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Disco Elysium

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Vorlage:Use dmy dates Vorlage:Infobox video game Disco Elysium is a role-playing video game developed and published by ZA/UM. The game is inspired by Infinity Engine role-playing games and tabletop role-playing games, and was designed and written by Estonian novelist Robert Kurvitz. It was released for Microsoft Windows on 15 October 2019, with PlayStation 4 and Xbox One releases planned for 2020. Disco Elysium received universal acclaim from critics, with its narrative and conversation systems receiving the most praise. It was also nominated for and won several awards, including for game of the year.

Gameplay

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A screenshot of the interface

Disco Elysium is a role-playing video game that features an open world and dialogue-heavy gameplay mechanics.[1][2] The game is presented in an isometric perspective in which the player character is controlled.[3] The player takes the role of a detective on a murder case who suffers from alcohol-induced amnesia.[4]

The gameplay features no combat in the traditional sense; instead, it is handled through dialogue trees and skill checks.[5] There are four primary abilities in the game: Intellect, Psyche, Physique, and Motorics, and each ability has six distinct secondary skills for a total of 24.[6] The player improves these skills through skill points earned from leveling up, and is able to raise a skill temporarily by equipping a piece of clothing.[5] Upgrading these skills help the player character pass skill checks, but could also potentially result in negative effects and character quirks. For instance, a player character with high Drama may be able to detect and fabricate lies effectively, but may also become prone to hysterics and paranoia. Likewise, high Electrochemistry shields the player character from the negative effects of drugs and provides knowledge on them, but may also lead to substance abuse and other self-destructive behaviors.[6]

Disco Elysium features a secondary inventory system, the Thought Cabinet. Thoughts are unlockable through conversations with other characters, as well as through internal dialogues within the mind of the player character himself. The player is then able to "internalize" a thought through a certain amount of in-game hours, which, once completed, grants the player character permanent benefits but also occasionally negative effects.[7]

Setting

Disco Elysium takes place in the fictional city of Revachol in the island chain of Insulinde, specifically in the Martinaise district which is plagued by poverty, crime and corruption.[1] Revachol is still very much marked by a failed communist revolution that took place almost five decades ago at the start of the game. The revolutionary movement was successful in overthrowing the old monarchy that controlled Revachol, and even formed a commune afterwards, but soon after its establishment, the communist government was itself toppled by an invasion of a wide alliance of capitalist nations, simply calling themselves "the Coalition", who wanted to bring a stop to the commune and the revolutionary experiment. Revachol has since been designated a Special Administrative Region under the Coalition, who holds a strong grip over the city's local economy and keeps its autonomy at a minimum. One of the few governmental functions that Revachol is allowed to handle itself is upholding the daily law and order, which is the task of the Revachol Citizens Militia, or the RCM, for short. While starting out as a voluntary citizens brigade, the RCM has since grown and evolved into a semi-professional police force.

The player-controlled protagonist is a detective sent by the RCM to investigate the murder of a man who has been found hanging from a tree.[1] Unfortunately, following an emotional breakdown, said detective has been going on a prolonged drinking binge around the Martinaise district, and he first comes to three days later in his trashed motel room, with no memory of who he is and what he was doing. It is now up to the player to both solve the murder case, and guide the detective to rediscover his identity by filling in the holes in his memory.

Development and release

Disco Elysium was developed by ZA/UM, a company founded in 2016 by Karelian-Estonian novelist Robert Kurvitz, who served as the game's lead writer and designer.[8][9] Kurvitz had had previously created the game's setting for a tabletop RPG, and has also written novels, such as Sacred and Terrible Air (2013), that take place in it.[9] A team consisting of eight writers also assisted Kurvitz.[10][11] The game's original title was No Truce With The Furies, but was renamed in 2018.[12] During development, the developer ZA/UM relocated from Estonia to London.[10]

The game's art, drawn mostly in a watercolor style, was led by Aleksander Rostov, while the game's soundtrack was written by the English indie rock band British Sea Power.[13][14] The voice-acting cast includes progressive metal musicians Mikee Goodman of SikTh and Mark Holcomb of Periphery,[15] as well as Dasha Nekrasova of the American podcast Red Scare.[16][17] Four of the hosts of the podcast Chapo Trap House have voice-acting cameos as well.[18][13]

Disco Elysium was released for Microsoft Windows on 15 October 2019, with a PlayStation 4 and Xbox One release planned for 2020.[19][20]

Reception

Vorlage:Video game reviews Disco Elysium received "universal acclaim" according to review aggregator Metacritic.[21] The game was praised for its memorable characters, depth of choice, writing and open world.[1][22][23] PC Gamer praised the game for its depth, freedom, customization, and storytelling and called it one of the best RPGs on the PC.[1] IGN praised the game's open world and compared it favorably to the The Witcher 3 and Red Dead Redemption 2, despite being much smaller.[23] The Washington Post said that the game is "conspicuously well written".[22] Conversely, Eurogamer criticized the game for not offering enough choice in role-playing and for a distinct lack of focus.[24] GameSpot awarded it a 10 out of 10, their first perfect score since 2017.[25][26] PCGamesN wrote that the game set new genre standards for exploration and conversation systems.[27]

At The Game Awards 2019, the game won four awards, the most of any game at the event.[28] Slant Magazine and USGamer chose it as their game of the year, while Time included it as one of their top 10 games of the 2010s.[29][30][31]

Awards

Year Award Category Result Ref
2019 Golden Joystick Awards Ultimate Game of the Year Vorlage:Nom [32]
Titanium Awards Best RPG Vorlage:Nom [33]
Indie Game of the Year Vorlage:Nom
The Game Awards 2019 Best Narrative Vorlage:Won [28]
Best Independent Game Vorlage:Won
Best Role-Playing Game Vorlage:Won
Fresh Indie Game (ZA/UM) Vorlage:Won

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References

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  1. ↑ a b c d e Referenzfehler: Ungültiges <ref>-Tag; kein Text angegeben für Einzelnachweis mit dem Namen PCGUS.
  2. ↑ Coberly Cohen: Ambitious open-world RPG Disco Elysium lets you take on the role of a mentally unstable detective. Techspot, 16. Oktober 2019;.
  3. ↑ Referenzfehler: Ungültiges <ref>-Tag; kein Text angegeben für Einzelnachweis mit dem Namen USgamer.
  4. ↑ Brad Lang: Disco Elysium Review – Stayin' Alive. In: criticalhit.net. Abgerufen am 18. Oktober 2019.
  5. ↑ a b DISCO ELYSIUM: CHARACTER GENERATION, SKILL CHECKS AND GAMEPLAY STRATEGY. In: Gamecrate.com. 16. Oktober 2019;.
  6. ↑ a b Disco Elysium skills & character creation: Intellect, Psyche, Physique, Motorics, and the 24 skills explained. In: rockpapershotgun.com. 14. Oktober 2019;.
  7. ↑ Disco Elysium Thought Cabinet: the Thoughts system explained. In: rockpapershotgun.com. 15. Oktober 2019;.
  8. ↑ Haydn Taylor: Chasing oblivion with Disco Elysium and alcohol addiction. In: Gamesindustry.biz. 31. Oktober 2018;.
  9. ↑ a b Jody Macgregor: Disco Elysium's lead designer wants to make an expansion and sequel, has already written a novel. In: PC Gamer. Abgerufen am 13. November 2019.
  10. ↑ a b Making games under threat of nuclear war. In: GamesIndustry.biz.
  11. ↑ Edward Price: Disco Elysium – Rezzed 2018 Interview. In: gameanalytics.com. Abgerufen am 19. Oktober 2019.
  12. ↑ Dominic Tarason: No Truce With The Furies gets a mad new title and trailer. Rock, Paper, Shotgun, 9. März 2018;.
  13. ↑ a b Vorlage:Cite video game
  14. ↑ Daniel Lipscombe: Disco Elysium comes to life once the talking stops: ZA/UM details its approach to creating a truly expressive RPG. In: GamesRadar+. Abgerufen am 9. Dezember 2019.
  15. ↑ https://www.loudersound.com/news/sikth-and-periphery-members-star-in-hit-video-game-disco-elysium
  16. ↑ https://twitter.com/viperwave/status/1184656071673044992
  17. ↑ https://twitter.com/studioZAUM/status/1184524991213309952
  18. ↑ Twitter - Studio ZA/UM. 13. Oktober 2019;.
  19. ↑ Anthony Marzano: Police procedural cRPG Disco Elysium is out today. Destructoid, 15. Oktober 2019, abgerufen am 16. Oktober 2019.
  20. ↑ Caty McCarthy: Disco Elysium Coming to Consoles Next Year, Devs Confirm. In: usgamer.net. 31. Oktober 2019, abgerufen am 1. November 2019.
  21. ↑ Referenzfehler: Ungültiges <ref>-Tag; kein Text angegeben für Einzelnachweis mit dem Namen MC.
  22. ↑ a b Christopher Byrd: 'Disco Elysium': Riveting delirium In: The Washington Post, 17 October 2019. Abgerufen im 18 October 2019 
  23. ↑ a b Referenzfehler: Ungültiges <ref>-Tag; kein Text angegeben für Einzelnachweis mit dem Namen IGN.
  24. ↑ Malinda Hetfeld: Disco Elysium review - large-scale whodunit with a distinct lack of focus. In: Eurogamer. 18. Oktober 2019, abgerufen am 19. Oktober 2019.
  25. ↑ Referenzfehler: Ungültiges <ref>-Tag; kein Text angegeben für Einzelnachweis mit dem Namen GSpot.
  26. ↑ GameSpot Staff: GameSpot's Full List Of 10/10 Reviews And How Those Scores Are Decided. In: GameSpot. 4. November 2019, abgerufen am 13. November 2019.
  27. ↑ Referenzfehler: Ungültiges <ref>-Tag; kein Text angegeben für Einzelnachweis mit dem Namen PCGN.
  28. ↑ a b Eddie Makuch: The Game Awards 2019 Winners: Sekiro Takes Game Of The Year. In: GameSpot. 13. Dezember 2019, abgerufen am 13. Dezember 2019.
  29. ↑ Staff editors: The 25 Best Video Games of 2019. In: Slant. Abgerufen am 15. Dezember 2019.
  30. ↑ Caty McCarthy: USG Game of The Year 2019: Disco Elysium Let Us Be Human, No Matter the Cost. In: USGamer. Abgerufen am 20. Dezember 2019.
  31. ↑ Matthew Gault: The 10 Best Video Games of the 2010s. In: Time. Abgerufen am 20. Dezember 2019.
  32. ↑ GamesRadar staff: Vote now for your Ultimate Game of the Year in the Golden Joystick Awards 2019. In: GamesRadar+. 25. Oktober 2019, abgerufen am 21. November 2019.
  33. ↑ Titanium Awards 2019. In: Fun & Serious Game Festival. Abgerufen am 22. November 2019.
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