Paraphrasing a way of saying, every action corresponds to an emotion, because most of the choices that the game puts us in front of it want to leverage on feelings, on the way of thinking, challenging each time their own certainties, priorities, their own dogmas, and it is no coincidence that with the advance of history the thumb could begin to waver when the time for a choice arrives.Įverything, but really all the power of Detroit is in its spirit: the plot can develop in different ways and despite having macro sections that follow certain tracks what counts in the end is not the destination but the journey not only that of the three protagonists, but also and above all that of the player himself.
The world designed by Cage is plagued by profound economic, social, cultural and ethical disturbances: sport, the world of work, the armed forces, international relations, even sex have been upset by the appearance of androids, intelligent, obedient machines, precise, superior and therefore more suited to man than countless tasks.Īs Kara, Connor and Markus, the three protagonists androids, the story unfolds according to a twisted and intertwined diagram which, choice after choice, begins to reveal itself and to influence subsequent events, taking precise paths and excluding others clearly, often in based on the relationships developed with the other characters of the story. To make us reflect on this concept, Detroit Become Human catapults us into a not too distant future, where the androids created by Cyberlife and humans coexist peacefully, albeit not without consequences. human? Is it a mere biological question? Supremacy over other species? The ability to feel emotions? This is due to its brilliant science fiction story context, a fairly near future, the year 2038, in which the production of androids to serve humans has become popular and integrated into society, which has brought with it a multitude of advantages and advances but not a few inconveniences and social problems, such as the destruction of thousands of jobs, something that we are already seeing in our days with the automation of many jobs.