Mini-Review: Detroit: Become Human

Detroit: Become Human is an interesting game. I have incredibly mixed feelings about this particular title. On one hand, I love the visuals and enjoy some of the moments in the game, yet on the other, I believe the writing is extremely poor in the long run and find many of the main characters to be very boring. I have a history with the main mind behind Detroit: Become Human,one David Cage.  

David Cage is a french writer and designer, as well as the founder of development company Quantic Dream. Quantic Dream is responsible for many games, most being story-focused similar to Detroit: Become Human. He is most well known for the games Omikron: The Nomad Soul, Farenheit, Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls and of course; Deroit: Become Human. Cage himself was the director and lead writer behind Detroit: Become Human.

I personally have had a history with Quantic Dream titles. I would call it a sort of love-hate relationship to be perfectly honest. I have a very low opinion of these games as whole, claiming to be cinematic masterpieces of writing when they are actually mostly poorly-written and cringe-worthy excuses for games. So why is it that I am so compelled to play each of their titles? It all starts with a YouTube Channel.

Super Best Friends Play is an old YouTube channel I held very closely to my heart during their active years. The trio of Matt, Pat and Woolie formed a rather modest gaming channel that never really capitalized on using YouTube as a business. These relatable, yet far older men have been one of my greatest sources of entertainment since 2009. They introduced me to the horrors of David Cage's works and always found ways to hilariously break down why these games are bad. Unfortunately, these guys broke up a few months ago, leaving a large hole in my chest.

All in all, I believe the Detroit blows all of David Cage's other works completely out of the water. The visuals are stunning and some moments including Connor and Hank are extremely entertaining. The extremely varied amount of paths and choices are impressive, but the game's general story and characters are well this story-based game falls apart. I feel it is a forced allegory for the civil rights movement with some rather boring characters like Kara and North. Detroit is a good game, I;d say, but it falls victim to many of the problems that plague Quantic Dream titles. A Connor-Hank buddy cop game, though? Genius idea.