God of War is finally out, but Sony’s selection of PlayStation 4 exclusives just keeps on growing. Detroit: Become Human is the next adventure on the docket, and there’s a demo for the title on the PlayStation Store right now. This allows you to play one of the opening scenes from Quantic Dream’s latest, starring a detective android named Connor.
You’ll have seen this demo several times before – and may have even played it if you’ve been to events like PAX or EGX – but it essentially deals with an android named Daniel who’s gone rogue a kidnapped a little girl. You’ll need to hunt for clues that will help you to talk him down – but things can easily go awry. A new flowchart feature shows all of the plot permutations for the scene.
If you haven’t played it yet, we’ve captured our playthrough in the video embedded above. The presentation is absolutely outstanding as always, although the developer’s penchant for perfectly postured American military men continues to grate. Nevertheless, the scene is superbly shot, and the visuals are frankly out of this world on the PS4 Pro.
But we want to hear your thoughts on the demo. Have you given it a go yet? Have you managed to explore all of the outcomes in the demo? Has this convinced you to add Detroit: Become Human to your basket? Remember to update your android assistant’s firmware in the comments section below, lest it murder your entire family.
What did you think of Detroit: Become Human's demo? (109 votes)
- I loved it and will be buying the game day one
- I liked it but will be waiting for reviews
- It was okay but I'm not sure it's for me
- I played it and thought it was pretty rubbish
- I haven't tried it yet
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This type of game just doesn't appeal to me.
How big is the demo?
@Kai_ File size? 2.92GB.
I remember hating the demo of Beyond: Two Souls but really enjoyed the game when I played it years later. This demo I really liked. The graphics, music and atmosphere were spot on and I got used to the strange choice of controls quite quickly. I'm really digging the way you reconstruct scenes, very 'Remember Me' like.
A short but ever so sweet demo.
I loved it. Iv Ben looking forward to it since it was revealed. All the demo has done is reinforced my decision to buy it day 1.
Really loved it! Best thing of all,the acting: Both voice and facial expression is simple prefect.
I played through all the endings and it really gives you a lot of possibilities!
I consider of buying it day one even if I never do this for any game, but I'll see.
The demo is intense and the graphics are insane, I think the graphics is better than god of war, of course the worlds scope is smaller compared to gow, but its still amazing. And the gameplay choice flowchart is cool.
The first time I played it, I executed the android, the second time I gained his trust but the sniper shot him (like in the trailer). When I see the flowchart, it seems only 3% people that play it executed the android, and 33% people gained his trust, and there's still another 3 or 4 endings thays locked. Also there's "software instability" or something like that when connor choose/do someting, is that related to gameplay?
The demo is great, like nier automata the demo has convince me to buy this day 1
Really enjoyed it but will pick it up in a deep sale, once it hits the sub £20 mark I'll grab it.
@get2sammyb
Looking forward to trying it tomorrow. Sammy, is this a timed demo or no? I couldn't find any information on it. I don't want to wait too long to try, only to find out there was a time limit to play it.
@NYJetsfan123 Doesn’t appear to be.
@kohiba99 I really enjoyed it. I was fully immersed in the world i forgot that they were voice acted game characters. And this sort of near future Setting is right up my alley. Im really looking forward to playing this day 1.
This game will day one for me, no matter the reviews, so I will not try the demo and wait for the full release.
This demo is pretty great for many gamers though.
Was decent enough. Not my type of game but they seem to have a solid package here. Hopefully you guys love it!
Honestly I loved that demo the sound design and lighting were perfect for the mood, regret cancelling my preorder for $50 now.
After playing it a few times, I must say that the game is really well made. Beautiful graphics, excellent sound etc.
But the game is simply not for me. I don't like playing detective and it's just a slower paced game. I'm absolutely certain it will be a hit for many though. So for everyone else, enjoy!
Played it once, the negotiating part was great but my only concern is that the game will revolve mostly around analysing and reconstructing evidence. Will wait for reviews.
I downloaded the demo but haven't played it yet. It's hard to stop myself from playing GoW!
Im going in blind i believe its gonna be great cant wait but we a reversable cover. 😁
@get2sammyb Thanks, might give it a go then.
I will give it a go eventually, I’m too busy with GoW! It’s a massive game
I enjoyed the demo, it was better than I was expecting. Might buy it eventually, but there's other games that I'm more eager to buy first.
I spent the night playing the demo with a friend in a party chat and we both had a really good time! I like the way the demo explains that cause/effect web mechanic more elegantly (I felt like the trailers did a lot to hammer the significance of it a home, but Cage has a history with this medium and it isn't ALWAYS glowing), and it illustrates those branching outcomes for you in a way that you can pick up on alternative paths at a glance. It really compels you to jump back in and see what you could do differently, I must have played 10+ times, just to see how different dialogue or interactions would affect my ending.
It felt like a tight loop with the endings, there are several and the variance between them is quite interesting in terms of its implications for the actual game, but I felt like certain decisions should have had bigger implications or consequences. I'll be really interested to see if this sequence is in the finished release, or if it has always been intended as a promotional offering.
I hope this was relatively spoiler-free! I really want to discuss this because I'm hugely looking forward to the game!
@WanderingBullet Doubtful. Connor is just one character; the other two aren’t detectives.
Having played Heavy Rain and Beyond Two Souls, I was a bit indifferent to Detroit but the demo has sparked my interest. If the game can continue on the quality of the demo then l’m sold
I really loved the little details in the demo like how Connor interacts with the environment. I was about to manoeuvre around a body but instead Connor just carefully stepped over it with some silky animation. Tiny detail but I was impressed.
I like the look of the game but I am sphericals deep into God of War and no intention to diver attention!
@RegularGameFan I refuse to play the demo . I know I will like Detroit so I'd rather wait and play the entire game when it launches.
Not my type of game
I played it through three times. Got one ending twice and then the ending in the video above - leaving two other endings. I guess where everyone dies and one where just Daniel and the girl take a dive.
Can't say I was inspired. It was all very glossy and smooth. the big question in my mind is will having various options make that much difference if the story is just another trope?
I'm going to buy this game anyway so wasn't going to play the demo but..well I did,three times and I love it!Didant manage to get this ending but got two others...both endings i ended up dying.So that's one of the main characters dead before the game begins.
This hasn't changed my mind,still a day one but
I liked everything up until the decision-time element. Maybe it's just me but the decision system felt somewhat arbitrary: bring up an 80% likelihood of success, make a supposedly wrong final decision, and suddenly loose everything (as if the 80% didn't actually matter). Maybe my reasoning about this is simply wrong.
I'll definitely buy it at some point, but not at launch.
Played it through three times last night and really enjoyed it. I'm pretty certain I'll be buying it, but maybe not day one.
Personal/family circumstances mean I haven't been able to get through Far Cry 5 as quickly as I might have (my mum's been quite ill and I've been looking after her), so I'm not going to be buying a new game for a while... but I'll be getting this and (probably) God of War at a later date.
@RegularGameFan Well aware. Hence my tone. Jeez.
Played through it twice now. First time had a 100% success rate and I saved the girl. Second time I purposely tried to make the situation bad. Had a 0% success rate and watched both of them fall off the building.
the graphics are mental
@bbtothe agreed.
Getting it day one!
Played it once on my Pro. Brilliant graphics, highly polished, but I was struggling trying to figure out the controls. Pushing buttons seemed to do nothing. Saved the girl, died myself. Done. Deleted. Prob pick it up whenever Amazon has it down to $20.
I might try out the demo this upcoming weekend, but regardless I was always planning to play the game eventually.
@wiiware funny thing is that I kept playing and as you discover more clues, you discover more endings
@Alex0190 There's really nice flowchart for people that want to see all the available action in the game, it's pretty cool.
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