Thread: PS4 exclusive 'Detroit' is a flawed depiction of race in America
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Old 05-24-2018, 12:00 PM   #1
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PS4 exclusive 'Detroit' is a flawed depiction of race in America
https://www.engadget.com/2018/05/24/...an-ps4-review/
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Detroit: Become Human begins with a warning: "This is not a story, this is our future." Writer-director David Cage's follow-up to Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls weaves a tale about robots attempting to transcend their programming. But rather being a thoughtful, philosophical examination of consciousness, Detroit, instead, is a tone-deaf look at race.

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If your playthrough is similar to mine, you may find yourself looking over an android internment camp set up at Hart Plaza. It's supposed to evoke the way Asian Americans were collected and isolated during World War II because Americans were afraid that Japan was going to stage an attack from within.

It's one of many race-fueled blemishes on American history that Cage is content to portray. However, he fails at offering any sort of meaningful commentary on it and other events because pushing the envelope too far and having an opinion might offend someone. The result is a game that leans on historical imagery instead of fresh ideas and nuance.
I agree the main point of games should not be 'Let's make this fun' but 'Let's make a statement'

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