Disco Elysium Review - New Standard for RPG's

[@magnusberge]

If anyone is checking this review in the future, the game is now fully voiced!

[@expat8460]

I just got the FInal Cut now on sale for the WInter. I hear is a great game.

[@expat8460]

IGN gave it a 10/10 now

[@the1andonlytitch]

@@expat8460 I didn't think I'd enjoy this game but it's bloody brilliant

[@mrjackelbox4418]

Thank you epic

[@twiztidshagu6211]

I KNOW!!! It's beautiful

[@MR3DDev]

"This has raised the bar for RPGs" so you mean no one in the Triple A industry will look at this.

[@annabella1650]

TechYK Pretty, after all they just want a bigger audience, rather than make unique games.

[@bloodrunsclear]

Yup. It's too mainstream by virtue of being a cult sucess Wait a couple years they'll reboot it with nicer graphics and paid DLC

[@Dearestandme]

except that most ,if not all mainstream reviews have given it nearly 10 out of 10 so maybe they will since IGN and Gamespot say's it's perfect.

[@gzzuss]

Maybe the game wins some awards on the game awards and the industry gonna see it

[@introvertplays6162]

@@gzzuss I bet you that Death Stranding will take most of the Awards this game deserves...fuck the Game Awards...it is an industry outlet!

[@TangoOne]

Mack said the game was not for him but still thumbed it up. That is a good reviewer.

[@WorthABuyreviews]

Guys we are coming to the end of 2019 if there are any games you would like to see me review before the end of 2019 post them below, I can't do them all but will try ti fit some of them in to my December schedule.

[@thefella131]

Can you do another Fallout76 video for a laugh Mack. ? 😀

[@ysius]

Thank you for reviewing this! What about Outward? Outer Wilds? Hell let Loose? All in potential awesome indie games.

[@WorthABuyreviews]

@@ysius Outer Wilds is already on my schedule

[@samhughes2001]

Sniper Contracts looks like it would make an interesting WaB (Also been hoping you would review Disco!)

[@ysius]

@@WorthABuyreviews Great! Please look into Hell let Loose as well :)

[@Makrillo]

This game is great, I finished it a while ago and the cop-thing is one aspect of it. But to me it was more of an introspective exploration of a broken shell of a man dealing with depression in a variety of ways, and that was the part of the narrative that got me hooked on it as it is something very relatable to me.

[@captainsavemall7410]

Agreed.

[@JeremyComans]

The ways that various characters react to, or process, the more unchangeable aspects of your character, really hit hard to home on many occasions.

[@dangilboa6496]

This is the purest role playing I had in computer gaming, ever. An absolute masterpiece.

[@NightOrchids]

As someone who lives and breathes both rpgs & arpgs.... I cant believe Ive never actually played this yet. 😱. It looks amazing.. any older gamers here, who played Movie for the zx spectrum 40 years ago.. It reminds me of that.. The final cut is available for less than £8.. Im buying this today..

[@JohnJones-yk5qk]

“I had the option to shoot one of the kids, i mean these innocent kids…….so anyway i didnt have the right skills and i missed…..”😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@billb0313]

The greatest novel I ever played? Or the greatest game I've ever read?

[@S....]

No.

[@cyberdiver7076]

Yes

[@seaofrage]

Deffinately yes

[@Tortuosit]

Most likely maybe.

[@MagiofAsura]

Game you read since novels dont have skills to level up that affect how you experience the novel.

[@Luke-fx9gw]

Haven't had time to play this yet, have been too busy getting HEAT from the cops while making BANK .

[@bwest1200]

With what car?

[@martin-pz6ds]

+Rep

[@igorthelight]

Rep from the heat from the cops :-)

[@RedSSSandwich]

bro you should it's pure GOLD

[@TheHelix123]

Which car you using??

[@rizzorepulsive7704]

one of the few games where both critics and consumers agree its a masterpiece

[@roycastanon5754]

Honestly I am playing it right now and it's pretty boring

[@artix003]

@@roycastanon5754 its a detective game you think everyone likes it?doesnt mean its not good its just not your preference. just play your fps

[@roycastanon5754]

artix003 Well I think it’s not good

[@mdc123-v2v]

@@roycastanon5754 Probably because you don't like narrative driven RPG's then? It's a slow game for sure and demands focus from the player. It's not for those with short attention spans.

[@roycastanon5754]

MDC wow no need to insult me dude. At least I gave the game a chance, you can at least respect that. Most would have looked at this game and never even played it. But I’m just giving my honest opinion, gameplay wise I don’t find it entertaining.

[@PosiAttiGuy]

Ofc Mac would be running a Half-Light focused character

[@StayFractalesque]

I selected a half-light 'focused' character by mistake, no regerts

[@annabella1650]

I like that you admit that the issue you had was a matter of preference, because it does need to be says that if you don’t like anything near the cop or noir genre you won’t get into this easily.

[@mikaxms]

I would like to see: STALKER, UBOAT, Return of the Obra Dinn and older Fallout games.

[@calipanhead]

It should be noted that the brand new update Final Cut adds voices for EVERYTHING and it the quality is superb. Phenomenal game.

[@Level-ts7xl]

im an indie game developer who mostly create simple 2D games and I cannot even begin to imagine the amount of thought, energy an planning it takes to create something as deep as this game. not my type of game, but the devs should really be commended for their efforts to actually evolve the RPG genre.

[@joaomoreira2783]

1: add cyberpunk theme; 2: add turn based combat. Boom, best shadowrun game ever

[@MagiofAsura]

It does what shadowrun doeant with the skill and thought cabinet system. But yes shadowrun is criminally underrated. After Bright and cyberpunk, I was hoping urban fantasy like shadowrun would take off more.

[@lladerat]

I'm in my 30s now and i rarely laught at things but this fucking game just fucking had me crying at some moments. You play as a drunkard junkie policeman who is constantly hangover.. i mean this is already hilarious... (its not really a spoiler since it in the beginning) That one bit where you report on your lost badge on the radio and everyone in the office hears it and you hear how they laugh at you and mock you in the background, i started giggling on their reaction too, but went full burst laughing when they jokingly asked if i had lost my gun too.... and the guy was like 'OH FUCK WHERES MY GUN?!'. I fucking lost my shit.

[@bmbm1]

Took me 45 minutes to even get to the crime scene from the start and I literally lost the game as soon as I saw a puddle of blood.. I fuckin love it

[@MBMephisto]

*Eagerness to play intensifies*

[@bmbm1]

@@MBMephisto it's incredibly interesting if you're down for a ton of reading

[@MBMephisto]

@@bmbm1 defiantly, will be my Christmas present to myself :P

[@fartloudYT]

'reading' is much more involved than in usual crpg. pillars of eternity, all the damn souls explaining shit in damn textwalls. this is nothing like that.

[@308473mb]

I started with a 1 health build and within two minutes managed to die of a cardiac arrest because I turned on the goddamn light :'D

[@toolshedvideo]

So what you're saying is, this is an actual RPG, unlike 90 percent of the action games that people call RPGs?

[@vuk5576]

What constitutes an actual RPG ?

[@otakon17]

@@vuk5576 You play a specific role in the game with your choices influencing the role beyond pure mechanics.

[@toolshedvideo]

@@vuk5576 The first and foremost thing is that you make decisions that actually affect the story. Most games that try and claim to be RPGs these days think that adding a class system and HP markers is all it takes.

[@kevinzhu6417]

developers add loot, shallow character stat sheets and boring fetch quests to their action games then they call it an action rpg, absolutely disgusting.

[@PathofCultivation]

@@vuk5576 Morrowind.

[@lupusprobitas]

The game reminds me a lot of Planescape Torment, with a big injection of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I think people who enjoyed Planescape Torment's narrative and text heavy games in general are really gonna like this one.

[@taheemlewis7627]

The option to be Hunter s Thompson sounds doable

[@lupusprobitas]

You can pretty much roleplay as Hunter s Thompson. Just pick Electrochemistry and perhaps Conceptualization, and then let things be as weird as they can. :-)

[@bloodrunsclear]

This game keeps blowing my mind every time I fire it up. I've never set out in a game to be a flat out non-combat RPG class until this game. Now I'm replaying just to be a crazed prophet, a socialist agitator, or a beat poet!

[@Kurigo]

This kinda reminds me of fallout 1 and 2, yet..it has more depth and with a more hmm well 80s/90s police crime drama era, think of scarface dirty harry type of stuff.

[@110341]

I played the Final Cut, best game I've ever played. And I didn't even know I was in to this type of game diving in. Absolute masterpiece!

[@TheOFFman64]

I am playing Planescape: Torment for the 1st time and I am loving it so reading a shit load of text is not a problem for me if it's really interesting.

[@Drstrange3000]

Yeah, I find these games have a lot more interesting dialogue in the form of a novel, so they aren't as boring to read through. They are usually really descriptive and really trigger your imagination.

[@gregorB92]

One of the best games i ever played..it made outer worlds boring for me

[@PHeMoX]

Outer Worlds is overrated... crap, though. Honestly, _very_ few RPG games of recent times have been good, let alone great.

[@minos121]

@@PHeMoX if anything is underrated

[@StayFractalesque]

@@PHeMoX outer worlds is not overrated.. what rpg comes close to what that game does since maybe fallout 3?

[@MrK.A]

@@StayFractalesque Divinity original sin 2

[@domagojkersun9630]

Fallout New Vegas kills Fallout 3.@@StayFractalesque

[@dazuk37]

I am on day 3 in this game and it has been nothing but entertaining, I haven't enjoyed an RPG as much as this in a long time.

[@aidenCBR94]

I had the same issue with the game on my playthrough, loved the idea of the character that you can mold, but i really wasnt interested in the setting and the tone of the game, i would love the idea of the mechanics, but set in a world like fallout, with all the great old character charm the first 2 fallouts were known for, and including a huge wasteland, and dialogue and decisions from this game.

[@annabella1650]

That’s a pretty great sounding idea, and I love Disco Elysium as is.

[@kyliev9777]

Yea I’ve heard this game is just phenomenal and like the one of, if not, the single best rpg ppl have ever played.

[@MrAsan0]

I picked this up a couple of weeks ago after being very disappointed with "The Outer Worlds". Just when I thought real RPG's were dead I find this gem. Voted for GOTY on Steam absolutely loved it never been so engrossed in a single player game for such a long time.

[@charlesajones77]

I love how, near the beginning of the game, Kim asks your name, which you can't remember. If you fail the skill check to lie convincingly, you end up telling him you're Detective Raphael Ambrosius Costeau. Then, at later points in the game, you can admit that you were lying, or double down on that name. I choose the later. Who wouldn't want such an awesome name?

[@KiNETiKpoWerZ]

For the first time in a long time I have to disagree with Mack on this one even if I understand some of this games merits. I would NOT recommend this for a so called "open-ended RPG" Here's my personal Steam review. Despite an interesting and engaging opener, some comedic humor and mechanics that are arguably in depth and unique(ish?) to other RPGs, I would NOT classify this as a TRUE fully open ended RPG as it is so often touted and also not a great one for escapism from the real world. I will explain exactly why. The positives of this are at this point well known and often repeated by others in other reviews so I won't repeat them myself and agree with most of them which makes it all the much more of a shame for me to recommend against it. So what are the negatives? -The first is that there is just an EXCESSIVE amount of filler dialogue and text to go through and one will inevitably skip it if they have a life and job outside of videogames as the time sink for just that alone can be utterly brutal. It's not just dialogue but FILLER dialogue as well and some of which is just circular word salad for the sake of appearing intellectual when it really isn't, and in fact is a bit pretentious. I'm not against an engaging thought provoking story but much of this leads me to believe that the writer/s seem to be trying (and failing) to come off as so much smarter and holier then thou but anyone can use big words and interject needless and excessive snails-pace self-important college professor commentary when the point can be made much more succinctly. And much of the dialogue is often personally biased (not for the characters but the writers themselves) which leads into my next complaint. -Another (and perhaps the most egregious) flaw here is the forceful nature of injecting the writers personal closed-minded politics into a so called 'open-ended RPG' game touting freedom of choice. I won't get into what side they are very clearly skewed to but at one point you are forced to do a quest for someone with hard-line politics that the player may disagree with. If you do anything to a different side you are forced to be metaphorically crippled and have less to work with for the remainder of the game and labeled as bad or wrongthink not just by characters but also by the game itself. It does feel at times as if it's forcing an agenda down the players throat. Regardless of what political alignment you fall on this is a negative for this kind of game. You cannot truly be exactly the type of character you want to be in this. -The third complaint I have which may be arguably more minor but still a factor in my opinion is the dour and depressing atmosphere, lack of variety in set pieces and tone, and the game sticking to only one particular setting and theme which can get old at times in combination with all the filler and political nonsense. In conclusion, the sad thing is that I very much WOULD like to have a game which does have the positive and engaging and unique aspects that this one has perhaps with a different theme and setting (the cop/detective theme is cool for a bit but I'm more into fantasy type stuff for RPGs maybe with more combat as well to spice it up) and obviously without the negatives I described above. If you took out all the filler and politics and left in the humor and player choice it would be miles better but then there would be barely any of the game left at that point. I feel this is EXTREMELY overrated and cannot recommend it despite it's recent popularity. Overall a disappointment.

[@pd2180]

Totally agree, when i heard the final version has fully voice acting and everyone saying masterpiece i just bought it, man.. i just could not understand what everyone was saying, this game is just like a psychedelic post communist book for depressed people or something, its not fun or even on point with the objective of the game itself, i dare to say that what people saw in this game is in a format that resembles what there where waiting for without knowing and that every filler text is readable.

[@Woodsie_Lord]

no combat = not rpg (if you know evolution of that genre and what it represents not just because how its called)(its also substantially limiting your role play) Also terrible railroading at the end with choosing from 3 places to investigate and possibility of skipping whole "fight" and hidden character not to mention all the choices game presumably has that don't matter much. I was clicking everything, did every mission playing blind and didn't really see anything changing much including part where fat pig expected that pc will tell something boat lady and she will sail off so I checked what would happen if I didn't tell her anything (and by that not finishing some side quest I think) and nothing changed... nothing substanial at least. This game is so good that I don't remember much from all political plot. At least it's non intenionally funny. I mean dellusional way the devs think. To sum up their propaganda: If you disagree with me you are a fascist in my game and thats the only way you can disagree. One of the dumbest things is black racist(in completely retarded way the devs think) dude defending a switch to the doors I got through from the other side on a first day... It looked like there was some passage further behind him but no... Lots of filler as mentioned before and illusions of choice like in many "CHOICE MATTERS" games nowdays.

[@Cyhyraeths]

You should have just skipped this entire block of nonsense and used this sentence 'the cop/detective theme is cool for a bit but I'm more into fantasy type stuff for RPGs maybe with more combat as well to spice it up).' It renders your entire biased 'review' useless. I could pick holes in your 'review' for hours, but will leave my last comment to laugh at this "I'm not against an engaging thought provoking story but much of this leads me to believe that the writer/s seem to be trying (and failing) to come off as so much smarter and holier then thou but anyone can use big words and interject needless and excessive snails-pace self-important college professor commentary when the point can be made much more succinctly" Irony at its finest 😂 I'd suggest rewatching mack's review to see how to review a game, that is not necessarily up your street without bias.

[@Woodsie_Lord]

@@Cyhyraeths There is undeniably a lot of snobness in the script.

[@krasmasov6852]

Your second complaint is why the game is good. It's why games like New Vegas don't handle the political ideology of your character as well. In New Vegas, you can join the Legion and pretty much play the rest of the game as normal. In Disco Elysium, if you play as a fascist, most characters will think you're an asshole. And good. They should.

[@Joseph-lj4sp]

I love how you feel the need to explain what a skill check is because nowadays most gamers have never played a true rpg

[@otakon17]

I miss skill checks... thank God for The Outer Worlds and to a lesser extent, Greedfall

[@StrangeDaysGaming]

I had 1 health bar left and kicked a mailbox so hard I died. 10/10

[@azlakrah5180]

Same thing happened to me but with a door instead lol

[@StayFractalesque]

rookie mistake

[@maartyzaruba3296]

Hmmm True Detective like Adventure / RPG ? nice !

[@guthrien]

There's a lot of writing, but it's pretty much the smartest game I've played in a while. To say it ranges around in reference, mostly being tongue-in-cheek, is an understatement. I'd say it's a game for someone who does/had read a lot. Certainly doesn't block others, it's funny as hell. Very clever for a wide release so glad to support it.

[@KlingonGamerYT]

bought it for PS5 and fully voiced and really really good thanks MACK kingdom come deliverance and now this

[@kylemcgill9146]

I got it for pc where it wasn't fully voiced and loved it. Heard that it was coming out to be fully voiced and was a little worried since either it's going to be amazing or it is going to be thrown in without care. My god did they do a great job with the voice over! I'm even more happy with it!

[@nobodywantsthisfeature]

While this game has some really cool systems and ideas, I don't know why they even bother with the focus on politics when you will be slapped on the wrist like a naughty child for selecting any dialogue option that does not align with the developer's opinions, in the rare occasions when any contrary stance to their desired choice does not require you to roleplay as a silly caricature of that stance which was clearly constructed by someone who does not understand it. All of the detective stuff is fun, but that takes a backseat pretty quickly

[@markcollins2704]

Yep. This game is a fantastic facade. Even fooled Mac.

[@sharpiemcsharp]

Orcs? Sounds like that green chap with the polo eye from Mighty Boosh. Grease my cockney palm ...

[@wakingfromslumber9555]

Just started playing the game but I can see where it is going. There are tons of dialogue paths that allows you to morph the personality of your character to whatever you want him to be. In theory, by the end of the game the character should literally become so relatable to you.

[@bigzachful]

This Won RPG Of The Year!!

[@Kholaslittlespot1]

For once I'm glad I didn't finish a game. I NEVER buy games twice, but the final cut of Disco Elysium has my mouth watering. Fully voiced! It's like the days of lucasarts titles when you hear they're releasing a version on CD with actual voice acting. What a game.

[@sol5916]

I know what you mean though about the immersion. The game is dark and edgy, but nothing is realistic or grounded enough to make you care about the world you’re in. It’s more like a sandbox playground for you to be a caricature of what you wish to be. It wasn’t for me either. I like games where I care about my character and the world I’m in. Even though I generally don’t play point and click adventures. I thought the wolf among us was spectacular for example.

[@CTTechGaming]

I have been looking for an adventure game to take me back to the old Sierra games like police quest so might have to give this a go!

[@unstableordinance]

Walk around car 3 times - Car doesnt blow upWalk around car 2 times - Car blows up A lot of the old sierra alumnus have been kickstarted recently, none of the games really are like the old ones, tho Hero U is a decent enuff game on its own. Evil Jim Wallis (creator of police quest) attempted to kickstart a game, to no avail tho...

[@gaz8177]

So glad see you cover this game as I feel a lot of people have slept on it since release. It’s probably my game of the year along with outer worlds

[@gaz8177]

@@StayFractalesque agreed 👍

[@chillhour6155]

Honestly it's goty, but gaming has gotten so mainstream just like the music industry it's about what's popular rather then what drives the art in game design forward

[@CompleteProducer84]

Great review Mack. This game seems amazing and I may play it one day. Though the huge amounts of reading admittedly isn’t my favorite, and that’s the only reason it hasn’t been purchased yet. Still though, props to the developer as we need games like this to keep things in check, or at least hopefully shed some influence on other studios to make games this deep

[@m0rianne]

It's now fully voice acted and brilliant.

[@Thedownliner2015]

I don't know about the rest of the players and it's probably dependent on how much you played but I get the distinct vibe of a developer trying to promote Communist and Socialist ideals here and then berating you for not agreeing with them. Yes the murder mystery is interesting to a point and the side content is much more enjoyable than the main story but it's that constant hammering of a political ideology then penalizing for not agreeing that I couldn't shake. They even try to squeeze in Climate Change into this dialogue! If it was trying to recreate the cancel culture we are currently living then it succeeded but it didn't need to be quite so preachy and certainly not so much to make you feel like there was only ever going to be one way through this game.

[@QuestionmarkTimes2]

Did the brainrot progress any further or did you manage to shake it off brother?

[@kystars]

I have been playing games since the very beginning. The Atari 2600, later the ATARI COMPUTERS.. which were actually better than anything out there at the time. There were many TEXT adventure games.. one called WISH BRINGER I remember. all text. You had to really think about your next move etc. So something like this, with nice looking graphics all the way through really looks quiet interesting to me. I will for sure catch it on sale :)

[@Wolfsheim23]

This is a real RPG that is why you can do so much with your character. Real as in Pen and Paper real RPG game that was converted masterfully into a PC game. I wish there was a Vampire the masquerade game that converted the psyche aspects this well. That theme would draw me so much deeper than this.

[@ITMann]

Mack you have been super busy this year, remember to take some time out for rest and recuperation as they say. As always your honesty and integrity within your game reviews is appreciated and that all important sense of humour that we all love. As always old school gaming experience comes through in your reviews. Many thanks.

[@sirg-had8821]

I just picked it up on the Switch. I'm having a bit of a fun trying to wrap my head around it. I'm intrigued.

[@feo130]

What is there to "wrap your head around"? It's a point and click visual novel.

[@TheBlueDeath123]

Bought it day one. My alcoholic detective died for multiple reasons, and quit the force a few times in embarrassment. 10/10 game would be hobo cop again

[@PaulDubya007]

A professional opinion from a reviewer at last. So many reviewers who don't gel with games for whatever reason give them poor reviews. Then exclaim, when called out giving a good game a bad review, "it's just an opinion". A true professional reviewer, worth their salt, will be able to tell if a game is good or not regardless of their personal opinion of whether they enjoyed the game or not.(Dan Simpleton's um i mean Stapleton's review of Prey is a prime example of what not to do, and he is a paid "professional" giving out personal opinions).

[@jerkojie]

This game is so much fun. GOTY 2019 for me.

[@psyantologist]

Good call, doing this one. Great game. One "like this" from the old times is Planescape: Torment. I played through that 8 times (so far) and there's still new stuff to discover, some dramatical.

[@pascaldj]

I love the honesty of the review at the end.

[@souldry]

Check out Star Sector if you never have. It has been in development for 9 years but has more features than most completed games. You’re a captain of a space fleet. There are factions. You can do anything from trading to pirating to establishing your own colonies

[@jokkeliful]

One of the funniest game that i have ever played. It’s a modern classic. Was waiting Mac to check it out.

[@Acesahn]

40 seconds in and I've already decided to buy this... I've been jonesing for a new RPG.

[@MrGreenToS]

So glad you got around to playing this game, its highly on my personal top ten this year and I also love the art style in both character portraits and banner images for the Thoughts Cabinets.

[@SekaiNoGaijin]

I am dyslexic, so I really hate reading in games. Takes so much effort. But this game is fantastic, I’m reading my pretty eyes out to finish this game :D

[@jamiebaldwin5323]

you're correct, you need to read EVERYTHING... I somehow turned my character into a nazi.

[@JeremyComans]

I also enjoyed my inexplicably feminist Nazi playthrough.

[@RandomCoffee101]

Everybody loves Measurehead!

[@Weirduniverse2]

i'd quite fancy a lovecraftian horror themed game using this engine.

[@pilouuuu]

It's great that despite the fact that the game wasn't Mack's cup of tea he fully recommends it. Now this is a good reviewer!

[@chaz9808]

Damn how did I miss this I didn’t even get a notification that you reviewed this

[@Axess-sv8nq]

The 'Ancient Reptilian Brain' kind of sounds like KEITH RICHARDS! Hahah!

[@badpritt3845]

Thumbs up for your review. It has been a while since I heard a sentence like:" It's good, but it's not for me." Usually you have to listen to bullshit like:" yo, what's up...crazyyyy...I really like this energy drink, if you wanna buy it follow the link..."

[@CMDRRustyDog]

That Reptilian voice sounds exactly like David Earl (Kev) from Derek (TV series by Ricky Gervais). I'm convinced it's him.

[@lwaves]

I loved the point and click adventures of old and I like reading (a superpower these days) but I don't care for lots of reading while playing a game. It's not what I want or like from a game these days, which is a pity because the options available to the character seem amazing.

[@TerraWare]

A physical version of the final cut was just released for the Nintendo Switch. Had to get it. Looks so good on the OLED screen.

[@fastdak25]

Mack, you ever going to do another WAB on an old game? Since it was just released again, the Baldur's Gate games? Did you play those?

[@ballinlikestalin9448]

Hey if you have VR you should try to review blade and sorcery I really think you will like the Star Wars mods also if you want to re-evaluate battle front 2 they fixed the whole game and it’s very good now

[@Koozwad]

7:55 "that's a bit shit" *BOOT*

[@Layjus123]

Wow, looks like an amazing game. I'm gonna buy it!

[@TheZ1979]

This game is oldschool point and click adventure game with great rpg elements and really well written this game is so perfect and complex with really beautiful graphics but done in a studio with only 20 people I would rather pay them 60 bucks for a sequel or another gem like this rather than throwing more money at a another overhyped big budget disaster from ea or some other company that has over hundreds or not thousands of employees.

[@snooze0023]

Its a picture book choose your own adventure.

[@andzzz2]

I really like this game too. My problem with it was the size of the text. You can change it in the options menu, but even then I spent most of the time squinting 5 inches from the screen. I haven't seen anyone else comment on this aspect, but can't believe I am the only committed onanist on the internet this is causing problems for.

[@arcanethink]

It's not a point and click adventure game. It's a CRPG.

[@souldry]

I would have never heard of this if I didn’t watch this. Thanks!

[@kwetsbarevrijheid2720]

Finally. Been waitng for u to play it for a while. Not surprised u like it.

[@computer__eyez]

we need a Phoenix Point review, like only you can do. Looking forward to it.

[@Janjibro66]

You've gotta review Halo Reach Mack. Great campaign. Mouse + keyboard 4K. Just incredible.

[@LonelyGamr]

setting is everything for me too. thats why i couldnt get into outer worlds

[@randydisher1153]

not gonna buy after the bs the devs pulled at the game awards. shouting out marx and engels wtf???

[@ItsSomeDeadGuy]

I'm gonna buy two copies just to piss you off

[@juanche978]

Hahahahaha, filthy capitalist triggered xD

[@randydisher1153]

@@juanche978 yes, stupidity triggers me

[@enigmaflex]

This game is by far my favourite of 2019....fuck it, my favourite of this decade!

[@oversalt4713]

Great review Mack! Drop me into a fantasy world with these mechanics, style and depth and the devs can take my money.

[@Charok1]

Outer Worlds is also silly with the clothes changing to open a chest, then go back to heavy armor to fight. So many things are SHIT game design, like degrading weapons/armor, in Outer Worlds and it's not talked about enough.

[@eliasshemsu5853]

I almost thought you weren't going to review this one. Thanks, Mack.

[@freightshayker]

gup-ah-dee ... gup-ah-dee ... understood, Maah-k Definitely sense a more relaxed tone in yerr voice, friend. Good to hear. That's not tuh say, a bell-wringin' doosie ... wouldn't be appreciated once in awhile. But we're not gettin' any young-ah ... an ... the bell-wringin' ain't as wringly as it whuzz. Liked this review Maah-k and the honesty it wasn't ... yore ... gup-ah-dee

[@Shedding]

Man.. every time I hear you I want to get me lucky charms.

[@SymeonPhronema]

Lol! He's not Irish.

[@retro_451]

Well.. 5 years later and apparently I've missed one of the best games ever made. Time to remedy that.

[@justquitebored]

anyone recognize the shining wallpaper

[@Clergy4Life]

This RPG is the true successor to planescape torment

[@Clergy4Life]

@Gaymar Gaylord Gay go cringe post somewhere else

[@Clergy4Life]

@Gaymar Gaylord Gay nah man I just bait idiots who call themselves gay

[@e1337prodigy]

Secret code, on the dialogue options pick 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, etc etc etc

[@carlroy]

That's on point, I was actually wondering if I buy it. Your review just convinced me. I am a big fan of the old school rpg.

[@thedude8526]

Either you listened to my request or you were already playing this game. Either way Im glad you like it, well most of it.

[@thedude8526]

@David Eff Did you miss that I said he did or didnt listen to my request? No entitlement involved. I merely mentioned it in his last review because he was talking about how he missed the 90s. This game reminded me of how rpgs used to be so I threw it out there in a comment. Don't be a tool.

[@yescommander2458]

Shame he wasn't into it. But then, I wasn't into the Witcher 3. Or The Outer Worlds. I do think this will be right up my alley though. Right up there. Like eels. Findin' an entrance where they can.

[@taheemlewis7627]

Outer worlds was tooooo short

[@9pmInTokyo]

yes commander - You know nothing of the crunch! You’ve never even been to the crunch!

[@Neysehadi]

Amazing game I finished it twice so far. But I have to disagree that you have freedom to do anything you want. You might pick different paths to the ending but the end is always the same. Also the writing in the game is not consistent, it feels like it was written by multiple people. Some side quests are amazing but others are very boring. Nevertheless great game. And to you worth a buy, I suggest you try another run with a dumb guy, turn down the intelligence to 1 and 2 points into wisdom, and put a bunch of points into str and dex. Just play a dumb guy if you don't like reading sophisticated dialog, you will enjoy a lot more. I personally loved the high int char because I love reading books.

[@corneliaedgerton3595]

Finally, a wab on this! Such a good game...best text-based rpg ever probably

[@psyantologist]

;) Planescape: Torment