Disco Elysium Did Something Incredible

[@beansfebreeze]

Rarely has a game made me feel nearly the entire range of emotions. A genuine masterpiece.

[@rolfs9660]

Disco Elysium made me realise how seldom games actually make me laugh out loud. The game is a masterpiece, but its humour is what really sticked with me a couple of years after I played it.

[@lordgorgrath1773]

Disco Elysium is now the standard for excellence in interactive stories for games.

[@oliverphoenix1563]

Id love if more games did this. If fallout 5 had this shit I’d nut.

[@yutehube4468]

It's more than a game.

[@duke0fmarlborough]

I played Disco Elysium during the darkest period of my life. When credits rolled I cried because it felt like a dear friend who had made me laugh, comforted me and gave me the courage to go on had gone away and it was not likely I'd ever find someone who could do the same. I hope I will.

[@christianakist8145]

Hang in there. People that make you feel like that do exist!

[@duke0fmarlborough]

@@christianakist8145 Thank you for your kind words!

[@CLOYO]

Try to be that person yourself! It's not easy, but has to be done! You will need it for your future. Please believe me. I've been there and still am. The struggle is more than worth it. You are worth it.

[@duke0fmarlborough]

@@CLOYO Thank you! You are so kind.

[@bencarter123]

If you want another game that makes you feel like that play outer wilds. That game is just unbelievable

[@quietreason8679]

One of the things Disco Elysium does better than any other game: Letting you fail! In most other CRPGs failing a skill check or choosing the wrong dialogue option closes off a section of the game, but in Disco Elysium, failing will just lead to other content. In fact, some of the most memorable situations in the game arise when you try to do something, fail spectacularly and your failure sets on a new chain of events that are at least, if not more, interesting than what would have happened if you succeeded. The game rewards you for trying, even if that reward is your character making a complete fool of himself, it's funny and memorable long after the game ends.

[@ImVeryOriginal]

Sure, failing red checks does usually lead to interesting stuff happening, but the majority of the much more common white checks just lock you out of a path until you manage to retry them succesfully.

[@LiquidIronTV]

Disco Elysium is probably the best game I've ever played. Every time I replay, I find new things that blow my mind over again. An incredible example of the potential of games as an artistic medium, and one of the few, if not the only game, that truly stands up among the best films and books of the last century as a genuine masterpiece, and important work of art.

[@lopa-u9f]

please relay what the main themes and plot of this game are that make it so great

[@andrewfragie]

No day passes by, without thinking about this game...It's music is stuck in my head too . Probably forever.

[@nlptrckshmn5535]

Agree, tbh I only checked it out after a friend told me (British) Sea Power did the soundtrack.

[@bjm1777]

When it comes to games, the soundtrack is one of the main things that draws me in and keeps me there. This music in this game is awesome! I loved the music that played on the way to the Island.

[@thelordoftime803]

Forever, just like "The Expression", I see what you did there :D

[@yutehube4468]

Yeah the Whirling-In-Rags theme. It's my ringtone 🎭

[@adamvifrye2690]

this was honestly a 10/10 game for me. the writing is probably unmatched, play this game if you havent.

[@sad-frosty4462]

Do I need to be into politics to understand the game I've seen a review it kept talking about philosophy and Karl marks 🤔

[@AdrianskiASMR]

@@sad-frosty4462 karl does indeed mark

[@lopa-u9f]

the writing is sophomoric edgelordy nihilistic pretentious learn good writing

[@Psychonaut165]

@@sad-frosty4462it’s kind of a snooze fest. I’m about 4 hours into my first play through

[@sad-frosty4462]

@Psychonaut165 yeah I don't think it's like divinity or any crpg it's story based not combat based I guess

[@ZwiekszoneRyzyko]

It's not about the murder. Not about the plotline. Not even about Harry and his variations. It's about the world. The pale, the isolas, undiscovered species, Dolores the Innocent, welkins. I have never seen such a coherent and incredibly detailed world besides maybe Tolkien's work and few other great realms like Dune, Asimov's Foundation or Sapkowski's Witcher.

[@NgaMarsters]

Thank God for the full Voice acting, it added so much more life to the game

[@phutureproof]

Truly, I bought it back before they gave out the free upgrade and didn't play it much, just came back to it recently and finished it what a game

[@Taima]

I have this awkward and annoying issue with it where I get irritated playing because the narration is so slow and I read so much faster and I can’t not read but find it annoying to hear the talking behind where I’m reading. Even if I could do character dialogue only, it might just deliver the audio before I’ve had the chance to read the narration before it or whatever

[@lozg8887]

@@Taima You have to just relax and internalise the thought that your annoyance is utterly irrelevant to what you are doing and thus can and should be ignored. Closing your eyes while it is being read will help.

[@arnenlocke7558]

Would absolutely LOVE a more in-depth analysis of Disco Elysium, exploring it's themes, analyzing key characters, etc. It's probably the strongest case I've seen for "games as art", so I think it could make for some amazing content to analyze it as such.

[@RJRedtail]

In that case you should definitely watch Noah Gervais's video on it. It goes more in depth than any other review I've seen kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJCan5qAeceIh6c

[@christianakist8145]

Thank you for talking about this game! I recently played it for the first time and was absolutely blown away. Love hearing your take on it.

[@Masterlordrx]

Same. And I stated I would never play this game too

[@christianakist8145]

It looked super boring to me at first, but it really does reach into your brain and make you think about things in such an abstract way that the only thing I can compare it to is classical art or philosophy. Even the political side of it makes you question everything you thought you believed.

[@mnmsdn]

Disco Elysium is not just a game, but an art.

[@Cheesefist]

This game is HARDCORE! Edit: I have to point something out (at least on my playthrough, could be different on other builds) but as a cop, your character is actually one of the best, as he solves nearly every case he was given. While you can play him as a bumbling buffoon, before a traumatic event I won’t spoil, you where actually a standout cop.

[@abukareem6511]

Say nothing

[@Cheesefist]

@@abukareem6511 HARDCORE

[@Lance_Lionroar]

HARDCORE TO THE MEGA!

[@Cheesefist]

@@Lance_Lionroar INTERNALLY COHERENT!

[@abukareem6511]

Yekokataa the place to be

[@mutemiz]

Disco is not dead, spread the word!

[@mountainwatch4444]

Never died baaaaaby!!!!

[@discowolf25]

Fact’s

[@disk3001]

I think the true magic of Disco Elysium's writing is that the events of the game doesn't really change, all of your choices(that doesn't lead to a game over) lead to the same solution in the end, there is no real branching path or anything(something story driven games obsess over for years now) Rather its how you perceive the world and in what state of mind your protag is that is important, everyone will have a different view of how things play out and have their own version of Raphael Chadbrosius Costeau. Context is so much more engaging than the actual events

[@Liam-co1bw]

i played the final cut about a month ago for the first time and it has become one of my favorite games of all time. it has something to say and is a truly unique and special game.

[@enternamehere142]

Is the final cut fully voice acted? As an “elite gamer” I’m embarrassed to say I dropped it early from all the reading 😂 but I always wanted to go back

[@Liam-co1bw]

@@enternamehere142 yessir. very well voice acted as well. even the thoughts are voiced.

[@enternamehere142]

@@Liam-co1bw oh let’s fooooooking GO MATE

[@lopa-u9f]

what is it saying?

[@Liam-co1bw]

@@lopa-u9f it speaks a lot on addiction, depression, failure etc

[@ShadowmarkReturns]

It also helps immensely that Disco's dialogue is one to two sentences at a time which makes everything significantly more digestible.

[@edsonandrade.person]

This one makes the majority of videogames look silly and shallow. Disco Elysium and Planescape Torment deserve a genre of their own.

[@lopa-u9f]

I love PS:T, my favorite game - deep and thoughtful and well written, and heartfelt DE is vapid and pointless and written by edgelordy pretentious nihilists who like to hear themselves talk and think they're smrat

[@edsonandrade.person]

@@lopa-u9fOR... You just failed to understand the game.... Yeah, I think this is probably the case.

[@lopa-u9f]

@@edsonandrade.personthat's what your insecure ego needs to tell yourself so you can feel better I undersetood PS:T when I was 17 and now I'm 43, I live as a hermit on a mountain and homestead, farm, and work restoring the forest I know Being & Time, and much more... no, I understand it, and the creators, very much

[@lopa-u9f]

you've been fooled, this game is silly and shallow sophomoric sarcism coming from non-values (nihilism and hedonism)

[@lopa-u9f]

@@edsonandrade.person it's mostly anti-capitalist - it's like it was written by straight-edgelord nihilists who have no clue about how the world actually works (and so appeal to the similar types - like I keep finding who adore the game/think it is great) Michael Malice types - confused and doing harm by perpetuating nihilism pretending to embody deep thoughts when it is about is hating on other ideas with sarcasm I hate the other ideas too, but to treat that maturely vs. how this game does, are two totally different things

[@crabapple1974]

This game is incredible. The profound experience you get is like nothing else. You laugh at the protagonist, you sympathize with him and you recognize thoughtpatterns and psychological defense mechanisms within yourself. This review nails it. The game is as much about what happens in you as the player as it is about the gameworld. It touches political, and philosophical questions that are very current and through the world of revachol and the protagonist you see our world. This is like nothing before it! It impacted me more than many of the greatest classical books I have read. It is hilariously funny, interesting and unique.

[@willg3220]

This video is brought to you by disco asylum

[@robflores4274]

DE is perfection. Raw emotion and mental logistics without parallel. Score & VA are 100/10.

[@Morden97]

"Planetscape torment" Holy shit man

[@Lance_Lionroar]

"In honor of your will, lieutenant-yefreitor. That you kept from falling apart in the face of sheer terror. Day after day. Second by second. DETECTIVE. ARRIVING. ON THE SCENE."

[@757reaper]

This game recently broke me the first time I played it. I’m so glad you covered this. I was just wondering a couple of days ago what your thoughts is on this game

[@Jessie_Helms]

I don’t remember the interaction, but I remember when it finally clicked, an “Aha!” Moment, of discovering on my own, “Oh, I can’t trust my skills to be objectively accurate in all situations.” I think it was when electrochemistry insisted drugs were the answer or maybe Drama said to say something obviously unwise

[@TomHardysUglierYoungerBrother]

Just got around to playing this. I usually don’t care for these type of games and this is maybe my new favorite game. Unbelievable writing, hilarious, emotional. Everything about it is just absolutely wonderful. If you haven’t played it, please, please do yourself a favor and check it out. I wish I could play through again without knowing what I know now!!

[@heliotherapyy55]

It was so shocking that I had to start from the very beginning after I die by messing around with dialogue options! Well, this time really gonna live in the main character as Luke points out!

[@Sofia-jz9hj]

me: now that I've finished this game I can watch some videos about it without spoilers this video: immediately mentions a character I never encountered in my play through

[@LeThougLiphe]

Hey Luke. Since you enjoyed Disco Elysium so much, I'd recommend trying Kentucky Route Zero. It's similar to concept though not as brilliant perhaps, but it has some of the best pieces of dialogue I've encountered in such games.

[@lohollywood1f428]

I second this

[@SPQRKlio]

I had decided against trying this game-I was worried it was just gamer guy plays at being existential-but I love good Interactive Fiction, which this sounds like. That is, the sort of experience you generally only get from carefully written text adventures that build the character and how they interact with the story (world), rather than just having a couple of different endings and a ton of stabbing and shooting and “if you kill Bob you don’t get the side quest and he won’t be in the cut scene.” It helps a lot also now to know a bit about the creator’s perspective. You’ve convinced me now-I’ll have to give this a go.

[@pokyme]

I still get chills I think about the part where you're just buzzing randomly the doorbell at the building complex and then someone you used to know answers the door.

[@wildercerrate7295]

Legitimately one of the best political art pieces... Maybe ever but definitely of the decade. Once in a while a piece of art reminds you of what makes certain mediums so special. Rdr2, death stranding, and disco Elysium did that for videogames personally

[@nicholasperez5716]

I remember hearing about this game and never paying any mind to it.I played it last year and was blown away by it's compelling narrative, story telling and choices that actually matter. Great review! you hit on some of the game's high notes I didn't realize.

[@Dhakadice]

The fact that there are so many side-stories (often with vastly different outcomes in each one) gives this gave arguably the most replay value in any game ever. There are characters you can avoid completely, spend ludicrous amounts of time getting to know them on a deeper level and/or knock them unconscious. You can also inadvertently cause characters' deaths by arresting them and one bad outcome for you will have the side-effect of a young child being abandoned by their only friend in the whole world.

[@astranger448]

Do you know who believed in this game? Swen Vincke, CEO of Larian Studios, makers of BG3. He get's a special shoutout in the DE credits ditto Larian Studios.

[@jenscee7679]

It’s one of the best narrative games of all time. A real piece of art.

[@exzisd]

I haven't been this HOOKED on a game in ages, perhaps decades honestly. I decided to give this game a try after so many rave reviews. I knew it was different just from the gameplay footage I saw with all the text / dialogue boxes. It took me a few hours to *get* the gameplay and all the mechanics. Even after the first in-game day I was still discovering different mechanics and options. I died twice on my first in-game day and was in disbelief thinking that the game *must* have been joking and that surely it would bring me back life but instead it prompted me to start a new game until I frantically closed out of the game and restarted it on console not wanting to lose all my progress. Fortunately I was able to salvage those saves yet I sort of wish I had started over immediately with all the new knowledge I had of the game mechanically and of general expectations with how the vast dialogue engagement goes. It's a game where there's very little that one can accurately predict. Sometimes the least likely consequential dice-roll will be in your favor and others a high probability roll may fail. While high skills can help change the *odds* in your favor whatever the result is still remains unpredictable from character to character, location to location, and circumstance to circumstance, and from the choices you have made within that playthrough already. I'm impressed at how much and how often the game *recalls* past points and choices you make in the game from the large parts to the more minute seemingly trivial things you do. The code for the dialogue system must be immense, and without all the voice-acting of The Final Cut I'm not sure I'd have the patience to truly appreciate it as much. Characters speak in such grandiose vocabulary combined with what I believe are fictional locations and fictitious historical events that it would make for a difficult straight read. With the spoken dialogue it makes for what I believe is a smoother experience than if I was *just* reading and re-reading sentences and words trying to piece together their meanings and Google what everything is. I urge anyone playing this to go in blind and give it a whirl without looking anything up; that's how I played it and I'm continuing to play it and just now looking around the internet to see the appreciation and perspective other's have also found. As many rave reviews as this game gets it's very much something the player *must* experience themselves to truly feel it. There are some games you can just look at and instantly get it; this is one that, to me, must be played first hand. Watching a playthrough later would make a lot more sense and probably be a lot more satisfying after having played through yourself. Ok great game, nice video, I need more coffee.

[@lanagievski1540]

One of my all time favourite games and gaming experiences.

[@reed1645]

I think a lot of people will bounce off disco elysium. It can take some time to get its hooks in you but man.. once you get into it.. it's phenomenal. A game which I still think about regularly months after finishing it.

[@umbraccoon]

Planet... scape... Torment? Yeah might want to look into that.

[@ReadyPlayerDog]

I've got this and Outer Wilds on my wishlist to play. I know nothing about either but I understand that they are both incredible games. I spent too many years playing L4D2 and then I got trapped in Destiny. Missed out on games I really should have experienced. Lol, when I finally quit Destiny 2 I felt like I'd just been freed by a kidnapper. Bizarre.

[@b1thearchitect401]

This game is the definition of a grower. It really threw me off with how little actual gameplay there is, and how cryptic the map and objectives are.. but after 25 hours it just clicked and now I'm in love with the characters, world, writing, art style. The story is a very slow burn but has an awesome pay off and tons of well written twists and turns. Also the game is piss your pants funny at times.. My advice is know what to expect going in and be patient, it might just become an all time favourite game of yours like it did for me

[@sonvolt5150]

Dude Your kid is so cute!! He was as into the game as you were, could see it on his face Thanks Needed a smile today even tho this video is two years old

[@АлексейНикитин-у8у]

Thanks for another outstanding video! I like watching videos about unusual and forgotten games (like you did about Son of Rom) even though I won’t play these games, it’s interesting to watch about them

[@LonelyOwl]

I’ve tried to play Disco Elysium twice now and unfortunately it’s not hit me like it has for so many fanatics. if you’re a lover of reading/books, enjoy a more slow paced game and are very patient with world building, it’s worth a shot. Disappointingly, I just haven’t found the spark for it. I find the noir detective tone and the psychological level tree very appealing, but I’ve really struggled to engage with it. Its uniqueness certainly drew me into buying it, I just can’t seem to find playing it all that fun. If we had another lockdown, I think I’d feel comfortable investing, but the pacing feels so steep. Anyone else have this issue?

[@fifofuko1864]

Thank you for talking about this game. I should definately get into that game after elden ring (~6 months)

[@ExpectedBoy]

Started playing the game a few nights ago. Tonight I was on it for 4 hours. Haven't been that hooked on a game in a while. Excited to get back on it.

[@FoxyFoxlyn]

I loved this game. I had plenty of laughs with his psyche arguing amongst themselves. Drama was a best. 😂 It also made me think a lot, about our world, and my life choices.

[@saputodude]

Normally I would’ve waited to get a game physically, but as soon as this came out on PS5 digitally last March, I got it day one and did not regret it one bit.

[@yutehube4468]

Who is "The Pigs" and how do I get to the secret dice guy above the book store? Damn this game! It could be played 50 times and each time is different.

[@gloth]

I loved Disco Elysium, and i think its a must play for any rpg (especially pen and paper rpg) fan. But, I can't find myself replaying the game using a different build when I know the story will not change. Still worth it tho!

[@jconner78]

Bought it based on your plug I tend to like games you like, so let’s do this!

[@oldskool4572]

This really is a game where the journey is more important than the destination.

[@NgaMarsters]

I never will be emotionally attached to a fictional city like Revachol again... the bar is too high

[@zayedarchive5064]

nice video thanks man .. one question why did you blur dolores dei 4:36 ?

[@rapator9270]

Revachol is a mixture of the name Reval (the current capital of Estonia Tallinn was called that way back in the day) and chol, which means bile. A "drunkard from Tallinn,"

[@shlepad]

"When the time comes, he'll side with the people."

[@rugie6247]

Luke, you and fighting cowboy are the only two people I trust on KZbin when it comes to gaming 🤘🏻

[@arianjafari-tadi5953]

Can you do a video about Wasteland 3?

[@Jessie_Helms]

The only game to make me cry… 3 times… It probably just dethroned New Vegas, MineCraft, and Dishonored as my favorite game ever.

[@danonw5827]

I always wantedto play a game that looks actually artistic. Nearly every indie game has nice cover but is a pixelart 2d game. Disco elysium is just a gem in graphics and story

[@iankennedy9462]

This game is incredible, an experience

[@Xirbtt]

PLANET-scape torment?

[@christopherr.561]

Thanks. Considering getting it while it’s on sale. Always been interested just never pulled the trigger

[@otockian]

This game literally blew my damn mind...Never have I experienced something like that...

[@Past_Reflection]

I don’t think there will ever be a game like disco Elysium again…

[@Mattznick]

Disco Elysium gave a boost to the CRPG genre

[@Rogue615]

The problem with these guys is my TV is far away from my bed where I suit or play games and It shard to read the writing very well. I cant move my bed it sits on a small platform I guess you could say its how the house was designed. Anyway, can you make the font larger on this? Its free on PS now so if so I'd love to download and play it.

[@jameslefley]

Hello all, Steam just announced 60% discount in this game! So worth picking up for roughly $15!

[@Crisopeia]

HARDCOREE

[@JozefLucifugeKorzeniowski]

if more dialogue systems in games were one billionth as varied and nuanced as it's IRL equivalent i think people would easily understand and accept games centered around it. Disco Elysium has an incredible amount of variability and depth to its dialogue system but it still pales to conversing in real life with real people. Disco Elysium makes up for this with writing quality that's fathoms better than the garbage that the player would think of. it's a hilarious game overall. some say its overall more sad and touching (and parts definitely are,) but, frankly my sympathy for Harry is limited. there are bigger tragedies out there than breaking up with the person you love. we all have to deal with hard break ups and try to keep moving because the hardest breakup ever is still a puddle of grief compared to the ocean of grief that is losing a beloved parent or child. you just dont really gain that knowledge until youve had both and up until then it's easy to see a breakup as the worst.

[@potato4534]

I literally just bought this game

[@abukareem6511]

Enjoy the hilarity.

[@potato4534]

And it’s becoming one of my favorite games of all time tbh

[@abukareem6511]

@@potato4534 its such an original concept very enjoyable.

[@bhartley1024]

3:53 Did you really just say "a fan of infinity engineering role-playing games like planetscape torment"? No, he's "a fan of infinity engine role-playing games like Planescape Torment"

[@eraticate6929]

His Death Standing elevator pitch can be applied to Fallout New Vegas

[@TheJackal917]

It's beyond genius.

[@AllGamerOfficialChannel]

I love your channel mate keep up the good work 😎

[@keanudarkly9497]

Absolutely fantastic explanation. I was trying to find a video that explained this in a way my non gamer father would understand. You nailed it. Thank you!

[@AM-sl9bq]

I played this when the final cut came out and was really enjoying it until a bug meant I couldn't progress the story. I understand it's been patched now although to go back to it I think I'd have to start again to see what's going on.

[@mikegribanov6105]

that wouldnt be the elevator pitch though. The elevator pitch would be something like "We wanna make a game that uses thoughts and psycho analysis in gameplay and comments on philosophy, existentialism and socioeconomics through the lense of a 2nd Earth murder mystery" or w/e.. i just came up with that off top, so im sure someone could think of a more precise one but you get the point.

[@brandonwooldridge1877]

I really did not expect myself enjoying Disco Elysium as much as I did. Its a truly brilliant, well written roller coaster of emotions. I highly recommend it if you can get past the very barebones gameplay mechanics.

[@alinfriedman8080]

It hurts my soul, when you say PlanetScape Torment

[@tazmanceltic]

Great work man Hey did Luke's secondary channel go away does anyone know what happened there I enjoyed it.

[@OldTime--Gamer]

game is masterpiece, but if i wanna game that means i am not feeling reading right now, If i wanna read I just open a book. This alone just took so much away for me and couldn't force myself to play this pure gem of a game.

[@alexswordsman3583]

do you have vods of your gameplay on disco elysium? i can't find them on your twitch

[@matheusb.dambrowski4639]

Will you review Elden Ring?

[@allansolano5587]

Im gonna get it as soon as i finish with elden ring because i really like the concept of this game a lot

[@abukareem6511]

Lol I just finished it and started Elden Ring.

[@MrCoolkidnick]

idk how i found this game, its like the game found me lol normally i'm not into games like this but this one just pulled me right in and i loved it

[@jayteepodcast]

I feel alseep in middle of playing

[@skullsaintdead]

I remember hearing about it being the 'ultimate RPG' but being put-off by the isometric design. Then, I watched some gameplay and decided to give it a go. It's one of my favourite games, alongside Fallout 3, New Vegas and Chernobylite. I also love Einstrappen Neubauten (German industrial band) and when I first saw one of their lyrics in a Disco dialogue line, I was so exited, I took a picture so I'd never forget it. Electrochemistry (upon seeing the display of cigarettes and alcohol): "There, in that dark green glass, *a world of ruby, all in vein!* ". Incredible.

[@chrys0poeia]

Infinity Engine. Planescape: Torment. Those mispronounciations gave me psychic damage.

[@Paddlegoober]

They did do something incredible. Kim. Kim is incredible

[@PlayerJackPL]

I know they both act like rock'n'roll superstarts but you mistook Robert Kurvitz for Lenny Kravitz

[@Nikketsinne]

Okay you sold it to me. 🙌🙏

[@markwalch6065]

Ive been flirting with trying this the last 12 months or so but backed off, as it doesnt seemingly appeal to my tastes, however, lately Ive been stepping outside my comfort zone, Aliens dark descent for an example which I love. Anyway, you convinced me to take the plunge X.

[@CrossplatformGamerMasterRace]

I will get it soon as I get my Steam Deck

[@sinagolab4872]

They are not "Infinity Engineering" & "Planet-Escape Torment"

[@centmain4538]

Disco Elysium is amazing! It's insane how good it is. I'm about 8 hours into it now

[@fledglingbodhisatva4821]

3:58 Planescape 😎

[@vergeofcollapse]

Disco Elysium isn’t just great, it’s unique. An incredible experience from beginning to end!