Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
Investigate a murder as an amnesiac detective, questioning residents and examining evidence while personified skills speak inside your head. Dialogue choices and dice-based checks shape how you pursue the case.
- AI score · out of 10
- 9.3 / 10
About this game
You are a detective who has lost his memories, trying to investigate a murder by speaking with people and examining suspicious places and objects. Skills do more than determine what you are good at: they speak as inner personalities and affect the conversation options available to you. Actions are resolved through dice-based checks, with relevant skill values influencing the odds. When an approach fails, a task can offer another skill-based solution. Clothing and tools can also improve your chances, making preparation part of deciding how to proceed. Alongside the murder investigation are tasks involving your own memories and residents' problems. The Final Cut adds political vision quests and full English voice-over to this dialogue-driven role-playing structure.
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A strong conceptual fit for players who want character-building to influence conversations and investigation.
Skills that speak and alter dialogue can make developing a detective part of interpreting the case. Alternative task solutions offer room to reconsider an approach, although dice checks may frustrate players who want a chosen answer to determine success by itself.
Strengths
- Personified skills can turn character-building into a source of perspectives during investigation.
- Alternative skill routes and equipment adjustments can give a failed approach a useful follow-up decision.
Weaknesses
- Dice-based outcomes may feel indirect to players who prefer success to depend only on selecting the right response.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy dialogue-led investigations and shaping a character through skills and choices.
Play notes: The full voice-over is in English.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Personal and neighborhood tasks can invite detours from the murder investigation for players interested in its surrounding lives. | Reviewed | 9.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Skills that affect both dialogue and checks can connect the detective you build with the methods you use. | Reviewed | 9.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Personified inner voices and English voice-over can make self-questioning part of the dramatic presentation. | Reviewed | 9.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Adjustable text size can help tailor dialogue reading to individual needs. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- ZA/UM
- Publisher
- ZA/UM
- Release date
- Oct 12, 2021
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genre
- Tags
- CrimeMultiple EndingsInvestigationSolo-friendlyThird Person2D GraphicsStory-drivenMain Story 20–50 HoursSlow BurnBranching Choices
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Top-down
Release editions
- PlayStation 5WorldwideMar 30, 2021
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideOct 12, 2021
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
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