Tragedy in magical Africa
Genre:
Adventure [Point and Click]
Creator:
Benoît Sokal
Platform: Microsoft Windows, iOS, Nintendo DS
Developer:
White Birds Productions
Country of Origin: France
Game
modes: Single Player
Release
date: April 21, 2006 (Microsoft Windows, Europe)/November 14, 2008 (DS,
Europe)/August 3, 2011 (iOS, North America, Episode 2)
Country of Origin: France
Recommended
system requirements: O.S.: Windows 98 SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10
CPU: Pentium 4 1.5 GHz/AMD Athlon XP 1500+
RAM Memory: 512 MΒ
Hard Disk needed space: 3 GΒ
Graphics card: ATi Radeon 9800 Pro and newer or NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 and newer (not GeForce 4 MX)
CPU: Pentium 4 1.5 GHz/AMD Athlon XP 1500+
RAM Memory: 512 MΒ
Hard Disk needed space: 3 GΒ
Graphics card: ATi Radeon 9800 Pro and newer or NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 and newer (not GeForce 4 MX)
Sound card: Direct X 9.0 compatible
DirectX version: 9.0c
Mouse
4Χ CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Drive
Mouse
4Χ CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Drive
I finished Paradise a few days ago. It’s a truly
beautiful game. The plot is very good, original, and deeply psychological. This
game is about a tragedy taking place in Africa so the ending is a difficult one
but not so abrupt if you think about it afterward. Characters and dialogs are
very well done and the game manages to convey emotions but not as much as
Syberia games. Apart from the ending which is very emotional indeed.
The only real problem with the game is that it doesn't
captivate the player's interest from the beginning meaning you will have to be
patient with the first world/area of the game because it is a bit boring. But
if you reach the second world and beyond the game keeps getting
interesting.
Graphics are good but feel unpolished most of the
time. Music is interesting but not as great as Syberia's music. The game is a
lot harder than Syberia 2 but the puzzles are logical. This game is much more
realistic compared to the poetic Syberia, but there is a feeling of surrealism
in the air. You will also see machines that will remind you a lot of Syberia's
automatons and you will also see weird fictional animals. So the game has a lot
in common with Syberia.
The only complaint I have with the game is that it
includes a lot of pixel hunting. Before you play the game make sure you
download patch v. 1.1.1. Because the game is buggy and problematic in the
original version. Do not download patch v. 1.1.3 unless you know how to apply a
no-cd patch and where to get one.
Patch v.
1.1.3 uses StarForce copy protection program that makes legitimate users unable
to start the game. Also, it would
possibly help if you turned animated cursors off in the options menu. The game
is fully compatible with Windows Vista/7/8 and 10, 64-bit. If you are a follower
of Sokal's previous games you will also like Paradise. Overall I
give it a grade of 4/5 stars. Have fun!
Pros:
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Very good story
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Very good sound and music
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Impressive cutscenes
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Well organized menus
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Ideal difficultly level (not too easy and not too
hard)
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Interesting characters
Cons:
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Bug in mouse operation
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Unpolished graphics
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Clipping and animation
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The “Starforce copy protection” program
·
Heavy pixel hunting
Final Grade. 4/5
