How Disco Elysium Makes You Feel Hopeless

Spoiler warning for Disco Elysium (Obviously).

There are a lot of game design "rules" that are common knowledge, but there are also many that work under the surface. They are fundamental to how we interact with games, and Disco Elysium breaks them to make you feel inadequate.

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ENDING THEME:
Paul Looney - God, Please (The Lieutenant' Theme)
God, Please (The Lieutenant's Theme) ...

GAMES (Chronologically):
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
Super Mario Odyssey
Battlefield 1
The Walking Dead
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Fallout: New Vegas
Dark Souls: Remastered

OTHER MUSIC (Chronologically):
Far Cry 3 - I'm Sorry
The Return of the Obra Dinn - Main Theme
Disco Elysium - The Whirling-in-Rags Cafeteria
Mafia 3 - Only One Thing We're Good At
Red Dead Redemption - Main Theme
Deus Ex - UNATCO Conversation Theme
Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs - Mandus
Hades - No Escape

CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Introduction
00:38 - Game Design
02:12 - "Metaphysical" Rules
03:05 - The Debt
05:35 - The Body
07:38 - Sorry Cop
09:20 - Joyce
10:33 - Conclusion
12:49 - God, Please (The Lieutenant's Theme)

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