that's the za/um movement before they got in to games right? they were/are a collective of artists.
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Disco Elysium |OT| No Truce with the Voices in My Head
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They're way more rare than that in the first areas, just gotta get creative finding it
I have to ask - Is this a game you can get a lot out of through replayability? As I mentioned before, my plan was to play a massive piece of shit for my first playthough and then a good person for the second. But I'm hearing some stuff that's making me think maybe I should have gone good and tried to get the best ending on my first try. I'm just afraid of really ruining my experience somehow.
I played through it twice and will probably play through again. You'll be doing the same things over again but the details change quite a bit based on stats/rolls. So if you're into all the dialog/story it's still worth it imo. There are also a few side quests that can be missed entirely your first playthrough
I just finished my third playthrough, and itching to try more for a chance at those successful dice rolls. My steam time says around 90 hours (Actual time at the pc was a bit less than that though); but I think without using save-scumming, it could easily take hundreds of hours (100-150?) to experience every little thing and conversation in the game.
Lmao of course the most important time I need to use MY LITERALLY BEST SKILLS is when I roll snake eyes and 3's.
This always happens to me when I roll dice.
Edit: Just beat the game, how do you get into the bunker? I never tried due to the insane difficulty.
This always happens to me when I roll dice.
Edit: Just beat the game, how do you get into the bunker? I never tried due to the insane difficulty.
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I just finished the game in 31 hours. Absolutely loved every second of it, even when it was slightly frustrating with the white checks. A work of art, and it's actually helped me get some closure with a real-life problem. Easy GOTY, this, and something I'll get back to again very soon. The ending was fantastic as well imo
Finished it tonight, couple of things I was bummed I didn't get to wrap up but ultimately I had to go with the flow of the narrative
Everything else I was pretty happy with. Surprised to see quite a number of people here dislike or be surprised by the ending. It was pretty clear to me how and when it was wrapping up.
Might be my GotY and I got the platinum in Sekiro.
Didn't: get my gun back
sing karaoke
make the most hardcore beat
sing karaoke
make the most hardcore beat
Everything else I was pretty happy with. Surprised to see quite a number of people here dislike or be surprised by the ending. It was pretty clear to me how and when it was wrapping up.
Might be my GotY and I got the platinum in Sekiro.
Interested in this, but only have my potato laptop with a Intel HD 540. I see the min specs are HD 640; is the performance margin so thin that it will still run?
I know I can always refund, but if I can get confirmation, I'd appreciate it. I've heard great things about this and want to go in as blind as possible.
thanks in advance!
I know I can always refund, but if I can get confirmation, I'd appreciate it. I've heard great things about this and want to go in as blind as possible.
thanks in advance!
Thinking about it today, I believe this game could have some serious any% speedrun potential. The only gating mechanics can be bypassed by reading books, and the possibility of failing certain checks could make for some interesting situations.
Question for people who are pretty far through or have finished the game, is there a way to get your
Anyway nearly finished my first play through. What a game.
gun back without doing all the runaround quests for the union boss?
Anyway nearly finished my first play through. What a game.
My friend is sharing this with me through steam.
Performance seems crazy to me. I have it maxxed out but I'm getting like 45+ fps outside but 120+ inside of buildings. Is this normal? It's very jarring and when I use the inventory, look at skills or anything, it seems crazy slow.
Performance seems crazy to me. I have it maxxed out but I'm getting like 45+ fps outside but 120+ inside of buildings. Is this normal? It's very jarring and when I use the inventory, look at skills or anything, it seems crazy slow.
So I managed to die within the first 15 minutes of the game after I had a heart attack jumping through the air flipping a guy off with both hands.
Just finished the game, it really is magnificent. The ending is a little bit abrupt I thought.
I'll have to wait a long time before playing it again. And I think I'd have to play a totally different character, like a complete meathead or something.
I'll have to wait a long time before playing it again. And I think I'd have to play a totally different character, like a complete meathead or something.
MW is insufferable, The Outer Worlds crashes constantly, so now I'm back on this. Started a new game. I'm kind of in the mood for reading a lot of text rather than roleplaying, so I cheated blatantly and gave myself a bunch of attribute points in the beginning. Maybe I'll do a 1-1-1-1 run someday as a sort of counterweight to this one.
I'm still pretty early in the game, reaching the end of my first day, and I have six skill points, none of which I have spent.
I'm not trying to min-max the game, but I'm also not sure how I should even be thinking about assigning new skills. Should I be emphasizing what I'm already good at? Covering for some of my lower checks? Something different?
I'm not trying to min-max the game, but I'm also not sure how I should even be thinking about assigning new skills. Should I be emphasizing what I'm already good at? Covering for some of my lower checks? Something different?
Ultimately it comes down to how you want to roleplay, just put points into skills that you want to come up more frequently and define your character. To do this you basically want them at 4 or higher. This will make them succeed passive Medium checks which come up frequently. Otherwise yeah, just beef up stuff you really want to emphasize. Aim for 8 or 9 for stuff you really want to make an impact. You'll get some diminishing returns after that, but you can also see some very rare, unique things with the skills using passive checks beyond that point. Or easily nail really big white/red checks. ...If none of that makes any sense right now then just go by my first sentence. You'll get a lot of skill points over the course of the game so don't sweat it too much.
I would always try to keep one skill point banked most of the time so they can help you out with a critical Red or White check that you really want to pass or even keep you from dying in a pinch.
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Would you call the writing in Disco Elysium "diegetic"? It's the word that's coming to mind for me, but I may be defining it wrong.
Hey, I wrote 6,800 fussy words about this videogame, if anyone's curious; I know a couple people on here asked me if I write stuff about games, and apparently the answer is: sometimes?
It spoils absolutely everything, almost from the first paragraph, bear in mind.
It spoils absolutely everything, almost from the first paragraph, bear in mind.
Sorry guys, picked this one up yesterday and put 4 solid hours in, walked away with mixed emotions, slept on it then ultimately decided to refund.
The writing is fantastic, I will certainly give it that, but the gameplay is as dull as you can imagine. It's not far off a point and click adventure, and most of the time rather than figuring stuff out like a detective, you're mostly just narrowing down dialogue choices until you get to the one or two that you need to progress, then a dice roll based on your stats will either succeed or fail. This is just about the only "action" you will see in this game.
This is more a personal thing, but I also found the general art style to be quite grating on the eyes. It is clearly an intentional art direction, but I feel it will be hit or miss for most people.
Overall the quality of the writing stands above most other games, but the gameplay can be very boring and slow when it wants to be. Definitely an acquired taste, this game.
The writing is fantastic, I will certainly give it that, but the gameplay is as dull as you can imagine. It's not far off a point and click adventure, and most of the time rather than figuring stuff out like a detective, you're mostly just narrowing down dialogue choices until you get to the one or two that you need to progress, then a dice roll based on your stats will either succeed or fail. This is just about the only "action" you will see in this game.
This is more a personal thing, but I also found the general art style to be quite grating on the eyes. It is clearly an intentional art direction, but I feel it will be hit or miss for most people.
Overall the quality of the writing stands above most other games, but the gameplay can be very boring and slow when it wants to be. Definitely an acquired taste, this game.
Are you sure?
I mean, the game is very much about the writing and the role-playing, and it's fair to say that if you're looking for something more than that in the gameplay you're probably going to have a hard time.
They gave it a fair shake. It's fine not to like things.
Oh, 100%. But I think "acquired taste" suggests that it's something you kind of have to work to like (drink it a bunch of times before it becomes pleasant), and that doesn't seem to be most people's experience.
Nov 11th update released (mild spoilers in notes)
I feel extremely the same.
Also, they just pushed a small patch. Notes are here (containing mild spoilers): https://steamcommunity.com/app/632470/discussions/0/1644304412653747776/
I'm surprised there's a contingent so 'gameplay' focused that they find it lacking.
I only got round to trying it today (well, yesterday, started before midnight) because I'm a broke fuck, and albeit I'm definitely the artsy wanker type, I still came to it with ridiculously overinflated expectations and still found it blew them away. The voice acting isn't perfect, but the writing and world design feel like they set a new standard for these elements, and even just the skills you can learn feels so fresh after so many RPGs where everything is so practical, where maybe you only get one or two novelty skills like Black Widow in Fallout.
I guess it's fair if you only play games to let off steam and want something more action orientated, but I find it weird that anyone that cares about games enough to be posting here would walk away with a negative opinion after experiencing it. Maybe I make assumptions too far in 'enthusiasts' (don't make me say the 'G' word) having shared interests in ludology and gamedev.
I only got round to trying it today (well, yesterday, started before midnight) because I'm a broke fuck, and albeit I'm definitely the artsy wanker type, I still came to it with ridiculously overinflated expectations and still found it blew them away. The voice acting isn't perfect, but the writing and world design feel like they set a new standard for these elements, and even just the skills you can learn feels so fresh after so many RPGs where everything is so practical, where maybe you only get one or two novelty skills like Black Widow in Fallout.
I guess it's fair if you only play games to let off steam and want something more action orientated, but I find it weird that anyone that cares about games enough to be posting here would walk away with a negative opinion after experiencing it. Maybe I make assumptions too far in 'enthusiasts' (don't make me say the 'G' word) having shared interests in ludology and gamedev.
Hey, if anyone can help I've got a question I asked awhile ago which I never got an answer to:
Question. I didn't know how healing works until I checked online when my character got a heart attack. I also didn't know that I can unlock slots in the thought catalog when I level up until later. Were those explained in the tutorial? Maybe I just missed it? Thanks.
Just curious, I'm currently at this point in Disco Elysium
How much of the main questline remains?
I've just found Ruby and it's Day 5
How much of the main questline remains?
You are pretty near the end...if you are just considering main quest I would guess maybe 1.5 to 2 hours.
Man game is really something else.
I feel a bit bad at save-scumming, but failing a 97% check or so is just dumb.
Does internalizing thoughts change / offer new dialog or are they always unlocked? I need to know if that's necessary to become the superstar cop I'm destined to be.
I feel a bit bad at save-scumming, but failing a 97% check or so is just dumb.
Does internalizing thoughts change / offer new dialog or are they always unlocked? I need to know if that's necessary to become the superstar cop I'm destined to be.
Is there even a tutorial because I must have missed it!
I learned to heal myself by myself. Just clicked on something next to my character profile, but above it .
Just noticed some people on this thread having avatars from this game.
Yes, both are explained, IIRC. I guess you must have skipped the screens.
I just finished it. Best RPG made in the last 20 years. Absolutely a joy to play from beginning to end. And leaves more than enough possibilities for multiple replays to be totally different. The game is short enough to be practical for replays annually, the world building is deep enough to continue to appreciate over and over, and the satisfaction from true role playing is top tier. Amazing feat of game design and writing.
Not sure if explained in tutorial but I'm pretty sure there's a load screen tip about unlocking thought cabinet slots.
this was a pleasure to read. thank you for typing it out!
I'm wondering that myself, but apparently my patience is too thin because I sold them all
Thanks!
I think someone on the Discord said there's some conversation or reference if you find them all, but I pawned some on my first playthrough and missed one on my second, so I can't confirm.
I wanted to wait for this to come to console but I think I might just get it on PC. Couple of questions:
-How long is it?
-Is there any DLC planned?
-Can we/when can we expect a sequel? Or is there anything else out like this?
It seems to be exactly what I want-- dialogue, choices, and playing a mystery game where you are (presumably) micro managing a bunch of information.
Can you get things "wrong" in this game? Is it open ended like that, or does it lead you to a narrative conclusion? Id love some game where I can actually get information wrong based on my detective work, which results in important consequences.
-How long is it?
-Is there any DLC planned?
-Can we/when can we expect a sequel? Or is there anything else out like this?
It seems to be exactly what I want-- dialogue, choices, and playing a mystery game where you are (presumably) micro managing a bunch of information.
Can you get things "wrong" in this game? Is it open ended like that, or does it lead you to a narrative conclusion? Id love some game where I can actually get information wrong based on my detective work, which results in important consequences.
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