Video Games
‘Disco Elysium’ Coming to the Nintendo Switch
After scoring some big wins last week at the BAFTA Games Awards, ZA/UM confirmed in an interview with the BBC that their hit dystopian RPG, Disco Elysium, would be headed to the Nintendo Switch.
ZA/UM art director Aleksander Rostov and narrative lead Helen Hindpere dropped the news, with Rostov joking about the timing of the interview “interrupting (him) from writing up design documentation for the user interface and input systems for the Switch port”. Hindpere backed up her colleague’s words, saying that “it’s going to happen soon”.
The impromptu announcement of the Switch port comes after ZA/UM stated that they were in the process of bringing Disco Elysium to the PS4 and Xbox sometime in 2020, indicating that all three console versions are potentially being developed at the same time.
Currently, Disco Elysium is out on PC via Steam.
Released way back in 2021 onto Steam, Milkbar Lads’ gory, fast-paced, roguelike shooter Dead Estate has finally arrived on the PlayStation 5 and the Nintendo Switch, with Switch 2 compatibility. The console releases contain all of the previously-released expansions, including the entirely separate campaign inspired by classic survival horror games, “Assignment Anya”.
There isn’t much to the story of Dead Estate, which is probably for the best. All you need to know is that you’re stuck in a monster-filled mansion, from which you’ve obviously got to escape. Your only way out is to ascend the floors of the mansion with one of 10 unique characters, collect loads of items and weapons, and tackle the grueling challenges within. Along the way, you will discover secrets and the many unlockables.
And yes, there are loads of weapons and items for the game’s close-quarters combat. 150 weapons and 300 items, to be exact, making each run unique. Adding to that uniqueness are the many alternate floors and floor variants of the mansion. There are also modifiers and difficulty levels available to further maximize replayability.
And as mentioned, Dead Estate also includes a nod to Resident Evil 4 with Assignment Anya, an obvious play on Assignment: Ada. With this expansion, which is set prior to the events of the main game, you play as Anya, a fledgling actress who finds herself helplessly lost in the mansion after her film crew is attacked by the undead. Abandoned by her leading man and left alone with nothing but a mask with which to disguise herself, Anya must escape the increasingly warped and deadly estate all on her own.