You know what would've made this film an A instead of a F? If it starred Charlie Kaufman.

I see your point, but it will be available on all current gen consoles and if you really want it on PC when it drops, it’s not like you can’t get it when it drops as you have two options, Epic and Microsoft Store. Unless you’re just Steam 4 life, I don’t think it’s that big of a deal.

Gotta finish my run in Disco Elysium as a smooth-talking socialist firebrand so I can play The Outer Worlds as a smooth-talking socialist firebrand.

Why would Obsidian use Creation Engine stuff in an Unreal Engine game? Why would any self-respecting company steal code from one of the jankiest game engines in use?

It’s funny, that’s not something I’ve ever really thought about, but I’ve definitely noticed it too.

I think it makes perfect sense, in the internal logic of the game’s universe, that racism and sexism aren’t a factor. It’s the ultimate conclusion of corporate power - your identity doesn’t matter, only the value you generate for the company’s bottom line. 

“Halcyon being called a colony certainly made me bristle at times”

Gita, come on, it’s the literal definition of “colony”. 

exism and racism don’t meaningfully exist even though race does; many of the people you meet across classes are black and brown.

It’s part of Xbox Game pass on PC, it’s not exclusive.
Exclusive means it’s just found in one place, this one can be bought in 2 places.
If you mean it’s not on Steam... that’s something else
But somehow I think you wouldn’t have had a problem with it if was exclusive to Steam

Good thinking. You’ll always have those in poverty who feel the only reason they’re not a millionaire is bad luck, and those born into wealth who assume others are poor due to lack of effort.

Also, the thesis can be that a futuristic society can eventually get past racism and sexism, but wealth will always rule.

Reading this review, it sounds identical to a modern Fallout game. Not that I mind that, but that’s my takeaway.

It’s odd that you call the similarity to Fallout the elephant in the room. The entire reason I’ve been hype as fuck about this game for months is that I fully expect it to be New Vegas in space. There may be an elephant in the room, but I'm only in the room because I want to hang out with the elephant. 

From what I have seen, “cruel to ideologies” definitely seems right. Then again, an amnesiac ignoramus clinging to a clarifying ideology for security is probably not the best place to look for a nuanced and mature appraisal of an ideology and its practical applications in the world -- and I can’t tell yet how much the…

It really is. My jaw straight-up dropped riding Roach around White Orchard. It just doesn’t feel possible.

Even as people said 6 years ago that I should mostly get a smartphone because of all the cool mobile games that would be available to me, most of the gaming I’ve used my phone for has just been picking up idle games, getting through the early levels, reaching the point where I either have to wait several days for a…

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Ahh, everyone keeps talking about how great Disco Elysium is! ^^ “That’s it! I’m sick of this family holding me back! I’m goin’ to clown college play some DE!”

I’m going to be playing a lot of The Witcher 3 on Switch, as it’s significantly better than I was expecting. I’m enjoying my time with it much more than on PC. I’ll probably also get in some Neo Cab before bed and might even get to boot up Silent Hill 2 - for the first time! - when my wife borrows her mother’s PS2 on…

So Mario Kart Tour has been the latest high school fad of late. As a teacher, I’ve had to quash quite a few games in class. It seems to have a short shelf life, though. Now that the novelty’s worn off, I don’t see it nearly as often. That’s for the better, I think, since parents are probably still paying for Fortnite s…