Hades, Disco Elysium, or Obra Dinn: What am I buying tonight?

[trashbandit]

They're all best in class games, so it's kind of hard to say without knowing what kinda games you tend to prefer. Hades is certainly the easiest to dive into and is much more 'game-y' than Disco or Obra Din. Disco is a great sit back and relax game, but you gotta keep in mind that 90% of that game is just reading text(it's good fucking text though).

 

[Depressed Panda]

Hades (not even close) > Disco > other stuff

 

[SunPie]

I picked Obra Dinn but may do Disco as well. Generally not a fan of rogue likes so skeptical I'd enjoy Hades

 

[gitrektali]

All 3 are some of the best games ever made, but I'll have to give my vote to Obra Dinn. A truly special game in every way

 

[oldzac]

Disco Elysium ran perfectly on my 2019 Macbook Pro, although it crashed twice. Just make sure to save regularly and you'll be good. That's my pick but you can't go wrong with any of them.

 

[Matzpxl]

I bought the game after hearing this music! I hope I like it as much as this track! Thanks!

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You won't regret it. This game is truly something else.

 

[Sei]

I voted Obra Dinn because it's incredibly easy to get into and get lost in playing it for hours.

Disco is more overwhelming.

 

[Keldroc]

All three are excellent, but Disco Elysium is the best of the three.

 

[YaBish]

Disco is the best game, but Hades is the most fun. They're my GotY's from this year and last.

 

[CabooseMSG]

Im pretty sure Greg Kasavin of Supergiant on twitter said, within the past couple weeks, that Hades isn't getting ported anywhere else

 

[Deleted member 49319]

DE is the game of the decade.

 

[iHeartGameDev]

Hades is GOTY

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Bingo. Hades please

 

[Feign]

Disco Elysium is great but of the three, it's the one I didn't finish. The bleakness/unpleasantness got to me eventually.

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Spoiler: Tone of finale, not specifics

I think the ending is relatively optimistic. At the very least the character resolutions. The world has issues both manmade and intrinsic, but the juxtaposition sells the utter joy and wonder of the climax.

 

[Phendrana]

It looks like it'll be Hades that you play, but definitely don't let the other two fall by the wayside for very long.

Disco Elysium and especially Return of the Obra Dinn are two of the best games ever made.

Outer Wilds should be listed alongside these three btw.

 

[Sabot]

Disco Elysium is my favorite game of the last few years, including anything this year.

 

[BAW]

Why not troth?

 

[Feign]

Outer Wilds should be listed alongside these three btw.

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This. I played Disco and Wilds one after the other and it was a treat to experience so much experimentation with narrative back to back.

Disco Elysium is my favorite game of the last few years, including anything this year.

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I'm going to throw out 13 Sentinels if you haven't played it. Despite the anime aesthetic, if you liked the worldbuilding and characterization of Revachol and its world, then I think you'll find a lot to enjoy with 13 Sentinels, too. It takes a bit of time for things to open up, but when it does it's an absolute treat.

For a while games wanted to reach the storytelling quality of premium television. I remember alone in the dark on Wii being marketed with that in mind. This is the first time I feel like that vision has been achieved. I think Buffy may be an apt comparison, too. You could describe Buffy as a show about a vampire hunter, but really that's window dressing for the emotional subtext.

 

[MrWindUpBird]

Hades will win this poll, but it's just the hot new thing and recency bias is poison.

Disco Elysium is the second best game of 2019 (after Outer Wilds) and one of the best games ever made.

Obra Dinn is coincidentally the second best game of 2018 (after Into the Breach) and is a really phenomenal detective game.

If you want an action game, get Hades. If you want to enjoy some of the best writing to ever grace the medium, get Disco. If you want to use your brain in a way games almost never explore, get Obra Dinn.

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I'm sure if someone made this thread and Disco Elysium has just come out I've got a strong feeling you wouldn't be saying it was recency bias's. Hades is just a really good game.

 

[Mesoian]

Hades is GOTY 2020
Disco Elysium is GOTY 2019
Obra Dinn is GOTY 2018

You will be well served by any of them.

 

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I'm going crazy waiting for Disco on console. No word in forever.
(I have it on Steam, but I'd prefer to not sit at the computer)

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Same lol.

 

[whatsarobot]

Hades is GOTY 2020
Disco Elysium is GOTY 2019
Obra Dinn is GOTY 2018

You will be well served by any of them.

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This seems to be a fairly agreed upon consensus!

But the winner is: HADES.

Thanks to everyone who spoke into it. My impressions so far are the game is incredible. Three hours just flew by. The worldbuilding is great but so far the gameplay still hasn't totally hooked me. Combo's seem simplistic with a lot of dodging, but I've only done two runs so far. First time beat the first boss and made it to the second, but just sliding aroujdn shooting arrows.

That said, it's Supergiant, and I know there's a lot more coming up soon.

Question for any Hades fans on MAC: To get 4k I used the launch code /AttemptHighDPI=true which made the option appear (before that only 1050). But now the animated parts (death animations, doors breaking open, etc) still seem to be encoded at 720p and it makes them big and blurry and distracting. Anyone got a solution?

 

[Sabot]

I'm going to throw out 13 Sentinels if you haven't played it. Despite the anime aesthetic, if you liked the worldbuilding and characterization of Revachol and its world, then I think you'll find a lot to enjoy with 13 Sentinels, too. It takes a bit of time for things to open up, but when it does it's an absolute treat.

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I'm actually in the prologue for it atm.

I sorta got addicted to Genshin Impact shortly after starting it. Will go back after my red hot burn to grind loot goes away.

 

[Chromie]

Hades is GOTY

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Disco is GOTG!

 

[Bradford]

Hades is truly fantastic but the answer is Disco Elysium.

Or do all three. All three are great. I finished Obra Dinn in a single day because it was enthralling.

 

[emmastone]

They're all 3 equally great.

 

[Tragicomedy]

Disco is the best game of this generation.

 

[shodgson8]

100% Disco.

You get the meet Kim Kitsuragi, the best character of the last few years.

 

[AhahaICantAnswer]

Hades for me. Just finished the first boss only and I see myself sinking my time with this game! I like the various playstyles and each run will be unique!

 

[Big Powder]

I've played all three, and Disco Elysium wins for me by a longshot. It's one of the best games to come out in the past decade.

 

[His Majesty]

I love Hades and it's a great combination of Supergiant storytelling, visual presentation and roguelite gameplay. That said, I would recommend to go with Disco Elysium. It is one of the best written games with a wide cast of interesting characters, dialogue ranging from extremely hilarious to profoundly insightful and humanistic. And it all ties together beautifully in the end.

I see now that you've already made your choice. Have fun but definitely keep Disco on your waiting list!

 

[aiswyda]

Haven't played the other two but Obra Dinn is incredible (one of my 10/10 for the gen) and runs well enough on Macs!! I had no problems playing it myself on my Mac, which is woefully underpowered

 

[sredgrin]

All great but:

Obra Dinn is on its biggest sale yet, and also is the shortest game. So get it, enjoy the greatness, and then buy the other two.

 

[ravnelis]

Hades is phenomenal. Fantastic music and the story is longer than expected. Also, combat system is probably the best out of all SuperGiant games.

 

[BloodRayne]

Why is Obra Dinn so good? I never played it

 

[Mugen]

Hades is probably GotY 2020, takes potentially a very long time to beat (I haven't yet after 15+ hours).
Obra Dinn was PC GotY 2018, can be beaten in a couple of evenings and is a very unique game.

 

[Uzzy]

PC Gaming ERA's GOTY 2018 vs PC Gaming ERA's GOTY 2019 vs what's going to be in contention for PC Gaming ERA's GOTY 2020? Can't lose really.

You already went with Hades which is a great choice, though I'd have probably recommended Disco Elysium or Obra Dinn, just because those are 'complete' games, whereas Hades is likely getting updates in 2021. But hey you can always return to it then, it's a minor difference really given that Hades hit 1.0 recently anyway.

 

[Khanimus]

Disco or Hades

 

[Gala]

All of them.

 

[TerremotoDePorta]

Go to the Epic Games Store, make an account if you don't have one, add Rocket League to your account (it's free to play now), you'll get a coupon for 10€ off (I guess the equivalent in other currencies as well), go get Hades for basically half price.

 

[ExReey]

Hades will win this poll, but it's just the hot new thing and recency bias is poison.

Disco Elysium is the second best game of 2019 (after Outer Wilds) and one of the best games ever made.

Obra Dinn is coincidentally the second best game of 2018 (after Into the Breach) and is a really phenomenal detective game.

If you want an action game, get Hades. If you want to enjoy some of the best writing to ever grace the medium, get Disco. If you want to use your brain in a way games almost never explore, get Obra Dinn.

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Couldn't say it any better.

So you should buy Outer Wilds first.

 

[cowbanana]

Disco Elysium is the best of those by a huge margin. It's not a console game, so it won't win the poll here.

 

[dreamstation]

What did you buy OP? Voted for Disco Elysium obviously. Amazing experience.