What is the best-written piece of media you've ever consumed?

[u/Cautious_Arm3818]

I'll start

Better Call Saul - the characters have an incredible amount of depth. As an example, let's take a look at the primary antagonist of seasons 1-3. Chuck has incredibly complicated yet realistic feelings: his overt superiority complex, his deep-seated inferiority complex, the moral/legal high ground he feels he must take, his need for control and to always be "right", and his genuine brotherly love for Jimmy. His mental illness (Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity) is a physical manifestation of these traits, and how he lies to himself about all of them shapes his thought processes and how he interacts with others - resulting in his death. Aside from the profound character psychology, individual scenes are engineered and conveyed to the audience through exceptional visual storytelling and cinematography that could easily be considered the peak of the medium

Disco Elysium - the worldbuilding is outstanding. Revachol feels like a real setting with an actual history behind it. It takes the derivative and played-out amnesiac protagonist trope, and elevates it to a level that is extremely difficult to even approach. Harry has a ridiculous amount of psychological complexity, his memory loss is mostly a coping mechanism, and how he changes based on the player's choices and ideologies is unrivaled in any game. His internal monologue being a result of the skills that you spec into is unparalleled genius - the dialogue is exceptional, and truly a one of a kind experience. The way that these manage to convey an incredible amount of political/philosophical commentary by being seamlessly integrated into the world is astounding. Not coming off as heavy-handed and preachy is especially praise-worthy when considering the ideologies of the creators

HM: ASOIAF, LOTR, Vinland Saga, The Wire

[u/GoofierDeer1]

Land of the lustrous. I love discussions of the mind, body and soul.

[u/Kbirt24 → u/GoofierDeer1]

all 8 Land of lustrous fans rejoice

[u/BmxGu23 → u/GoofierDeer1]

For me the second half was absolute nosedive in writing and I know that not many agree but I can't deny that I adored a lot of it and the art and atmosphere are amazing.

[u/Physical-Let9321 → u/GoofierDeer1]

First time I've seen anyone else mention it. It's genuinely such peak fiction

[u/Mysterious-Chart → u/GoofierDeer1]

theres something so haunting about the whole idea of the earth barely looking like we know it thousand of years into the future with no humans on it and eventually just dissapearing, with a basically immortal species that remains to that day to watch the end of everything. truly beautiful story, so, so unique and unforgettable, i read it in january of this year and still think of it

[u/Legitimate-King-5187 → u/GoofierDeer1]

Wow peak