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Author:  Satsuma [ Tue Oct 31, 2017 12:27 ]
Post subject:  Detroit: Become Human
I’ve mentioned it before and now I’m mentioning it again.

Three things are making me very excited for this:

1) I’ve played a bit. It was top stuff.
2) David Cage isn’t the only writer on this game (thank fucking Christ).
3) This new video gave me goosebumps.



Get on the hype train choo choo.
Author:  Satsuma [ Tue Oct 31, 2017 12:27 ]
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Urgh, that subtitle is fucking heavy handed though, Jesus. I bet that was David Cage’s doing...
Author:  Bamba [ Tue Oct 31, 2017 12:43 ]
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The name is positively Kojima-esque in it's needless weirdness.
Author:  nickachu [ Tue Oct 31, 2017 13:00 ]
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Is this a game or a film?
Author:  DavPaz [ Tue Oct 31, 2017 13:07 ]
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How does the game mechanic work? Are you literally just making choices every few seconds? How many branches are there? It seems like an excellent concept, but pretty limited in longevity.
Author:  Bobbyaro [ Tue Oct 31, 2017 13:34 ]
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how can he afford an android?
Author:  Grim... [ Tue Oct 31, 2017 13:40 ]
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Bobbyaro wrote:
how can he afford an android?

Seems like the sort of thing Social Services would love to be able to provide.
Author:  Satsuma [ Mon Apr 23, 2018 17:15 ]
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Demo available now!

Apparently it’s the same one I played at EGX, so play it, yeah?
Author:  Grim... [ Tue Dec 11, 2018 4:25 ]
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Hello! I am playing this. I am loving it to bits.

I especially love menu lady and North (played by your girl Lyla Fucking Garrity).

God's tits, it looks fantastic.
Author:  myp [ Tue Dec 11, 2018 9:59 ]
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I didn’t finish Heavy Rain and the hamfisted slavery parallels put me off.

Shame as I enjoyed Fahrenheit despite the bonkers ending. I just don’t think these games are for me anymore.
Author:  Bamba [ Tue Dec 11, 2018 11:20 ]
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Lonewolves wrote:
I just don’t think these games are for anyone anymore.


Feex for David Cage's talent as a writer.
Author:  Grim... [ Tue Dec 11, 2018 11:49 ]
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Lonewolves wrote:
the hamfisted slavery parallels put me off.

I keep reading things like this. They're literally slaves*! I don't know why people are so surprised.

* assuming that a slave can be non-human.
Author:  Grim... [ Tue Dec 11, 2018 11:51 ]
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Bamba wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
I just don’t think these games are for anyone anymore.


Feex for David Cage's talent as a writer.

I'm liking the story, but then he's only part of a writing team so maybe that helps.

I've not played any of the others, so I can't really judge Cage.
Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Tue Dec 11, 2018 12:08 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
the hamfisted slavery parallels put me off.

I keep reading things like this. They're literally slaves*! I don't know why people are so surprised.
Also "what if humans made artificial life forms then enslaved them" is a trope that's older than Asimov. The very word "robot" comes from the Czech word "robota" meaning "forced labour." [1] This isn't new, edgy, controversial ground for scifi to explore.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot#Etymology
Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Tue Dec 11, 2018 12:10 ]
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Grim... wrote:
I've not played any of the others, so I can't really judge Cage.

I've played and completed Heavy Rain and Fahrenheit. I find Cage fascinating, he whiplashes between really interesting really clumsy so fast it makes my head spin. The sex scene in Fahrenheit is by a wide margin the cringiest thing I've ever seen in a game. And yet I completed it? So there's something in his work that compels me. But I'm not sure I can justify it.
Author:  Bamba [ Tue Dec 11, 2018 12:24 ]
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
Grim... wrote:
I've not played any of the others, so I can't really judge Cage.

I've played and completed Heavy Rain and Fahrenheit. I find Cage fascinating, he whiplashes between really interesting really clumsy so fast it makes my head spin. The sex scene in Fahrenheit is by a wide margin the cringiest thing I've ever seen in a game. And yet I completed it? So there's something in his work that compels me. But I'm not sure I can justify it.


I've also played Fahrenheit and ripped through it in a single sitting, but that was 13 years ago when narrative games and the QTE events that makeup most of the 'gameplay' were in their infancy so I'm not judging anything by that.

Parts of Heavy Rain were sort of enjoyable at the time--the gruesome trials were certainly compelling--but a lot of the writing and characterisation was clumsy as shit.

Then we get to Beyond: Two Souls which was just...urgh. Either he's getting worse or my tolerance of his bullshit has degraded (or possibly both) but I'm done with his shite.
Author:  Cras [ Mon Dec 24, 2018 1:00 ]
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I've ripped through this in a couple of days and it was absolutely brilliant. Love the feature where at the end of each chapter you can see what choices all the players in the world made and what choices your friends made.
Author:  Satsuma [ Fri Dec 28, 2018 19:31 ]
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I tried to play this earlier but after the choosing my language screen I was spent.
Author:  Grim... [ Fri Dec 28, 2018 19:33 ]
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She's lovely, isn't she?
Author:  Satsuma [ Fri Dec 28, 2018 21:25 ]
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x3 egg plant emoji
Author:  MaliA [ Fri Dec 28, 2018 21:47 ]
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Satsuma wrote:
x3 egg plant emoji


I call it my oh-bergine
Author:  Satsuma [ Tue Jan 01, 2019 23:46 ]
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I want a Kara for my home. She wouldn’t be doing much cleaning, mind.
Author:  Cras [ Wed Jan 02, 2019 0:13 ]
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I'd prefer a Chloe
Author:  Cras [ Wed Jan 02, 2019 0:14 ]
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Also I'd quite like the cleaning done.
Author:  Grim... [ Wed Jan 02, 2019 0:34 ]
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Yes. And yes.

And a North.
Author:  Satsuma [ Wed Jan 02, 2019 17:11 ]
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Say what you want about David Cage games (and let me say this first, FUCK ME his writing is hamfisted and heavy handed, even in this game where character traits are as nothing more than “me angry man. Me say fuck a lot. Me give exposition dumps about me single feeling that makes me me. And me angry so me be angry”) but there was something in that Kara/protect the child mission that had me fighting my joypad (and a fuckton if QTEs) to win. There was no way I was letting that ape win.

These games really do suffer from being too much of an interactive drama though and I’m really disappointed Detroit hasn’t shown any signs whatsoever of being any better in the gameplay department than Heavy Rain. It’s basically been the same game mechanically. I’m only about 4-5 scenes in though and although I’m already invested in the story I’m a wee bit annoyed that the gameplay is basically split into two segments: an investigation/piss about section where you chat and fumble with objects highlighted in a Batman, actually, sorry Heavy Rain, detective mode and then a an action sequence that’s done with QTEs. And that appears to be your lot. Will it change though? I doubt it.

Still, I’m investing in sex robots because come (fnaar fnaar) 2038 I’m being sodding rich. Also, Kara is best you dumb dumbs. Mind you, I haven’t met any others yet...
Author:  Cras [ Wed Jan 02, 2019 17:16 ]
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Chloe is the one from the main menu.
Author:  Cras [ Wed Jan 02, 2019 17:17 ]
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And North is Lyla Fucking Garrity.
Author:  Findus Fop [ Wed Jan 02, 2019 17:20 ]
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Satsuma wrote:
Still, I’m investing in sex robots because come (fnaar fnaar) 2038 I’m being sodding rich. Also, Kara is best you dumb dumbs. Mind you, I haven’t met any others yet...


A little bit NSFW
Author:  Satsuma [ Wed Jan 02, 2019 17:22 ]
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Is that the actual Bishop as the millionaire wheelchair man? There’s something fun about him being human in a game about androids.
Author:  Cras [ Wed Jan 02, 2019 17:28 ]
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Heh, yeah
Author:  Satsuma [ Fri Jan 04, 2019 1:13 ]
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Saved by the bear.
Author:  Satsuma [ Sat Jan 05, 2019 15:12 ]
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This amoosed me a great deal for some reason. I kinda wish more than 3 people on my friends list would’ve played this though.
Author:  Cras [ Sat Jan 05, 2019 15:15 ]
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Yeah, I only had Grim... on my list and he had nobody when he played it.
Author:  Grim... [ Sat Jan 05, 2019 15:31 ]
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Trend setting, me.
Author:  Satsuma [ Sat Jan 05, 2019 15:49 ]
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That’s a shame. I’m enjoying the stats screen a lot.
Author:  Cras [ Sat Jan 05, 2019 16:00 ]
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Yeah, it was probably my favourite bit
Author:  Satsuma [ Sat Jan 05, 2019 16:05 ]
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Eden Club: love it.

I slugged a sex robot in the face.

$29.99 sounds like a bargain too.
Author:  Satsuma [ Sun Jan 06, 2019 15:08 ]
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I’ve met all the gal pals now.

I still reckon Kara is my jam though. Mind you, it’s annoying that some characters pronounce it CAR-A and some KARRH-A.

Cras wrote:
And North is Lyla Fucking Garrity.


It’s weird cause I don’t know her and thought it was Jordon from Scrubs.
Author:  Satsuma [ Sun Jan 06, 2019 20:54 ]
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So I finished it and somehow managed to get the Good Ending without much effort.

I saved everyone and got a trophy for doing so despite getting Jerry unceremoniously murdered at the end. Obviously the game doesn’t give two shits about Jerry. I couldn’t even remember who he was.

I noticed that there’s plenty of different routes too so I just wonder how differently playthroughs could play out. Turns out I’m the only one on my list of 3 friends who played it that managed to get this ending too. That was cool. Stats are fun.

That twist though?

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
It was a child droid!?


Really missed the mark with me and that was the one story I was really into. Besides the fact that Luther kept hinting something was up and Kara refused to even listen to him (that was irritating), it’s never explained why the dad would have such a child. Unless I missed something obvious here. Anyone?

Cool game though.








Oh and Shag Chloe, Marry Kara and kill North. Natch.
Author:  Cras [ Sun Jan 06, 2019 21:08 ]
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I assumed

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
His wife really wanted kids, they got a robot (the leaflet was in his bedroom), then she died and he's left with the kid.

Her and Luther got machine gunned halfway across the river for me, I was gutted.
Author:  Satsuma [ Sun Jan 06, 2019 21:28 ]
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I assumed the same too but I just don’t think they did a very good job with that side of the story.

I never even went to the river!

At least you didn’t get endings 1 or 2 from this video. https://youtu.be/Y0WmadpFCL8 I’d have been blubbering like a baby. They’re even difficult to watch!
Author:  Grim... [ Wed Jan 16, 2019 19:01 ]
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Satsuma wrote:
Mind you, it’s annoying that some characters pronounce it CAR-A and some KARRH-A.

Wait, that's the same pronunciation.
Author:  Satsuma [ Wed Jan 16, 2019 21:52 ]
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Ok, erm, some say “car”-a and some say kah-ra.

I can’t remember what scene it was (one with Luther, I think) but two characters pronounce her name differently one immediately after the other. Anyway, I’m sure it’s a thing. Honest.
Author:  Grim... [ Thu Jan 17, 2019 0:32 ]
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Car and kah still sound pretty much identical when I say them. What do they rhyme with in your ears?
Author:  Satsuma [ Thu Jan 17, 2019 0:40 ]
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Think, Jacob Rees Mog saying “car” +a vs my dad saying “kaaaah” +ra.
Author:  Mr Dave [ Thu Jan 17, 2019 8:22 ]
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Satsuma wrote:
Think, Jacob Rees Mog saying “car” +a vs my dad saying “kaaaah” +ra.

I've never heard either speak, but I imagine it's the bath/bath or grass/grass pronunciation difference.

So basically, regional accents.
Author:  Cras [ Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:15 ]
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I love Beex.
Author:  DavPaz [ Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:18 ]
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Cras wrote:
I love Beex.

Only if you pronounced it "beeks"
Author:  Malc [ Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:24 ]
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I pronounce it bmx (silent m)
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