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Who is your favourite NPC and why? (media.piefed.social)
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For me it is Chloe from Detroit Become Human. I like her because she is beautiful, expressive, she breaks the fourth wall and evolve alongside with me the player. It is like she is being affected by my choices in the game.

Who is your favourite NPC and why?
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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Verso from the recent Expedition 33 is one of the most well written characters in recent memory. Can't really say much else due to spoilers.

Kim Kitsuragi from Disco Elysium is a masterclass in subtle character writing, and while ostensibly positioned as the "straight man" for your wacky protagonist he has a surprising amount of personality that bubbles up to the surface bit by bit.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    E33 is the top game on my wishlist. The only reason I haven't bought it yet is that I'm not sure if my relaxes are too slow for the QTE combat.

    I started playing Disco Elysium just yesterday, and I quite like Kim. The voice actor tried to mimic an accent but it doesn't sound like Japanese or Korean.

    I hated the game Tthe first time I tried Disco Elysium. The writing at the beginning is so pretentious. I understand the write tried to express the state of mind of the protagonist, but it just felt too annoying to read. I think I got through that part now, hopefully the writing will be more "normal" going forward.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    On Story mode E33 can basically be played ignoring parry/dodge and treating it like a classic turn-based game. There is an accessibility option to auto-succeed on the QTEs on your skills, too.

    What did you find pretentious about the writing? It is definitely written by self-styled "intellectuals" and in a very high-brow manner, but for me it felt very genuine and sincere and the emotional moments of the story felt extremely raw and heartfelt.

    I don't think the writing changes noticeably over the course of the game so if you're not vibing with it you might just not like it.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    One example from the beginning of the game:

    An awareness creeps up on you. A mass lies hidden in your dead angle, soaking in some lurid, acidic sauce. It's bloated and shameful, a ball of meat surrounding you... This is a terrible line of questions, and it will only lead to more awareness of the meat-thing. The song of death is sweet and endless... But what is this? Somewhere in the sore, bloated "man-meat" around you -- a sensation!"

    I think the writing is trying to show the confusion of the protagonist, but it confuses me instead. I prefer something more striaght forward and just tell me what's going on.

    Perhaps "pretentious" is too strong a word to describe it, perhaps "overly decorative" would be more appropriate.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    I think for me the voice acting of that opening was so good and distinctive that the writing felt completely natural, but it's certainly verbose and I could see how it comes across as pretentious to some people.

    I quite enjoyed that bit personally, especially the "evil apes" bit that I thought was quite funny. It's an early example of the use of the dialogue system itself as a means of introducing pauses in the delivery for comedic effect, which this game is brilliant at at times.

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