Every decision matters in Detroit: Become Human, be it a call to action or standing by silently. With many branching paths, Markus’ dynamic role in Detroit’s android community has potential for revolution, subjugation, and much in between. Rise up and lead an army or bow down before the humans? Fight or flee? Live or die?
These are all questions the player will ask themselves in Detroit: Become Human. Going from caring assistant to pariah is a journey involving many steps. Each one forcing the player to determine not only what is best for Markus, but for Detroit and all androids. Not all choices will result in glory. Some will lead to failure.
10 Worst: Attacking The Police During The Freedom March
Protests are a potentially peaceful way to draw attention to a cause. Seems like a good idea, until it is made clear that androids are not considered beings with rights. So, it is unsurprising that the police show up to interfere with the march. And, like in real life, escalating a conflict with armed individuals is not advisable. If Markus chooses to attack the police, many will die. Possibly even the protagonist himself.
9 Best: Standing Ground At The Freedom March
To the player, this may seem like a lack of action, or like taking a beating for no reason, but this is far from the truth. Violence against the police will cause a battle to ensue, while running will lead to a loss of respect in the eyes of all humans and androids. But standing ground will not only allow Markus to retain the respect of all but will minimize life lost due to police brutality.
8 Worst: Friend-Zoning North
There are precious few chances for androids to experience life to the fullest. Being literal slaves to humanity means not having opportunities to grow, think, and feel at a satisfying capacity. When Markus meets North, it is a chance for something new and wonderful to happen. That is if the player decides to take this route. There aren’t too many romance-related options in Detroit: Become Human, so purposely avoiding this part of the story would be missing out on important character development for Markus’ part of this tale.
7 Best: Kissing North
All of the dialogue options with North allow the character to further understand Markus’ emotional state and allow him to grow as a character and as a person. For being a person is not about metal versus flesh, but about the choices one makes.
Choosing to connect to another being with a sentiment like love shows that androids are more than just appliances. That they are complex, thinking, feeling organisms who aren’t so different from humans.
6 Worst: Enduring Leo’s Assault
Early in the game, the player will meet Carl’s scumbag son, Leo. When this unlikeable character decides to pick on well-mannered Markus, the player is given the option to endure his attack or to push back. Allowing Leo to bully the kind android will lead to Carl having a heart attack, which leads to his death. This causes a tremendous amount of emotional turmoil for Markus and will have hugely negative repercussions later in the game.
5 Best: Put Leo In His Place
Telling Leo to take a hike will escalate the conflict, resulting in Leo getting injured and forcing Markus to flee his home. Initially, this seems like less than the ideal option, but late in the game, this makes a significant difference. Shoving Leo will keep Carl alive, and this will allow him to give Markus, and the player, important advice regarding how to proceed with the final part of the game. There is also an emotional element to Markus’ and Carl’s reunion that makes the coming climax of the story feel more satisfying.
4 Worst: Killing Connor
As another player-controlled character, gamers will have mixed feelings about whether or not to trust Connor. During the chapter Night of the Soul, the player can either execute Connor if he seems like a problem or to entrust him to do what is right by all androids.
Shooting him could be satisfying, depending on the choices the player has chosen for Connor’s section of the story up until this point but is not advisable if players want the best endings. For killing Connor in cold blood goes against the idea of unity among androids stressed throughout the entire game.
3 Best: Trusting Connor
Giving Connor a chance to redeem himself represents why androids in this game can be better people than humans. Forgiveness and trust are sentiments, like love, that display greater thought, feeling, and purpose of an individual. Though, trusting Connor is not simply a decision to make on an altruistic whim. When free and given a chance to do good, Connor will head to the CyberLife Tower for one of his own story segments where he has the potential to free hundreds of androids. This would bolster the androids’ forces and liberate those enslaved by humans.
2 Worst: Revolution
The most action-packed part of the game for many. There are lots of quick time events, guns, and explosions; making this a thrilling climax! Though, all this violence leads to an ending that bodes ill for androids and humans alike. For this is the start of a war. One that will likely mean the loss of many lives on both sides and would split the entire country in two. Detroit is not the only place with androids, after all, therefore it could be assumed that similar destructive battles would erupt all over the United States.
1 Best: Demonstration
Giving peace a chance is a tough decision to make. Much loss, tragedy, and sacrifice are required, which may leave a bitter taste in a player’s mouth, but it is all for the greater good. Markus, and his android followers, have a chance to show the world their true strength, in singing in the face of death. Their dignity will inspire awe in the public and convince the president to call off the army. By taking the high road, the player can direct Markus into giving everyone hope for a unified future. One where androids are classified as intelligent life and potentially treated as the people they are.
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