Summary
Disco Elysiumis arguably one of the best games that has never received a proper sequel. It likely never will either,as a mixture of ownership struggles,layoffs, and scandals have pretty much destroyed the team at ZA/UM that worked on the original game. Thankfully, a specific IP being dormant doesn’t mean that the talent behind it can’t go on to make other things, which is exactly what’s happening with a new developer called Longdue Games Studios.
Announced today, this studio is made up of several key creative developers that worked on the original Disco Elysium and its cancelled sequel, and the team has revealed that it’s currently working on a spiritual successor that “will continue Disco Elysium’s award-winning legacy”. Not only that, but Longdue is also made up of talent from across the industry, drawing on the experience of people that have worked at massive studios like Bungie and Rockstar.
Disco Elysium Is Getting A Spiritual Successor Made By Former Devs
While we don’t know too much about Longdue’s mystery RPG, the studio did explain a little bit in a press release sent to TheGamer. Longdue describes this spiritual success as a groundbreaking “psychogeographic RPG”, as the game’s world and characters will shift and change depnding on the decisions you make, and that “the lines between the mind and the environment blur” during the experience.
It sounds like an incredibly ambitious project, and just as intriguing as you’d expect from several developers that worked on Disco Elysium. Narrative director Grant Roberts also commented on the game’s announcement and the studio’s reveal, explaining that the developers have been inspired by decades of other RPGs, naming popular titles such as Wizardy, Planescape, Ultima, and the ever-popular Fallout.
If you want to know more about Longdue Games Studios itself,you’re able to head over to the official website, which includes a bit more information about the team’s goals and what it’s set out to accomplish. On the website, Longdue explains that it’s main goal is to become “a trusted name in the greater RPG canon” and wants to build a legacy of “classic story-driven RPGs while reviving the genre meaningfully”.
Disco Elysium
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Disco Elysium first launched in 2019 and sees you play the role of a detective investigating a murder. Critically acclaimed for its themes, art style, and largely combat-free gameplay, with a more complete version of the game, The Final Cut, launched in 2021.
