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What does Kim say when you're all "we speak Revacholian around these parts"?
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Oct 19, 2021 06:43
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Revachol is a cultural mix resembling post-Cold War Eastern Europe (IE, where the devs are), France, and the United States in various ways culturally and historically. Hard to say what language they're 'meant' to be speaking, though it probably is ambiguous on purpose.
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Oct 19, 2021 06:51
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Finally beat the game as my 2/2/6/2 incredibly apologetic force of nature cop. I managed to quit drinking and never took any drugs but apparently the 4 cigarettes I smoked throughout the game were enough for Kim to describe me as a constant smoker. I didn't even reach an average of one per day, that's less than he does!!! Highlights of my playthrough were succeeding a 28% roll to convince Ruby not to kill herself and +2 : Kim *truly* trusts you  Absolutely loved the game but my experience was slightly soured by the poor quality of the switch port. The game crashed on me on three separate occassions and the load times were absolutely abysmal, it would take up to 3 minutes to get from outside the Whirling to the balcony on the top floor. For some reason I also assumed the game was on a 3 day time limit (and then a 4 day one when I hit day 4...), so I ended up missing out on a lot of content I didn't need to. As soon as a new patch drops I want to do at least one more playthrough, probably one for each ideology with a completionist as possible communist one being the last. My halfhearted attempt to roleplay a consistent character had me end up as the world's lamest communist, I had almost as much points in moralism as I did communism and I didn't even finish the vision quest because I didn't think I had enough time.
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Oct 19, 2021 10:08
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Xander77 posted:What does Kim say when you're all "we speak Revacholian around these parts"? Something to the effect of Revacholian isn't a real language but I don't remember what he says the actual language of Revachol is. e: pulled up an old save to grab this screenshot 
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Oct 19, 2021 10:28
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I remember when I was talking to Gorący Kubek for the first time and did a major double-take because Gorący Kubek is a Polish brand of instant soup. And then I failed the encyclopedia check and called him "Mr Gorący Kubek" after he offered me a cup. Such a little joke but it brought me so much joy
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Oct 19, 2021 10:52
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just started playing after the sale and i gotta say: i can barely do a day before feeling satisfied with what ive done. only in day 2 so halfway tempted to just restart with a Half Light and Inland Empire run to see how it goes.
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Oct 21, 2021 06:40
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Ghost Leviathan posted:Revachol is a cultural mix resembling post-Cold War Eastern Europe (IE, where the devs are), France, and the United States in various ways culturally and historically. Hard to say what language they're 'meant' to be speaking, though it probably is ambiguous on purpose. The dying coastal towns and racist lorry drivers always reminded me of England, but they might just be more common than I first thought.
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Oct 21, 2021 11:21
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Vagabong posted:The dying coastal towns and racist lorry drivers always reminded me of England, but they might just be more common than I first thought. dying coastal towns and racist lorry drivers are a ubiquitous, international occurance, i'm afraid as for the inspirations - imo, Disco Elysium has a powerful, unmistakably Baltic vibe above all else. which is super obvious, all things considered  but if you ever find yourself on the Baltic coast in winter (preferably around some decrepit Soviet-built resort town), you might find it *very* familiarthis artwork has that kind of vibe in spades, btw (it's not DE, but iirc it's got something to do with that book set in the same universe) 
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Oct 21, 2021 13:17
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OMFG FURRY posted:just started playing after the sale and i gotta say: I would tell you it's worth it to stick with it but.... Half-Light and Inland Empire have really, really good banter at super high-levels, it's worth it to go all-in with those.
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Oct 21, 2021 13:27
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Yeah my first run was heavy on Inland Empire / Esprit de Corps / Shivers and I feel like I accidentally found the best build in the game for me. Maybe not that impressive as I just picked skills that sounded interesting to me and further boosted the ones that said interesting things.
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Oct 21, 2021 14:12
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I've been doing a high PHYS play and trying to be a racist piece of It is loving funny to yell welcome to Revachol when hitting things though.
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Oct 21, 2021 14:29
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Deckit posted:I've been doing a high PHYS play and trying to be a racist piece of Ow! I heart my hand and my heart!
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Oct 21, 2021 15:11
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Party Boat posted:Yeah my first run was heavy on Inland Empire / Esprit de Corps / Shivers and I feel like I accidentally found the best build in the game for me. Maybe not that impressive as I just picked skills that sounded interesting to me and further boosted the ones that said interesting things. This is similar to my first playthrough though I also boosted electrochemistry a lot at first, before I realized it mostly drives Harry to be a terrible person.  Drama is the most underrated skill IMO. The "sire!" stuff is very fun, and it has the most ridiculous suggestions.
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Oct 21, 2021 16:16
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Randallteal posted:This is similar to my first playthrough though I also boosted electrochemistry a lot at first, before I realized it mostly drives Harry to be a terrible person. Are you saying this makes Harry a terrible person?  And/or this? (with help from your necktie!) 
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Oct 21, 2021 16:31
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Don’t put any points into Volition, it may raise your morale bar but it doesn’t want you to have any fun.
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Oct 21, 2021 16:39
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pedro0930 posted:What's with the language of Revachol? Is it canonically "French" but the game is mostly in English for the benefit of the player? Is it some kind of Creole language? Revachol's colonizers were the not-France of Elysium. However, as Revachol progressed to become the center of the world, it became a cosmopolitan city, hence the many different accents
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Oct 21, 2021 16:59
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Kim may be willing to take a bullet for you, but I guess even he has his limits:
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Oct 21, 2021 17:23
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PageMaster posted:Kim may be willing to take a bullet for you, but I guess even he has his limits:
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Oct 21, 2021 17:27
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I tried getting into DE several times since it came out but it just didn't click with me. Tried again now that it's fully voice and hoo baby, now it's constantly in the back of my head. Game good. Really good.
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Oct 26, 2021 16:31
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Yeah I just adore the voice acting and coming back to the game after the inclusion of the narrator just adds so much depth. There are a few other voice actor changes which people have varying opinions about but broadly it's just one of the most enjoyably acted games. The games systems are just the icing on top of that if they took the same skills/thoughts system and put it in a totally different setting with the same level of voice-acting/dialogue they'd be on to a winner
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Oct 26, 2021 17:02
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Coming back to the Whirling after a long day of scaling the harbour, investigating abandoned buildings, and getting made fun of by my colleagues. The music feels as empty as my heart. Why even bother anymore. Then I find Garte waiting for me. Up at 2 AM, always with a smile on his face. He makes it all worthwhile. Sorry about your girl riding the cock carousel.
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Oct 27, 2021 08:10
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Something about the style of this reminded me of Disco Elysium
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Oct 28, 2021 15:20
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Cock carousel
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Oct 29, 2021 12:17
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Harry are you okay? game done, i was real sad i failed a 70something % roll to save Kim, but my failure was soon redeemed when i learned that the result was that Cuno replaces him as your partner to finish out the investigation the coalition rejected me as a druggie when i told them communism killed the dude, but to be fair, i did choose electrochemistry as my special stat
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Oct 30, 2021 22:00
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Alright I took the thread advice and grew out the chops, then recruited my wife as Kim Kitsuragi. How did we do?  
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Oct 31, 2021 23:31
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Good work, detective.
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Oct 31, 2021 23:39
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Nailed it bratan
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Nov 1, 2021 00:41
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Well done sire
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Nov 1, 2021 03:01
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This is adorable https://twitter.com/discoelysium/status/1455867461547462664
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Nov 3, 2021 18:47
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An admirable Halloween from the both of you.
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Nov 3, 2021 18:55
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A couple days late but I thought about this costume a whole drat year before I got to do it. As an immigrant, a binoclard, and a perennially-patient man with a small notebook, I cannot tell you how important the character of Kim is to me. "Every school of thought and government has failed in this city, but I love it nonetheless. It belongs to me as much as it belongs to you."
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Nov 4, 2021 00:50
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So I just beat the game, absolute banger, even though the ending was a bit oddly paced. Played a kind of "idiot sevant" who was uncoordinated and frail. Also a massive commie. I think I mostly have a grasp on what exactly is going on, with one exception. Specifically, what's the deal with the Pale. I get that its essentially entropy given form; an expanding void that is unknowable and unfathomable and it seperates all the Isolas from one another. My question is how do people get around then? Its obvious that people travel between Isola's fairly regularly. If it has no form or characteristics, how does matter travel through it. Especially given the game is pretty upfront that people that are exposed to the Pale often go insane
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Nov 4, 2021 00:50
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Paul Zuvella posted:Specifically, what's the deal with the Pale. I get that its essentially entropy given form; an expanding void that is unknowable and unfathomable and it seperates all the Isolas from one another. My question is how do people get around then? Its obvious that people travel between Isola's fairly regularly. If it has no form or characteristics, how does matter travel through it. Especially given the game is pretty upfront that people that are exposed to the Pale often go insane People and matter can survive in the Pale for a little while. If you know you're on a safe route to another isola, you can cross through without too much lasting harm. Now, exploring the Pale looking for new isolas, that consists of basically throwing yourself into it at random and hoping you hit dry land before you stop remembering you ever existed.
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Nov 4, 2021 00:58
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Tenebrais posted:People and matter can survive in the Pale for a little while. If you know you're on a safe route to another isola, you can cross through without too much lasting harm. Im more confused about the mechanics of it, not the fact that its possible. Like... does your boat just... keep floating? On nothing? if matter doesnt exist how does your boat stay floating, how does it know to keeep floating when it comes out the other side?
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Nov 4, 2021 01:01
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IIRC you aim really carefully, chuck an airship through it and hope it comes out in the right spot
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christmas boots posted:IIRC you aim really carefully, chuck an airship through it and hope it comes out in the right spot Sounds horrific!
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Nov 4, 2021 01:45
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Regular boats seem to work okay too. Yeah its clearly one of those things that people dont really understand and most people just sort of accept and deal with on a practical level. Also its a metaphor. For history?
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christmas boots posted:IIRC you aim really carefully, chuck an airship through it and hope it comes out in the right spot The concept of the Pale appears to have a metaphorical depth to it, but you can pretty well just discard all of that and think of it like exploring the world before the modern era. This is basically just describing the age of sail in general. Edit: GlyphGryph posted:Also its a metaphor. Well, OK, I guess you don't necessarily need to discard the metaphorical depth, but rather just... interpret the obvious metaphor for what it is
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