute these commands takes the story along a different path, and certain mistakes can lead to a character's death. However, in some cases, a timed sequence plays out before the playable character meets his/her demise. The game presents several routes that players can take. To end the playable character's predicament, players have to find the correct route before the timer at the bottom runs out.  

All playable characters can die in the course of the story. If a playable character dies, the game does not end, and play control switches to another character, with the events of the previous character's death affecting the story to some extent. Therefore, the story can continue without any of them. 

Higher gameplay difficulties result in shorter duration for players to analyze situations and respond to them. Additionally, making choices early in the game can lock out dialogue and action choices later in the game.

Flowchart

The Flowchart feature

A flowchart feature is included every time the player concludes a chapter so that the player is enabled to check out on what they had missed out on. The flowchart could also be accessed by pausing the game. Players can compare the choices they have made with other players with visual percentages labeled next to their designated choices.

For some major decision points, players will have the ability to rollback to the beginning of the checkpoint to choose a different path. This will not be available all the time.

Also, levels abound with magazines for players to read.

Development

Detroit: Become Human is based on Quantic Dream's 2012 PlayStation 3 technology demonstration "KARA", which received strong reactions and an award at the LA Shorts Fest. David Cage wanted to make the demo into a full game, despite not originally having planned to, because he was curious as to what would happen next. He took inspiration from Ray Kurzweil's The Singularity Is Near, which explains that the rate at which human intelligence develops pales in comparison to that of a machine. Therefore, Cage proposes that machines may one day have emotions.

Androids were designed with reference to artificial organs, how their energy would be generated, and human eye movement. An android's abilities were determined by each of their given profession. Experts in artificial intelligence were consulted to discern which technological advancements were the most feasible.

Detroit was chosen as the setting to revitalise a city that had succumbed to economic decline after a historical contribution to American industry. The developers travelled to Detroit to conduct field research, taking pictures, visiting abandoned buildings, and meeting people.

In late 2013, Cage was in preproduction on Detroit: Become Human, which he said would build upon his work on Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls. Cage's script – between 2,000 and 3,000 pages – was first relayed to the design team while programmers created the graphics as well as a new game engine with advancements in features like rendering, dynamic lighting, shading, bokeh, and physical cameras. In October 2016, the screenplay was completed after more than two years. Writer Adam Williams was hired to help finish and flesh out the story. Cage used charts and diagrams to see where the choices would end up; penning "five or six thousand pages of notes".

The casting extended to Los Angeles, London, and Paris in search for more than 250 actors to portray 513 roles. The actors were scanned in 3D, whose models were then made into characters. Shooting and animation followed, and on 8 September 2017, the performance capture was finished after 324 days.

Director of photography Aymeric Montouchet used "thick grain and shaky long lens" with shallow depth of field for Kara, "small, tight grain" and a blue palette for Connor, and orange and white colours for Markus. The game was released to manufacturing on April 23, 2018, after four years of production.

Release

Detroit: Become Human was announced on 27 October 2015 at a Sony press conference during Paris Games Week. It appeared at E3 2016 and E3 2017, showing trailers of additional playable characters and gameplay. Following E3 2017, Cage confirmed that the game would be released in 2018, later specified as the first or second quarter therein. The game was released on May 25, 2018 for PlayStation 4.

In 2017, again at a Sony press conference during Paris Games Week, a new trailer featuring Kara and gameplay was shown. A demo of the first scene, "The Hostage", was made available on the PlayStation Store on April 24, 2018, accompanied by an Amazon Alexa skill that guides the player through the demo. The game was promoted in Japan with the live action short film, Tokyo: Become Human. This was followed by a launch trailer and two animated English-language shorts introducing Elijah Kamski, the creator of the androids, and Chloe, the first android to pass the Turing test. If pre-ordered, Detroit: Become Human would come with a dynamic theme and digital soundtrack. The soundtrack was available for streaming on June 22, 2018.

Along with Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls, a PC version of Detroit: Become Human was announced on March 20, 2019 . It is scheduled to be released in late 2019, and will be sold exclusively on the Epic Games Store for one year.

For promotion materials see: Detroit Become Human Trailers

Soundtrack

Three different composers (Philip Sheppard, Nima Fakhrara, and John Paesano) worked on this game and composed a unique soundtrack for each playable character.

For article see: Detroit: Become Human Soundtrack

Digital Deluxe Edition

Digital Deluxe Edition - Detroit Become Human

The Digital Deluxe Edition of Detroit: Become Human became available for purchase on May 24, 2018. It includes the following:

  • Detroit: Become Human PS4 Digital Full Game
  • Heavy Rain PS4 Digital Full Game
  • Digital Art Book
  • Digital Deluxe Soundtrack
  • 2 X Detroit: Become Human Dynamic Themes
  • 10 X Detroit: Become Human PSN Avatars

Reception

Aggregate score
Aggregator Score
Metacritic 78/100
Review scores
Publication Score
Destructoid 7/10
EGM 8.5/10
Game Informer 8/10
Game Revolution 4/5
GameSpot 7/10
GamesRadar+ 4.5/5
IGN 8/10
VideoGamer.com 4/10

Detroit: Become Human received "generally favorable reviews", according to review aggregator Metacritic. Destructoid's Chris Carter said that, despite tiring of Quantic Dream's penchant for detective stories, he enjoyed its execution and Connor's "calm demeanor and android origin". Carter praised the setting, calling it "believable" and "captivating", while also noting that the "smaller moments" were among its strengths. Michael Goroff of Electronic Gaming Monthly favoured the fact that the playable characters were androids because their second-class citizenship status created an "effective viewpoint". The controls and quick-time events were also subject to approval. Goroff lauded the "incredibly satisfying and sometimes unexpected" impact of the collective decisions and declared this the game's "biggest accomplishment". Writing for Game Informer, Kimberley Wallace agreed with Carter's assessment of the "little moments" and said the character development was "fun to watch", well-handled, and the "highlight of the game". She appreciated how the branching narratives affected the latter parts and complimented Quantic Dream for the "impressive" achievement. Paul Tamburro at Game Revolution wrote that Detroit: Become Human boasted a "compelling world ... enriched by fantastic performances and state-of-the-art motion-capturing". He commended Curry, Dechart, and Williams for their "engrossing performances" and said the game was among "the most well-acted" around. He also felt the choices "drastically" changed the story.

Peter Brown of GameSpot welcomed the variety of cycling between characters for ensuring player engagement. The game's "most dreadful and horrific scenes" made a considerable impression on Brown, some of which he found to be "truly unforgettable". Additionally, he remarked that the visuals were beautiful and "captivating to behold". GamesRadar+'s Andy Hartup praised Quantic Dream for making "an interactive story capable of provoking genuine, honest, and varied emotions". He thought the consequences of the decisions were "utterly delightful", albeit rarely, and saw the setting as "beautiful". Hartup liked the character models, calling them "the most remarkable you’ll see in gaming", and favoured the eyes in particular. On the decision-making aspects, he proclaimed Detroit: Become Human "the new gold standard ... for meaningful choice in gaming". Lucy O'Brien at IGN wrote that the game "manages to be a frequently moving melodrama that bends to your choices with meaningful results". She also praised the acting of Curry, Dechart, and Williams, observing different benefits to each character. O'Brien appraised the general plot as "big, ambitious fun" and the environments as "beautifully detailed". Like Goroff, Wallace, Tamburro, and Hartup, O'Brien found the "branching paths to be multiple and deep", while also complimenting the flowcharts, a feature Colm Ahern of VideoGamer.com singled out as one of the game's few redeeming qualities.

Conversely, Carter criticised the game's "surface level exploration" of the Ship of Theseus, questioning the director's subtlety. He blamed the weakness of Kara's story on Cage's writing, called the portrayal of domestic and substance abusers "cartoonish", and complained about occasional "wooden acting". Goroff's only annoyance with the controls concerned its motion-sensitive feature, especially disparaging its use in quick-time events. Wallace thought Markus' story was the worst of the three, citing "predictable speeches" and "black-and-white decisions" as the primary problems. She suggested that the narrative suffered "heavy-handed" attempts at historical parallels, and noted, as Carter did, that its representation of abuse seemed "exploitive due to the over-the-top antics". She felt the use of the motion controls and touchpad was "unintuitive" and wanted more variety from the gameplay. Tamburro faulted the opening act for its "slow" and "dull" interactions, the quick-time events for their abundance, and occasional story paths for being "highly questionable". Brown viewed Markus as "remarkably lacking in nuance" and the allegories to actual history as "on-the-nose" and "distracting". He commented that the flowchart exposition was "ultimately detrimental" to player immersion and wished there was a way of disabling it. Hartup disliked the moments in which themes were either "fumble[d]" or "pushed too far". O'Brien observed multiple plotholes and found a considerable amount of "clumsy" exposition and dialogue. Ahern wrote in his verdict, "Detroit: Become Human wants to move you ... The thing is, it really doesn't ... when the narrative is as cringey and ham-fisted as it is you won't want to play through it multiple times".

Sales

Detroit: Become Human reached fifth place on the UK chart after two days of release. In its first week, the game topped both the overall sales and console sales charts. Though it sold fewer copies than Beyond: Two Souls and Heavy Rain in that region, Cage and executive producer Guillaume de Fondaumière claimed Detroit: Become Human was the studio's most successful launch yet.

The NPD Group later confirmed it had a sales growth in excess of twenty percent over Heavy Rain. It was the third best-selling video game overall, generating the third-most revenue in the US, and sold the most out of any title on the PlayStation Store in May 2018, having been available for six days.

The game released in Japan with 39,548 units (which rose to 56,480 after two weeks), second to Dark Souls: Remastered. In the UK, the second week also saw it become the second best-selling video game (behind FIFA 18). The game sold one million copies after the first two weeks. For the week ending 10 June, its physical sales fell to fourth place in the UK. Its Japanese sales hit 74,458 copies on 17 June, but dropped from the country's console chart one week later, when the game was placed ninth on the UK individual formats chart. Two months after release, a total of 1.5 million people had played the game.

The game became Quantic Dream's the fastest selling game and by that December, it had sold more than 2 million copies worldwide, approaching 3 million the following month.

Fan Projects

Text Transcription

The (incomplete) chapter by chapter text transcription of the game made by an anonymous fan is featured here: https://detroitbecometext.github.io/

Technological Analysis

The analysis of every technology in the game compared to real technologies made by anonymous fans is featured here: https://viz.envisioning.io/detroit/

Accolades

Detroit: Become Human won the award for "Best of E3" at GameSpot's Best of E3 Awards, and was nominated for "Best PlayStation 4 Game" and "Best Adventure Game" at IGN's Best of E3 Awards, and for "Adventure Game" at Hardcore Gamer's Best of E3 Awards.

Year Award Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result
2016 Best of E3 Game Critics Awards Best Original Game Detroit: Become Human Nominated
2017 Best of E3 Game Critics Awards Best Original Game Nominated
Best Action/Adventure Game Nominated
Gamescom Best RPG Nominated
2018 The Independent Game Developers' Association Awards Best Action and Adventure Game Nominated
Best Audio Design Nominated
Best Social Game Nominated
Ping Awards Best Console Game Won
Grand Prize Won
Best Graphics Won
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best Soundtrack Nominated
Golden Joystick Awards PlayStation Game of the Year Nominated
Best Performer Bryan Dechart as Connor Won
The Game Awards Best Game Direction Detroit: Become Human Nominated
Best Narrative Nominated
Best Performance Bryan Dechart as Connor Nominated
Gamers' Choice Awards Fan Favorite Single Player Gaming Experience Detroit: Become Human Nominated
Fan Favorite Character of the Year Connor Nominated
Fan Favorite Male Voice Actor Bryan Dechart as Connor Nominated
Jesse Williams as Markus Nominated
Fan Favorite Female Voice Actor Valorie Curry as Kara Nominated
Les étoiles du Parisien Best Video Game of 2018 Detroit: Become Human Won
Australian Games Awards Game of the Year Nominated
Action/Adventure Title of the Year Nominated
RPG of the Year Won
2019 D.I.C.E. Awards Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction Nominated
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition Nominated
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design Nominated
Adventure Game of the Year Nominated
NAVGTR Awards Animation, Technical Won
Art Direction, Contemporary Nominated
Camera Direction in a Game Engine Nominated
Character Design Nominated
Control Design, 3D Nominated
Design, New IP Nominated
Direction in a Game Cinema Nominated
Engineering Nominated
Game, Original Adventure Nominated
Graphics, Technical Nominated
Lighting/Texturing Nominated
Original Dramatic Score, New IP Won
Performance in a Drama, Lead Valorie Curry as Kara Nominated
Performance in a Drama, Supporting Clancy Brown as Hank Nominated
Sound Editing in a Game Cinema Detroit: Become Human Nominated
Use of Sound, New IP Won
SXSW Gaming Awards Excellence in Animation Nominated
Excellence in Technical Achievement Nominated
Excellence in Narrative Won
Excellence in Visual Achievement Nominated
G.A.N.G. Awards Best Original Instrumental "Kara's Main Theme" Won
15th British Academy Games Awards Artistic Achievement Detroit: Become Human Nominated
Audio Achievement Nominated
Italian Video Game Awards People's Choice Nominated
Game of the Year Nominated
Best Game Design Nominated
Best Narrative Won
Best Character Connor Won
Best Audio Detroit: Become Human Nominated
Game Beyond Entertainment Won

Notes

  • Since Detroit sounds like the word droid (short form of android), the title of the game can be interpreted as a pun (Droid: Become Human).
  • In the original draft, the game featured four protagonists instead of three, but he/she was cut due to increasing complexity of branching narrative.[1]
  • Detroit: Become Human had a development budget of €30 million.
  • The game was worked on by the 180 staff members at Quantic Dream and also outsourced to the Philippines, China, Vietnam, and India.
  • The game has 35,000 camera shots, 74,000 unique animations, and 5.1 million lines of code.
  • Two scenes from the game were cancelled for how violence was portrayed.
  • The trailer shown at Paris Games Week was heavily criticised for its portrayal of child abuse, specifically the scene in which a 9-year-old girl is attacked and even killed by her father.
    • Bryan Dechart defended the trailer, saying the story "elicits empathy".
  • David Cage hinted at a possible sequel for the game in one of his tweets.[2]

Media

Concept Art

See also Category:Artwork.

Images

Videos

References

  1. ↑ David Cage's Reddit AMA
  2. ↑ David Cage's Twitter

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