Incline Disco Elysium - The Final Cut - a hardboiled cop show isometric RPG

[Egosphere]

No one has to 'debate' high school level understanding of reality

Marx and Engels's reputation remains intact solely due to the bulk of their work being considered political economy. Their methods, however, had to be implemented from the barrel of a gun, and gave nothing of worth to the people who bore the brunt of this experiment. Famine, civil war, ostracism, stagnating economy (once funneling labour into the cities was no longer an option), alcohol epidemic (to end all alcohol epidemics), falling life expectancy and a population that dreamed of immigration - that's the legacy of a 70 year experiment in Marxism

 

[Lord_Potato]

No one has to 'debate' high school level understanding of reality

Marx and Engels's reputation remains intact solely due to the bulk of their work being considered political economy. Their methods, however, had to be implemented from the barrel of a gun, and gave nothing of worth to the people who bore the brunt of this experiment. Famine, civil war, ostracism, stagnating economy (once funneling labour into the cities was no longer an option), alcohol epidemic (to end all alcohol epidemics), falling life expectancy and a population that dreamed of immigration - that's the legacy of a 70 year experiment in Marxism

Alcohol epidemic in Russia was older than communism. Actually, Soviets tried to fight it and failed miserably (last effort at prohibition in the late 80s)

And life expectancy actually decreased in post Soviet Russia.

 

[Israfael]

Internet that invented in capitalist country

Not sure if CERN counts as a 'capitalist' country, also not sure if there were no networks in the Soviet Union. It sounds as if you are saying that technology is somehow strictly dependant on your political system. If so, please kindly stop using anything space and satellite related, it's our Soviet perk and we won't fithly capitalist pigs to defile it!!1

 

[Dexter]

is that how eastern eu game devs look like
eew i suddenly like california

What the fuck is that even?

That guy should be punished for a total lack of fashion sense.

 

[Jimmious]

Sure that's the legacy, right right..... Yet somehow, the majority of Russians regret the fall of the USSR and even more surprisingly the percentages are higher in ages 55+ :makesyouthink:

 

[Jimmious]

What the fuck is that even?

That guy should be punished for a total lack of fashion sense.

I thought people in here like old school "culturally appropriate" clothing

 

[Taxnomore]

Imagine arguing that you love Disco Elysium but politics should stay clear off videogames.

 

[Verylittlefishes]

Imagine arguing that you love Disco Elysium but politics should stay clear off videogames.

bbbbbbut there are NO politics in modern videogames! only popamole and sawyerism.

 

[Verylittlefishes]

Sure that's the legacy, right right..... Yet somehow, the majority of Russians regret the fall of the USSR and even more surprisingly the percentages are higher in ages 55+ :makesyouthink:

I bet that in 1930s a lot of people 55+ regretted all that revolution thing.

 

[Delterius]

Sure that's the legacy, right right..... Yet somehow, the majority of Russians regret the fall of the USSR and even more surprisingly the percentages are higher in ages 55+ :makesyouthink:

I bet that in 1930s a lot of people 55+ regretted all that revolution thing.

hah a 55+ serf

good one

 

[Zombra]

I thought people in here like old school "culturally appropriate" clothing

Codexers are "traditionalists" ... when it comes to traditions they happen to like.

 

[Egosphere]

Alcohol epidemic in Russia was older than communism. Actually, Soviets tried to fight it and failed miserably (last effort at prohibition in the late 80s)

And life expectancy actually decreased in post Soviet Russia.

It took on a whole new life form in the soviet union. It was also incomparable to pre-soviet times, because the soviets had higher rates of urbanization and gdp/ppp than pre-soviet era, yet the epidemic spread like wildfire to be the single biggest cause of mortality. This caused life expectancy to fall year on year for over two decades, putting it in the uncomfortable position of being the only country in europe to have a contracting lifespan. Meanwhile, other countries that were agrarian backwaters ( like Ireland, all the way to the 50-60s ) went in the exact opposite direction - massive growth in incomes, life expectancy, big decreases in alcohol consumption etc. You'd think genes were the explanation, but 30 years after the end of the soviet experience, per capita alcohol consumption has normalized with western europe, whilst life expectancy continues to converge with first world levels.

Sure that's the legacy, right right..... Yet somehow, the majority of Russians regret the fall of the USSR and even more surprisingly the percentages are higher in ages 55+ :makesyouthink:

Don't trust boomers

 

[Harthwain]

Yeah, I guess "thanks" to Marx and Engels for participating in creating of ideology that destroyed half of the world and almost burned other half with nukes.

While you're at it you can thank Christ for creating the groundwork for the Catholic Church and its affiliated pedophilia. It'd make just as much sense as blaming the WW2 and the Cold War (or anything that self-proclaimed communists anywhere in the world did) - on Marx and Engels.

I mean, commies is much worse than nazis, just for a fact that nazis was persecuted for their crimes and commies managed to get away with genocide and deportation with aura of "good guys".

Are you an American by any chance? Because in Europe, especially in Eastern Europe, communists are nowhere near the "good guys", especially after the WW2 and the Iron Curtain. Even in USA the term "communist" is considered to be an invective since the Cold War. So who is really giving communists the supposed "aura of >good guys<"? And by communists I mean - of course - the Soviets, because there is no real communism left in the world. Even Russian and Chinese "communists" are communist pretty much only in name. Or do you lump socialists with the communists?

And no more support for TGA, because if someone said "Hitler did nothing wrong" he/she would be lynched and award taken away, meanwhile commies get away "cuz good guys and shit" meanwhile in any communist regime such show isn't possible and TGA owners will be prosecuted.

You mean the China? They get away with a lot of stuff because of capitalism, not your imagined communism.

Marx and Engels's reputation remains intact solely due to the bulk of their work being considered political economy. Their methods, however, had to be implemented from the barrel of a gun, and gave nothing of worth to the people who bore the brunt of this experiment. Famine, civil war, ostracism, stagnating economy (once funneling labour into the cities was no longer an option), alcohol epidemic (to end all alcohol epidemics), falling life expectancy and a population that dreamed of immigration - that's the legacy of a 70 year experiment in Marxism

Didn't Einstein said once: "In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not."?

 

[Quillon]

 

[fantadomat]

is that how eastern eu game devs look like
eew i suddenly like california

What the fuck is that even?

That guy should be punished for a total lack of fashion sense.

Dumb american bigot!

 

[Verylittlefishes]

fuck, this is brilliant.

 

[Atchodas]

Need to post this in relevant thread dedicated to cuck Sawyer

also no surprise he is butthurt about DE success since making game like that was his dream all the time and now even if he makes it everyone will say like meh DE was better

 

[Verylittlefishes]

Need to post this in relevant thread dedicated to cuck Sawyer

also no surprise he is butthurt about DE success since making game like that was his dream all the time and now even if he makes it everyone will say like meh DE was better

his butthurt right now is cosmic one.

 

[Delterius]

'pls hire these ppl to save your show' isn't butthurt

also sawyer is too autistic for that you fools

 

[Rinslin Merwind]

Not sure if CERN counts as a 'capitalist' country

Yeah, right, an organization placed in capitalist country, financed by capitalist country, definetly can't be count a capitalist organization...At least search CERN members, before talk shit. Moreover, if it wasn't for commercial value I doubt someone would build cable/antenna/satellite system around the world and give access to anyone.

It sounds as if you are saying that technology is somehow strictly dependant on your political system.

Technology maybe not strictly dependent on political system, but accessibility to technology - yes it is. There countless examples of how paranoid and greedy for power governments forbade research and use of certain technology.

If so, please kindly stop using anything space and satellite related, it's our Soviet perk and we won't fifthly capitalist pigs to defile it!!1

If it wasn't for opposing to "evul capitalists", greedy bureaucratic communist government would ignore space and technology. However capitalist systems perfectly capable to research space without any external threat, because it expands amount of services that can be offered for money.

 

[Egosphere]

Need to post this in relevant thread dedicated to cuck Sawyer

also no surprise he is butthurt about DE success since making game like that was his dream all the time and now even if he makes it everyone will say like meh DE was better

His dream was a historical rpg

 

[JarlFrank]

is that how eastern eu game devs look like
eew i suddenly like california

What the fuck is that even?

That guy should be punished for a total lack of fashion sense.

The girl's shoes are very nice though.
Cute toes.

 

[Molina]

My little consideration for Sawyer has just vanished.

 

[Dexter]

So, how does one get a piece of the mainstream awards pie? At least how do you get to be the one hipster choice they choose to show that they aren't completely corrupt?

You need to get an "in" with the Progressive SanFran/New York "game journo" clique that vote for this shit, audience score was like a negligible 10%, the rest comes from outlets like Polygon, The Verge, VICE, Venturebeat, EuroGamer, Ars Technica, Kotaku and the likes, a lot of which's staff if they're not outright Commies or SJWs themselves, have strong sympathies towards any apparent allies: https://thegameawards.com/voting-jury

Gone Home is a good example to follow and their connection with other game journalists both personally and through their "Idle Thumbs Podcast" back then, of which the Firewatch developers were also part of and got to benefit of later.

However, being tongue-bathed by these websites or even showered with awards doesn't necessarily mean particular commercial or popular success. While Gone Home and Firewatch were moderately successful, other pushes like for the "spiritual sequel" to Gone Home, Tacoma failed utterly, as did their push for Sunset or Where the Water Tastes Like Wine.

Even considering the four awards they just got, you need to also put their "success" in perspective, SteamSpy estimates they've sold somewhere between 100-200k copies for the past 3 months: https://steamspy.com/app/632470

For comparison, BONEWORKS, a VR-only game that released just 3 days ago and was mostly shilled directly to the audience sold between 200-500k copies in 3 days: https://steamspy.com/app/823500

This also came up in the "Steam Platform Discussion Thread" when J_C got butthurt that Disco Elysium wasn't nominated for "Outstanding Visual Style", since it's a user-driven instead of journalist-driven nomination: https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/1723120578733145556

Disco Elysium is a tiny niche game and will likely remain this even compared to something like Pillars of Eternity 1&2, Tyranny or Torment no matter how many "awards" it gets and is not anywhere close to the user engagement or popularity of some of its "would-be competitors" in some of these user choice categories on Steam:

Spoiler

 

[RNGsus]

Have I mentioned I've met the developers?