*This video covers Disco Elysium’s lore and what the book “Terrible and Sacred Air” by Robert Kurvitz reveals about it.*
*You can skip the book part if you are more interested in Elysium's lore and less in the review!*
00:00 Intro
00:20 The Book - Context & Translations
03:28 The Book - Premise
04:40 Books and Games
07:42 Apocalypse
10:07 Hardcore
12:47 The Pale - Pt. 1
17:50 The Pale - Pt. 2
20:16 Communism
22:37 Harry's Memories
26:30 Catharsis
Feel free to leave a comment! I'm always happy about any kind of feedback or wild lore theories!
If you want to read the book, I strongly suggest the Team Ibex 🐐 translation
https://tinyurl.com/2ev8rtv7
Summary of the book:
https://tinyurl.com/3trzv4sd
Music used besides the game soundtrack:
Aila: Bitterness Settled In My Throat
(She has made a whole DE-inpired album! ailasound.bandcamp.com/album/aila-insomnia-inspired-by-disco-elysium)