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[-] zongor@hexbear.net 30 points 10 months ago

I just picked it up, pretty excited about it. Any non spoiler-y tips?

[-] silent_water@hexbear.net 29 points 10 months ago

if you exhibit any kind of conscience, the game is going to hard read you as a communist immediately. if you want to see any of the content for the other ideologies, you need to really get into the headspace of a cop, really embrace your inner psycho. or have fun, tell landlords to get fucked, fail all your rolls, go flying while throwing a double bird, and live out of a cardboard box for the whole game. it's the first game I've ever played where you're genuinely roleplaying. do what's fun for you - it's more tabletop than it is videogame. it's more fun to fail rolls imo than to succeed them. you get to see more of the wackier shit that way, outside of a couple uber specific story critical instances. do not under any circumstances apologize to everyone. we all did it the first time but it's a mistake. take your literal and figurative shots.

[-] Rojo27@hexbear.net 21 points 10 months ago

do not under any circumstances apologize to everyone

I definitely didn't do this on my first playthrough. *Hides Sorriest Cop achievementkobeni-sweat

[-] silent_water@hexbear.net 18 points 10 months ago

ask yourself: would a cop do child murder because he's mad the kids said mean things to him? why yes, yes he would. pull the trigger, Harry.

[-] Posadas@hexbear.net 19 points 10 months ago

Don't worry about failing rolls.

[-] joaomarrom@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago

unless a good relationship with Kim is at stake

[-] MorelaakIsBack@hexbear.net 16 points 10 months ago

don't apologize all of the time to everybody you meet. you'll be tempted to, don't

[-] Utter_Karate@hexbear.net 16 points 10 months ago

Don't be afraid of the crazier options. Remember how much your character has fucked up the case before the game even begins and consider that you will not lock yourself out of any content by keeping that behavior up. And be nice to Kim.

[-] Ho_Chi_Chungus@hexbear.net 16 points 10 months ago

just roll with it an don't worry about "succeeding". failing a roll can be fun and memorable and there are times when even succeeding a check might be the "bad" result

[-] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

feed a few stat points to this guy -> de-inland-empire

[-] Lerios@hexbear.net 14 points 10 months ago

any dialogue option that starts with "wait" or "hold on" never progresses the conversation, they're just opportunities for you to pick up more information or get a joke or something - sometimes you do have to worry about cocking up dialogue choices, but those particular options are never a risk.

also, you have a key that highlights interactable objects. use it liberally and click on everything.

[-] axont@hexbear.net 10 points 10 months ago

Characters in the game have their own agendas and can lie to you. You get to decide who you trust.

[-] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 8 points 10 months ago

The bourgeoisie go into the sausage grinder

[-] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 7 points 10 months ago

walk the crooked path with love in your heart

[-] Beaver@hexbear.net 6 points 10 months ago

Take all sidequests

Failing tests is OKAY

Punch the nazi

[-] danisth@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago

I had low phys my first run but rolled a crit on punching the nazi, so satisfying since I was expecting to get my ass handed to me.

[-] CommunistBear@hexbear.net 14 points 10 months ago

I really want to get into the game but I just don't have the mental energy to play for very long

[-] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 13 points 10 months ago

Approach it like reading a book really

Just do one in-game day at a time or something

[-] CommunistBear@hexbear.net 13 points 10 months ago

You're vastly overestimating my ability to play games nowadays. There are times when I merely think about playing something and enter into a weird existential dread.

[-] Des@hexbear.net 12 points 10 months ago

same here. i can enjoy it vicariously though others though. it's on my retirement list seems like a good game to play when 70 or 80+ and not working (lol yeah doubt that's ever going to happen tho)

[-] Othello@hexbear.net 14 points 10 months ago
[-] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 11 points 10 months ago

there are other video games! but everyone has to complete this one before we can talk about them. it's called democratic centralism.

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