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Zero Parades: For Dead Spies Reviews Round-Up: ZA/UM's Post-Disco Elysium RPG Earns Strong Praise for Writing and Mechanics
ZA/UM's follow-up to Disco Elysium, Zero Parades: For Dead Spies, has received its first wave of reviews, with critics broadly praising its ambitious writing, roleplaying mechanics, and thematic exploration of forgery, fake culture, and media manipulation. Most outlets positioned it as a worthy successor to Disco Elysium's narrative legacy, highlighting its espionage-driven intrigue and player agency. Some reviewers noted reservations about certain design choices, though the overall reception skews positive.
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Kotaku was the most measured in its praise, noting specific hang-ups, while RPG Site and Siliconera were more straightforwardly enthusiastic about the game's execution.
What we know
- Zero Parades: For Dead Spies is the debut post-Disco Elysium RPG from ZA/UM, the studio behind the 2019 genre-defining title.
- Reviews from Rock Paper Shotgun, Kotaku, RPG Site, Siliconera, and RPGFan are largely positive, praising the game's writing quality and roleplaying systems.
- The game's central themes revolve around forgeries, bootleg culture, espionage, and the role of media in government and society.
- Kotaku flagged some hang-ups with the game while still expressing overall enjoyment of its direction and ambition.
- RPG Site called it an engrossing espionage tale with superb writing and compelling reflection on media's role in politics.
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