Disco Elysium: The Final Cut

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. Impulsegamer
    Apr 19, 2021
    100
    If you’re worried that Disco Elysium might be too slow for you, you’re probably right. It’s a visual novel through and through, where 90% of the gameplay is reading. It doesn’t skip any big issues, it doesn’t mind reminding you about the human condition, right after making you giggle uncontrollably; it wants you to be engaged, intoxicated, and uncomfortable. If you value engaging writing and exceptionally gorgeous graphics over a fast paced RPG, Disco Elysium is an adventure absolutely worth investing in.
  2. PSX Extreme
    May 3, 2021
    97
    With full voice acting of over one million enrapturing lines of dialogue, new quests, and an undeniable painterly look, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut is a landmark RPG. Boasting an excellent murder mystery, it also challenges the player in deconstructing a broken socio-political system and interacting with its inhabitants. The game then slowly unravels itself a dense meditation on the human condition, made possible by your dialogue choices and their consequences. What’s more, most bugs are now fixed, making the PS4 port a near-enough perfect platform for playing this near-perfect game.
  3. COGconnected
    Apr 15, 2021
    95
    Disco Elysium: The Final Cut is everything the 2019 classic was and more. If you’re a fan of the original, you need to double-dip to experience the incredible work this cast of voice actors has put together. If you’ve never heard of Disco Elysium before, I envy you. I wish I could play this again for the first time. Be warned that you may run into a few bugs here and there, but it seems like every other day, ZA/UM is squashing more of them. And if you’re still here reading this review, it’s time to turn the world off and put your dancing shoes on.
  5. GamingTrend
    Apr 8, 2021
    95
    Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is an incredible narrative experience with deep and intricate systems. While the port has a few bugs that need working out it is still objectively the best way to play the game.
  6. Cultured Vultures
    Apr 6, 2021
    95
    Bolstered by new features and quality-of-life upgrades, Disco Elysium remains a clever, uncompromising examination of how hard it is to do something as complicated as exist in the real world.
  7. RPG Fan
    Jun 4, 2021
    93
    Despite my occasional narrative discomforts and technical gripes, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut is absolutely essential material. This is a game that will stir the mind with masterful prose in one moment and have you gasping on the edge of your seat from the crucial roll of a cube in the very next. Disco Elysium will split your heart open with tectonic ferocity and leave you demanding more games exhibit the positively shameless amount of grace and humor that peppers every minute of this cerebral adventure.
  8. SpazioGames
    Apr 7, 2021
    90
    Disco Elysium The final Cut is a good port of a masterpiece, and as such, it's highly recommended to RPG fans and to whoever thinks videogaming is more than shooting and fighting.
  9. Eurogamer Italy
    Apr 8, 2021
    80
    Disco Elysium: The Final Cut is a problematic port of a wonderful game, where technical problems are balanced by the magnificent and long awaited full voice acting.
  10. Destructoid
    Apr 9, 2021
    70
    This game really is a must-play for anyone who loves storytelling or the RPG genre — that is if you're on PC, or if you can wait for subsequent patches for console versions. In spite of everything though, Disco Elysium's twisting, tumbling adventure is one worth waiting for.
  11. Het Nieuwsblad
    Apr 9, 2021
    60
    Genre remixes often get lost in good intentions, but Disco Elysium pulls it off just fine. The dialogues fit perfectly with the visual style that portrays a world as captivating as it is gloomy. All top notch, but still we'll stick with three stars. Why? Because the console version we tested was plagued by bugs that sometimes even made it impossible to progress further.
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  1. 3DJuegos
    Apr 15, 2021
    An incredible narrative experience that you want to play one and another time. Disco Elysium The Final Cut in console is a great RPG, but it needs a few improvements and fixes the bugs.

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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 128 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 96 out of 128
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 128
  3. Negative: 17 out of 128
  1. Mindurbidniss
    Jun 4, 2022
    1
    Pretentious bs. One of the most overrated "rps" I've ever had the displeasure of playing. Every interaction is down to a dice roll andPretentious bs. One of the most overrated "rps" I've ever had the displeasure of playing. Every interaction is down to a dice roll and changing your clothes magically improves your odds. It's bug ridden and clunky. Basically just click through all dialogue options until the game lets you advance. Just not good, especially as good as the hype would have you believe. Also we're talking game breaking bugs, as in a crucial item going missing upon a reload.… Full Review »
  2. mrode
    Apr 9, 2021
    10
    I recently finished Uncharted 4 and really enjoyed its over-the-top and unrealistic action. So much fun. You know what else is fun? PlayingI recently finished Uncharted 4 and really enjoyed its over-the-top and unrealistic action. So much fun. You know what else is fun? Playing an RPG as a cop who really isn't the hero of the game. The heroes are the people you talk to while investigating a murder. And there's a lot of talking. And a lot of reading. And very little action. Just chill for a while. Start by talking about the mundane, continue talking about the case and throw in a bit of existentialism. I don't think this game is trying to be pseudo-intelligent. You're in a run down place talking to what seems like run down people. But if we did that in real life (running around talking to strangers), I think we would find that people would have some real important things to talk about. They may not be as important to us, but it's important to them and they this is their opportunity to give their thoughts some life. They're going to spit out some $10 words once in a while. So let them talk. And really listen. Have fun with it. It's probably the most I've laughed during a game. The cynicism, sarcasm, irony and goofiness of it all makes it a great game when you're tired with the normalcy of many other games. Really enjoyed it!… Full Review »
  3. marcoballistic
    Apr 1, 2021
    10
    This is unmissable, still so much to see, experience & experiment with. But Disco Elysium does something so few games have done in my near 4This is unmissable, still so much to see, experience & experiment with. But Disco Elysium does something so few games have done in my near 4 decades of gaming. It feels nostalgic, makes me feel so many tangled emotions & above all will not let me put it down.

    I have many games I love, some I have given full 10 out of 10 marks too. But this is a 10+ if there can ever be such a thing. What a absolute tour de force in narrative, expressive gaming perfection! You would be doing yourself a massive injustice & denying yourself one of the best & most intricately bizarre gaming experiences ever if you let it pass you by.

    100% recommendation without, I have no doubt at all.    … Full Review »
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