When it came to gameplay, the advertising sold me and the actual gameplay is essentially just some walking simulator as you look through papers. This game is as lifeless as the world it’s set in. All the lore which would make this interesting is stuck within the advertisements. Also, the plot twist was so easy to figure out once the main character pulls out a photo of his parents. The game is divided into different sections or chapters, representing which level in the bunker Szymon is in “Denial,” “Anger,” “Bargaining,” Depression,” and “Acceptance.” Each title somewhat relates to what the character is going through at each level but it’s sad to say it isn’t very thorough but rather referred to and “Acceptance” is honestly just a choice at the end of the game literally a choice to choose a good or bad ending but the story is just bad. The story of the game follows Szymon, a boy on the quest to look for someone (no spoilers) but it was very predictable within the first mission of the game. A very interesting world-building story was shown through papers in a story I could care less about. The trailer now reminds me of a mobile game ad which is always way cooler than the actual game. The fact that all that was just explained on papers that the character finds throughout the game is ridiculous. That was the description of the game (until recently) and to make matters even worse, its cinematic trailer which looked like it would promise the tensions of the Nazi soldiers in the bunker while the world begins to fall to nuclear waste looked so good they should have made that the game. Paradise Lost looked promising in its advertisements displaying more of the lore around the game with Nazis seemingly dominating the world after World War 2 in this game, a war where America stayed isolated and the Nazis being the first to develop nuclear weapons to literally eliminate all their enemies. Given the advertising for this game, I am mildly disappointed. I should’ve done more research before purchasing this game but despite the studio ‘All in! Games” seeming to look like advanced mobile games studios, that is not the issue with Paradise Lost in fact, there are many issues. Paradise Lost is a “game” that follows a young boy and a quest to solve a mystery hidden deep below the frozen post-apocalyptic earth where a Nazi bunker lies bare. However, given the advertisement, gameplay, and story, I’d rather read the poem instead. Paradise Lost’s tale takes place in a timeline where World War II lasted twenty years longer, with the year 1965 marking the end of the devastating battling with the launch of nuclear warheads across Europe.Paradise Lost is a game that takes place in an alternative post-WW2 nuclear apocalypse, a great premise for a history buff like me one that could be even as good as John Milton’s Paradise Lost. With the continent left in a ravaged state and survivors few and far between, grief-stricken twelve-year-old Szymon ventures out into the world to try and find a man that he believes might be his father. The devastated nature of the world means that this won’t be an easy task, but things take a peculiar turn when he stumbles upon a Nazi bunker. This isn’t your average Nazi bunker though, but rather a massive one that was built to act as a hub for the future perseverance and rule of the Nazi regime. Of course, its derelict state shows that things did not pan out as initially planned, with Szymon putting the pieces of its story together by gathering audio recordings, reading documents, and by listening out for the mysterious girl named Ewa that guides him along his adventure through the bunker’s public address system. I won’t go into too much detail about Paradise Lost’s tale because it really is the driving force behind the experience. It certainly did more than enough to keep me invested in the story though, with the sense of intrigue behind what happened at the bunker and the unique take on the events of World War II serving as a great backdrop for its mystery. There’s plenty to miss if you don’t take your time to explore the world and uncover all of its secrets too, with it proving clear that a lot of work has gone into fleshing out Paradise Lost’s lore with every intertwining plot thread all playing a part in the grand story at hand. It does have a few pacing issues here and there across its roughly four-hour narrative, but it’s easy to absorb yourself into the derelict and mysterious world of Paradise Lost.Īs far as gameplay is concerned, it would be easiest to describe Paradise Lost as a walking simulator – albeit with a bit of puzzling here and there for good measure.
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