Why Choice Matters in Detroit: Become Human - IGN First
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Is there one in the video? At work so can't check.
That being said, player choice is always great but most games don't make it amount up to much in the end. I was really disappointed with Until Dawn as rather than your choices having any real consequences it was usually moreso you failing in a QTE.
Not sure why you would, Madison's in Heavy Rain was great lol
Character deaths do not really shape the story of Until Dawn in any appreciable fashion. Only a couple characters can die before the game's finale, but it's structured such that even if they do die you won't miss out on much of anything.
Of course it is. However, most of them happened from failing a QTE event though rather than a choice made many hours beforehand or even a couple of minutes.
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I see Quantic Dream has barely improved their character and facial animations in the last 10 years.
So QD is directly addressing the biggest complaint about Beyond...good. next, let's see if the story is batshit crazy and the dialogue is hammy as hell.
Heavy Rain is still one of the very few games of its ilk where some of the choices you make can make a significant difference to the narrative, and the fact that Cage said there are entire scenes you can miss in Detroit based on your decisions already confirms that it will be much more open-ended than Beyond: Two Souls. One of the most disappointing aspects about that game was that the story did not alter at all until the very end, so playing it just felt like the player was on total autopilot. It sounds like QD have made a conscious effort to avoid that pitfall this time and focus more on what made Heavy Rain so successful, so I'm pleased to hear that.
Nice to see Adam Williams listed as "lead writer." I'm not aware of any of his previous work, but I've got to assume he's a better writer than David Cage.
The video is a little redundant, because everyone basically says the same thing, but it sure makes the point. Lots of choice & consequence in this game. That's good. Cage's games have their flaws, but they do choice & consequence at a level no one else does. I'm looking forward to playing it.
The video is a little redundant, because everyone basically says the same thing, but it sure makes the point. Lots of choice & consequence in this game. That's good. Cage's games have their flaws, but they do choice & consequence at a level no one else does. I'm looking forward to playing it.
Kara all the way, I'm kinda disappointed that she's not the sole main character like we originally thought she would be after the reveal trailer. Although I hope she has more to do rather than running away and protecting the little girl.
If you already know there's one, then you probably already know if it can be skipped.
It's quite interesting that some developers work the failure of a player into the plot of the game rather than just asking the player to try again until he gets it just right. So while the wording might be a bit harsh, the idea is not without merit.
You need to play their old games again because the improvement is noticeable.
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Really glad that it'll be more like Heavy Rain as has been mentioned in Beyond: Two Souls there really wasn't any consequence until the very end.
Agreed. This is right in my wheelhouse.
Also, same here on the soundtrack, in the previous thread, I think when we got the release date, I also mentioned how much the music in the footage and conference gameplay has sounded really promising.
Loved Heavy Rain and think this looks great.
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Team Connor, it has a detective angle I'm into that.
Although there's some scary moments with Kara that appeals to me big time. Her part seems more on the vulnerability side of things.
Team Markus
There's going to be a robot revolution damn it and it will not be peaceful.
Kill all humans baby!
I feel like Connor will have a lot of dumb bullshit so 100% that
Connor. I like how natural/human his reactions are. They could have written him to be much more robotic but they seemingly didn't. Also he's the most pleasing to look at, out of the playable characters.
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Choice and consequence is what gave me huge respect for Heavy Rain, even if I think everything to do with the story, characters and writing are pretty bad. Conversely, the lack of any real choice and consequence in Beyond left that game with nothing but Cage's writing to fall back on, and sure enough it was a laughable shitshow, so I'm really glad to see they've gone back to the good stuff for Detroit.
Something... something... arrogant Sony... something.
Probably a good sign, lots of confidence in GoW. :)
I'm Team Markus but Connor's detective angle can lead to a lot of potential fuckery and that could be really fun(unintentional or not) if Heavy Rain is anything to go by.
The video didn't tell me much I didn't know but fingers crossed we get something really great like Heavy Rain.
I feel like we've done this song and dance many many times before. Basically every narrative game talks about how it offers players meaningful choices. The proof will be in the pudding once the game actually releases
Why? It's an amazing game...
The biggest german gaming website (4players) has it like in the Top5 of their highest-rated games of All-Times. Does that trigger you? :D