Echoing what other reviews have said: I have read thousands of lines of prose playing this masterpiece of a videogame and in doing so, it has influenced me into becoming the writer that I am today. I owe a lot to Disco Elysium.

I didn’t read this. But I did read 1,000,000 words to play this phenomenal game. So I’m counting it as a book for my goal :)

I don't know what this book is, but I agree with anyone else saying that playing the game is very akin to completing a long novel in both volume and practice.

DE is easily one of the greatest videogames I have ever played. Not flawless, but it's got the heart and the brains to make up for any issue I may take with some of its gameplay systems.

And I do like the ending. It felt appropriate and well executed, I don't understand the hate. Let's hope future games set in Revachol meet the quality of the original.

Edit: I hoped in vain

Amazing, makes me want to draw and paint more.

The ending gave me one of the most touching, surreal moments I have ever experienced in any form of media. The rest of the game, too, is filled with humor and compassion and even hope amidst such a cynical, downtrodden world.

I recently read an interview by The Daniels, directors of Everything Everywhere All At Once, in which they say they Kurt Vonnegut's work is compelling precisely because Vonnegut first "acknowledges how awful everything is, first acknowledges how dark everything is, how meaningless it all is," before diving into why the world still has beauty. That same approach is what makes Disco Elysium compelling to me. I can't wait to play it again, and again, and again, and again.

Spoiler

Upon seeing the Insulindian Phasmid arise from the reeds, I expected its appearance to signify that Harry's mind was crumbling beyond all hope of repair...but then, Kim said he saw it too. And I cried.

"I'm glad to be me—an incredibly sensitive instrument."

I absolutely loved this video game and recently just had the itch to consume as much stuff surrounding it as I can.

I don’t really know if you can call this a book it’s more what it says in the title; containing artwork, initial sketches and other images from the game. But it’s here on goodreads so I’m adding it!

While what was there was really cool I’m only giving it a 3 because I wish it was longer and that there was a bit more to it. I need this but with 70+ pages instead, and a bunch of text detailing the world and characters. Maybe there is something like that out there that I need to look for.