I found nearly all of Disco Elysium’s characters so unlikable, (especially?) including the player character, that I could not enjoy it at all. I think I like the systems in it, and I’m happy when an RPG exposes its dice rolls; the voice performances were all very good; I just couldn’t stand it after 5 hours of trying.
I finished it recently and I also didn’t get what all the hype was about, but for me it was more the fact that none of the quests, main or side, were satisfying in the least.
I am a socialist and dont get offended at all if called a communist and finally I get why people may hate us, after playing this game.
Also, having to change clothes every 3 minutes brings me out of immersion.
It is very “snobbish” in its design despite beautiful art département stuff and voice acting.