Our Protaganist isn't very bright | Disco Elysium Playthrough - Part 2

[@kathrynmyrick1739]

Don’t be afraid to take your time with this game. And don’t be afraid to royally mess up! This game is really good at letting you play through your “mistakes” and bad rolls.

[@trifontrifonov4297]

Look at this man doing a psy/phi build in Disco Elysium and trying to keep his human dignity. 😂 Such a sweet summer child.

[@bismarck4872]

I feel the city’s wind in my hair yet also feel the spaghetti fall out of my pockets.

[@rafabuda0]

Imagination, physical instincts and paranoia. What a combo.

[@brunoe1891]

that was my favorite build to play tbh lol

[@cleverman383]

"Why are the voices in my head fighting?"

[@Dinofaustivoro]

I lol'd when he made it bc we know thats the combo for the *fasch* build

[@fallentitan9811]

My brother in Christ of course he isn’t bright, you gave him 1 intelligence

[@GreyscaleFady]

People's different reactions to Racist Lorry Driver is so interesting. Like Bricky wants to be fair, because he as his character just woke up and doesn't even know what's going on. But I remember another person's blind playthrough where someone saw how Racist Lorry Driver was talking and *immediately* locked on to what he was doing, particularly the part where he was bullshitting and backing off all "it was just a joke"-style.

[@funkemonke8084]

Woolie?

[@Bobogdan258]

Definitely Woolie

[@taitedodson2683]

Well there’s a pretty big reason reason Bricky didn’t lock onto his racism immediately but someone like Woolie did…

[@Kalevdraus]

Yeah, I think if you have had experience with this kind of shithead firsthand, that comment jumps immediately out at you. I remember that Woolie caught on right off the bat.

[@Ergoperidot]

@@taitedodson2683 Sounds like they have different thoughts... Internalized.

[@TheArkTheArkTheArk]

7:35 “I’m gonna save some of these checks, I think if I keep trying to take them all I’m gonna eventually run out of checks” Bricky this is NOT that kind of game. You can absolutely fail your way into progress and most of them you can try again multiple times with better success rates after a while.

[@liamroyston6718]

Bricky learning that Electrochemistry is fundamentally the worst thing to listen to, but often the funniest.

[@redgunnit]

This can also be said of Authority and rhetoric. When they grab the wheel, you're gonna be GOING.

[@Helikite]

When nobody got my back I know VOLITION got my back 😭🥰

[@lefteron6804]

Amen, Bratan!

[@sirshrafle1607]

​@@redgunnitDrama can really cause you a lot of trouble too when it takes the reigns. Causing trouble for trouble's sake

[@OsnosisBones]

@@sirshrafle1607 Comes with the territory of being single-mindedly driven to making things interesting. It doesn't want to succeed. It wants things to not be boring.

[@FlameHidden]

Oh no. He doesnt know you can fail forward this ENTIRE game. Failure IS progress. Weird discussions are entire quest lines.

[@Kalevdraus]

Yeah I think if you approach it with the standard RPG mindset you miss out on a lot. Failing is just as fun as succeeding in DE!

[@kikrinman1450]

This. The creator himself has stated that the story of this universe is about failure, so not only makes sense. It's the central theme to this franchise.

[@Toksyuryel]

@@Kalevdraus There's also many checks where succeeding makes things worse for you.

[@rogerphone481]

@@Toksyuryel which ones? the only one that comes to mind is SPOILER Breaking Ruby's Pale emitter and having to go through another check to stop her from killing herself.

[@Toksyuryel]

@@rogerphone481 Off the top of my head I can point to two that stand out to me. Throwing Rene's ball is one, and hitting on Klassje is another. Both of these checks result in much worse outcomes if you succeed at them. To be fair, simply attempting these checks always results in a negative outcome, but succeeding at them is definitely worse.

[@randombencounter263]

Bricky. My friend. Brichard, my beloved. You misunderstand the context of the Hanged Man encounter. This is not an invisible wall, this is this game's first boss fight.

[@kip_c]

"Why are the voices fighting?!?!?" is a great tagline for this game

[@FlameHidden]

It is easily visible that he has never played these types of the games, because he isn't religiously talking to every single NPC and trying out every single dialogue choice

[@DJGumm3yG4t0r]

Why would he need to talk to the gardener 😌

[@matthew3009]

​@@DJGumm3yG4t0r Because she's a person

[@Metal_Maoist]

Some advice: Don't be afraid to try out all of the dialogue options, most of the time they're not mutually exclusive

[@SergioLeRoux]

The game remembers what things you've asked tho, and may change some outcomes in the game just because you did. That's why people are usually surprised the game calls them a Fascist, because by exhausting all dialogue options, they usually always also say the Fascist things.

[@Metal_Maoist]

Well yes, obviously, do all of the dialogue options except the fascist ones

[@DawidUliczny-ro7eo]

@@SergioLeRoux After I exhausted all dialogue options with Measurhead and got to Evrar, first thing he said was 'So, I hear you're a racist now, Harry'. Which is a reference to old irish show called Father Ted. I fell off the couch laughing.

[@harrydubois6619]

@@Metal_Maoist You’re speaking to The Last Kingsman, hombre

[@marekvincibr5884]

5:32 you can solve the entire case without ever seeing the body

[@starhalv2427]

A bit of a hint: exhaust as many dialogue options as you can. You miss something big and important if you're afraid of sounding stupid (You already did). Also fun fact: if you decide not to tap impatiently while waiting on the phone, Kim will start doing it. Dude's literally your second braincell in this game.

[@sloesty]

Im late, but sometimes this bites you in the ass. Certain actions can have higher successrate by choosing the right dialogue options, but the reverse is aldo true. Example: less chance of suggestion working because you stressed them out with a question earlier.

[@sabafapbing2762]

It's great how Bricky is going all in with the idiot role-playing by pretending to be an idiot himself. He is pretending right?

[@cleverman383]

It's honestly hilarious to see someone with such a surface level understanding of things such as racism and unions play a game that dives into those topics and just be completely clueless and confused at everything. Funniest playthrough of Disco Elysium I've seen by far. No offense to Bricky of course. We all had a point in our lives when we didn't think much deeper beyond "workers good, corporations evil" and eventually we filled in those gaps as we grew older. I'm sure Bricky is just a bit of a late bloomer on these topics, and that's okay, we all learn about the world at our own pace. I expect in a few years time he'll be looking back at these videos and laughing along with us.

[@BreakerBunny]

Would highly recommend to take your time to read through each of the skill descriptions, it helps give you some preface for what kind of information you'll be receiving and adds a lot to the narrative context. Also a good note to remember is that success and failure on anything does not intrinsically mean good or bad, but simply meeting or not meeting a threshold for a certain result, desirable or not. In this light "to much of a good thing" is something relevant to think about here and will become clearer as you go through what each skill does.

[@TheObzfan]

Obviously you play the game however the heck you like Brickster, though I suggest to really not be afraid to make mistakes and sound stupid. You can get away with A LOT just because you're a cop and won't be called out for sounding insane, and take your time!

[@P0intxOfxImp4ct]

The most modest hobo of all time

[@randyll13]

Bricky talking to a man called "Measurehead": "Why does he keep talking about race?"

[@DJGumm3yG4t0r]

(Visual calculus: failed)

[@rafabuda0]

I think Measurehead's advanced racism flashbanged Bricky's brain.

[@michealjackson3520]

I love that the main race theorist in the game is called "Measurehead" literally referencing Phrenology

[@Dis_Dis]

"Big man just seems racist" oh really Bricky? Which part of MeasureHead's character made you think that? His self-admitted love for Eugenics or his name literally being Measure-Head?

[@TheObzfan]

My man is INT 1 for a reason and we love him for it

[@Dis_Dis]

@@TheObzfan Which makes this even funnier because if you have high int Logic outright tells you "This guy is talking racist bullshit"

[@pitchysadistic]

Man plays RPG, somehow refuses to have dialogue lmao

[@for_the_lore5567]

Bricky: Looks up scab and learns that they are workers that want to work during a strike. Also Bricky: Confused that the Scab Leader wants to work.

[@Torguemada]

I think he just isn't realizing that those on strike are stopping the scabs from getting to work.

[@alwaysright3943]

This guy's playing the game like someone's chasing him.

[@Sorinter4069]

Ah yes back into the daily routine of refreshing my feed for a bricky play through

[@anthonylafrinier7578]

I really like Bricky, but watching someone play this game without trying the checks or the dialogue is kinda like watching someone playing Mario without trying to jump

[@StBurkeINC]

but what if you jump and something *bad* happens

[@Kenshiken]

I agree. It look's like he doesn't even try and play it in autopilot without using a single cell of a brain, like a manchild. It's painful to watch.

[@kirbytrax8326]

Had the opposite reaction. I really like that he doesn't explore dialogue options that wouldn't fit his character. In my first playthrough I tried everything because of my FOMO but I think I'll do another one where I have a character in mind. For example I won't deal much with Cuno or any NPC not relevant to my police business

[@Emperorhirohito19272]

@@kirbytrax8326 you won’t know as well what kind of thing you want to do on your second play through without seeing as much as possible on the first playthrough

[@kirbytrax8326]

@Emperorhirohito19272 That's the point tho. If I'm role-playing a character I'll think to myself "where would this type of character go and what would they do there?" I just don't like metagaming and being like "oh I, the player, know that there's a thing somewhere that would work well with my character" if I don't believe my character would get there normally. Obviously there are exceptions. Sometimes I just play a game to do everything or if I want to platinum it but otherwise I like being immersed as much as possible and try to "act" the character

[@Reddotzebra]

Bricky, the smell of decaying human is pretty awful even when it's limited, for example in an autopsy room. I couldn't eat for hours after we'd gotten that over with in med school, so I would not even want to imagine what a body would smell like if it had been hanging outside in a tree for seven days...

[@SergioLeRoux]

I believe some content or dialogue options are not getting unlocked because you often don't follow thru a line of questioning to the end, instead backing out of the conversation. Like instead of apologizing to someone, you say "gotta go!", the option to talk to someone else about it might not show up.

[@Megozelenka]

Embracing that 1 int RP

[@Karanthaneos]

Yeah, you would probably want to take your time reading through the lines, the writing in DE can be very dense, not in a bad way, but it does tend to use words very deliberately and with utmost precision. And yes, some lines here and there don't line up with the text, but I think it's something that only happens once or twice, and it's something you won't remember by the end of the game.

[@ksztaltchmur]

It's kinda interesting to see this game being played by someone a bit thick :P

[@cinderheart2720]

Bricky getting Dexter and Sinister wrong is peak himbo RP.

[@Void-wanderer]

Ah, yes, the Boring Cop playthrough!

[@DovahFett]

Unbelievably boring f**k.

[@KronosV]

I just love the fact that Bricky still walking in one shoe :D

[@KronosV]

Yay, he did it!

[@matthewbutler6028]

The whole lorry driver and Measurehead situation is hilarious to me. I immediately thought of it as comparing this to casual racism vs Measurehead’s competitive racism

[@ToTeMVG]

just gonna say it now the game is gonna be very short if you're not gonna be willing to exhaust every dialouge option, the game will bring you more or else you´ll barely scratch the surface of it

[@vgk1026]

Bricky when dogwhistles: why is this man racist?

[@MinersLoveGames]

Measurehead: The CEO of racism.

[@rafabuda0]

This isn't your run-of-the-mill racism. This is... advanced racism!

[@cronos4024]

Be a bit more daring! Try some more things out. Watching this feels like you try to speed trough everything. Gonna miss some of the best stuff this way

[@philipplyanguzov9090]

I love the way he says "the voices are fighting" in such a sad way.

[@tessfairfield6435]

I managed to pass the vomit check on an 8% chance and didn’t realize til much later how lucky I was

[@namegoes-here7127]

Same. I went my entire first playthrough having no idea that there were entire things to the game that happen if you fail that check.

[@Alfenheimer]

2 hours in and already feeling bad when you let Kim down, classic.

[@zacharymangen754]

Little does bricky know that there’s always a way to move forward in the game I think there’s even an achievement for beating the game without investigating the body

[@FlashGordon5272]

Bricky, if you see this, Measurehead's name is a reference to phrenology, the racist pseudoscience belief that the shape of a person's skull determines their worth, with "inferior" races having distinct markers while the "pure" race doesn't have those markers. A famous example of phrenology is Leo's role in Django Unchained as Candy. When he's going on the skull rant, that's textbook phrenology.

[@Spaceman-15]

Oh christ, he never finds the ledger, does he?

[@Roflmao919]

One of the most frustrating videos I've ever seen! Stop leaving!!!!!!

[@Spigele]

Hearing an otherwise normie streamer smack down the Proud Boys makes me actually proud to be a newer fan.

[@Rosfuture]

To anyone intrested in this game its right now on the summer sale for dirt cheap, I simply couldn't resist

[@VickyAmaru]

To be fair, mixing things that aren't English into English is a very normal thing to do with English.

[@knightchef]

I’ve taken a look at the “skills” and it’s interesting that being more well rounded seems more important than a specialist in anything. Truly embracing too much of a hood thing is a bad thing. As soon as this goes on sale on steam im getting it.

[@EinFelsbrocken]

High physical skill levels will try constantly to fuck you up I stg 😂

[@hypnogri5457]

him not exhausting some of those options makes me feel really queasy.

[@killingcontastrophy8779]

Hey, thanks for playing this game! I've been thinking of getting it after a while and you convinced me somehow to get it. I am also invested on what decision you make and much more in the future. Hope you keep going and have a wonderful day!

[@barthezz203]

part 2, yay! but when is part 3 though?

[@donnylurch4207]

One part per day is going to kill me, but I'll be here!

[@benzur3503]

You’re playing the game the almost opposite way to how I played it. The differences are going to be interesting

[@sambasedsamurai9338]

Going to join the choir of people who are telling you to take time, there is no preassure to complete the quest as fast as possible, I'd rather explore as much as possible and gain as much experience as possible, level up and get as much content in one run as possible. Or f-up as much as possible, see all those things and then replay it.

[@Reddotzebra]

9:31 Screw you, electrochemistry! Now you've got me lusting for rum, with lime, and mint, and some wonderful dark sugar... Ice would be nice too.

[@Ithaswings]

Okay good. Bricky found his other shoe. I can rest easy now

[@Reddotzebra]

"I hate this kid, I'm leaving!" "Cuno doesn't fucking care!!!" Dying of laughter here...

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

I am glad you are playing this maesterpiece!

[@jazzydominion1411]

I cant wait for bricky to make a video essay on disco elysium!

[@ShadyLurker16]

About how he didn't understand it and skipped 90% of it?

[@cw666thebeast]

There is an achievement for solving the case without ever examining the body.

[@Lobossumi]

Bricky is playing the most boring character, lawful good, in a game where you should be going all out chaos. XD

[@melynxforce8918]

Oh shit he's already talking to jean-luc

[@malix82]

hobocop adventures. Gotta love this series.

[@Thealchemyoflife]

The protag isn't very bright? Bro... check yourself before you wreck yourself LOL

[@jaywerner8415]

GOOD JOB, You found the other shoe.

[@skylermuncy2218]

First? I keep seeing people rave over this game and ive been too intimated to try it out. Might give it a shot now that ive seen a bit of it. Keep up the good work bricky

[@Lantern_Light]

If you do play it. dont get discouraged by apparent failure. like the skill checks. the game is built for you to fail upwards. dont be afraid to fail.

[@skylermuncy2218]

@@Lantern_Light good to know, I do love stumbling face first into success with these kinds of games 🤣

[@jhinpotion9230]

@@skylermuncy2218 You'd love this game, then. Please do try it.

[@namegoes-here7127]

Fun fact, if you manage to be wearing only one shoe till the end of the first night, Kim will comment on it and point out your other shoe on the balcony.

[@dragonflight2468]

The key thing you have to do with this game is exhaust *every* option. Yes, EVERY option

[@RocRolDis]

I think this mgiht be the most Bricky game of all time.

[@Reddotzebra]

1:36 I'm ashamed to admit that Kim is so my spirit animal in this moment...

[@RagnaRok852]

Int 1 Bricky gives me the will to live

[@MrMineHD]

More Disco :D

[@Reddotzebra]

And now Measurehead is making me hungry, what with all his talk of ham sandwiches...

[@macrons593]

You are not being gatekept by the body. It's possible to finish the game without even looking at it

[@cameronica]

You are still in one boot...

[@koffiefilter]

Very entertaining play through! Also wondering if will find het 2nd shoe 😅😂

[@koffiefilter]

Oh, he found it 😂😂

[@dukesubterra4683]

Hey bircky could you link the other channels like bricky adric and dicecheck in the channels sectiopn of the channels so i can find them or anyt new ones when they come out danke

[@lucyarisato6850]

“I HEAR YOU’RE A RACIST NOW, BRICKY.” 39:33

[@wam5850]

It is french most character titles and stuff are french too

[@RECTALBURRITO]

So you got union, then you got right to work, which most if not all states currently are. It's complicated and political.

[@Reddotzebra]

51:37 Dexter is right, Sinister is left...

[@NicoGeeraerts]

Oh no, am I british?! - I died

[@NihilisticJokerz]

Bricky, idk if you read these comments but before doing a review you should do a second playthrough with different skills and choices

[@Spaceman-15]

45:18 he doesn't know

[@XHUERO3]

Plz make sure you run out the dialog. You will miss alot

[@torinokoAmiko]

sometimes i forget that some people dont face racism and dont catch on when people are being subtlety racist towards them like WOW bricky is so white

[@WordoftheElderGods]

He didn’t kick that Mexican kid for no reason, remember. /s

[@cleverman383]

it's ironic that you're implying a belief in a racial stereotype about the inability to catch on to racism being based on one's skin color

[@victorgalva23]

​@@cleverman383did he lie?

[@Reddotzebra]

"That was such a waste of time!" Well, you did get some experience for it, and you didn't explore every option. Edit : I spoke too soon, Hobocop rides again!

[@rysirion_9102]

49:10 Oh jfc, that song was buried deep inside my head. Didn't listen to that for atleast a decade.... /watch?v=rbUVR-qLTvk

[@onlystamina5932]

hobocop time

[@psychs6720]

It was kinda obv by how so far he was trying to ignore, be offended by, and skip past the 'offensive stuff' when its being used greatly for humor and commentary, but no 'british' isnt a race, its a nationality. He was just referring to white people.

[@ShadyLurker16]

Man, this is one of the most painful playthroughs I have attempted to watch. The guy clearly just doesn't "get" the game.

[@Dartagnan4012]

Is the scab leaders voice different?

[@philipplyanguzov9090]

If you played the original version he might be, they redid all the lines for final cut.

[@thearchitectwarrior5409]

I have family members who believe scabbing is a noble thing that combats the laziness of union workers. They're wrong, of course, its just corporate bootlicking dressed up as "loyalty" and "work ethic", a belief the world is inherently a fair place where everyone with corporate power worked honestly for it. That's the "cause" to them.

[@renaigh]

nice

[@lezerchil4931]

Tbh bricky would be better improving shivers and electrochemistry

[@Kalevdraus]

More. MORE~

[@Wurstbrot03]

A little sad to see how much content he misses out because he always immediately ends the conversations/thoughts because of cringe. But hey, it's his playthrough in the end.

[@craneum123]

this had to be the most painfully meek and timid playthrough of this game i've ever seen. How can a man be so scared to press dialogue options in a game like this, he's already cut so many interactions short. This is the kind of person the triple A industry caters to when they put everything on fucking rails and guide you with a firmly held hand through its entire campaign.

[@MarkGearRex]

I've never seen anyone play this game who actively refuses to engage with anything, very interesting and unique.