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Detroit: Become Human review: a beautiful vision of the future gets stuck in the past | The Verge

It desperately wants to say something important, but just keeps telling you things you’ve already heard before

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trooper_2162d ago

...What kind of review is this...?

RpgSama2162d ago

I guess they wanted the game to be a Hugo Award Winner, you know Asimov, Philip K. Dick, Herbert and now David Cage.

I Want the medium to move forward and have really great stories, but at the same time is getting kind of stupid the higher standard by which they want to review the story of this game, I don't Think a Walking dead telltale game reinvents Zombie stories or a Call of Duty reivents or improve upon war themed stories

dirkdady2162d ago (Edited 2162d ago )

Just tell me if the game is good or not I don't care about your "critique" of the story.. I know the story is an allegory to slavery, oppression and the civil rights movement.. your not as smart as you think you are..
I mean for Pete sake your a video game reviewer! your used to reviewing games with brain dead bro shooter stories like Call of duty.

Jinger2162d ago

@dirkdaddy

But in a game like this... the story is really all it has. The 'gameplay' is very minimal.

porkChop2162d ago (Edited 2162d ago )

"I guess they wanted the game to be a Hugo Award Winner, you know Asimov, Philip K. Dick, Herbert and now David Cage."

To be fair, David Cage is constantly trash-talking the rest of the industry and makes himself out to be the best and most original storyteller in gaming. He's constantly talking about how important story is, how everyone else's stories are cliche and poorly written, and how he wants to raise the bar and do things no one has ever done. He comes off a bit pretentious.

If you're going to do all that, you'd better bring a damn good story to the table. I can't say if he has or hasn't, as I haven't played the game yet. But *if* he hasn't, then the criticism is fair. I'll see when I eventually get to it, huge backlog right now though.

dirkdady2162d ago

@jinger I mean this is the same outlet that raved about telltales game's story.. saying the game treads on well covered grounds - slavery, civil rights movement, etc is a cheap cop out in my oppinion. They review video games if the story elevates the medium they should give it the kudos that it deserves

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Kribwalker2162d ago

It was a pretty thorough review, so maybe well written and opinionated?

Kribwalker2162d ago

No i haven’t. Have you? I know this writer has and he gave a thorough breakdown of his experience.

I have played the demo though

Lime1232162d ago

God of War - metascore 94
Detroit: Become Human - metascore 80
Sea of Thieves - metascore 69
State of Decay 2 - metascore 68

trooper_2162d ago

No, you're just here for a negative review.

Btw, I played the demo and I know people who aren't into these games shouldn't be reviewing because they allow their biased opinions to speak instead of reviewing objectionably.

andibandit2161d ago

@trooper

who should be allowed to review it then?.

OB1Biker2162d ago (Edited 2162d ago )

Maybe it wants you to think for yourself?

Inzo2162d ago

By the looks of things Detroit is going to be another hit for Sony. You cant get 9s for every game but 80+ is still a pretty damn good score.

EazyC2162d ago

By its very nature, it was bound to get under-scored reviews where reviewers clearly don't like the genre or style. An 80-ish average is pretty fantastic!

MajorLazer2162d ago

The graphics for this game are mindblowing. Checked out some Pro footage on YT, haven't been impressed like that in a long time

OB1Biker2162d ago (Edited 2162d ago )

It looks awesome on my og PS4
I might leave the main menu on very often, like a theme, just to see and hear Chloe :)

porkChop2162d ago

Yeah, they've got some great graphics tech. Beyond looked fantastic on PS3, almost PS4 level to be honest.

Sm00thNinja2162d ago

Lol I'll pick this up regardless but it's hilarious the comments on these review pages like THERES NO WAY THIS GAME CAN BE MEDIOCRE!! ANOTHER SITE TO ADD TO THE BAN LIST. WHAT A HORRIBLE REVIEW, ETC. LOL. I imagine if you were a fan of Heavy Rain or Beyond you'd understand these games aren't everyone's cup of tea.

chrono12052162d ago

"THERES NO WAY THIS GAME CAN BE MEDIOCRE!! ANOTHER SITE TO ADD TO THE BAN LIST. WHAT A HORRIBLE REVIEW, ETC."

And that came from you, not someone else.

TheSplooge2162d ago

Comes from all of the ps fanboys..

UCForce2162d ago (Edited 2162d ago )

@TheSplooge But PS community at a whole know this and they are not surprised about this including myself. We know Quantic Dream game isn’t for everyone. Some people love it and some others hate it, but Detroit Become Human has helped them to return the formula that people love in first place. And you are no different for saying like that. In the end, Detroit Become Human have succeeded.

Sm00thNinja2161d ago

If that helps you sleep at night bub

UCForce2161d ago (Edited 2161d ago )

I’m not surprised. But in the end, the game is 80 metacritics and 80 opencritics. The game is big improvements over Beyond Two Souls.

Sm00thNinja2161d ago

I'm a fan of Heavy Rain so Im sure I'll thoroughly enjoy Detroit. The demo was amazing imo

It's an acquired taste in genre imo

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Detroit: Become Human has sold more than 8 million copies

Quantic Dream has sent Gamereactor a press release stating that Detroit: Become Human now has sold more than 2,5 million copies on PC, making it surpass 8 million across all platforms.

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Nerdmaster462d ago

That's great. Quantic Dream took everything they learned from their past games and built the most refined, coherent and interesting game and story yet. I even bought it on both PS4 and PC.

Seraphim462d ago

I preferred Beyond Two Souls. Still, Detroit was an exceptional experience just like Heavy Rain. Definitely happy to see the game has sold well over the years.

Fist4achin462d ago

Beyond was outstanding. Their other games were great, but BTS was my favorite so far.

CrimsonIdol462d ago (Edited 462d ago )

It took them nearly 5 years to accomplish that compared to a game that's just come out. Willing to bet a majority of those sales were heavily discounted too. Quantic Dream games were always heavily spruiked by Sony as exclusive graphical showpieces for the Playstation, so I'm sure that helped out too.

For reference the original Dead Space sold 2 Million over its lifetime, so some new IP from a new studio approaching that in its first year or so really isn't that bad.

sagapo462d ago

Great game, really enjoyed this one.

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Detroit: Become Human Surpasses 6.5 Million Units Sold

PSU writes: "Detroit: Become Human has surpassed 6.5 million units sold, between both PS4 and PC, after hitting the six million mark last July."

NecrumOddBoy767d ago (Edited 767d ago )

Nice. This is a must play and by far the best of QD’s titles (although I have huge love for Heavy Rain).

ApocalypseShadow767d ago

Agreed. This was a very good game. But I guess I love the genre that deals with humans and android like Almost Human which was cool watched in order but was cancelled, Humans, Ex Machina, I Robot, etc. I watch them all.

Cage definitely got this one right. It goes over similar material as other TV, movies and books, but it was put together well. Glad it sold.

S2Killinit766d ago

There is a very interesting show on HBO for you. Its called “raised by wolves”

porkChop766d ago

Almost Human was great. Yet another show that Fox killed with their meddling. I remember the show took two separate 2-3 week breaks in the middle of the season, just a couple episodes apart.

TallDarknWavy766d ago

This was a massive missed opportunity. Instead of really exploring the narrative that AI will one day replace humans, David Cage instead made a racism and slavery allegory with some of his dumbest writing to date. Just like all Cage games, he has the most condescending view of homeless people, who always have some secret society going on and are simultaneously the most moral, upstanding, ethical people, especially compared to anyone with money or power, who are cartoonishly bad. We get it Cage, you're a communist.

shadowT767d ago

love this game, Played it so many times and always got different endings. Even the main story line keeps the same, your actions and decisions can create a whole new plot.

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Godmars290766d ago

And? By all counts Quantic Dream/David Cage imploded their own reputation.

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Orchard766d ago (Edited 766d ago )

To this day, I am still very surprised that Sony did not buy Quantic. Especially after the HR, Beyond and Detroit era. Perhaps they tried but weren’t successful.

And now they’re off making multi-plats. Interested to see how their new title is.

CaptainHenry916766d ago

The same way I feel about Microsoft not buying Remedy 😁

Orchard766d ago

I’m glad that didn’t happen. The Microsoft back then is not the Microsoft of today, it would’ve limited their creativity and ultimately ruined Remedy.

A Remedy acquisition by Epic seems more likely nowadays.

SullysCigar766d ago

^ they didn't even need to buy Remedy to achieve that. See: CrossfireX

CaptainHenry916766d ago (Edited 766d ago )

@Sully

I guess you're right. Crossfire X is definitely one of the worse games I have ever played. I couldn't even finish the game.

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Orchard766d ago (Edited 766d ago )

@SullysCigar That hasn’t ruined Remedy though, most people associate CFX with SmileGate, not Remedy, and they still have a good reputation and will continue to have creative freedom - I have high hopes for AW2.

@CaptainHenry God, if you think CFX is one the worst games, you should try out some of the games that scored even lower than it :p I recommend Ride to Hell 😂

Knightofelemia765d ago

@Orchard

You will probably see Remedy snatched up by Tencent before Epic even makes or considers making a move on Remedy.

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TheCaptainKuchiki766d ago

Quantic Dream didn't want to be purchased. Y'all act like a company can buy another anytime and without their approval.

kneon766d ago

If they are publicly traded then you can try, but QD is private company and are free to reject an offer for any reason, or no reason at all.

CrimsonWing69766d ago

Thank god they didn’t or anything from them would be censored worse than Indigo Prophecy was back in the day.

Godmars290766d ago

Likely because they don't have a sustained, ongoing IP. Something that could be done as a trilogy or series.

"The Microsoft back then is not the Microsoft of today,"

MS has really yet to show that they've changed.

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Godmars290766d ago

@Comweb:

"Ori alone is more unique than the naughty dog clones and map marker open world trash sony craps out."

You put one indie title MS bought into after the fact of its popularity then made a co-op sequel against the entity of a Sony 1st-2nd party studio, and *I'm* the one in some kind of worship bubble?

As for console wars? There are none.

Nintendo's doing its own, low tech, thing, MS is more concerned with streaming than hardware, buying over making games and, as you said, Sony's more focused on open world action/drama.

Its really all about branding at this point and MS is struggling for something other than subscription online multiplayer when all they've done is subscription online multiplayer, as they transition to subscription gaming.

P_Bomb766d ago (Edited 766d ago )

“Ori alone is more unique than the naughty dog clones and map marker open world trash sony craps out. Maybe get out of ur sony n4g worshipping mentality…”

Um, Detroit: Become Human thread?

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Christopher766d ago

With how long they take to make games and how long they take to reach 6.5m sold with AAA budgets and being multiplatform, I can see why they didn't.

Orchard766d ago

Those are fair points. I guess back in the day I just assumed they’d end under Sony and they didn’t.

gamer7804766d ago

I love QD but I like new ip and story so I’m a bit disappointed there are making a Star Wars game.

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porkChop766d ago

Hell no. This is the one with the least amount of plot holes and red herrings.

babadivad765d ago

Why did Todd tell you to put down food for the child?

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