Disco Elysium

Disco Elysium returns to the roots of tabletop roleplaying games. It's all about playing a part, becoming your character, and accepting whatever success or failure brings. Your predefined protagonist is a detective who wakes up without a badge, gun, or a name after an amnesia-inducing bender. As the investigator, you'll try to investigate a murder in Revachol while simultaneously unraveling the mysteries of your background and identity.

There is no battle, at least not in the traditional sense of the term. Instead, the majority of Disco Elysium is spent in dialogue, either with persons you need to interrogate about the murder or with your own thinking. In Disco Elysium, each of your talents is a part of your personality, with thoughts on what to say and do throughout your investigation. Empathy will help you grasp the sentiments of the individuals you talk to, whilst logic will help you punch holes in a bad alibi or analyze a clue you uncover. Investing in skills allows you to pass dice roll skill checks for anything from busting down a door to hitting on a woman at the hotel throughout the game. It's a large RPG with smart storytelling in which each game is drastically different depending on the type of investigator you play.

Publishers: ZA, UM
Developers: UM, ZA

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