"Something Beautiful is Going to Happen."

For only the second time in my life, I had the profound experience of being a Moralistic Honorable Doomsday Superstar Art Cop. An incredible sense of awe washed over me, being able to see myself in the gaming medium. Pure skepticism would seep out of the brains of most when hearing this sort of tale. Not I though, I know thy self. Disco Elysium is a homage to the days of pen and papers role-playing. In this complex gritty story, you are an officer of the law, no longer familiar with themselves, and it is up to you to solve a grotesque hanging. Was it a homicide, murder, or something even far more abstract that one couldn't simply describe in a few solemn words? What kind of person do you want to be? Committed to the bottle, deliriously afraid of the apocalypse, or possibly just plain, boring, and mundane? The mystery of the rotting hanged man and the mystery of yourself are all one and the same. You craft a path of a deeply personalized journey as you come to know the denizens of Revachol, delightfully flawed people, all living their lives amongst this tide of death. As rich as the sweetest pie, the writing will whisk you away unto profoundly intriguing conversation. What you make of this case, the people surrounding it, and your adventure, well....those are solely in your hands. Just like life, things can be unexpected, but when you dig in your heels, lift up your head, and try to be the person you want to be, amazing things can happen. So, I ask you, what kind of cop do you want to be?

We hereby award: The Purple Seal of Honor

Reviewed on Jan 17, 2022


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