

Even after getting the achievement, you’re gone too far in the deep end to stop now. Your daily to-do list consists of insulting everyone you meet (yes, that includes calling Kim a binoclard), proudly spread fascist thoughts and racist slurs, giving kid’s drugs, struggle on the fundamentals of police work, stealing (and failing miserably) everything that isn’t nailed to the wall, and abusing all substances in the immediate vicinity. With this build, you’re aiming to fail every skill check miserably Endurance and Volition are there so you can literally live with yourself after-additionally, Endurance is a raging fascist.

Get ready to disappoint Kim by becoming the worst and most incompetent cop and human in the whole world. Cop points measure Kim’s judgment of your skills and attitude. To do that, you need to achieve -5 cop points during your run. This build attempts to attain the Baddest of the Bad achievement. Half-light gives you the modern curse called anger issues and together they’ll work in tandem to threaten people. It will refer to itself as Coach Physical Instrument and force you to get your act together. Dumping points in it unleashes its toxic masculinity. That’s why Physical Instrument is our signature skill since it allows players to immerse themselves in the small mind of the brute. Force your way through doors, punch and intimidate people, and face obstacles directly. Thoughts: Anti-Object Task Force, Coach Physical InstrumentĪ complete physical build is a fun way to experience the game for a second time, in a reckless abandonment kind of way.Skills: Physical Instrument, Half-light, Interfacing.And the assumption that physical-based builds won’t attain the same nuance as the other archetypes are thrown away with the other initial expectations. At first glance, choosing to play as a dumb brute where you’re expected to solve a mystery is a choice only a true dumb brute would make, but Disco Elysium proved to be way more than a conventional detective story. Most people gravitated towards the thinker or sensitive archetypes when the game first came out. Dumb BruteĪny problem could be solved if you just hit it hard enough Take it and experience its magic for yourself. At times, it’s much more than that, and it’s hard to reduce it to a singular definition.

Shivers is a supra-natural skill that tunes you into the heart of the city, granting access to the memories and the events that shaped it. It also peeks inside the mind of Kim, granting access to his feelings and thoughts that he mostly keeps to himself. This skill chimes relevant anecdotes, present or past, from the perspective of other officers. Espirit de Corps is knowledge of police procedures, culture, and fellow policemen, including your partner. Skills: Encyclopedia, Shivers, Espirit de Corps,Įncyclopedia provides facts and figures about the world, making sense to make it the signature skill.If that sounds interesting to you (and it is), and you don’t mind piling up the already extensive reading in this game, try the Loremaster build. All while an unstoppable threat called the Pale looms on the horizon, slowly approaching to engulf the whole world under its mist. Their lives unwillingly shaped by the ruins of old wars fought over conflicting ideologies and beliefs. The history and politics of the world still profoundly affect its characters. But when you’re ready to dive back for subsequent runs, these are some fun builds to experience the game in a new light:Ī successful Encyclopedia check reveals knowledge of the pastĭisco Elysium’s rich lore is interwoven into its narrative. It results in an organic experience to morph your character, and at times it feels like an accurate personality test.īecause of that, It’s best to experience the game your way for the first time. Most of it boils down to accepting or committing to actions you carry out. There are numerous systems in place to refine your detective during gameplay. Allocating your skills during character creation is only the beginning. Disco Elysium thrusts you into its world with the tools to freely inhabit the type of cop you want to be.
