Paradise Lost Reviews
Set in a macabre alternative universe, Paradise Lost creates a captivating world that begs to be explored and uncovered. Every moment of the game will keep players hooked to the screen, desperate to find out more. It goes to some dark places, but as long as you’ve got the stomach for it, this is a game that will stick with you long after you’ve seen the credits roll.
Paradise Lost may bring nothing new on the gameplay front, but its excellent atmosphere and heartbreaking story make it essential for fans of the narrative adventure genre.
Although the setting is really attractive, the ups and downs on the story and gameplay fronts makes Paradise Lost an experience as enjoyable as forgettable.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Paradise Lost is a beautiful yet unsettling story.
Paradise Lost fails to take full advantage of its gripping premise and the haunting atmosphere of its setting.
While Paradise Lost has everything to be a great game, it ends up being just good. Its background story is strong and intriguing, but you can't feel it that much in the game. Locations and objects are well crafted, but invisible walls keep you from feeling them as if they were real and alive. Everything is in his place, but by the end nothing leaves you wanting more. This four-hour adventure is worth playing, but it won't change your life.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Taken as a whole, PolyAmorous doesn’t get everything right with Paradise Lost, with some maddening technical issues too often dragging me out of potentially powerful or touching moments, but there are enough terrific little touches here that – when combined with a compelling narrative, haunting sound design and some interesting background storytelling – serve to make it worth a playthrough. Just be prepared to do a bit of squinting.
Quite common today is the genre of narrative adventures, where following the thread of the plot takes on more weight than direct and complex gameplay. The truth is that it is a type of game that I like from time to time, and I even appreciate it, as I have done with this Paradise Lost. A story that stings and intrigue, an audiovisual and environmental part worked and immersive, and an interactive part with the hands on the pad and the mouse already more limited that also takes its toll on the narrative quality.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Paradise Lost tries to be something big, but in reality it fails to deliver everything it promises, in addition to the various bugs found. Although a whole universe was created for its arrival, the preparations proved to be better than the game itself.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Paradise Lost is a grim alternate history lesson that asks tough philosophical questions about humanity and sacrifice. With a fascinating story and a genuinely engaging setting, it’s a game that’s easy to recommend to fans of the adventure genre. If you don’t mind the game’s lack of puzzles and plodding pacing, then be sure to make your way underground to uncover the bunker’s dark secrets. You won’t be disappointed.
Paradise Lost relies heavily on exploration and immersion as players make their way through some fantastically designed environments. Sadly, some issues with voice acting and brightness setting can take easily take you out of that experience. Still, I was intrigued to explore this war-torn world, even though some moments of the narrative can come off as overly ambitious.
While there are some problems with pacing, mechanics, and glitches, Paradise Lost paints an interesting and immersive tale. Despite that the game’s objectives are simplistic, the short playtime is just right to produce a satisfying ending without dragging on.
Despite an intriguing alternate universe and a decent story, Paradise Lost fails to reach its potential due to poor voice acting and tedious gameplay.
PolyAmorous took a risk and it paid off. With a fresh story and an unorthodox setting, a lot could have gone wrong. And save for a few technical mechanics, it went fairly smoothly. Paradise Lost is a great narrative and a great concept, it just has to work on the “game” part of the game.
A challenge for the most hyperactive of you who will find the story a little slow but certainly very interesting. The graphic level after all is not too bad especially if we consider that the setting recalls a steampunk style that is always beautiful and makes us postpone some lack. The audio is a little bit strange, with the sporadic feeling of being followed by someone that in reality it’s your own step, but there’s the very well-chosen music that accompanies us and this is very appreciated. The game isn’t free from some bugs that even if disabling don’t fatally compromise the outcome of the adventure which is full of check points that will make us solve a possible programming problem. Paradise Lost is a little adventure to enjoy in a couple of alternative afternoons, although I regret a little that it could have been something more.
Review in Italian | Read full review
An ambitious walking simulator, but with a short breath. The narrative premises are excellent and the setting is very suggestive; the game, however, is unable to stand out for the strength of the themes faced or the introspective depth of the protagonists. Brave, but too unripe.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Abandoned Nazi bunker could be big surprise, but result is not very convincing.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
Paradise Lost is a story worth exploring once, the alternative ending targeting those who were roped in by the story and the character development of Szymon. Sadly, there won't be too many, because despite the strong start, the magic fades and ultimately Paradise Lost proves to be a walking simulator that could have been very interesting in theory, but actually it is just conventional and flat.
Paradise Lost tells an interesting tale in a beautiful and captivating setting. If you can get past the incredibly slow movement, there is plenty to enjoy here. Just don't expect much gameplay.
The search for Paradise is without question a beautiful one, both visually and narrative-wise, but that’s not to say it doesn’t hit rough patches along the way.