To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Disco Elysium. The humor is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of political theory most of the jokes will go over a typical player's head. There's also Harrier's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation - his personal philosophy draws heavily from Kras Mazov literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these jokes, to realize that they're not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Disco Elysium truly ARE idiots...
Funnily enough I'm the opposite. I love visual novels and reading, I couldn't get into Disco Elysium because the gameplay that is there is a huge drag, feels sluggish and the weird dice roll mechanics were frustrating.
I would've liked it a lot better had it been literally just a graphic novel.
I had similar gripes about the game mechanics. As someone who also loves reading, IMO the writing doesn't hold up to quality classic literature/philosophy. If the game doesn't offer anything game-wise, then why waste precious hours reading a frankly mediocre story when I can read Plato instead?
I would have enjoyed Sunless Sea more if it was even more about the story bits and dialogue options and if I could shelve the boating around and shooting monsters part. :I-was-saying:
Sometimes you're just not in the mood for a certain type of game. It's nice to play if you're in a laid back movie-watching mood instead of a hyperactive first-person game mood.
You have to be a certain type of person to like games like disco elysium
To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Disco Elysium. The humor is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of political theory most of the jokes will go over a typical player's head. There's also Harrier's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation - his personal philosophy draws heavily from Kras Mazov literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these jokes, to realize that they're not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Disco Elysium truly ARE idiots...
"I've turned myself into a fascist, Kim! I'm Fascist Harry!"
He turned himself into a fascist. Funniest shit I’ve ever seen.
It's more of an immersive graphic novel than a game, which is why I didn't enjoy it. I wanted to do actions
Funnily enough I'm the opposite. I love visual novels and reading, I couldn't get into Disco Elysium because the gameplay that is there is a huge drag, feels sluggish and the weird dice roll mechanics were frustrating.
I would've liked it a lot better had it been literally just a graphic novel.
They really could have done a better job with the movement. The mouse cursor 'thinking' thingy is pretty buggy sometimes.
I had similar gripes about the game mechanics. As someone who also loves reading, IMO the writing doesn't hold up to quality classic literature/philosophy. If the game doesn't offer anything game-wise, then why waste precious hours reading a frankly mediocre story when I can read Plato instead?
I would have enjoyed Sunless Sea more if it was even more about the story bits and dialogue options and if I could shelve the boating around and shooting monsters part. :I-was-saying:
Sometimes you're just not in the mood for a certain type of game. It's nice to play if you're in a laid back movie-watching mood instead of a hyperactive first-person game mood.
yeah, a nerd
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