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Zero Parades devs knew they didn't want to make another cop game after Disco Elysium: 'How people think of the police these days, it's a bit different' (www.pcgamer.com)
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[-] apotheotic@beehaw.org 7 points 1 week ago

Just shows how much they don't understand Disco Elysium. Because the whole time you are playing it you are being shown how bad the police are. Even if you're playing an absolute saint of a playthrough, your actions prior to that were neglectful at best. Not just your division but the entire police force is in the pocket of the regime. Half the people you interact with don't trust you, from the get-go. The whole fucking game is screaming ACAB while still allowing you to engage in a wonderfully crafted world that plays on the tropes of a buddy-detective story.

[-] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 1 points 5 days ago

I mean, I don't know about that personally. It's definitely not a game that glorifies the police, but I also wouldn't call it an ACAB propaganda machine by any stretch of the imagination. If anything it's completely neutral on the matter. It contains both examples of police being absolute scumbags and police being just good people trying their best to help others (such as Kim, Judit and even to an extent Jean - as well as others I'm sure).

Even beyond characters I feel like it is pretty even-handed, and multiple times goes into detail about the hardships and emotional toll of policework in a sympathetic manner, such as during the death notification.

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