Kim remains aloof throughout the investigation, but an empathetic enough detective can manage to uncover brief moments of vulnerability from Lt. Kitsuragi. I Played Disco Elysium as an Absolutely Gigantic Fascist, , and for that he is more or less a living saint. Your skills will give you the verbal side-eye, as artsy skill Conceptualization says something like, “Oh, you’re one of. You’re faced with an early choice here: do you back Kim up in this rather straightforward situation (against a character who, I reiterate, is labeled only as Racist Lorry Driver), or do you, the guy with such extreme amnesia that he has a dialogue option to ask about the concept of money, suggest your partner is overreacting? When Rene offers you the medal, refuse it for +1 Honour. Being “down” with fascism means tanking your relationship with Kim, and if the Steam achievements are any indication, it’s a fairly successful deterrent — at the time of this writing, the achievement for having the best possible relationship with Kim tops the list with 35.2% having unlocked it, while the one for having the worst (which I did get by choosing all the awful dialogue options) is in the bottom three at just 0.9%. "You're in this awful mess and literally nothing and no one is on your side—except Kim Kitsuragi," says Kurvitz. Disco Elysium presents you with equippable thoughts that yield stat bonuses and additional effects once they’ve been “researched” for a set period of time. (You may need high enough Half-Light, but I'm not sure). The game provides a whole host of dialogue options to define your character in a number of ways: the aforementioned doom-saying crackpot, a person who is sorry about absolutely everything all the time, and even a fervently nationalist, misogynistic fascist.
All that’s left to do is to verbalize your thoughts — go and talk to Measurehead about your newly-found insights.”. Some of these are interjections from Kim or other characters like a drunk named Idiot Doom Spiral (he characterizes your rants about The Foreigners as “low-concept”). "We wanted Kim to open up through the scenes and situations you get into," Kurvitz explains. And the final researched thought reveals that your character still cannot totally decipher his ramblings. An almost irreversible, unmitigated failure. When talking about the Hardie Boys, there is another "honourable" dialogue option for another +1 Honour. Kim has none of it, sternly correcting the man on his background. The last option gave me pause during my initial playthrough of the game, as I kept seeing these occasional dialogue options to blame economic woes on The Foreigners, extoll my white character’s believed biological superiority, or express skepticism of “the homo-sexual underground.” You can say some pretty nasty stuff in Disco Elysium, but exploring these options reveals a portrayal of prejudice that is surprisingly thoughtful about both its origins and its repercussions. After returning from the island, convince the others to let Cuno become a junior officer. Must be completed before Day 4 or 5.
Early in Disco Elysium, you get a quest to sing karaoke that you’ll probably fail, yowling horrendously to some sad song in an attempt to express yourself. Disco Elysium isn't entirely voice-acted, but the specific moments when characters speak lend an extra layer to their personalities. PC Gamer is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. “I don’t speak a word of Seolite, I’ve never met either one of my grandparents. Requires Interfacing of 4. is how it presents your character’s actions at a teasing remove. ", All of Disco Elysium's characters feel like real people. The conversation functions as a sort of safety net, leaving nuance for ulterior motives while conveying that someone like Kim does definitely notice your conversation choices.