Miss Disco Elysium’s conversations? Try The Red Strings Club
Mix a drink, change someone’s mood and see what they’ll tell you.
The drinks in The Red Strings Club are a way of getting people to talk. Mix a cocktail to change a customer’s mood, then steer the conversation toward what you need to know. It’s an uncomfortable use of good hospitality.
Our Algebra suggests Disco Elysium + VA-11 Hall-A. Maybe it’s the combination of working behind a bar and picking through people’s beliefs for useful information. The conspiracy concerns a company promising to remove unhappy emotions. Deciding what’s wrong with that promise is part of the conversation.
Some players find the bartending and pottery fiddly, even when they like the writing. This is a short narrative game, so the conversations need to be the attraction.
Our recommendation
Try it if you enjoy a game giving you someone interesting to talk to and a reason to doubt your own answers.