Planita's Blog

For May 2022, Planita will spotlight narrative RPGs, where the text and the narrative play a large role in the game, but doesn't completely define it.

Disco Elysium

You are an amnesiac detective who has been tasked with solving a murder mystery.

Gameplay

While the gameplay of Disco Elysium differs significantly from the other entries this month, it is fundamentally still a narrative driven game centered around dialogue. While the game features several dozen unique characters, the best dialogue occurs with the voices inside the character's head. Each voice reflects the 24 different skills the character can invest in, who speak up during the character's interactions with the world. The character can literally debate himself as the different voices speak up and argue with each other over something the detective has done.