is a poignantly pulpy interactive sci-fi drama where your choices can impact events to a greater and more satisfying degree than in most games of this type. Though I wish its story had been handled with a softer touch, especially considering the subtlety that can be conveyed through its tech and...

As a society, we're constantly turning to technology to relieve our burdens, and we become increasingly dependent on it. With the creation of self-driving cars and robots to attend to our needs, we have to wonder how these advancements will shape our society going forward – for better and worse.

Present-day popular culture isn't lacking for smart takes on the concept of self-aware androids as allegory for prejudice and existentialism, from film ( Blade Runner 2049 ) to television ( Westworld ) to music (Janelle Monáe's Dirty Computer ) to video games ( NieR Automata ).

Quantic Dream's latest effort tells a great story and touches on some themes that we deal with in everyday life.

Buy Detroit: Become Human Detroit: Become Human starts with Chloe. She's an extremely attractive, realistic and completely synthetic android that serves as the "face" of the game, greeting you and talking you through the features.

Paranoid Android.

Looks and sounds amazing; The illusion of choice is terrific

Cliches galore and heavy handed story; Camera and interact on the same stick; Relentlessly bleak

Peace or violence Understanding or anger These are the types of dilemmas you will encounter as you wade through a choice-based narrative that deals with some difficult topics. From drug use and mental illness to murder and civil unrest, your decisions could shape the future of both the human and...

Stunning graphics; Captivating characters; Decision branches are thoughtful and diverse; All the feels

A few tiny details overlooked; Some mature themes handled clumsily; A tad unrealistic

David Cage has a long and storied past in regards to his contributions to the industry both inside and out of his games. Not a lot of it is positive as his workplaces are known to be dens of discomfort for some and his games have never really reached the promised heights.

Ever since Ridley Scott's Deckard had us asking whether androids dream of electric sheep we've found the concepts around sentience and man-made life to be among the most enthralling of sci-fi themes.

‘Quantic Dream' More like ‘QTE Dream'! Boom tish! Okay, that's the first and last time I'll make that joke, but it's incredibly apt, and especially for those of you who haven't ever really jumped into a David Cage experience -- the man likes his quick time events, and Detroit: Become Human is full...