Disco Elysium

"Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is an incredible narrative experience with deep and intricate systems. While the port has a few bugs that need working out it is still objectively the best way to play the game."

"A wonderfully written dialogue RPG that defies the preconception of what RPGs can be."

"An excellent role-playing game that will delight lovers of the genre but does not serve as an entrance for new players."

"Disco Elysium is a little great masterpiece that, due to slow gameplay and its impressive quantity and quality of dialogues, cannot be appreciated by everyone. Unfortunately for them, of course."

"Thanks to a unique formula and an absolutely masterful writing, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut manages to compensate for most of its shortcomings with an assortment of additions that enhance the merits of the creative vision of the developer, making …"

"Enhanced with fantastic and fresh content, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut is a game that dances through the vulgar and the sublime in an experience that excels in delivering superb storytelling with compelling gameplay mechanics; it’s a hallmark of the …"

"An irresponsibly deep detective RPG that lets you be any kind of detective you want. Even a bad one."

"Disco Elysium is a landmark title in gaming that will hopefully set a new standard for quality game design and writing. Everything offered within feels like a work borne from passion and talent, but that latter part’s what has me …"

"Occasionally obtuse and slow, Disco Elysium excels at delivering one of the best role-playing game experiences in a very long time with exceptional writing, world building and mechanical immersion"

"Disco Elysium is perhaps one of the best role-playing games of all time, and I don&s;t say that lightly. I haven&s;t played a game that has been able to so masterfully flex to my actions as well as ZA/UM&s;s freshman …"

"Disco Elysium is a difficult game to describe, but it&s;s easy to recommend. One of the most inventive games in recent memory, it&s;s an often cynical, mean-spirited RPG that&s;s nonetheless full of beauty and humanity. While its obsession with the …"

"Those that have been waiting to try Disco Elysium have no reason to hold out any longer. The game is available on pretty much every platform out there now, and it’s well worth playing. It’s unlike just about anything else, …"

"Disco Elysium is one of the most interesting games we&s;ve seen in decades in terms of its themes and writing. A conversation heavy investigative RPG that leans very heavily on the genre&s;s pen and paper roots. We&s;ve not seen this …"

"The heart and soul of Disco Elysium is stumbling through success, which has a certain charm to it. Sometimes that road is bumpy and restricted, but the fluff behind those bumps is at least interesting."

"ZA / UM, authors of Disco Elysium, showed great courage in not pretending to revolutionize a genre, but in dedicating themselves body and soul to overcoming their limits by exploiting their merits."

"Disco Elysium is a detective RPG that sets a new standard for storytelling."

"Due to a myriad of technical hiccups, finicky controller support and some uneven changes, Disco Elyisum - The Final Cut is disappointingly not the best version of this otherwise sophisticated and ingenious game."

"There is a lot to like about Disco Elysium. Its unorthodox and detailed world is beautifully rendered, and the characters are excellently voiced. There is a ton of style that makes it appealing, but none of it matters if the …"

"Disco Elysium: The Final Cut is a work of genius. I&s;m planning to immediately replay it, simply because I don&s;t want it to be over yet. The story is absolutely captivating, the world is filled to the brim with detail, …"

"Disco Elysium is an intelligent game with lots to say, but struggles with its tone while saying it."

"The fact that Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is now in a good state makes me incredibly happy because it means I can scream from the rooftops how much I want people to play this game. Not only did …"

"So deep, so well-written, so pleasant to watch, so funny and so dark, so clever, so free and replayable : for sure Disco Elysium is the kind of trip you will remember. One of the best RPG ever made."

"Disco Elysium: The Final Cut is the definitive version of an already brilliant game. It&s;s a melding pot of eccentric characters, thought-provoking social commentary, and a staggering sense of world and place within its setting. Its main narrative might fumble …"

"Disco Elysium&s;s expanded edition successfully builds upon an already excellent RPG, making it just as relevant today as it was in 2019."

"A major update to the intricately plotted and highly detailed RPG, that gives players more of what they loved in the original release and the same amount of what they didn&s;t."

"The world is not our own, but the fantasy of it allows the game to dig really deep, and I considered political views I hadn’t had to confront in years."

"If you love RPGs, reading or fancy something different - and I mean really damn different - then track down Disco Elysium."

"There are valid criticisms to level at Disco Elysium: The Final Cut. The console port wasn&s;t handled as cleanly as it could have been and new players are likely to get blindsided in a way that just a touch more …"

"If you’re someone who doesn’t “like to read” or wants a lot of action in their games, Disco Elysium might not be the best pick. It does an excellent job of bridging the worlds of literature and gaming, and offers …"

"Even with the handful of bugs this is a unique experience that is very easy to recommend. It&s;s an amazing RPG with an absolutely stunning amount of depth for a game where you&s;re mostly just talking to people. Both the …"

"Disco Elysium can be thoughtful, funny, sad, and profound. To see how it artfully navigates that spectrum, you simply need to play it for yourself"

"There are so many aspects of its design in which Disco Elysium stands unmatched. Boasting unparalleled player agency, the sort of writing that makes me deeply jealous and a cast of characters that are resolutely unforgettable, Disco Elysium is easily …"

"Disco Elysium’s dense, authored, yet player-driven storytelling uses the bones of RPG gameplay to deliver a truly modern piece of interactive political art."

"I&s;ve never laughed this much while playing a game. Well-read, nihilistic, dark, and intellectual, Disco Elysium is like your favorite poli-sci professor huffed paint and ran naked through the quad."

"Disco Elysium is an exquisitely-written RPG of external and internal turmoil, political unrest, and self-destruction, packaged into a detective noir."

"A verbose and rich psychological roleplaying game that doesn&s;t offer enough choice in the role you play."

"It goes without saying, Disco Elysium – The Final Cut is going to be a divisive experience. Some people are going to love all the dialogue, options, and role-playing elements. Even returning fans will flip at the voiceovers that really …"

"There will be essays written on Disco Elysium. This is one of those games that will be studied in universities as Citizen Kane is studied in film and D. H. Lawrence&s;s work is all-but unavoidable if you study literature. It&s;s …"

"Disco Elysium: The Final Cut is quite simply like nothing else in the medium. If you missed it on PC, it&s;s absolutely worth picking it up on console and investing some time and effort in its wonderfully complex world."

"The 1.02 patch just went live, but console players are still reporting that it&s;s not fixing a majority of the problems, especially progression blockers. Unfortunately it seems like a situation we&s;ll have to wait out, and just hope that ZA/UM …"

"Disco Elysium: The Final Cut is an absolute triumph. The narrative and dialogue, which is already wonderfully compelling on its own, has been given a massive boost thanks to the excellent voice acting introduced for the Final Cut. The gameplay …"

"Disco Elysium is an RPG where you play as an amnesiac cop investigating a murder. Thanks to its writing and emphasis on freedom, it&s;s unlike any other RPG out there."

"Disco Elysium: The Final Cut is everything the 2019 classic was and more. If you’re a fan of the original, you need to double-dip to experience the incredible work this cast of voice actors has put together. If you’ve never …"

"If you&s;re worried that Disco Elysium might be too slow for you, you&s;re probably right. It&s;s a visual novel through and through, where 90% of the gameplay is reading. It doesn&s;t skip any big issues, it doesn&s;t mind reminding you …"

"An utterly original RPG that sets new genre standards for exploration and conversation systems, and a brilliantly written tragicomedy about our inability to release the linchpins of our identity. Even when they hurt us.Richard Scott-Jones"

"An intense role-playing odyssey, despite some overstuffed writing, Disco Elysium is an experience that has to be played to be believed."

"Disco Elysium: The Final Cut is an exceptional achievement in role-playing. Expertly written, it&s;s an utterly engrossing detective drama at its best, and a fantastic sense of humour keeps the whole thing grounded. Its deliberately slow and methodical pacing won&s;t …"

"Disco Elysium: The Final Cut is a masterwork in video-game storytelling that will engross you from start to finish. Only persistent technical issues hold it back."

"Disco Elysium doesn&s;t shy away from its problems, but each one just cements how interesting those flaws are. Minor technical issues can be fixed, but what the game does, how it does it, and how the player responds is something …"

"It’s not very often that a game of this calibre comes along. Disco Elysium is mad with psychedelic energy, unabashedly dramatic, and dangerously well-written."

"Disco Elysium was already an excellent game when it first launched, and with The Final Cut, it&s;s been made even better."

"The Final Cut elevates Disco Elysium from an already phenomenal RPG to a true must-play masterpiece."

"I’m not necessarily a fan of all of the design choices - it’s often both too open ended and too restrictive - but I understand them all, and I wish it was less of an exception to the rule. I …"

"Disco Elysium is an impressive RPG that eschews combat for conversations and introduces an engaging world that rewards inquisitiveness."

"The game offers one of the most fascinating, unique, and fulfilling portrayals of the human mind."

"It&s;s that good."

"The constant ebb and flow of Disco Elysium&s;s storyline makes for one amazing adventure that can easily be replayed, tackling problems in different ways each time. The Nintendo Switch is a great fit for this kind of game, and the …"

"Disco Elysium is gritty and unapologetic, witty and bleak, and forces you to deal with your darkest demons and self-doubt. And I wouldn’t have it any other way."