i'm not sure how your average fast-paced fps player or even the most methodical turn-based rpg player would be into this game. disco elysium is one of the most non-game games that i've played in a while and i say this with absolute respect and love for this game. it still boggles my mind how this got so much attention and buzz from the media considering how dense in political, social e economical frameworks this game is. i assume the only people buying this game KNOWS to some extent what it is about. or watches too much breadtube.
anyway with this out of my way, disco elysium is and will forever be one of my favorite games of all time. it is a masterclass in narrative, a masterpiece in terms of art and design and hm, a reliable car when it comes to its gameplay, which is where most people buying this game blind will definitely have issues. i don't necessarily hate it nor love it, it does what it's supposed to do like an old car you bought just to drive you to work on a daily basis. if the narrative is not engaging you, it's not the gameplay that will and you should drop it. it's basically a book, either you like what you're reading or you don't and you just go read something else.
i got fully engaged in disco's world. i tried my best to get every single piece of trivia i could find and learn as much as i could about the pale, mundi, graad, insulinde, revachol, samara, etc. the intention is obvious, the world is a reflection of ours, a reflection of a post-cold war world where any semblance of revolution is gone and the people in it are too busy daydreaming about their own worlds. as for the protagonist, lost in a drunken stupor where the previous life he led is no more than just a myth where uncontrollable synaptic reflexes are somehow still intact and all you can do is follow along, trying to ignore what once was to the best of your ability. a tabula rasa that is constantly trying to write itself and take over control. a true state of terror.
and somehow you manage to solve a mystery, or many mysteries, and perhaps a case or two. or you die the first minute trying not to stare at the light of your room for too long. that's disco, dude.
anyway with this out of my way, disco elysium is and will forever be one of my favorite games of all time. it is a masterclass in narrative, a masterpiece in terms of art and design and hm, a reliable car when it comes to its gameplay, which is where most people buying this game blind will definitely have issues. i don't necessarily hate it nor love it, it does what it's supposed to do like an old car you bought just to drive you to work on a daily basis. if the narrative is not engaging you, it's not the gameplay that will and you should drop it. it's basically a book, either you like what you're reading or you don't and you just go read something else.
i got fully engaged in disco's world. i tried my best to get every single piece of trivia i could find and learn as much as i could about the pale, mundi, graad, insulinde, revachol, samara, etc. the intention is obvious, the world is a reflection of ours, a reflection of a post-cold war world where any semblance of revolution is gone and the people in it are too busy daydreaming about their own worlds. as for the protagonist, lost in a drunken stupor where the previous life he led is no more than just a myth where uncontrollable synaptic reflexes are somehow still intact and all you can do is follow along, trying to ignore what once was to the best of your ability. a tabula rasa that is constantly trying to write itself and take over control. a true state of terror.
and somehow you manage to solve a mystery, or many mysteries, and perhaps a case or two. or you die the first minute trying not to stare at the light of your room for too long. that's disco, dude.