"Hey guys, do you know what's even cooler than those Pokemon? Stocks!" My middle-school friend's dad was pulling open a purple and yellow box that rattled with the sound of dozens of plastic pieces. "Don't worry, I'll go easy on you."

He did not.

Disco Elysium is a beautiful and bizarre game that puts you into the boots (or stolen ceramic military sabatons) of a complete trainwreck of a human being and amnesiac who claims to be a cop. It sees you bumbling around the fictitious city of Revachol, solving a murder, hunting cryptids, opening dance clubs, and becoming entangled with the political forces at work in the city. It is a game with a lot of lessons, and left me thinking about what it had to say for days.