The fact that Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is now in a good state makes me incredibly happy because it means I can scream from the rooftops how much I want people to play this game. Not only did its gameplay mechanics surprise me with just how much variety they offer, and how much fun they are to mess around with, but its world, story, and characters are second to none in the world of gaming. I haven't stopped thinking about Disco Elysium since I put it down, and I am very excited to go back to Revachol and craft my detective's identity all over again.
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut is quite simply like nothing else in the medium. If you missed it on PC, it’s absolutely worth picking it up on console and investing some time and effort in its wonderfully complex world.
This game is something else. It's sadly ironic that we will not see sequel any time soon or most likely never will given the unfortunate dissolution of core designers.
That being said this game is timeless masterpiece that anyone into video games should at least try out. Writing is on another level really and even though I don't usually play "reading" games this one did grab me right from the start and hooked me all the way to the end. It is a game you will think about long time after playing.
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut is a fantastic game, especially now the major bugs seem to have been squished. It's one of the most immersive games I've ever played, has great presentation across the board and once all the issues are patched out it'll be superb and unmissable.
Disco Elysium is a masterpiece, but this has long been known. The Final Cut is its definitive version, with new content that does nothing but increase the value of the package.
Disco Elysium is pure role. If you did not play it in its day, you should give it the opportunity, since it is one of the most in-depth and immersive RPGs of recent years thanks to its narrative development and its mixture of concepts and ideas.
Bugs aside, it is an astoundingly well put together experience, balancing player choice, opportunities for chaos, deep introspection, and a thorough exploration of politics. That’s on top of the sordid and twisted murder at the narrative’s heart, too. I’m not necessarily a fan of all of the design choices - it’s often both too open ended and too restrictive - but I understand them all, and I wish it was less of an exception to the rule. I can’t fault its narrative, or even its design, despite my disagreements. If someone told me they consider it a perfect game, I wouldn’t have anything besides personal preference to come back at them. But with the fiddly game design likely to block off even more players than the already niche themes, I can’t help but wish a game so focused on socialism could have been more welcoming to the masses.
There are so many aspects of its design in which Disco Elysium stands unmatched. Boasting unparalleled player agency, the sort of writing that makes me deeply jealous and a cast of characters that are resolutely unforgettable, Disco Elysium is easily one of the most intelligent and fascinating RPGs ever made. However, in its current form, the presence of game breaking bugs that prevent you from finishing missions, levels a near fatal blow at Disco Elysium that not even its towering brilliance is sufficient to overcome. I'm sure there's a timeline where all the bugs have been fixed and I'm playing Disco Elysium for the first time, awarding it the 10/10 score it deserves. Right now, this isn't that timeline.
Disco Elysium – an unprecedented game from an incredible team with a sad story. Somehow, the dramatic and depressive mood of the world of Revachol has spread to the ZA/UM studios. Despite the fact that Disco Elysium is one of the highest-rated games in the entire history of games, ZA/UM went through such a series of scandals, problems, and dismissals of key employees that we can’t even hope for a continuation of the game anytime soon.Visual 10/10There are no vivid visual effects, but the style and art are very deep and interesting. Many companies try to earn marketing points by not using AI instead of real artists’ concepts. However, usually, these human-made arts are dull. Disco Elysium’s art is the rare case where artists have really done great work. The genre is poorly visualized but still, the environment conveys the depressive and melancholic mood of the world; the portraits of the characters are made in different styles and highlight their personal traits. My favorite art in the game are the pictures of the skills. They are absolutely amazing, and I've seen many people on various parts of the internet use these images as avatars, including myself.
Narrative 10/10The plot is not overloaded with delusional elements like parallel universes, but there are still plenty of crazy and interesting things at the junction of reality and madness, which give you space to interpret and guess what is happening. The basic story is solid and interesting, developing alongside the game as are the character arcs. One of the best indicators of the high caliber of the game's characters is the fact that there are plenty of groups on Telegram, Facebook, and other social networks where people create and share memes and fan fiction about the game's characters. But the main gem of the game is a bunch of philosophical, social, political, and historical questions, which the authors explore through dialogues between the player and the characters. In some ways, this is not only a game but also a socio-political and philosophical treatise and discussion at the same time. And precisely this aspect makes the game so amazing and unique.
Gameplay 10/10I’ve seen plenty of discussions about the gameplay in Disco Elysium: some people assume there is hardly any gameplay at all, and it’s more an interactive book than a game. But look – it’s not just a big text that you read. Instead, the entire dialogue tree depends on your character traits and personality. I’ve played twice, and each time I created completely different characters, resulting in all the dialogues being different. This is a main feature of the game: the role-playing aspect is truly inimitable here. You can find something like this in very old-school RPGs like Fallout 1 and 2, but there are very few such games, literally a few. And Disco Elysium is probably the best among them.
Sound 10/10It might seem odd, but yes, even the sound is magnificent and flawless here. Musical tracks from the game have become legendary, and you'll understand why if you have played. The voice actors have done truly amazing work; I haven't seen better voice acting anywhere else. I’ve heard that the development team did not plan to voice all the dialogues in the game since the whole game consists of them and there are tens or hundreds of thousands of lines of text. But in the end, they voiced 100% of the text in the game, and I am sure that the voice acting has become one of the ingredients of the wonderful cocktail that is Disco Elysium.
Overall 10/10I hope I have explained why you should try this game if you enjoy role-playing gameplay, an interesting plot, distinctive arts, and good music. I am really happy for you if you have not played this game yet. But I am also happy for myself and everyone else who has played it, because, first of all, we gained an amazing game experience over dozens of hours and, secondly, we still have the opportunity to return to the game, create a new style of character, and play the game from almost scratch. And I am also happy for humanity because ZA/UM created this miracle for us.
It's simple, I'm too dumb for this game. It's looks amazing, it's interesting and I enjoyed what I did play for the most part but my brain had had enough after a few hours
Cool concept, but drags its feet later on and lacks polish. The game development self-reflections are amazing. Moreso after what happened to Disco Elysium's creators.
I have no idea why this game is so popular. The dialogue/narration is full of pretentious garbage, and the gameplay is extraordinarily slow and boring.
Disco Elysium is a snoozefest, plain and simple.
SummaryDisco Elysium - The Final Cut is the definitive edition of the smash-hit RPG. Pursue your political dreams in new quests, meet and question more of the city's locals, and explore a whole extra area. Full voice-acting, controller support, and expanded language options also included. Get even more out of this award-winning open world. You'...