Detroit: Become Human
Detroit: Become Human is a cinematic gaming experience from industry veteran David Cage and his team at Quantic Dream. In Detroit, Androids are commodities that are beginning to replace the human workforce, with wealthy families incorporating them into their households as servants.
The game follows a series of androids, and through them, the plight of these very much second class citizens is explored.
There are three androids from whose eyes we explore the world of Detroit’s near-future. First is Kara, a domestic model that becomes sentient, and endeavors to protect the young girl that is her charge.
Next is Markus, an android revolutionary who dreams of freeing his people.
Lastly is Connor, whose job it is to hunt down sentients, and has to struggle with working against his own kind. Their stories come together at various points, giving the player a better understanding of their motivations.
Detroit explores some heavy and emotionally charged themes that parallel issues in our own world, like racism and the class divide.
There also some pretty confronting scenes involving domestic violence, but thankfully it is handled quite well. The game offers a staggering amount of choice in each of the games myriad scenarios, and no two playthroughs will be the same.
