Disco Elysium Pre-Release Thread [GO TO NEW THREAD]

[Deleted Member 16721]

The game is 6 days long, you're on day 3 with 16 hours played and you said you're playing slowly. The game is probably not 40+ hours for one playthrough, though I'm sure it's replayable.

Sorry, my Steam time didn't update until I just now quit. I'm at 22 hours and just started day 3.

 

[Infinitron]

Will reviews start coming on a certain day?

There'll probably be some on release day obviously. But there's no particular embargo date so there could be reviews on any day before or after the release.

 

[Deleted Member 16721]

I've never met a dev who could accurately predict the time needed to complete his own game. You can't really put yourself in the shoes of a new player when you've been up to your knees in the game's code for years.

But they probably have testers who completed the game already to get their figures from. It will be interesting to see the 'howlongtobeat' numbers for the game, that's for sure.

 

[Deleted Member 16721]

Kim is a real bro, too. Through thick and thin. I like that guy.

 

[gerey]

25-30 is a farcry from average 60 hours stated by the devs...hmm

I'd rather have a game that is half as long, but fresh throughout, than one that is bogged down with hours of filler.

I've never met a dev who could accurately predict the time needed to complete his own game.

If infamous examples are anything to go by, most devs seem utterly incapable of playing through their own games in a competent fashion.

 

[Haba]

25-30 is a farcry from average 60 hours stated by the devs...hmm

From the streams, it really depends on the player and what route they choose. One path can be twice as long as the alternative one.

 

[Fenix]

Wait, why bg 1 not 2?!

BG2 has some problems or rather lack some qualities in comparison with BG1.
Almost same story as with Fallout and Fallout 2 - one series, but very different games in spirit.
I played BG2 2 times and dropped it twice at same place in game.
I would call BG2 as Call of Duty of RPGs.

 

[Tigranes]

25-30 is a farcry from average 60 hours stated by the devs...hmm

Devs said if you rush you could beat it in 30. 60 is for completionist, 90 is for if you savor and pore over every detail.

But he didn't rush? Read all text and completed as many tasks as he could

Why is 'hours completed' a relevant number for anybody?

First, the time players take for similar tasks varies wildly, especially in RPGs. I finished Jade Empire in a single long sitting on a rented Xbox, while others say they took 40 or more.

Second, the actual numbers can be unreliable. In-game save hours might not account for reloads in a challenging game, Steam hours can be extended if you leave the game on, human memory can fail, etc.

Third, developers themselves don't exactly sit there and calculate their own figures down to a tee.

The only question is whether it's a short or long game. Given the nature of Disco Elysium, it seems safe to assume it's shorter than grand CRPGs of yesteryear and probably on par with the shorter games today.

 

[Verylittlefishes]

Wait, why bg 1 not 2?!

BG2 has some probplems or lack some qualities in comparison with BG1.
Almost same story as with Fallout and Fallout 2 - one series, but very different games in spirit.
I played BG2 2 times and dropped it twice at same place in game.
I would call BG2 as Call of Duty of RPGs.

I liked throne of baal, its so childishly epic.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

If you were some fat americans i wouldn't think of buying it

 

[Terenty]

The only question is whether it's a short or long game. Given the nature of Disco Elysium, it seems safe to assume it's shorter than grand CRPGs of yesteryear and probably on par with the shorter games today.

Let me quote the dev

Robert Kurvitz said:

Disco Elysium is, in every sense of the word, a huge game. It’s bigger than *giant* and (a little) smaller than *gargantuan*, so I would say it is about colossus-sized.

Well, it takes 60+ hours of continuous playtime to finish Disco Elysium if you’re a reasonably completionist player, as I am.

 

[Tigranes]

The only question is whether it's a short or long game. Given the nature of Disco Elysium, it seems safe to assume it's shorter than grand CRPGs of yesteryear and probably on par with the shorter games today.

Let me quote the dev

Robert Kurvitz said:

Disco Elysium is, in every sense of the word, a huge game. It’s bigger than *giant* and (a little) smaller than *gargantuan*, so I would say it is about colossus-sized.

Well, it takes 60+ hours of continuous playtime to finish Disco Elysium if you’re a reasonably completionist player, as I am.

Yeah. I don't believe them on that. I also don't think length is a big deal, unless it's tiny. We'll see.

 

[Fenix]

Come on, I'm trying every day not to be Russian

We are all Russians here, even if we don't want to or deny it - especially if we deny it.

I've been watching a few streams on and off and I have to say I dig OldManMordait's the most so far – he's actually roleplaying instead of just vacuuming everything clickable. If you've missed it, check it out, he's on rn:

Thanks man! I'll watch him, interesting observation.

Communism is great, comrade.

Maybe it will be surprise for you, but Communism is a theory, according to which you need to progress TO Comminism, you don' tget immediately because you are under ruling of Communistic Party. So, USSR never lived under Communism - it was socialism all the way to the end - counter-ravolution in 91, or rather to be precise - finishing part of counter-revolution that happened much much earlier, I guess time of assasinating Stalin is the most obvious point.
So - we in USSR used money for like, buying and paying for stuff.
Just to make sure you are joking.

wtf?! is this a video game or a book?

It's both.
It's like Kurvitz invented new genre - for real.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

So, USSR never lived under Communism

 

[Anthedon]

Been reading this thread for a while now and I'm becoming excited for the release date. It really looks rather unique. Are we in for another hit from Eastern Europe after ATOM?

 

[Jenkem]

since kasparov slandered me and says i am a jordan peterson fan when im not fuk u dude... i'll buy underworld ascendant instead

the kwan hate in this thread is disgusting

 

[Verylittlefishes]

So, USSR never lived under Communism

tell us more

 

[Jenkem]

Fluent I would be very ashamed in your place.

You had the demo for one week and you don't know how to use the healing/morale restoring items!? How the fuck can you be so useless?

And you want people to trust your "expert" opinion. Fml. A crazy honeybadger is more informed than you.

no one trusts his expert opinion. he doesn't even review games. he doesnt even have a video of the DE preview on his channel, never streamed it for us or anyone else for that matter, and will never review the actual game besides milquetoast posts on this forum saying "it's great! as good as numenera, friends!" he's a grifter. Kasparov would have been better off giving fantadomat a key.

 

[Jenkem]

fantadomat is the hero we need, but not the one we deserve.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

he probably sold the key lol

 

[Tyranicon]

I’m looking forward to this new book.

 

[IHaveHugeNick]

Wait, Fluent scammed them out of a key?

 

[Fenix]

So, USSR never lived under Communism

It's like you are too dumb to understand plain text I wrote or something?

 

[the mole]

Reminder fat Americans allowed your country to exist

 

[Alpan]

For a game that revolves around dialogue-based C&C and boasts over a million words of text, any estimate of playtime needs to take into account the player's reading speed.