Topic: Disco Elysium

I'm just about to go to sleep on day 3 and it seems like I must have done a significant amount as I've just gone into the FELD building and got a comment about a point of no return so I'm going to clear up some loose ends

It seems you can do shedloads on the coastline after the clock gets to 2am though as I've spent ages doing the church mission and getting everyone sorted there but there is still the paranormal angle to sort which I'll need to ditch Kim for so I can speak to Joyce, unless I pass the check there first with him present

I did have to reload a save though as I ended up losing Kim at one point! In the church after setting everything up I passed a check to get Harry to dance. You can try to convince Kim to join and I failed a 60% check so Harry called Kim a "yellow monkey f**ker" which went down so badly he stormed off.. whoops..

@Thrillho Holy f*** I had no idea you could be so horrible to Kim! I passed that check (so have some brilliant videos saved on my PS5) and didn’t even think about the consequences of failing.

@nessisonett It’s weird as it kind of came out of nowhere as I’ve been so nice to him in the game otherwise!

The irony also being that you get nothing for actually passing the check other than seeing his sweet dance moves as well.

@Thrillho That is the best reward to be honest. Although I passed a Shivers check as part of that and got some major insight into what Shivers actually is.

@nessisonett ooh nice, what’s the story for that then?

I don’t have anything much to do at the moment other than go back to FELD but also to wait for the gathering of my fellow comrades at night time.

@Thrillho Shivers ended up speaking to me with a female voice, saying that it was the ‘spirit of Revachol’, and you interacting with it was to interact with the city itself. It also mentions Revachol being levelled in 20 years by a nuclear device, which I assume is what the sequel with be about preventing. The book that preceded Disco Elysium was set around the time of the nuclear war. Here’s the Shivers text in full during the dance scene.

@nessisonett

I just finished the communist political questline which was pretty underwhelming!

I pressed on a bit today and am on day 7 now.

The tribunal is a pretty mad scene though!

@Jimmer-jammer Nice avatar by the way Have you made it much further?

@Thrillho Yep, best result is the old dude, fat dude and long hair dude dying along with the mercs. Part of me’s tempted to play a game where Kim gets incapacitated so that I get Cuno along for the ride!

@nessisonett I’ve heard Cuno can become your sidekick which might be an option on my future all action, all substances, SuperstarCop!

@Jimmer-jammer I’m still yet to figure out quite what is going on with those two people.. The game really does open up once you can cross the bridge with some fun missions on the other side!

I liked this game. At first I was intrigued, and then I started feeling underwhelmed - a kinda "oh this is all there is" - and then I started getting really into it more and more. I don't think I'd be throwing a ten at it if I reviewed it like a lot of places did but then I do tend to score lower so whatever.

I liked the ending quite a lot. I don't mean in a I BET YOU NEVER SAW THAT COMING way. I mean like it felt like the perfect ending for this game, and that it felt like a conclusion without ever putting a bow on the whole thing.

I also absolutely hate Cuno but I love that there's an option to punch his lights out. Stupid kid.

@johncalmc The debrief at the very end going over all the decisions you made across the whole game never fails to impress me. That’s when you truly get a sense of just how many different things the game keeps track of. I wouldn’t even want to attempt to get a handle on the underlying logic.

Not long bought this, on day 2. Really enjoying it and such a different sort of game from the norm. I have no real idea what I'm doing or if I'm doing it 'right' and I guess that's all part of it, there's no 'right' way to do it - it's just taking some time to get my head around that, usually you know exactly if you're progressing in a game.

Is there a time limit in terms of the number of days?

Only slight disappointment is the loading screens considering its on ps5, hopefully something that may improve as it gets optimised now the main bugs are sorted.
And I do think some gameplay tips/tutorial would be of benefit, I spent the first 10 mins convinced it was bugged, pressing every button and nothing happening. And no idea what's going on with the thought cabinet....

@MatthewJP No time limit and I think there might be a tutorial somewhere. There’s definitely a controls tab that tells you what buttons do. Remember to hold L1 as it highlights interactable objects. Walk up to them, move the right stick towards each object to select them.

The thought cabinet is this game’s take on ‘perks’. You internalise them which takes a few hours usually and then when it’s done, you gain their bonus or hit to stats and can use those thoughts in conversations, which happens automatically. You essentially construct the basis of who your character is. Do they believe in hardcore Communism? Do they know their age? Do they believe the end times are here? Internalising the thought is a way to gamify subscribing to a particular mindset.

@nessisonett thanks, I think it'll take another playthrough to fully understand it all.

No time limit you say. Well the body is still hanging and I've got enough money for 2 more nights, I best get a move on...

OK unless I'm missing something I'm really bored now. Day 2, nothing to do. Can't sit on the bench with Kim there, constantly reading the journal to get to 9pm

Depending on how much you want to get into spoiler territory;

The obvious one you have must have done:
Speak to Evrart in the docks and get his little task

The obvious one to do with the case:
Examine the body as best you can.

The less obvious one with Joyce:
Attempt the skill check with her about your badge and get a task to do instead

The much less obvious one in the bookstore:
Talk to the owner about the curse and go investigate what’s behind the curtain

I think I discovered it later on but another not obvious one:
Check the windows behind the Hardie boys

@MatthewJP Have you done the Doomed Commercial Area? The harbour? Interviewed Klaasje? Found the drugs mule? Done the autopsy? The game opens up more on Day 3 but there should be plenty to do.