With these, the player can leave the option, switch out some gear and go back so that the best chance of success is available. To help all of these moving parts funnel into a cohesive narrative, there are more overt checks, as well. Most of these checks are done automatically and offer up the additional information in the dialogue window, so there are plenty of events and pieces of knowledge that will be missed on one play through only to become known using a different build on another. The “Drama” skill, which is part of the Intellect stat, is rolled against to see if the protagonist sees through the lie. For example, in talking to the union foreman, he might claim that a folder on his desk is something extremely important to the player. Within each are substats against which pretty much everything is checked. There are four main categories: Intellect, Psyche, Physique and Motorics. Underlying the story and world is one of the more interesting RPG systems. The developer built a plausible dystopia in an imagined world and it feels like it could become frighteningly real. It’s a disaster of a town where the amnesia of the protagonist, along with the madness that seems creeping at the edge of his psyche, almost seems pedestrian in comparison. Most are slow to trust, and those who are immediately outwardly friendly typically have ulterior motives. Drug abuse is rampant, racism riddles way too many people’s way of thinking, and opposing viewpoints fight to become dominant. This is a rundown area experiencing a tumultuous strike, with employers and unions at each other’s throats, while scabs try to use the opportunity to make a living. It doesn’t help that the player is more confined to a smaller piece of the larger city, focusing on Jamrock. The city of Revachol is set in a world that feels similar to the real world, but with an unsettling sense of wrongness permeating the streets. In practice, Disco Elysium is the first title in a long time that uses it to proper effect. To be truthful, the setup doesn’t sound all that intriguing as amnesia has been a tired trope for more than two decades. Soon, he’s introduced to his partner, Kim Kitsuragi, and the pair are off to solve the murder, as well as the mystery of identity. After dressing, he stumbles out and begins asking around, learning that he’s a police officer who is supposed to be solving a recent murder that took place behind the hotel. Awakening with a hangover that could cripple a games journalist, he stumbles about a trashed hotel room, trying to piece together all that he can before realizing it’s fruitless.
The game opens with the player taking the role of a nameless shlub who discovers that he cannot remember who he is. This release also expanded the platforms to include consoles, which is a boon to couch gamers the world over. Post release, though, the developer’s success allowed them to build upon the game to create the final product that they truly wanted, resulting in Disco Elysium: The Final Cut. Foregoing a massive map, developer ZA/UM created a densely-packed environment stuffed with intriguing characters, expansive lore and a wild amount of variety in how things can turn out. Instead, the game decided to focus on story while allowing the player to completely change the state of the world through their choices. It didn’t do it by pushing into brand new territory. Even the blended styles can trace their lineage to games that go back decades. RPGs, however, haven’t pushed the bounds beyond mixing action or strategy into the stat-juggling mix. This is not to argue that there have been no standout titles in the realm there’s been plenty of entries to devour the hours and leave the player wanting more. Despite the large latitude of wiggle room the genre itself holds, the role-playing game has been a tad stagnant as of late.
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