Darwin's Paradox!
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Darwin's Paradox! is a lot of fun, the octopus and aliens theme is suitably absurd and comes with plenty of useful abilities that make the experience consistently unique and inventive. It is a short experience, which you should take into consideration, but it's one that's certainly worth playing.
Charming and occasionally engaging, Darwin's Paradox! Is an uneven and sometimes irritating stealth platformer with a few too many quirks and inconsistencies to outright recommend.
Darwin's Paradox is an enjoyable puzzle platformer from start to finish. The platforming feels good, while the puzzle aspects aren't overwhelming to the point that it detracts from the journey. The octopus abilities are well implemented and don't feel difficult to use, and the overall journey feels like it moves along at a good clip without meandering for too long. With a gorgeous presentation in place, there's little to gripe about, and fans of puzzle platforming who value experience over challenge will love Darwin's Paradox.
The store page for Darwin's Paradox calls it "a grand adventure worthy of a true animated movie", and I can't help but find that funny when the game honestly reminds me a lot of the licensed movie tie-ins I grew up playing. I think of the section in The Matrix: Path of Neo where you're in an attack helicopter firing a minigun at other helicopters, and it's half-baked and plays nothing like the rest of the game, but it's part of the movie so it has to be in the game! I think of the robot suit and chase sequences in Darwin's Paradox and feel like they have to be sequences from an animated movie that doesn't actually exist, and that's why they're in the game. It's a shame that this game couldn't be more focused on its puzzle platforming, because these half-baked distractions suck a lot of the fun out of what could've been something really special.
Although the difficulty curve varies greatly, Darwin's Paradox has become one of the platform games I've enjoyed the most in recent years. Since there's no new MGS game on the horizon, I'd suggest giving this "Tactical Octopus Action" a chance.
Review in Turkish | Read full review
Darwin's Paradox! is a puzle-platformer adventure featuring fantastic animation and undeniable charm. It suffers from somewhat unpolished gameplay mechanics and lackluster puzzles, but even still, the game will manage to bring a smile to your face more than once.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Darwin's Paradox! is a title that may appeal to those seeking a challenge based on stealth and puzzles, but it requires patience and tolerance for frustration.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
