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Disco Elysium Developers Shout Out Marx And Engels In Game Awards Victory Speech
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Not surprised considering the constant communism references the game throws to the player. I felt that the universe (the pale, politics, other nations) was barely explored in Disco Elysium, I really hope that the good reception means more games in the same universe.
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One of the best games I've ever played, it's not often a game can emotionally gut punch me as hard as Disco did and then make me genuinely belly laugh a minute or two later. If the game awards had a comedy award Disco would have won that as well no problem.
Zaum should be able to go on and make many more RPG's from now on if they wish. I do hope that a good console port can be made, it deserves to be experienced by as many people as possible.
Zaum should be able to go on and make many more RPG's from now on if they wish. I do hope that a good console port can be made, it deserves to be experienced by as many people as possible.
I would buy this as a pixel-character T-shirt off The Yetee if it existed.
When they showed Marx and Engels in the audience they looked so happy. Hope this helps them get their name out there. Great achievement for all involved, congrats.
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Depends of what you'd call a communist game. There are communists in the game and you can be communist yourself, and a failed communist revolution is an important past event in the setting. Some of it (particularly your character's potential communist views) is played for humour. I wouldn't say it's overtly pro or anti communist in its themes though, but someone who's thought about it longer than I have could probably make a case for it.
I missed this bit, but I gotta say watching the awards after hearing the election result in the UK I was a bit "so this is all bullshit spectacle and totally devoid of political relevance no wonder we're voting in right-wing authoritarian bullshit."
The more I see, the more I'm in love with this game. Number one on my Steam wishlist by far. Gotta support a comradeIt can be
The country the game takes place in had a Communist revolution that was violently crushed by foreign capitalist nations. It's still dealing with the fallout. Throughout the game you can find buildings that have been bombed out years ago and not repaired, traces of firing squads (complete with unrepaired bullet holes), and so on. Characters in the game range from full communists to outright fascists, and the game has a lot more sympathy for the former than the latter.
You can also opt to be a communist yourself. But the protagonist, no matter what your choices, is kind of a lunatic running from his own personal issues. And throwing yourself headlong into the extremes of any sort of political opinion (you can even be an extreme radical centrist) is one way to do this.
So by following "communist" choices you can declare yourself a GIGANTIC COMMUNIST with plans to turn your precinct into the beginnings of a new revolutionary army. Needless to say, you cannot actually do this. But it is extremely funny.
Have you got that the right way round? Or do you mean the actual in-game world?
You can also talk yourself into thinking you're actually Kras Mazov
It's a russian poet Vladimir Mayakovsky btw, Kotaku made a mistake. Vladimir Makovsky did indeed exist and was a painter, but the guy clearly says "Mayakovsky" and it also makes more sense since Mayakovsky was one of the most famous communist poets.
The game covers a variety of political positions, and at times doesn't always take itself too seriously, even though the subject matter is often very serious. That's what I love about it. They are leftists but they know when to laugh at leftist ideals too. And they humanize everyone in the game no matter the political spectrum.
Oh yeah, they often make fun of you if you try to take a moderate approach too. It's fun.
Oh yeah, they often make fun of you if you try to take a moderate approach too. It's fun.
