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I've spent some time playing this game and it didn't really click until I was informed for the third time that my title was too long...this is a pseudo-noir choose-your-own adventure book made visual. You wake up sporting a hell of a hangover. To make matters worse you trashed your hotel room, your mind is actively working AGAINST you finding out what happened to...everything, and one other thing: you have a murder to solve. What follows depends on you; a booze-soaked, cocaine-laced trip of a game where the lines of reality and madness blur together, a straight-laced tale of redemption through immense adversity, a comedy of tragic errors or something in between. The game's narrative plays out both through the visuals and through exposition. Revachol is a city of history and ruin, grandeur and war. The characters have desires, intentions, phobias and cracks to exploit (assumuing you have the skills to recognize them). Brute force can solve problems that cold analysis or warm empathy cannot - though the opposite is also true. The character that you build will determine how you can proceed to solving the murder and solving yourself. The visuals are quite amazing; they require little computer resources while also conveying a style that emotes something out of post-Revolution France: destruction, decay, decadence and hope somehow mix in the pale colour palette and garish scenery. The art style is a blend of watercolour mixed with a slight acid / weed trip; it not only forces the imagination to fill in details (like any good prose would) but also perfectly mirrors the state of your character. This game is not for everyone; as most reviews attest there is no combat to be found. This is a book made visual so text dumps are the norm. I like something different, something that doesn't require me to split skulls or blow up fuel dumps. This game is, if nothing else, an excellent way to cap off a day before going to bed and dreaming of watercolour and adrenachrome.

At first I thought this game was a point'n'click adventure and bounced off it 2 times. But then I reassesed my assumptions and played it like an RPG with possible fail states, and my god it's so much better for it. This isn't just searching for solution, but actual role-playing. And immediately I grew in love with the game.

Disco Elyisium is a minimalist RPG and a literary piece of art. I highly recommend it if you're interested in nihilisim and post modernism. Deep deep game.

A role playing game in the most appropriate sense - you don't just level up skills, your develop your character's personality, preferences, and approaches to problem solving. An incredible atmosphere, fantastic character design, and a sublime/grotesque art style - this is one of my favourite games ever made.

This game is a true masterpiece of RPG's, there's so many playstyles, so many different dialoge options that truly makes you feel like every little action and decision you make has a consecuence. The characters are so well written and the atmosphere and soundrack are amazing. The only "downside" is that for some people it may get a bit boring because there is a lot of reading and no combat, but for me that only enriches the experience, it feels more intimate, and grounded.