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Video Game Club - Detroit: Become Human (with co-host @TheCerberus)

Detroit: Become Human

Highlights - Transcript

Setting: A screen split in two with Caleb (on the left ) in a perfectly lit room, set up for streaming with a lot of video game themed props, goodies and posters of The Lord of the Rings as a decor - Téo on the right in a more somber room, a replica of Saturn Devouring His Son by Goya, a collection of various curiosities on shelves the background, a few video game themed props and toys on the desk.

ThePieMaker: Welcome, bienvenue to the first edition of Video Game Club! I am joined by my dear friend and now co-host for this new series, The Cerberus or…should I call you Téo?

TheCerberus: Should I call you The Pie Maker?

ThePieMaker: Touché. I guess it would be a bit much.

TheCerberus: Even if I agree, it would bring a certain je ne sais quoi to this stream.

ThePieMaker: Hey, Téo. How pretentious do you think you can get this evening?

TheCerberus: I can go pretty high up on the insufferable douche scale, if this is what you want. But is this what you want?

ThePieMaker: Part of me wants to say yes, because I always find it entertaining - - -

TheCerberus: Some people in the chat are saying I should do it.

ThePieMaker: Do not encourage him! Do not! [points at camera] You have no idea what hell you will unleash. And there's no going back.

TheCerberus: You're so dramatic.

ThePieMaker: This is how I pay my bills.

TheCerberus: I guess we have that in common. Except my craft is "art".

ThePieMaker: I can't wait to see you as Ken.

TheCerberus: Oh you're going to be pleasantly surprised. But we're not here to talk about my job.

ThePieMaker: Well, we are on some level. Especially today with the first topic go conversation for this Video Game Club, Detroit: Become Human.

TheCerberus: But, what is the Video Game Club, Caleb?

ThePieMaker: I am glad you asked, Téo. Such an interesting question. So! The Video Club is a new series of stream where we will meet twice a month and discuss our favorite games.

TheCerberus: Like a book club.

ThePieMaker: Exactly. Like a book club but, it's about video games. For those who missed out on it, a few days prior to the stream I will announce the game we will discuss and put up different polls with various questions and top choices will be the focus of our stream. BUT, the chat and your input still have value so even if you missed out on the polls, express yourself! Did I miss anything?

TheCerberus: I think you got the gist of it. It's a pretty straight forward concept and system anyway.

ThePieMaker: Someone thinks you're a hot patriarch.

TheCerberus: [looks straight at the camera and silently stares for a few seconds} Thank you.

ThePieMaker: So, Connor is the #1 character. Are we surprised?

TheCerberus: Connor is the blank state of the game and I think he has the highest number of possible endings compared to Markus and Kara? Someone tell me if I'm wrong. But I do believe this is what makes him the most appealing of the main three, and makes the gaming experience more enjoyable. And I am saying it without any bias, because I see you KochiKochi.

ThePieMaker: I think it's a fair thing to point out. How do we know this is an unbiased opinion?

TheCerberus: Because everyone agrees with me. Look, "Connor can be shaped to the type of character you want to play in the game and each decision has an impact and unlocks a new narrative and scenes." Which is true for all the characters in Detroit and that remains the strength of the game, but Connor makes it easier to insert yourself and make the character yours.

ThePieMaker: And, you did the motion capture for Connor. I see a few people asking about that experience and how it was to act for a video game like Detroit.

TheCerberus: It was a bit different for sure. You usually have a character that follows a certain narrative, that's how acting works, usually. It helps you make the character yours and understand it more. For Connor I literally had to be a robot, right out of the factory, but the way I played him was very different due to the multiple choices the player could make, so I had to do a scene with option A, reshoot it with option B, and then onto option C. It was very unusual, very challenging but also very fun to play.

ThePieMaker: Did that ruin your gaming experience later on? Since you knew how one action could take you down to a certain path and you obviously knew some of the endings.

TheCerberus: No, not really. Because I did not have the entire script, I did not know the journey for Markus or Kara either and even if I know Connor's story, it was still very fun to play it intertwined with the different stories in the game. The game still remains fun regardless because at the end of the day, it's part of its strength and what makes it so enjoyable.

ThePieMaker: I did play it again not too long ago, to prep for this stream and I wasn't bored or fed up with the game itself, so your point is valid. Hey, let's poll the chat. Let's see how many times people have played the game over and over.

TheCerberus: I wonder who has unlocked all the endings. I know I haven't.

ThePieMaker: But you know all the endings?

TheCerberus: Yes. I was made aware of Youtube.

ThePieMaker: Do you have the hat?

TheCerberus: Mmm [looks around] I should have the hat but I'm not sure. Hold on, let me check. [stands up and disappears off screen]

ThePieMaker: Someone is asking what the hat is. Should I tell them.

TheCerberus: [off screen] There is no turning back.

ThePieMaker: The hat! Yes, I'm very excited about this but so will you. So, what is the hat? It's a Jester Hat. Yes, Téo has a Jester hat that he has to wear when he is being too much of a sarcastic and smartass prick, like right now. But that's not even the best part about this hat. Where did you get it from Téo?

TheCerberus: [off screen] A renaissance fair.

ThePieMaker: [laughs]

TheCerberus: [off screen] Are you mocking Renaissance fairs?

ThePieMaker: No, not at all. The idea of you dressed as a Jester at a Renaissance fair is really what's making me laugh. [snorts] Lots of crying emojis in that chat right now.

TheCerberus: [back on screen, sits down at his desk] Who hasn't made some odd experience during their youth?

ThePieMaker: Are you telling us you're no more a Renaissance man?

TheCerberus: I got over jousting and rotisserie chicken very quick. Also, I can't find the hat.

ThePieMaker: You have to find it for next time. People want to see it now.

TheCerberus: I'll see what I can do to please you, chat.

TheCerberus: Hold on we have a guest? [looks behind him] How did you open the door?

ThePieMaker: Who is that?

TheCerberus: Munch. [the shadow of a dog walks behind. a few seconds later the nose of munch pops over the desk, waggling tail hitting the chair] You're going to hurt your tail like this.

ThePieMaker: [laughs] Didn't that happen before?

TheCerberus: It did. He kept banging it too happily against the wall. He bruised it. [pets munch's head] Do you have thoughts about Detroit? The game, that is.

ThePieMaker: I love how you have to clarify which Detroit. Does he have thought about the city of Detroit?

TheCerberus: [munch huffs and barks faintly before turning around and leaving] I guess, on some level, that's an answer?

ThePieMaker: I can't tell if that was a jab at the game or the city…