<s>
Detroit	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Become	I-General_Concept
Human	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
2018	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Quantic	O
Dream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detroit	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Become	I-General_Concept
Human	I-General_Concept
is	O
based	O
on	O
Quantic	O
Dream	O
's	O
2012	O
technology	O
demonstration	O
Kara	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
starred	O
Curry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
research	O
the	O
setting	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
visited	O
Detroit	B-Application
,	I-Application
Michigan	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detroit	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Become	I-General_Concept
Human	I-General_Concept
was	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
setting	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
main	O
characters	O
,	O
their	O
voice	O
actors	O
,	O
the	O
impact	O
choices	O
had	O
on	O
the	O
narrative	O
,	O
and	O
flowchart	B-Language
feature	O
,	O
but	O
criticised	O
the	O
motion	O
controls	O
,	O
mishandling	O
of	O
historical	O
and	O
thematic	O
allegories	O
,	O
and	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
plot	O
and	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detroit	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Become	I-General_Concept
Human	I-General_Concept
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
subject	O
to	O
a	O
set	O
and	O
controllable	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
multiple	O
playable	O
characters	O
who	O
can	O
die	O
as	O
the	O
story	O
continues	O
without	O
them	O
;	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
"	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
"	O
message	O
following	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
right	O
analogue	O
stick	O
on	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
controller	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
objects	O
and	O
observe	O
one	O
's	O
surroundings	O
,	O
the	O
left	O
is	O
for	O
movement	O
,	O
and	O
R2	O
scans	O
an	O
environment	O
for	O
possible	O
actions	O
;	O
the	O
motion	O
controls	O
and	O
touchpad	O
are	O
also	O
employed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Via	O
quick	O
time	O
events	O
and	O
dialogue	B-Application
decisions	I-Application
,	O
the	O
story	O
will	O
branch	O
out	O
depending	O
on	O
which	O
choices	O
are	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
can	O
be	O
viewed	O
in	O
a	O
flowchart	B-Language
during	O
and	O
immediately	O
after	O
a	O
given	O
chapter	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
rewind	O
to	O
certain	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
to	O
reshape	O
decisions	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
of	O
regret	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
scenes	O
feature	O
countdowns	B-Application
,	O
which	O
force	O
quick	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Obtaining	O
clues	O
by	O
highlighting	O
and	O
analysing	O
the	O
environment	O
with	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
vision	I-General_Concept
allows	O
Connor	O
to	O
reconstruct	O
and	O
replay	O
events	O
that	O
occurred	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Markus	O
awakes	O
in	O
a	O
landfill	B-Application
of	O
broken	O
androids	O
and	O
,	O
after	O
escaping	O
,	O
discovers	O
Jericho	O
,	O
a	O
wrecked	O
ship	O
and	O
safe	O
haven	O
for	O
deviants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Police	O
investigator	O
android	O
Connor	O
is	O
sent	O
by	O
the	O
CyberLife	O
corporation	O
to	O
assist	O
Detroit	B-Application
Police	O
Department	O
Lieutenant	O
Hank	O
Anderson	O
,	O
an	O
alcoholic	O
who	O
hates	O
androids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
not	O
,	O
he	O
attempts	O
to	O
snipe	B-Protocol
Markus	O
during	O
the	O
final	O
protest	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
stopped	O
by	O
a	O
SWAT	B-Application
team	O
or	O
Hank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
travel	O
across	O
Detroit	B-Application
,	O
intending	O
to	O
enter	O
Canada	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
no	O
specific	O
laws	O
involving	O
androids	O
and	O
where	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
safe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
seek	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
an	O
android	O
sympathizer	O
,	O
who	O
points	O
them	O
to	O
Jericho	O
to	O
obtain	O
passports	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detroit	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Become	I-General_Concept
Human	I-General_Concept
had	O
a	O
development	O
budget	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Quantic	O
Dream	O
's	O
2012	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
technology	O
demonstration	O
Kara	O
,	O
which	O
received	O
strong	O
reactions	O
and	O
an	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
LA	O
Shorts	O
Fest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Experts	O
in	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
were	O
consulted	O
to	O
discern	O
which	O
technological	O
advancements	O
were	O
the	O
most	O
feasible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detroit	B-Application
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
setting	O
to	O
revitalise	O
a	O
city	O
that	O
had	O
succumbed	O
to	O
economic	O
decline	O
after	O
a	O
historical	O
contribution	O
to	O
American	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
travelled	O
to	O
Detroit	B-Application
to	O
conduct	O
field	O
research	O
,	O
taking	O
pictures	O
,	O
visiting	O
abandoned	O
buildings	O
,	O
and	O
meeting	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2013	O
,	O
Cage	O
was	O
in	O
preproduction	O
on	O
Detroit	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Become	I-General_Concept
Human	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cage	O
's	O
script	O
–	O
between	O
2,000	O
and	O
3,000	O
pages	O
–	O
was	O
first	O
relayed	O
to	O
the	O
design	O
team	O
while	O
programmers	O
created	O
the	O
graphics	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
engine	O
with	O
advancements	O
in	O
features	O
like	O
rendering	O
,	O
dynamic	B-Device
lighting	I-Device
,	O
shading	B-General_Concept
,	O
bokeh	O
,	O
and	O
physical	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quantic	O
Dream	O
improved	O
their	O
game	O
engine	O
's	O
depth	O
of	O
field	O
after	O
Mark	O
Cerny	O
,	O
lead	O
architect	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
came	O
to	O
evaluate	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
actors	O
were	O
scanned	B-Algorithm
in	I-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
,	O
whose	O
models	O
were	O
then	O
made	O
into	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shooting	O
and	O
animation	O
followed	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
8	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
performance	B-Application
capture	I-Application
was	O
finished	O
after	O
324	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detroit	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Become	I-General_Concept
Human	I-General_Concept
was	O
worked	O
on	O
by	O
the	O
180	O
staff	O
members	O
at	O
Quantic	O
Dream	O
and	O
also	O
outsourced	B-Architecture
to	O
the	O
Philippines	O
,	O
China	O
,	O
Vietnam	O
,	O
and	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sheppard	O
's	O
cello	B-Application
sequence	O
in	O
Kara	O
's	O
theme	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
flames	O
of	O
a	O
log	O
fire	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
motif	O
layered	O
over	O
it	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
two	O
syllables	O
in	O
her	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paesano	O
's	O
music	O
was	O
made	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
like	O
a	O
church	O
hymn	B-Application
"	O
,	O
personifying	O
Markus	O
 '	O
transformation	O
into	O
a	O
leader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detroit	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Become	I-General_Concept
Human	I-General_Concept
was	O
announced	O
on	O
27	O
October	O
2015	O
at	O
a	O
Sony	O
press	O
conference	O
during	O
Paris	O
Games	O
Week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
25	O
May	O
2018	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
pre-ordered	O
,	O
Detroit	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Become	I-General_Concept
Human	I-General_Concept
would	O
come	O
with	O
a	O
dynamic	O
theme	O
and	O
digital	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
digital	O
deluxe	O
edition	O
included	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Heavy	O
Rain	O
,	O
a	O
digital	O
art	O
book	O
,	O
digital	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
two	O
dynamic	O
themes	O
,	O
and	O
ten	O
avatars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
scene	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Hostage	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
on	O
24	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
an	O
Amazon	B-Application
Alexa	I-Application
skill	O
that	O
guides	O
the	O
player	O
through	O
the	O
demo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
March	O
2019	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
software	O
developer	O
Epic	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
Quantic	O
Dream	O
would	O
release	O
Detroit	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Become	I-General_Concept
Human	I-General_Concept
,	O
along	O
with	O
Heavy	O
Rain	O
and	O
Beyond	O
:	O
Two	O
Souls	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
self-published	O
by	O
Quantic	O
Dream	O
and	O
exclusively	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
for	O
one	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
on	O
Epic	O
Games	O
,	O
on	O
18	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
Detroit	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Become	I-General_Concept
Human	I-General_Concept
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detroit	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Become	I-General_Concept
Human	I-General_Concept
received	O
generally	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Tamburro	O
at	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
wrote	O
that	O
Detroit	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Become	I-General_Concept
Human	I-General_Concept
boasted	O
a	O
"	O
compelling	O
world	O
...	O
enriched	O
by	O
fantastic	O
performances	O
and	O
state-of-the-art	O
motion-capturing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
decision-making	O
aspects	O
,	O
he	O
proclaimed	O
Detroit	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Become	I-General_Concept
Human	I-General_Concept
"	O
the	O
new	O
gold	O
standard	O
...	O
for	O
meaningful	O
choice	O
in	O
gaming	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Goroff	O
,	O
Wallace	O
,	O
Tamburro	O
,	O
and	O
Hartup	O
,	O
O'Brien	O
found	O
the	O
"	O
branching	O
paths	O
to	O
be	O
multiple	O
and	O
deep	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
complimenting	O
the	O
flowcharts	B-Language
,	O
a	O
feature	O
Colm	O
Ahern	O
of	O
VideoGamer.com	O
singled	O
out	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
few	O
redeeming	O
qualities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
flowchart	B-Language
exposition	O
was	O
"	O
ultimately	O
detrimental	O
"	O
to	O
immersion	O
and	O
wished	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
way	O
of	O
disabling	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ahern	O
wrote	O
in	O
his	O
verdict	O
,	O
"	O
Detroit	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Become	I-General_Concept
Human	I-General_Concept
wants	O
to	O
move	O
you	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detroit	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Become	I-General_Concept
Human	I-General_Concept
reached	O
fifth	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
UK	O
chart	O
after	O
two	O
days	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
sold	O
fewer	O
copies	O
than	O
Beyond	O
:	O
Two	O
Souls	O
and	O
Heavy	O
Rain	O
in	O
that	O
region	O
,	O
Cage	O
and	O
executive	O
producer	O
Guillaume	O
de	O
Fondaumière	O
claimed	O
Detroit	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Become	I-General_Concept
Human	I-General_Concept
was	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
most	O
successful	O
launch	O
yet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
overall	O
,	O
generating	O
the	O
third-most	O
revenue	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
and	O
sold	O
the	O
most	O
out	O
of	O
any	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
in	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
available	O
for	O
six	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
week	O
also	O
saw	O
it	O
become	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
(	O
behind	O
FIFA	B-Application
18	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
worldwide	O
sales	O
had	O
reached	O
3.2	O
million	O
units	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Detroit	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Become	I-General_Concept
Human	I-General_Concept
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
E3	O
"	O
at	O
GameSpots	O
Best	O
of	O
E3	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
IGNs	O
Best	O
of	O
E3	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
Hardcore	O
Gamers	O
Best	O
of	O
E3	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Recipients	O
Result	O
2016	O
Best	O
of	O
E3	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Original	O
Game	O
Detroit	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Become	I-General_Concept
Human	I-General_Concept
2017	O
Best	O
of	O
E3	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Action/Adventure	O
Game	O
Gamescom	O
Best	O
RPG	O
Japan	O
Game	O
Awards	O
Future	O
Division	O
2018	O
The	O
Independent	O
Game	O
Developers	O
 '	O
Association	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Action	O
and	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
Best	O
Audio	O
Design	O
Best	O
Social	O
Game	O
Ping	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Console	O
Game	O
Grand	O
Prize	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
Best	O
Screenplay	O
Best	O
Soundtrack	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Best	O
Performer	O
Bryan	O
Dechart	O
as	O
Connor	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Game	O
Direction	O
Detroit	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Become	I-General_Concept
Human	I-General_Concept
Best	O
Narrative	O
Best	O
Performance	O
Bryan	O
Dechart	O
as	O
Connor	O
Gamers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
Fan	O
Favorite	O
Single	O
Player	O
Gaming	O
Experience	O
Detroit	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Become	I-General_Concept
Human	I-General_Concept
Fan	O
Favorite	O
Character	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Connor	O
Fan	O
Favorite	O
Male	O
Voice	O
Actor	O
Bryan	O
Dechart	O
as	O
Connor	O
Jesse	O
Williams	O
as	O
Markus	O
Fan	O
Favorite	O
Female	O
Voice	O
Actor	O
Valorie	O
Curry	O
as	O
Kara	O
Titanium	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Narrative	O
Design	O
Detroit	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Become	I-General_Concept
Human	I-General_Concept
Best	O
Performance	O
in	O
Spanish	O
Luis	O
Bajo	O
as	O
Hank	O
Les	O
étoiles	O
du	O
Parisien	O
Best	O
Video	O
Game	O
of	O
2018	O
Detroit	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Become	I-General_Concept
Human	I-General_Concept
Australian	O
Games	O
Awards	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Action/Adventure	O
Title	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
2019	O
22nd	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
Awards	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Art	O
Direction	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Original	O
Music	O
Composition	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Sound	O
Design	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
NAVGTR	O
Awards	O
Animation	O
,	O
Technical	O
Art	O
Direction	O
,	O
Contemporary	O
Camera	O
Direction	O
in	O
a	O
Game	O
Engine	O
Character	O
Design	O
Control	O
Design	O
,	O
3D	O
Design	O
,	O
New	O
IP	O
Direction	O
in	O
a	O
Game	O
Cinema	O
Engineering	O
Game	O
,	O
Original	O
Adventure	O
Graphics	O
,	O
Technical	O
Lighting/Texturing	O
Original	O
Dramatic	O
Score	O
,	O
New	O
IP	O
Performance	O
in	O
a	O
Drama	O
,	O
Lead	O
Valorie	O
Curry	O
as	O
Kara	O
Performance	O
in	O
a	O
Drama	O
,	O
Supporting	O
Clancy	O
Brown	O
as	O
Hank	O
Sound	O
Editing	O
in	O
a	O
Game	O
Cinema	O
Detroit	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Become	I-General_Concept
Human	I-General_Concept
Use	O
of	O
Sound	O
,	O
New	O
IP	O
SXSW	O
Gaming	O
Awards	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Animation	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Technical	O
Achievement	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Narrative	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Visual	O
Achievement	O
G.A.N.G.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
July	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
receive	O
a	O
spin-off	O
manga	O
,	O
titled	O
Detroit	B-General_Concept
:	I-General_Concept
Become	I-General_Concept
Human	I-General_Concept
Tokyo	O
Stories	O
.	O
</s>
