ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies

我玩下来觉得没有极乐迪斯科好玩，应该是剧情不对胃口。 但总体还是优秀的。

好玩，就是音乐照极乐迪斯科差太多了，甚至没有一首完整的歌

Good game

剪影姐不要走再电我一次......

Apparently this performed poorly in terms of sales, which makes sense considering I had no idea this was even out. TLDR: + Good first impression + Captivating world and characters - Lack of polish Either way, while Disco Elysium was lightning in a bottle unlikely to be caught again and the disaster that surrounded the devs, I find myself equally captivated as I was for DE. It may change as I keep playing, but it makes a good first impression. And a strong hook is important in a game that demands a lot of patience and attention for you to step into this complex fictional world, much like DE. What I don't like so far is that I feel a slight lack of polish. Many dialogues include voice lines that don't match up to the text, or voice effects like TV and intercom speakers come and go from line to line. Which is a shame because it suddenly breaks immersion in a world that otherwise manages to suck me in.

Controversy aside, it's a great game with superb writing and really interesting ideas to explore. It features meta-musings on what constitutes a copy versus an original, and discussions on cultural domination and the soft power used to control rival nations. It's about overcoming past mistakes and facing the risk of repeating them just to get a better result. It’s sad to see the developers get sacked because of absurdly weak marketing and the constant negativity perpetuated by so-called Disco Elysium fans, who will criticize this game for the pettiest reasons yet praise some absolute Reddit-tier dogsh!t like Esoteric Ebb. I'd say this game does some things better than DE and others worse, but it's still a really good game that you should try.

Мне очень понравилась игра. это было захватывающее приключение которое не опишешь одним словом. Сложно выделить что-то одно. Даже Диско Элизиум не вызывал у меня желание несколько раз перепрозодить, ради разных развилок в игре, а Зеро Парадайс - с удовольствием. Да, местами забагованная, но это не помешало ею наслаждаться.

Za/Um took on an immense challenge, and I feel they exceeded what they intended. The creatives who put their souls into this game bring up so many emotions. The story is beautiful. The Journal Cards art makes me amazed (I could just stare at that art for hours). Putting aside the drama and politics of real life, to immerse yourself into the drama and politics of this game is something to behold. To the artists, writers, coders, and team - thank you for a beautiful game that is amazingly told.

If you're coming to this game looking for the worldbuilding and life that DE has, this is the wrong game. However, if you want intrigue, mystery, and general strangeness, this is the game for you. The writing may not be as good as DE, but I found the story so compelling and interesting, and I'm honestly sad that I can't experience it for the first time again. [spoiler] Specifically, learning that everything that bagman said on the tv was actually true just filled me with a level of wonder and awe that was damn near unmatched. [/spoiler] This game makes you feel like a conspiracy theorist, and you are rewarded for it almost every single time. I've never had a game make me really feel like I am the character in such an incredible way (besides DE, of course).

If anyone has any doubts this is the true heir to Disco Elysium. I'm writing to you from my save file where an evil lesbian has me tied to a chair and is electrocuting my balls with a car battery for my insolence while I have a psychotic break to allow me to either flirt with her or stonewall this interrogation. 10/10 If you loved Disco Elysium you NEED to play this.