This game was practically cheating by it having an actual novelist write most of it. It just casually outclasses about 95% of all other games in terms of writing and story.
This game was practically cheating by it having an actual novelist write most of it...
Jeremiah Thomas
Ryder Miller
>Implying all novelists are good
Logan Howard
What the fuck is this game about and is it good? Every time I see a Disco Elysium thread, it always ends up being a Any Forums shitfest and not discussion about the actual game
Gavin Baker
my dream game is a Series of Unfortunate Events detective point and click game made by these devs
Nathan Miller
How is that cheating? They had a proper writer write the fucking game. I haven’t played it but that just sounds like good planning.
Imagine having qualified people perform a job. Is this how far gaming has fallen as a hobby?
Lincoln Cox
It’s a game about being a detective trying to solve a murder case.
Of course, it’s about more than just the murder case, the story is really about the person you’re playing as, it’s a very personal story and the murder investigation allows the protagonist to reflect on himself in many ways, it’s as well written as you could hope for, really
Also the world is brilliant. I thought the game was set in the real world in the 1950s, but it’s a completely fictional setting. It appears pretty normal at first, but you gradually learn as time goes on just how bizarre and fantastical the world really is. It’s very well done.
Lincoln Robinson
dude hobo cop lmao
Nolan Moore
Caretaker of the milennium
Juan Lopez
At its core, it's about your inner thoughts. Or the character's inner thoughts. The "skills" that you spend points on are parts of your psyche that talk to you (and interact with each other). The player character is a fucked up depressed addict person.
It's very well written with tons of and tons of different possible branching dialogue. It all depends on what parts of your psyche or ego or whatever you've decided to level up. It's fucking funny too. I got all the emotions out of this game.
Henry Brooks
you bought the game because you heard it's a detective RPG.
you play the game and realize that your character has inner thoughts and they are pretty cool
you explore the world and realize that everything is politically charged
you talk with people and everyone brings some sort of political talk, racism or the old war that tainted this place, people suffering from capitalism etc etc.
you focus on solving the murder mystery but the obvious ways are locked behind doing shady stuff or listening to a racist monlolgue
you progress to the second island and realize that the game isn't really an RPG
you encounter some shoot out and wake up days later
you solve the mystery and the criminal justify his actions because communism and horny and long monologue i forgot about
the end.