Ben and Tao introduce themselves and the podcast before jumping straight into a forensic analysis of the hilarious and novel RPG game, Disco Elysium. Topics include censorship, discrimination and politics in game stories, save scumming, whether Ben’s an unlucky person, gaming alter-egos and breaking the rigid gamer mindset, and the merits of an in-game sidekick. Spoilers.

Content Warning: PEGI 16. Very strong language. Reference to drugs, violence, discrimination and war crimes.

Clarifications:

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  The game writer is Robert Kurvitz, a Karelian-Estonian novelist. He founded the video game development company ZA/UM in 2016, which employs about 20 developers.

  
  


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  WW2 soldier hiding in Guam jungle didn’t know war had ended.

  
  


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  The official soundtrack is by British Sea Power.

  
  

Audio extracts:

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  Gladiator

  
  


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  The Simpsons

  
  


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  Saturday Night Fever

  
  


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  Magic Roundabout theme

  
  


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  The Internationale

  
  


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  Lord of the Rings OST

  
  


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  Trump v Clinton Presidential Debate

  
  


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  The Bill theme

  
  

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