Posted on: January 1, 2024

Vovander

Jeux: 175 Avis: 2

A worthy successor to PT, but...

My expectations for DE were something at the level of Planescape Torment and non-combat playthroughs of Age of Decadance. It largely delivered. The setting, the plot, core gameplay and the quality of writing hooked me up almost immediately. Soundtrack and art style are not quite my taste, but still very distinct. I enjoyed most of my time with Disco, and the praise is definitely deserved. However, so is some of the criticism. At times, it felt like there was too much info dump; the ending was nice, but not ground-breaking; you can roleplay different archetypes, but there is little variability in outcomes, on a grand scale (apart ffrom a few). I hoped for something AoD-style, where you can radically alter the direction of the story in key points. The biggest flaw for me is that, in terms of gameplay, the second and all subsequent playthroughs promise to offer largely the same experience as the initial one. Yes, there will be different situations, locations, dialogues and outcomes, but in terms of mechanics, this will be still the same active and passive skillchecks and plenty of reading. Again, AoD felt sufficiently difffrent during non-combat and combat runs. DE's greater length (of about 40hrs for me) also plays against it in this case. Overall, a very good and original game, but more for the lovers of this type of gameplay. 9/10 Playthrough: about 45hrs, did most of the content available for the single playthrough, plus checked some alternative outcomes. Missed a few quests as they elapsed because of the passage of time.

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Posted on: January 9, 2022

spike_2071

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Jeux: 198 Avis: 11

Bizarre and Great Adventure Game

Disco Elysium is essentially a point and click adventure game where you play as a detective trying to solve a murder. That sounds normal. The game is anything but normal. The graphics are excellent, and the voice acting is superb. The music is subtle, except when it's not, and then it's brilliant. To start, your character has been on an alcohol and drug bender that has rendered him with no memory. Aside from serving as an easy way to introduce the world and characters, the amnesia lets you play as crazy as you want. Select the oddest of dialogue choices to try and convince everyone you're a disco god who is on the police force as a side job. Or try to play it straight and narrow, and ignore the side quests that demand you drink alcohol or do drugs. However, drugs and alcohol provide bonuses (and maluses) that you might need to get the information from a witness. The plot is intriguing, and like any good mystery, it seems anyone could be the murderer. It's a slow burner of a game, and there is no direct action, no mini games, nothing but an RPG where every action is based on your character's skills and previous interactions. Getting information from a witness might give you a +3 on your check to tell if the suspect is lying or telling the truth. It appears to have some replay value based on your cop type and interactions with others. I've only played through the game once while trying to be a normal cop. I plan on playing again soon with a completely different build and just be as crazy as possible. Great game if you like slow paced adventure games set in an incredible world.

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Posted on: May 5, 2022

Ahmn

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Jeux: 278 Avis: 111

One of the best stories I've played. BUT

A lot of people seem to complain about the wordiness of the game. Yes, indeed, it is very dialogue heavy and at times this causes dialogue fatigue. But it shouldn't have to be a problem. Just try to play it while you feel sharp and up for following dialogue. After some time, if you feel tired, just get a break or continue another day. And if you encounter someone who talks about something you're completely uninterested in, just skip the dialogue. Most of the dialogue is not needed for main or side quests, but just tries to explain characters, the world etc. The game will be a lot more enjoyable if you don't strive to listen to as much dialogue as possible, but instead try to focus on the stuff that is relevant and interesting to you. Some people will get drawn to some characters and ideas while others will get drawn to others. Don't force yourself to discuss topics you are uninterested in and the problem is gone. For me, the only real problems were these: #1 (big problem) the game is too political. While it seems to make a fair attempt at mocking all ideologies, I just felt like the constant presence of politics diminished the experience. I also thought that some ideologies got more bashed than others and were without good representation. The fascists especially were more or less caricatures. That hurt the believability of a few characters but most of all it hurt the believability of the game and the creators. I was often reminded that this was a game and more than anything, that it was created in the current political climate. For a game like this that is a big failure. #2 (small problem) stats decided by your clothes. A pair of sunglasses could add +1 to charisma but perhaps a -1 to perception. With so many various stats (24 in total) and so many different clothes, switching back and forth for skill checks gets tiring quickly. If at least there was an option to max out a certain stat by a simple click, it would be fine. Overall a 5/5 game if not for politics.

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Posted on: September 26, 2022

aberek

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Jeux: 92 Avis: 1

Had a great time

First and most important - there is no fighting in this game. The story. the mystery, action turns, are whats important. Feels more like reading (writing?) a book than plaing a game.

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Posted on: October 18, 2021

Bszulc11

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Jeux: 262 Avis: 2

Know what you are getting in to

This is a great game, really different than anything else. What might be a little bit confusing is that it is a narrative game at its hearth. I would describe it as visual novel (rally, really well written one with great graphic, deep setting and multifaced characters) disguised as cRPG. You have all RPG elements (stats, checks, choices and so on) but no combat to speak of (in its place „encounters” are dialogue, observations, various inner monologues all are well written). The game has that good novel quality when it is really hard to stop „reading” and You find Yourself not being able to stop playing because You need to meet next character or resolve inner conflict. Stats are secondary (You can Min/Max if You want to, but that misses the point). Instead think of them as preconfiguring the novel that You are about to read. Your stats will change dialogues, scenes and so on, but no matter what that will still be a great read, so do not worry about those stats. I know that I was paralyzed at the beginning because game has 24 stats and all of them are different than in any other game, and on top pf that they are vaguely described. At first, I thought that Devs put they „artistic visions” in front of player centric design but now I think that it was done on purpose so that You concentrate on experiencing the narrative instead on „character building” (meaning concentrating in stats and mechanics). So, Yea, this i s mostly visual novel that You largely configure by Your stat choices (it will be fascinating no matter what) with dash of adventure game and cRPG elements as a tool rather than essence. The narrative can be „on the nose” sometimes. It creates that weird dissonance when simplistic choices and world views are „hidden” behind great, dense, and heavy prose. Hence 4 stars

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