Since this statement was issued, Kurvitz and Rostov have publicly made additional claims of fraud by ZA/UM shareholders, specifically two Estonian businessmen who run investment company Tütreke OÜ: Ilmar Kompus and Tõnis Haavel.
The vast majority of profits from Disco Elysium have been invested back into the studio in order to fund our next projects, which are currently in development.” Further, ZA/UM denies any claim of financial malfeasance or fraud that is being held against us. “It was a decision that had to be taken for the wellbeing of the collective. “The rumor that our decision to terminate the contracts of these individuals was taken for financial gain is entirely unfounded and does not in any way reflect the facts,” the statement reads. In its statement to GamesIndustry, Studio ZA/UM claims that any firing of former employees was based on their behavior and not on any business transactions.
In the wake of October’s firings, Kurvitz launched a lawsuit based on similar allegations. Luiga also alleged that Kurvitz, Hindpere, and Rostov were all ousted from Studio ZA/UM in an effort by leaders on the business side of things to retain control of the company and the Disco Elysium property. In October, Martin Luiga, one of the founding members of this collective, announced that it would be dissolving as a result of an unknown internal dispute. It’s important to note that Studio ZA/UM was spun out of an informal art collective based in Estonia called ZA/UM. According to a statement made to GamesInsdustry, the studio dismissed multiple senior workers on the grounds of creating a toxic working environment, as well as engaging in verbal abuse and gender discrimination.Īlthough no names were given in the statement, the news follows the dismissal of three high-profile Studio ZA/UM individuals: designer Robert Kurvitz, writer Helen Hindpere, and art director Aleksander Rostov. It's not a game for everyone, especially not for those who don't like reading dialogue or need combat in their games.Studio ZA/UM, developer of darling 2019 narrative RPG Disco Elysium, has alleged misconduct on the part of a handful of former employees.
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Only criticisms I have is the lack of fast travel (coming down to the end, some of the backtracking was tedious) and somewhat clunky movement (they should patch in a 'hold down mouse button to move' option). I'm quite glad I picked this game up and went in completely blind.
Unlike other games, failing a dialogue skill check is not necessarily a bad outcome, as it might open up completely new dialogue and gameplay paths. Information is your weapon here, as it will help you navigate through the ocean of dialogue being thrown at you, with its twists and turns (and hundreds of dialogue skill checks). There is no combat, the entire game is experienced through dialogue, exploration, solving tasks, and learning/reading new information. It's extremely impressive the amount of depth packed into such a small slice of a fictional city. Every single facet of the game, the characters, the fictional world, the buildings, the factions etc have an immense and in-depth back story to unravel or optionally learn about. It's very well written, (possibly the best writing in any game this decade?). Finished this today after about 40 hours.
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