<s>
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2019	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
ZA/UM	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
Infinity	O
Engine-era	O
games	O
,	O
particularly	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
written	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Estonian	O
novelist	O
Robert	O
Kurvitz	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
distinctive	O
oil	O
painting	O
art	O
style	O
with	O
music	O
by	O
the	O
English	O
band	O
British	O
Sea	O
Power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
seaside	O
district	O
of	O
a	O
fictional	O
city	O
still	O
recovering	O
from	O
a	O
siege	O
which	O
occurred	O
decades	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
start	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
October	O
2019	O
and	O
macOS	B-Application
in	O
April	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expanded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
featuring	O
full	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
new	O
content	O
,	O
subtitled	O
The	O
Final	O
Cut	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
consoles	O
in	O
2021	O
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
free	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
macOS	B-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
is	O
a	O
non-traditional	O
role-playing	O
game	O
featuring	O
very	O
little	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
events	O
are	O
resolved	O
through	O
skill	O
checks	O
and	O
dialogue	B-Application
trees	I-Application
via	O
a	O
system	O
of	O
24	O
skills	O
that	O
represents	O
different	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
his	O
perception	O
and	O
pain	O
threshold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
setting	O
that	O
Kurvitz	O
had	O
previously	O
created	O
,	O
later	O
forming	O
ZA/UM	B-Application
in	O
2016	O
to	O
adapt	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
received	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
for	O
its	O
narrative	O
and	O
art	O
,	O
and	O
won	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
by	O
several	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
features	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
and	O
dialogue-heavy	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
presented	O
in	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
controlled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
they	O
gain	O
a	O
partner	O
,	O
Kim	O
Kitsuragi	O
,	O
another	O
detective	O
who	O
acts	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
's	O
voice	O
of	O
professionalism	O
and	O
who	O
may	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
offer	O
advice	O
or	O
support	O
in	O
certain	O
dialogue	B-Application
options	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
features	O
no	O
combat	O
in	O
the	O
traditional	O
sense	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
handled	O
through	O
skill	O
checks	O
and	O
dialogue	B-Application
trees	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
features	O
a	O
secondary	O
inventory	O
system	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Thought	O
Cabinet	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
then	O
able	O
to	O
"	O
internalize	O
"	O
a	O
thought	O
through	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
in-game	O
hours	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
once	O
completed	O
,	O
grants	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
permanent	O
benefits	O
but	O
also	O
occasionally	O
negative	O
effects	O
,	O
a	O
concept	O
that	O
ZA/UM	B-Application
compared	O
to	O
the	O
trait	O
system	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
24	O
skills	O
also	O
play	O
into	O
the	O
dialogue	B-Application
trees	I-Application
,	O
creating	O
a	O
situation	O
where	O
the	O
player-character	O
may	O
have	O
an	O
internal	O
debate	O
with	O
one	O
aspect	O
of	O
their	O
mind	O
or	O
body	O
,	O
creating	O
the	O
idea	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
communicating	O
with	O
a	O
fragmented	O
persona	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
Inland	O
Empire	O
,	O
a	O
subskill	O
of	O
the	O
Psyche	O
,	O
is	O
described	O
by	O
ZA/UM	B-Application
as	O
a	O
representation	O
of	O
the	O
intensity	O
of	O
the	O
soul	O
,	O
and	O
may	O
come	O
into	O
situations	O
where	O
the	O
player-character	O
may	O
need	O
to	O
pass	O
themselves	O
off	O
under	O
a	O
fake	O
identity	O
with	O
the	O
conviction	O
behind	O
that	O
stance	O
,	O
should	O
the	O
player	O
accept	O
this	O
suggestion	O
when	O
debating	O
with	O
Inland	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fantastic	O
realist	O
world	O
of	O
Elysium	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Kurvitz	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
in	O
the	O
years	O
prior	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
over	O
six	O
thousand	O
years	O
of	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nations	O
and	O
people	O
within	O
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
generally	O
follow	O
four	O
main	O
ideologies	O
:	O
communism	O
,	O
fascism	O
,	O
moralism	O
,	O
and	O
ultraliberalism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Communism	O
,	O
also	O
called	O
Mazovianism	O
,	O
was	O
founded	O
by	O
an	O
economist	O
and	O
historical	O
materialist	O
named	O
Kras	O
Mazov	O
,	O
and	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
color	O
red	O
and	O
the	O
hammer	O
and	O
sickle	O
,	O
the	O
ideology	O
is	O
instead	O
represented	O
by	O
the	O
color	O
white	O
and	O
a	O
pentagram	B-Application
flanked	O
by	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
deer	O
antlers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Events	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
impoverished	O
district	O
of	O
Martinaise	O
within	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Revachol	B-Application
on	O
the	O
isola	O
of	O
Insulinde	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
New	O
New	O
World	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forty-nine	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
wave	O
of	O
communist	O
revolutions	O
swept	O
multiple	O
countries	O
;	O
the	O
Suzerainty	O
of	O
Revachol	B-Application
,	O
a	O
monarchy	O
which	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
had	O
been	O
Elysium	O
's	O
preeminent	O
superpower	O
,	O
was	O
overthrown	O
and	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
commune	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
Commune	O
of	O
Revachol	B-Application
was	O
toppled	O
by	O
an	O
invading	O
alliance	O
of	O
moralist-capitalist	O
nations	O
called	O
"	O
the	O
Coalition	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revachol	B-Application
was	O
designated	O
a	O
Special	O
Administrative	O
Region	O
and	O
remains	O
firmly	O
under	O
Coalition	O
control	O
decades	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
governmental	O
responsibilities	O
that	O
the	O
Coalition	O
concedes	O
to	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Revachol	B-Application
is	O
policing	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
carried	O
out	O
by	O
the	O
Revachol	B-Application
Citizens	O
Militia	O
(	O
RCM	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
voluntary	O
citizens	O
 '	O
brigade	O
turned	O
semi-professional	O
police	O
force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joyce	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
hanged	O
man	O
was	O
Colonel	O
Ellis	O
"	O
Lely	O
"	O
Kortenaer	O
,	O
the	O
commander	O
of	O
a	O
squad	O
of	O
mercenaries	B-Application
sent	O
by	O
Wild	O
Pines	O
to	O
break	O
the	O
strike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
warns	O
that	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
mercenaries	B-Application
have	O
gone	O
rogue	O
and	O
will	O
likely	O
seek	O
retribution	O
for	O
Lely	O
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harry	O
and	O
Kim	O
then	O
uncover	O
that	O
Lely	O
was	O
killed	O
before	O
the	O
hanging	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Hardie	O
Boys	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
dockworkers	O
who	O
act	O
as	O
vigilantes	B-Application
,	O
claim	O
responsibility	O
for	O
the	O
murder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
detectives	O
then	O
stumble	O
across	O
a	O
standoff	O
between	O
the	O
rogue	O
mercenaries	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Hardie	O
Boys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
or	O
all	O
the	O
mercenaries	B-Application
are	O
killed	O
in	O
the	O
incident	O
,	O
and	O
Kim	O
may	O
also	O
be	O
hospitalized	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
case	O
street	O
urchin	O
Cuno	O
offers	O
to	O
take	O
his	O
place	O
as	O
Harry	O
's	O
partner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
detectives	O
explore	O
the	O
ruins	O
and	O
find	O
the	O
shooter	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
commissar	O
of	O
the	O
Revachol	B-Application
communist	O
army	O
named	O
Iosef	O
Lilianovich	O
Dros	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
reflect	O
on	O
Harry	O
's	O
actions	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
particularly	O
whether	O
he	O
solved	O
the	O
case	O
and	O
how	O
he	O
handled	O
the	O
mercenaries	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
ZA/UM	B-Application
,	O
a	O
company	O
founded	O
in	O
2016	O
by	O
Estonian	O
novelist	O
Robert	O
Kurvitz	O
,	O
who	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lead	O
writer	O
and	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kurvitz	O
had	O
no	O
experience	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
before	O
,	O
but	O
once	O
he	O
had	O
seen	O
artwork	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
of	O
Revachol	B-Application
as	O
easily	O
fitting	O
into	O
an	O
isometric	O
format	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Rostov	O
's	O
agreement	O
that	O
they	O
might	O
as	O
well	O
continue	O
taking	O
the	O
risk	O
of	O
failing	O
on	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
together	O
,	O
Kurvitz	O
proceeded	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realised	O
as	O
an	O
isometric	O
CRPG	O
–	O
a	O
modern	O
advancement	O
on	O
the	O
legendary	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
and	O
Baldur	O
's	O
Gate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
an	O
upcoming	O
2017	O
game	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
No	B-Application
Truce	I-Application
With	I-Application
the	I-Application
Furies	I-Application
,	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
poem	O
"	O
Reflections	O
"	O
by	O
R.S.	O
</s>
<s>
Thomas	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
Thomas	O
 '	O
No	B-Application
Truce	I-Application
with	I-Application
the	I-Application
Furies	I-Application
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kurvitz	O
established	O
the	O
ZA/UM	B-Application
team	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
za	O
um	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
Zaum	O
constructed	O
language	O
created	O
by	O
Russian	O
avant-garde	O
poets	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1900s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
name	O
can	O
be	O
read	O
in	O
Russian	O
as	O
a	O
shortcut	O
for	O
"	O
vzyatsya	O
za	O
um	O
"	O
idiom	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
English	O
idea	O
of	O
bootstrapping	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
ZA/UM	B-Application
had	O
about	O
20	O
outside	O
consultants	O
and	O
35	O
in-house	O
developers	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
eight	O
writers	O
assisting	O
Kurvitz	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
ZA/UM	B-Application
had	O
indicated	O
to	O
investors	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
spanned	O
a	O
larger	O
world	O
,	O
they	O
found	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
spread	O
beyond	O
that	O
single	O
location	O
,	O
forcing	O
them	O
to	O
delay	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
name	O
change	O
to	O
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
title	O
plays	O
on	O
a	O
few	O
double	O
meanings	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
disco	B-Operating_System
"	O
;	O
in	O
one	O
sense	O
,	O
it	O
refers	O
to	O
ideas	O
that	O
briefly	O
gain	O
the	O
spotlight	O
before	O
burning	O
out	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
fad	O
of	O
disco	B-Operating_System
music	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
reflected	O
in	O
the	O
protagonist	O
's	O
clothing	O
style	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
literal	O
sense	O
,	O
"	O
disco	B-Operating_System
"	O
is	O
Latin	O
for	O
"	O
I	O
learn	O
"	O
,	O
thus	O
reflecting	O
on	O
the	O
protagonist	O
's	O
overcoming	O
his	O
amnesia	O
to	O
learn	O
about	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Elysium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kurvitz	O
had	O
always	O
anticipated	O
the	O
No	O
Truce	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
working	O
title	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
reserve	O
it	O
for	O
when	O
they	O
had	O
bundled	O
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
with	O
a	O
second	O
planned	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
ZA/UM	B-Application
had	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
publish	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
,	O
they	O
ultimately	O
chose	O
to	O
self-publish	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZA/UM	B-Application
cited	O
several	O
works	O
that	O
influenced	O
the	O
writing	O
and	O
style	O
of	O
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
major	O
influence	O
is	O
the	O
1999	O
video	O
game	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
,	O
which	O
,	O
like	O
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
,	O
features	O
an	O
amnesiac	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
heavily	O
emphasises	O
dialogue	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
rendered	O
isometrically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
television	O
show	O
The	O
Wire	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
influence	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
working	O
class	O
setting	O
,	O
while	O
Émile	O
Zola	O
's	O
writings	O
shared	O
stories	O
on	O
the	O
misery	O
of	O
human	O
life	O
that	O
narrative	O
writer	O
Helen	B-Application
Hindpere	I-Application
said	O
they	O
felt	O
resonated	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
works	O
that	O
influenced	O
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
included	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Kentucky	B-Application
Route	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
;	O
television	O
shows	O
True	O
Detective	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Shield	I-Application
;	O
the	O
literary	O
works	O
of	O
Dashiell	O
Hammett	O
,	O
China	O
Miéville	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Strugatsky	O
brothers	O
;	O
and	O
artists	O
Rembrandt	O
,	O
Ilya	O
Repin	O
,	O
Jenny	O
Saville	O
,	O
Alex	O
Kanevsky	O
,	O
and	O
Wassily	O
Kandinsky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creators	O
have	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
their	O
work	O
owes	O
a	O
lot	O
to	O
the	O
Estonian	O
urbanist	O
poet	O
Arvi	O
Siig	O
:	O
"	O
Without	O
his	O
modernism	O
,	O
Elysium	O
–	O
the	O
world	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
placed	O
in	O
–	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
half	O
of	O
what	O
it	O
is	O
,	O
"	O
Kurvitz	O
said	O
while	O
accepting	O
the	O
Estonian	O
President	O
's	O
Young	O
Cultural	O
Figure	O
annual	O
award	O
for	O
2020	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
Siig	O
's	O
vision	O
of	O
an	O
international	O
,	O
radical	O
and	O
humanist	O
Estonian	O
culture	O
lives	O
on	O
in	O
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
factor	O
in	O
writing	O
was	O
the	O
recognition	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
real	O
solution	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
while	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
resolve	O
some	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
the	O
primary	O
case	O
is	O
nearly	O
unworkable	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
Revachol	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
lead	O
writer	O
Helen	B-Application
Hindpere	I-Application
,	O
The	O
Final	O
Cut	O
was	O
directed	O
based	O
on	O
input	O
from	O
players	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
ZA/UM	B-Application
kept	O
voice	O
directing	O
in-house	O
rather	O
than	O
outsourcing	O
the	O
task	O
as	O
typically	O
done	O
with	O
RPG	O
games	O
of	O
this	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
they	O
brought	O
back	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
prior	O
voice	O
actors	O
who	O
had	O
read	O
introductory	O
dialogue	O
lines	O
in	O
conversation	B-Application
trees	I-Application
for	O
their	O
respective	O
characters	O
,	O
ZA/UM	B-Application
sought	O
out	O
new	O
voice	O
actors	O
they	O
felt	O
were	O
a	O
better	O
fit	O
for	O
many	O
roles	O
,	O
especially	O
for	O
minor	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
15	O
October	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
macOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
27	O
April	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
translations	O
that	O
ZA/UM	B-Application
published	O
was	O
the	O
Chinese	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
release	O
had	O
to	O
bypass	O
the	O
typical	O
approval	O
process	O
needed	O
to	O
release	O
games	O
in	O
China	O
,	O
since	O
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
's	O
content	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
themes	O
of	O
communism	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
meet	O
the	O
Chinese	O
governmental	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
ZA/UM	B-Application
released	O
an	O
update	O
that	O
improved	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
performance	O
on	O
lower-end	O
hardware	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
adding	O
support	O
for	O
additional	O
language	O
translations	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
community	O
and	O
by	O
the	O
localization	O
firm	O
Testronic	O
Labs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
a	O
tabletop	O
RPG	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
systems	O
the	O
game	O
used	O
,	O
tentatively	O
titled	O
You	O
Are	O
Vapor	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
,	O
with	O
Kurvitz	O
also	O
announcing	O
plans	O
to	O
translate	O
his	O
novel	O
Sacred	O
and	O
Terrible	O
Air	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
which	O
narratively	O
takes	O
place	O
20	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
ZA/UM	B-Application
had	O
partnered	O
with	O
production	O
company	O
dj2	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
television	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZA/UM	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
clothing	O
and	O
artwork	O
line	O
,	O
Atelier	O
,	O
in	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
featuring	O
pieces	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Final	O
Cut	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
30	O
March	O
2021	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
update	O
for	O
existing	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
PC	O
and	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
were	O
released	O
on	O
12	O
October	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ban	O
was	O
appealed	O
by	O
ZA/UM	B-Application
then	O
subsequently	O
dropped	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
reclassified	O
to	O
an	O
adults-only	O
R18+	O
rating	O
and	O
allowed	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Board	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
provided	O
disincentives	O
related	O
to	O
drug-taking	O
behavior	O
where	O
"	O
regular	O
drug	O
use	O
leads	O
to	O
negative	O
consequences	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
progression	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
it	O
being	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
narrative	O
and	O
conversational	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
open	O
world	O
and	O
compared	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
despite	O
being	O
much	O
smaller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
ZA/UM	B-Application
and	O
dj2	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
television	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
under	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Result	O
Ref	O
2019	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
Ultimate	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2019	O
Best	O
Narrative	O
Best	O
Independent	O
Game	O
Best	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
Fresh	O
Indie	O
Game	O
(	O
ZA/UM	B-Application
)	O
202023rd	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
ZA/UM	B-Application
member	O
Martin	O
Luiga	O
announced	O
that	O
he	O
,	O
Kurvitz	O
,	O
Rostov	O
,	O
and	O
Hindpere	O
of	O
ZA/UM	B-Application
had	O
"	O
involuntarily	O
left	O
the	O
company	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
ZA/UM	B-Application
"	O
no	O
longer	O
represents	O
the	O
ethos	O
it	O
was	O
founded	O
on.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Luiga	O
also	O
affirmed	O
that	O
the	O
ZA/UM	B-Application
cultural	O
association	O
had	O
also	O
been	O
dissolved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spokesperson	O
for	O
ZA/UM	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Like	O
any	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
was	O
and	O
still	O
is	O
a	O
collective	O
effort	O
,	O
with	O
every	O
team	O
member	O
's	O
contribution	O
essential	O
and	O
valued	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
greater	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
we	O
have	O
no	O
further	O
comment	O
to	O
make	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
ZA/UM	B-Application
creative	O
team	O
's	O
focus	O
remains	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
our	O
next	O
project	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
are	O
excited	O
to	O
share	O
more	O
news	O
on	O
this	O
with	O
you	O
all	O
soon.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
Kurvitz	O
 '	O
and	O
Rostov	O
's	O
complaints	O
is	O
that	O
Kompus	O
purchased	O
four	O
sketches	O
from	O
Zaum	O
that	O
were	O
establishing	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
a	O
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
sequel	O
for	O
,	O
then	O
resold	O
these	O
to	O
Zaum	O
for	O
,	O
effectively	O
helping	O
Kompus	O
regain	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
money	O
spent	O
to	O
acquire	O
Zaum	O
through	O
Tütreke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kurvitz	O
and	O
Rostov	O
argued	O
that	O
they	O
still	O
have	O
some	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
rights	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
should	O
have	O
had	O
a	O
say	O
in	O
blocking	O
the	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legal	O
proceedings	O
in	O
the	O
matter	O
were	O
started	O
by	O
Kaur	O
Kender	O
,	O
the	O
executive	O
producer	O
of	O
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Haavel	O
has	O
a	O
majority	O
share	O
in	O
Yessirnosir	O
Ltd.	O
,	O
a	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Zaum	O
where	O
the	O
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
rights	O
are	O
held	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
2022	O
,	O
Kender	O
had	O
dropped	O
his	O
lawsuit	O
,	O
as	O
Kompus	O
had	O
paid	O
back	O
from	O
Tütreke	O
back	O
to	O
ZA/UM	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
17	O
March	O
2023	O
,	O
Kurvitz	O
and	O
another	O
former	O
ZA/UM	B-Application
creative	O
,	O
Sandor	O
Taal	O
,	O
responded	O
to	O
this	O
statement	O
by	O
clarifying	O
that	O
the	O
announcement	O
was	O
"	O
wrong	O
and	O
misleading	O
in	O
several	O
respects	O
"	O
and	O
"[sought]	O
to	O
unfairly	O
paint	O
 [ them ] 	O
-	O
the	O
remaining	O
minority	O
shareholders	O
in	O
ZA/UM	B-Application
-	O
as	O
mere	O
disgruntled	O
employees.	O
"	O
</s>
