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Disco Elysium |OT| No Truce with the Voices in My Head

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Almeister

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It's so tempting to roll with a shivers / inland empire type character right off the bat, but with how replayable the game sounds it might be fun to try an Arnold Rimmer-esque oblivious jackass with a high sense of authority and moral superiority with nothing to back it up whatsoever except a lot of bluster.
 
Karak

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I will say this. The game is insanely replayable with how the skills work. No matter what you pick from the start I think folks will find themselves very fluid as they play changing as the story changes.
 
DanteMenethil

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I'll have to play it for myself before really judging but man so far this just might be the game that dethrones torment as the top well written video game.
 
ArbitraryWater

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This game wasn't on my radar until like a month ago, but now it's probably one of the last games I'm excited about for the year. Not sure what kind of cop I want to play yet, but I think I generally want to make things as weird as possible, which clearly means dumping everything into Inland Empire.
 
Fanto

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That OP definitely has me intrigued, I remember hearing about this in the past but never really looked into it. Definitely on my radar now though, might have to pick it up this weekend or something.
 
More_Badass

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Shodan14 said:
Here's a pretty in-depth review that gave it 9/10.
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Were the combat/confrontation sequences as dynamic as the devs made them seem in their plans for approaching action?
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This screenshot always got me excited for their potential approach from the first announcement; seemed very intimate and dynamic
 
Karak

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More_Badass said:
Were the combat/confrontation sequences as dynamic as the devs made them seem in their plans for approaching action?

This screenshot always got me excited for their potential approach from the first announcement; seemed very intimate and dynamic
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For me they were...dude I had one where a guy killed me by crushing my arm because I refused to say I was a SHIT Cop.

I also died from reading a book. Ya...that happened
 
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More_Badass said:
Were the combat/confrontation sequences as dynamic as the devs made them seem in their plans for approaching action?
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There's not too much about the combat in that one, but this is always nice to read:
First, the vast majority of text in the game is pure dialogue, with a rather simple and "everyday" flow to it. You won't meet any of NuTorment's instances of purple prose in which we read 40 lines of text regarding "how the sun gleefully bounces off the sensually chiseled curves of a pink marble table during a melancholic spring afternoon" or something tiring and cringe-worthy like that.
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noyram23

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So excited for this but unfortunately my game PC's hdd died, are they planning to port it to other platforms?
 
Mirage

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Karak said:
I will say this. The game is insanely replayable with how the skills work. No matter what you pick from the start I think folks will find themselves very fluid as they play changing as the story changes.
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It seems like a game where you really can't go wrong whatever build you go with.
 
Aaron D.

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Karak said:
Rated it a Buy. It does have some issues but it is simply hilariously out there, great narrative, love the skills system. Just insane.
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I love how your review mentions that the game will likely kick the s**t out of every belief system out there. The good, the bad and the ugly.

At first I had anxiety about how outraged some might be, from a mere marketing standpoint. But then I realized that I don't give a crap as it appears to be handled with nuance & depth.

Surface skimmers might find themselves ruffled, but I'm ecstatic by the prospect of philosophies boldly unpacked head-on with zero flinch.
 
SeanShards

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I've followed this off and on since it still had the old name, and man....it looks like it's turned out to be incredible. Every bit of review coverage only makes me want to buy it more. Think I'm going to be picking it up this week. This looks unmissable.
 
Karak

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Aaron D. said:
Surface skimmers might find themselves ruffled, but I'm ecstatic by the prospect of philosophies boldly unpacked head-on with zero flinch.
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This is pretty much exactly it.
Things can be decidedly rough if you just were to watch one thing and bounce off. I expect no end of outrage from some of it though. I won't read any of it..as I will be busy playing games lol.
 
Aaron D.

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I think I'll do my first playthrough 1:1 based on my own personal instincts and personality.

Then I'll fire it up again as a straight-up degenerate psychopath.
 
SatelliteOfLove

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This right here.

So refreshing to see some back to back titles that put writing first above all and somehow manage to follow it up with delicious audio/visual packages.

What a glorious time to be alive.
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What's further in humanity's quest for knowledge? Seeking the kingdom of the dead where no mortal should test the snarling beasts and grinding bureaucracy of the great beyond....or managing to stay sober enough to hand out parking tickets?

WE SHALL FIND OUT!
 
TeenageFBI

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I've almost completely ignored this game aside from its semi-disappointing name change. Recent comparisons to Planescape Torment(!) and the positive reviews mean I'm probably buying on day one.
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Is port begging allowed?
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Not in OTs or places where it'll distract from the thread premise.

In related news, it'd be nice to have a general purpose port begging thread!
 
Chance Hale

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ResistCritical said:
Ooo must check out Fallen London!
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Fallen London is amazing for the first few days and then they really start digging into your actions to the point where advancing the story can literally take days even with a subscription.

Give it a go but if you hit that wall I highly recommend just getting into Sunless Seas and Skies which take place in the same universe and have the same amazing writing, without the browser based grinding.

Of course Fallen London is just something you check in your browser a few times a day but can get frustrating once you really get into a plotline.
 
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Slim Action

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From what I understand, time passes in-game as you talk to people and do things...are you under a time limit to complete quests, including the main quest? (i.e. a maximum number of in-game days)
 
More_Badass

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Chance Hale said:
Fallen London is amazing for the first few days and then they really start digging into your actions to the point where advancing the story can literally take days even with a subscription.

Give it a go but if you hit that wall I highly recommend just getting into Sunless Seas and Skies which take place in the same universe and have the same amazing writing, without the browser based grinding.

Of course Fallen London is just something you check in your browser a few times a day but can get frustrating once you really get into a plotline.
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I used Fallen London since that game is all text but Sunless Seas/Skies are just as valid. Disco Elysium's approach to stats seems reminiscent of those games' piecemeal stat-based character building
 
1upsuper

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My friend is a Fallen London nut. I keep trying to get him to look into this game but he keeps saying he has no time for new games. His loss.
 

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I'm so glad people seem to like the game so far, been looking forward to it for years. Only 13 more hours...
 
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