Topic: Disco Elysium

I'm not sure why the discussion has gone to streaming when there's been no indication so far that Disco Elysium is going down that route. I know that it's out on Stadia, but so are a lot of other games that'll run natively on the Switch and there's really nothing about it that suggests that it'd be too demanding.

I'd suspect that the reason for the delay is most likely to be that the Final Cut releases that came out earlier in the year turned out to be rather buggy, and they've had to spend a lot of time patching them. Hopefully that'll mean that when the Switch version arrives it won't be needing any.

We've finally got a date: October 12.

There's also a physical release confirmed for next year. The kicker is that it'll be $250, although you do get a box of goodies including an art book and fabric map.

https://www.iam8bit.com/collections/disco-elysium/products/di...

@Matt_Barber

Just to clarify, the digital release is in October. However, the physical release isn't until early next year. Also, the $250 CE won't be the only option for purchasing a physical copy. There'll also be a standard retail release.

So....anybody have this yet? How does it run, how is the font on the Switch screen?

@scoobdoo Word on Reddit is that there are loooong loading times when leaving an area, like going in a door from outside, etc. Also commonly mentioned is big framerate chugging slowdown during a sequence with snow falling in a town. And at least one person claims the game just flat out crashed a half dozen times in one total game playthrough so you have to "save constantly".

The tagline for this game is "Become a hero or an absolute disaster."

All these bad reports on forums, but somehow the Switch version has an "85" on MetaCritic? Those 2 things can't be true at the same time...

Which is it guys? Is the game on Switch a hero? Or an absolute disaster?

Fwiw the game was a bit buggy when I played it on the PS5 even, and crashed once or twice. But it's also that good if you like that kind of heavy prose, dice rolling, adventure game. It was one of my favorite gaming experiences that I had in 2021.

Looks like this has quite a decent discount on the eshop at the moment

@scoobdoo Game runs fine, loading times around about 15-20 seconds. A crash seems to happen when entering a new area, though this is present on all consoles, there was a patch that reduced the frequency from launch, I'm not sure if it has been patched out entirely. I haven't had a crash thus far. This game is legit, coupled with being on sale for $26, it is hard not to just get it now and stick a physical version in your collection later on.

It's always been a sluggish performer on PC that, even though it'll run on a potato, still seems to struggle a bit even on high-end hardware when it comes to frame drops and load times. It's no surprise that the console versions perform similarly.

That said, it doesn't really matter because of how the game plays. You just wander round environments, talk to people, gather clues and take skill checks. Even by the standards of RPGs, it's decidedly not twitchy.

Got this in the sale, and although I really early on in the game, really enjoying it.
Graphics are excellent, the dialogue and characterisation is superb, and I love the drip of background history.
Loading between areas is a bit longer than I hoped for, but is not onerous. It's the only game I've got where I have to use my glasses to read the text though.
I love how you can hear the real accents of the voice over people now and again, but then again, I love how the accents are all a huge melange of European regions.
One thing I found odd was the artistic choice to expurgate a certain word. Considering the themes in the game, and I would think, it's potentially triggering dialogue, it was strange. Use it or don't, IMHO.

Anyways, shaping up to be a fun, funny, thought-provoking experience

@Rambler That's more or less my own thoughts too. The performance isn't great but acceptable nonetheless. Voice acting's superb and the writing is fantastic as you say. I did get stuck a few times, not knowing what specifically to do next, but the game doesn't hold your hand that much, which can be a good thing. Hope you have fun with it.

For those who hesitate to buy like me amazing news.

@Slowdive

Is it true that 1.0.3 is on cartridge and that there's a day-one patch for 1.0.5.? If true it's most unfortunate. It makes me glad I didn't spring for the $250 LE, but it won't deter me from grabbing a standard copy. I'm eager to play the game.

Just a note to say this game remains frustrating on switch for its load times every time you enter/leave an area (which is often)

@scoobdoo
Have you got the last update? It's night and day for the difference in load times to the point where I think it's acceptable.

Happy to be corrected, but wasn't one of the selling points of the ps5 the speed of the hard drive (or something), so load times were incredibly fast?
I can imagine that compared to the ps5, load times are still slow

Looks like the PC version now has dyslexia-friendly fonts

Hopefully this Switch version will get them as well

Did they actually fix the small font size on switch? At release I've read that even at maximum size the font is a bit small, and I already had trouble with the max font size in Talos Principle. It's the one thing holding me back from buying this game.

@chipia
Obviously YMMV, but i can see the text fine on my 32" TV when wearing glasses. Without glasses, not so much.

Playing this right now on my PS4 and I'm absolutely having a blast!
I'm now considering double-dibbing to play it portably on my Switch. Can someone tell me how performance und legibility in handheld-mode are? Thanks!

On another note: How often have you guys replayed this game?
It's my first playthrough, but I already see myself starting up a new run with different built after I've finished it.