Hopefully you will be moved by what happens.’Īsked about the abuse scene, Mr Cage said: ‘For me it’s a very strong and moving scene, and I was interested to put the player in the position of this woman. It’s a part of Kara’s story – she’s not a victim and she has a beautiful story. He told an interviewer: ‘If you look really into the game and if you play it you’ll understand that the game is not about domestic abuse. David Cage, who wrote and directed the game, has defended it. Last night Quantic did not respond to requests by The Mail on Sunday for comment. One of their previous adventure games, Heavy Rain, cost £35 million to develop and market and ended up banking Sony more than £88 million. The game has been developed by French firm Quantic Dream. It’s counter-productive and could put them in even more danger.’ ‘It’s dangerous to plant the seed in people’s minds that the way to deal with abusers is to use violence against them. I worry that people who play this who themselves have suffered abuse will use this game to shape the way in which they deal with abusers. Domestic violence is not a game and this simply trivialises it. Tory MP Damian Collins, Chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, said: ‘It is completely wrong for domestic violence to be part of a video game regardless of what the motivation is. ‘And we know that abuse in all its forms is escalating on this planet so why not help to tackle it constructively rather than sensationalise and make money out if it?’ In 2005, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas caused outrage after it emerged that it contained secret sex scenes that players could unlock The NSPCC’s Mr Burrows said research has shown that ‘children and young people often play 18+ games before they reach this age’.Īnd Peter Saunders, founder of the National Association of People Abused in Childhood, said: ‘Abusers will get off on this stuff and the other thing we know beyond question is that videos games end up being played by children and, scarily, the proliferation of salacious and abusive images is actually encouraging violence and abuse.ĭetroit: Become Human is not the first game to spark controversy. In 2005, one version of the game, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, caused outrage after it emerged that it contained secret sex scenes that players could unlock. The Grand Theft Auto series of video games – in which players roam around cities stealing cars and killing – have routinely been criticised for gratuitous depictions of graphic sex, violence and drug use. I do what I want with her,’ Then he strikes the android in the face as his daughter looks on.ĭetroit: Become Human is not the first game to spark controversy. In another clip, Todd screams at Kara: ‘She is mine. Earlier, the android examines a picture apparently drawn by Alice showing a maid with her arm broken off, suggesting Todd has a history of abuse. In another, Alice picks up her father’s gun and shoots him in the back to stop him beating Kara. In one, Kara is punched in the face by Todd. Tory MP Damian Collins (left), Chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, said: ‘It is completely wrong for domestic violence to be part of a video game regardless of what the motivation is.' The game has been developed by French firm Quantic Dream, and was written and directed by David Cage (right)
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