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The Disco Elysium: The Final Cut debate

What the community thinks of Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, ordered by reader support. Agreeing, translating and reporting a message need no account.

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Reichel2009

Played it during a rough winter. Don't remember much else from that season.

GerhardByte

rough winter, sure, but boring is boring, don't dress it up as atmosphere

AllieRider

Replying to GerhardByte

Voice acting helps a ton but the interface still shows its age, menus feel clunky when you're switching skills mid dialogue.
NeonDragon

The politics stuff alone makes it worth defending, honestly, way more nuanced than most games even attempt.
Kris94

Replayed it last year expecting the writing to feel dated or overhyped in hindsight, and it really doesn't, the dialogue system still runs circles around most RPGs releasing today.

BossNinja1986

I felt the same skepticism going in, but the writing won me over faster than I expected it to.

Nova_Pagan

Replying to BossNinja1986

Curioso que hable de dientes de leche o algo así, no me acuerdo, pero sí, la diferencia está en el ritmo con el que uno lee cada línea.

CoopKnight4

Firewatch never asked this much of the player, and it shows in replay value.

prohaska_geraldine

Second playthrough or not, I still think it's carried by hype more than by actual replay value.
lfarrell

130 duels and a 48% win rate feels low for something people call a masterpiece so often, makes me wonder if the fanbase is louder than it is big.
Vergie_62

Why does a game this dense in choices still manage to never feel like homework?

BossPilot2

Denso sí, pero denso no significa tarea. Es distinto llevar el peso de una historia que arrastrar texto de relleno.
McClure30

loved the writing, combat system barely exists tho

RustyRider

combat barely exists, or plutôt it just isn't the point, and that's fine by me
SaveByte40

honestly, 394th feels about right and I'm tired of people acting like it's a scandal. it's a good game with a lot of talking, not the second coming of the RPG genre.

OcéaneOwl

Replying to Tressa_2000

j'ai surtt retenu le froid et l'ennui, tt le contraire de ce qu'on me promettait sur ce jeu franchement

azemlak

Compared to Firewatch, this actually lets your choices pile up into something. Isn't that worth more than a scandal?

ArcadeMaster

Replying to mazie25

No hace falta pelear con nadie para decir que un diálogo bueno no siempre hace un buen juego completo.

LootAce

Diré lo que pienso aunque no guste: me pasó lo mismo que a otros, tres horas y ya quería dejarlo, sin más

Tressa_2000

Rough winter or not, I just remember being bored stiff during the slower stretches, that's my whole experience with it.

Rocky_24

Is it really talking heads though, or just dialogue with more weight than combat

mazie25

I get the tiredness, but the first time a skill check argued with itself in my head, I was completely hooked.
BossDragon2

Only put in a few hours, didn't feel the hype everyone talks about.
edwardo_schulist

Does the writing actually hold up on a second playthrough, or does the novelty of the skill checks carry most of the first one? Genuinely asking.

GhostByte2

Peut-être, mais le texte seul ne fait pas tout le jeu.

Tromp53

Second playthrough doesn't fix pacing that drags the first time either.
GhostSamurai

Groundbreaking dialogue, apparently, wrapped around a plot that forgets itself halfway through. Sure, why not.

Neon_Buisson

Un plot qui s'oublie en route, sérieusement ? Chez moi c'est resté planté un an après la fin, comment vous expliquez ça ?

Puente51

Un score qui tient bien.
CapucineHunter

Non, il ne triche pas avec des dialogues creux comme certains le prétendent. C'est un jeu qui prend le risque de miser sur l'écriture pure, et ça mérite d'être reconnu à sa juste valeur, pas relégué derrière des jeux plus courts et plus simples juste parce qu'ils sont plus faciles à digérer.
CoopPhoenix2010

Diálogos brillantes. Con eso me basta para defenderlo.

Homenick28

If the dialogue alone is enough for you, doesn't that prove the rest of the game barely needed to exist?
GlitchPilot

Pour moi c'est le récit qui porte tout, l'écriture est d'un autre niveau. Ça justifie largement sa présence dans le classement.

Audrey_55

Only got a few sessions in, and the writing is sharp, sure, but I don't think that alone earns it a spot this high over games with tighter design.
FrameKid

mucho hype para un juego que es básicamente leer todo el rato
lacombe_pierre

Face à Undertale, qui arrive à toucher avec presque rien, est-ce que Disco Elysium ne mise pas un peu trop sur son volume de texte pour paraître profond ?

CoopAce

The skill checks dress up as depth but mechanically they're just dice rolls with better writing on top.