Detroit: Become Human Kicks Off The Android Revolution In A New E3 Trailer

Detroit: Become Human is one of the more, shall we say, intriguing games on Sony's slate. The game is the latest from Quantic Dream (Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls) and takes place in a world where androids have become largely indistinguishable from human beings. Sony gave fans a fresh look at Detroit: Become Human at their E3 2017 press conference, and like past trailers for the game, it raised as many questions as it answered.

We open with an android singing a soulful tune, as we see various other androids, identifiable as such only by the blue mark on their temples, going about their daily work. We then see two more synthetic characters, Marcus and North, emerge from a manhole and set off on a mission "their people will remember." Seems they plan to attack stores that sell androids and set the "merchandise" free. The android revolution is upon us!

Like fellow Sony game, Until Dawn, it looks like Detroit: Become Human will be all about exploring the butterfly effect, with your choices determining the outcome of various scenarios. Like most Quantic games, Detroit looks a little goofy, but it also appears to be less pretentious than some of their previous work. The gameplay also looks a bit more involved that the simple context-sensitive button pressing of Heavy Rain and Beyond.

Detroit: Become Human began life a demo, entitled Project Kara, meant to demonstrate the then-cutting-edge facial rendering and motion capture tech Quantic Dream was tinkering with. The tech demo already looks fairly dated by today's standards, but it turned heads when it was first released, and it eventually became the basis for Detroit. In other words, this game has been in development in some form for over five years.

Sony has yet to announce a release date for the PS4-exclusive Detroit: Become Human. Hopefully we get to play it sometime before the actual android revolution.