Posted on: April 22, 2020
tylowill
Verified ownerGames: 213 Reviews: 7
Top 5 out of thousands
I have acquired thousands of games over my nearly four decades of life. Very few remain in my memory long after finishing them. Most are simply pleasant clones of greater games that came before. For instance: Betrayal at Krondor- for its narrative and character building. Rome Total War- for its ease of use and brilliant strategy gameplay Fallout- for its post apocalyptic feel and weight of choices Fallout 3- for its amazing 3D open worlds Disco Elysium was amazing. Perhaps best was the narrative - the story is largely advanced by your characters inner monologue-which is directly influenced by how you build your character. My guy was totally logical so that is the game I got. If I reroll as a psychological basket case that will be a totally different game. Or rather the narrative will be presented to me very differently and dialog options will be different and likely I would get to experience different things. This brings me to character building. At first I thought the system was mental. Where is my familiar strength, dexterity and intelligence? What the F is “espirit de corps” and “shivers?” Where do I put my points?! Over time I learned and realized the “old” systems simply inform how your character fights. The Disco system relegates how your Character solves problems. Speaking of problems - I never thought I would be looking at two dialogue options, trying to decide which to pick, while my heart begins to race. What I decide will affect this world in a real way. The world itself is purely fiction with obvious references to the real world. The way the world presents itself to your character is not really new (amnesia is how many rpgs start) but it is done with such delegate gradualness. This works because the world, while like our own, is different in weird mystical ways that are surprising to the player as well as the character. This game is art. This game is fun. This game is important. For the reasons stated above it is in the top 5 of thousands.
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