Topic: Disco Elysium

Started DE last week. It's great and unique in many ways. I like the political nature and the bizarre thought processes are amazing.

The intro is great, the menus are boss and the creativity is ingenious.

On the end day 2 about to go to bed and have a decent handle on what I need to do. I've put most of my points in Rhetoric, Encyclopedia, Drama and Conceptualisation. Playing it straight, avoiding drugs and drink.

Pretty cool brain cabinet idea I learned was one which is giving me 1xp every time I click on a bubble. I think I got that off the lady on the boat.

@themcnoisy The jamais vu thought is pretty overpowered and means you can end up ridiculously levelled up by the end of the game. I had that plus Art Cop which gave me XP for arty responses and I had a ridiculous set of stats in the end.

It sounds like your style is going similar to mine and probably quite a common way to play through the game.

The story opens up even more once you get to the second half of the map too. Enjoy!

@Thrillho I'm almost at the end of Day 3 now. Strangely I've just compartmentalised Art cop and that's right over another cop one I wish I didn't do (average cop or something). I've browsed some of the earlier comments in this thread and like @kidfried wish I knew what I was getting into with the thought cabinet. Not being able to deselect it and potentially wasting a point is frustrating. But that does kind of sum up my playthrough. Initially I wasn't worried if I said something crazy - that's changed now. I want to play my character sober and nice. I kind of have to as Volition is at 1 and Authority is -2!!!

I chose art cop as I wanted to get the paint off the girl who lives above the apartments. My conceptualisation stat is quite high already so fingers crossed when I stick it back on I have more dice rolls against it. Kind of wish I didn't click on everything to start with now!

@themcnoisy I finally ended up finishing that side quest with the girl’s paint on literally the final day 😂

@nessisonett Day 3 hero over here. I picked something about light shining over darkness. Glad @Thrillho mentioned the 2am thingy as I went to bed at around 9pm the previous nights. Picking up tare with my bag and flashlight, bringing home the bacon.

@themcnoisy Once the map opens up, you’ll have a little more to do at night-time. My favourite scene in the game can only happen when you’re on your own without Kim after he goes to bed!

@Kidfried Loads to think about. I'm having conversations with my limbic system as we speak, mine has a nicer voice though tbh. My electrochemistry on the other hand is smashing me in the face asking for coffee and Turkish delight. It's 9pm mate, if I have that now I won't sleep! 'only 9pm, this isn't like you at all. Are you an old mangled corpse or the life of the party' - select middle option 'im neither of those'.

Shivers 'at 3pm last night you heard a groan coming from a bedroom next door'

internal empire 'maybe you should investigate that'

logic 'ay it was probably next door having sex'

electrochemistry 'sex yes that's why you want to stay up until 3am in the morning'

1- take coffee
2 - what's sex
3 - ask Jean about the proliferation
4 - buy booze

@Kidfried Congrats! Hopefully you’re pleased with the outcome although I was a little let down that it all eventually got pinned on the random bloke that you meet right at the end.

I’d be interested to see how it ended up for you but I guess it won’t be too far from how it finishes for most people.

@nessisonett Which scene is that you’re talking about?

@themcnoisy Most of the time there’s not much to do by 2am but there is a long “side quest” on the second part of the map that runs late at night. Ultimately though, using more time doesn’t make too much of a difference I think.

And I like this thread being bumped as it always nudges me a bit more towards my second run of the game

@Thrillho

@Kidfried No need to apologise for your English there as I found your eloquent words quite interesting.

@nessisonett I had forgotten about that scene but can see why you'd remember it. Probably because it's one of the few nihilism free (or lite anyway) sections of the whole game!

@Thrillho Special mention to the dicemaker dialogue, which is also brilliant, somewhat hidden and bolstered by a lovely soundtrack!

@Kidfried Ahh, I did a different political vision quest in my playthrough. Think it was the hustler one so I ended up insanely rich and gave the statue in the plaza a ‘makeover’ worthy of the name Tequila Sunset!

@nessisonett @Kidfried I had the "book club" quest too which I quite enjoyed, even if it wasn't quite where I thought that political ideology would end up taking me (but it did all feel rather apt).

Got the physical version today , it says free upgrade too ps5 on box but no sign of
How it's done no option in game or any updates

@Kidfried I tried playing the game a second time as a scumbag and I only got two hours in and it all felt wrong and weird and I never went back to it.

@Kidfried It was like looking into a mirror.

@suikoden When you insert the disc, there might be a button on the home screen (like next to the "Play" button or something) or you might need to look up the game's page on the store and the upgrade should be one of the available versions. I don't have this particular game but that's how it worked for a couple others.

@AgentCooper Ha, how have made it so far without the thought cabinet?? It does a good job of opening up even more random quirks for your character which normally unlock through conversations or steering your character in a certain direction. I seem to remember they all (or mostly?) have a second level too which can either negate skill point losses from the first level or the first level might generally be a negative effect with the second level being the true goal.

They do open up more dialogue options and I specifically remember one of finger guns which allowed for some fun dialogue options

@AgentCooper oh god, there is so much to do in the game but loads of stuff that I assume comes out differently (or progresses at all) depending on skill checks. The long side mission that sort of explains the name of the game is particularly great!

I have to admit that I used the wiki when it came to the thought cabinet to make sure that the first or second tier were worth pursuing. I had a full set of thoughts by the end though and with the Jamais vu one in particular had a solid build. So many variations you can go for though and I’m sure there are plenty I never even found.

This is the sort of thread that makes me want to replay the game sooner rather than later though