Depending on your stats, the game will always give you the probability of passing your check with a percentage. It’s also interesting to take chances, dictated by dice rolls, and see what happens. Conversations clearly had consequences, there are stakes, and the more I explored the more interesting things I found. A conversation with a racist brute went badly and he twisted my arm until I crumbled to my knees. People are greedy, difficult, and they are likely lying to protect themselves.Įach conversation can go many ways, and I even managed to get myself killed fairly quickly on my first playthrough. Even the people I barely expected to have a word to say, led to deep, meaningful conversations that further coloured this world. As you explore and interrogate citizens, conversations are filled with nuance, interesting twists, and are always informed by your decisions and checks. Revechol and the greater world surrounding it are bleak, unforgiving areas that encapsulate the dark sides of capitalism, drug problems, and interracial tensions. Some checks will be much easier than others, but it’s fun to try.
Upon starting the game you’ll choose from a few set builds, different stats offer different advantages, as you’ll be rolling dice for checks in parameters like logic, reaction speed, pain threshold, and many more. The voice in your head is also presented with an entrancing deep and eloquent drawl that gives each word a particular sting.
And trust me, you have a lot of choices to make. As they struggle to come to terms with their surroundings, different aspects of their psyche manifest, narrating each choice and helping you decide what to do next. Where Disco Elysium instantly sets itself apart, is with the constant conversation within the protagonist’s head. You’ll be investigating your own mind as much as the citizens of Revechol. It’s a fantastic set-up and an intriguing mystery to solve. Navigating this with no memory or understanding of your surroundings is difficult, and it doesn’t help your police work when people notice you’re out of your depth. You’ll quickly bump into your assigned partner, a cop with their wits about them called Kim Kisturagi, and you find you’re investigating a murder. Just because you’re working, doesn’t mean you can’t look good while doing it.Īfter waking up from a devastating alcohol-induced blackout, you play as a policeman having to rediscover his whereabouts and his purpose.
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Dirty, busy, full of character, and buried under a thick layer of grime, it’s been a long time since a world felt this well realised and so richly populated. The world of Revachol feels tangible on my screen. And Disco Elysium absolutely nails immersion. The striking visuals in Astral Chain bring that world to life before our eyes. Sometimes Mario moves so smoothly we feel like we’re actually jumping ourselves. The beauty of a good video game is immersion.
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