My thoughts about Paradise

[danyboy]

Hi guys,

I was a lot deceived by the game, mutiple kind of bugs, mouse, sound, pixel hunting, puzzles too easy, a lot of walking, some phrases repeated over and over, images are almost perfect except the fact that from a far sight the characters aren't well designed. I'm one of Mr. Sokal biggest fan but this time he deceived me a lot. The main character Ann Smith is without emotions, she's almost robotic (funny because Oscar was an automaton and he showed some emotions), even at the end she was made of steel. The leopard (her sidekick) is as forgettable as Ann is, I wouldn't have missed him if he wasn't around, this wasn't a great game, the game was just o.k. I was expecting another Syberia but this isn't, Kate I missed you so much!!!!

CU

danyboy

[Melia]

Guess what's NOT on my games-to-buy list.

[danyboy]

Guess what's NOT on my games-to-buy list.

Like I said before this is my perception of it, it's not because I don't like something that other wont like it, I do hope that a patch will be available very soon!

CU

danyboy

[Angelfire]

I've only gotten out of the palace but I tend to agree with you Danyboy. The pixel hunting with the very small cursor is almost maddening. While the scenery is very pretty the people are blurry. But I'll keep going.

[danyboy]

Hi guys,

Have you encountered any bugs so far?

CU

danyboy

[Angelfire]

So far the only one has been the cursor - it seemed to have a life of it's own at first but it's settled down.

Did you run into very many?

[Melia]

DB, I've been reading other reviews that say how boring the game is. Have you found that to be true?

[danyboy]

Hi guys,

I can't say that's completly boring but it isn't a game that I was able to immersed into. I could leave it there for a couple of days without causing myself too much pain.

CU

danyboy

[Katsmom]

My opinion of Paradise is the same as Danyboy's. I was very disappointed in this game. I did get bored at times, but mostly I was irritated by a cursor that went left when I told it to go right (etc.), a story that was confusing and didn't really develop, and an ending that made no sense and left me cold. :(

Is this game buggy? Ohmigosh. There are so many glitches and bugs in the game, that it seems like it was coded by students in a beginner's class for computer game designers. I don't think it's possible to fix all the problems in Paradise with a patch (or two or three). They should have taken much more time to get things right, before releasing it to the marketplace.

Benoit Sokal did create some wonderful, imaginative creatures again. They were the highlight of the game for me. The black leopard, which is supposed to be an integral part of the story, keeps disappearing (or you can't get near him). When he does appear, it's very confusing... because you get to play with him without it making the slightest difference in the game.

I didn't think the graphics were beautiful because they were all so monotone... black, gray, brown, and beige. The atmosphere is supposed to suggest poverty and decay, plus the ravages of war... and it succeeded in that respect. I was so depressed while playing this game, I needed breaks to cheer myself up!

How did they choose the name of this game? Where is 'Paradise' supposed to be? Is it in the palace, where snotty girls are enslaved in the Prince's harem? Is that what we're supposed to feel sad about losing?

I don't like spending full price for a game that isn't worth it. Paradise costs $40.00 in the store... and (to me) wasn't worth half that much. I wish I'd waited to buy this one second-hand.

[shortleg]

Just thought you guys might like to know that a patch has been released that fixes some of the bugs and cursor issues.

http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php ... ad&order=0

[Val]

I wonder how they can put out a game so obviously 'buggy' - surely this should have been sorted out much earlier??? Before release???
What will eventually happen is that folk will refrain from buying early releases and wait for things to be sorted ... and then the creators wont get their money ... and then games like this will disappear because of presumed lack of interest!!!

Sorry just letting off steam!! Can't stand inefficiently at any level but especially not when it costs people hard-earned cash. Seems to me that an extra two month's delay would have made all the difference.

[Angelfire]

Thanks Shortleg. I didn't even finish it before. May try it again, maybe

[danyboy]

Hi guys,

You're right Val, this game was very deceiving.

CU

danyboy

[shortleg]

Thanks Shortleg. I didn't even finish it before. May try it again, maybe

Same here, I stopped playing at the very beginning of the Zamarat Mines, by that point I really wasn't digging the story and was just plain out bored, the bugs had me really fed up with everything too. May give it another try down the road, but i doubt it, the beginning was just really boring in my opinion.

[britsy]

I was lucky only to encounter the cursor problem -
and one crash.

I found the story introduced elements that were never resolved - you would think they would be important to the story - but they are ignored as you move to the next scene.

I can't see ANY reason to include the lepoard - or did I miss something?

The ending was awful - nuff said.

Parts of it had wonderful graphics - but others seemed less spectacular.

I don't want to give out any spoilers -

but for a game I had anticipated so eagerly - it was vey much a let down.

I can never stop playing a game until I finish - even if I'm not enjoying it and want to start a new one.
I never play mor than one game at once.
At least this one had easy puzzles - and I finished it quickly.

Don't expect Amerzone or Syberia.