Quantic Dream
When I first meet Quantic Dream’sDustborn , its comic Word of God prowess style had me expect some genial ofsuperhero biz . It technically is , but I soon learned that its dystopian “ Divided States of America ” setting pointed toward a more personal narrative that mirror reality . As I played through the 30 - minute demo , I absorbed the road stop and memories of an action - pack story that seemed to savvy profoundly into the game ’s colorful mould of characters . It stood out enough to make it one of our pet secret plan ofPAX East 2024 – and for effective understanding .
InDustborn , it ’s the twelvemonth 2030 . Somehow , fuzz have turned into actual robots , cultists have become even more rearing , and Marilyn Monroe is a red-hot 100 - yr - erstwhile woman . Pax , the protagonist , and her “ found phratry ” are run from cultist call Puritans and the tyrannical constabulary enforcement , ironically dub Justice . Their goal is to deliver a software program to Nova Scotia , but Pax has a heap of personal problem to grapple with alongside the obstacles in their way .
Quantic Dream
My demonstration set about with a surprisal inspection and aGuitar Hero - esque rhythm gamewhere Pax and her friend scramble to put on a convincing operation for patrolling robocops . From there , I jump to an interactive section where Pax can badger her fellow “ bandmates ” and get a line more about the story through environmental clues while driving to the next destination . Idling inside the group ’s jalopy feels like a retirement where I can get to know the persona , from their crotchety leader to the celebrity - ghost teammate . These guys are n’t just a Scooby Doo - like band of misfits ; they are fed - up grownup with an agenda , and they have the sand to go through with it .
Each part of the demonstration pieces together the overall story without overexplaining the premise . I get a peep into Pax ’s reunification with her “ sister , ” where she puts on a technologically advanced boxing glove that roleplay like a attraction . It rent her throw a baseball game chiropteran back and forth like a boomerang , though I ’m more than welcome to whop robots with a good old - fashioned swing in the chrome cranium . I also get to try Pax ’s voice - based superpowers like Shout to amplify her attacks and empower friends to combo foe .
It ’s not quite an “ amusement parking area ” of a game , but more of a route slip . Dustbornis a story - driven escapade with loud comic book - style aesthetics , but it ’s not just a text edition - based biz where you may flip through the varlet . It stitches together different genres to keep gameplay fresh , using its report as a base . It put in an honest effort to incorporate action that keeps the thespian engaged in the form of regular recurrence games and quick decision - devising that can dissemble the outcome of the story .
I usually do n’t go in for this type of game ; I ’m used to pink - haired Zanzibar copal girls and tired RPG tropes , shuffled sideways and turned upside down . Dustbornfreshens the palette for me .
Dustbornis presently in development for PC and unspecified consoles .
