Posted on: February 8, 2023
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Zweryfikowany użytkownikGry: 300 Opinie: 5
Not for investigation freaks.
Summary: Paradise Killer is a remarkable game but not a remarkable investigation game. The outstanding lore, environment, characters and atmosphere elevate PK so high its weak investigation mechanics were not enough to bring the overall experience down. I bought PK on a whim after reading a review here on GOG in which the reviewer compared PK to Outer Wilds, a game I'm very fond of. This comparison only sticks on a very surface level though. In Outer Wilds the information gathered by the player is passive. It sits on your ship's log. It's up to the you how to interpret it and how to act on it. In PK the clues you gather that are scattered around Island 24 are automatically interpreted by your character Lady Love Dies. She spells it all out, leaving nothing for you to conclude or observe yourself. Whose knife is it, timeline contradictions, mismatch between official reports and evidence and so on so forth. You don't need to read or pay attention to anything. Just roam and scour the island after highlighted objects, talk to people from time to time and in a few hours your Starlight log will have all you need to start pointing fingers before the judge. No exaggeration. All I said in the paragraph above is irrelevant though. At least for me. People looking for a game like Phoenix Wright could potentially be disappointed by what PK has to offer. I wasn't looking for anything like it so I was not disappointed. On the contrary, after I finished the trial I just couldn't leave Island 24. I felt like I was going to miss it somehow and proceeded to stand on top of the Zigurat overlooking the Island for a good 20 minutes, just taking it in. That never happened to me before in any other game. The world and lore are so well realized and unique. Little details like the ghosts, the mementos and the bar tidbits. Shinji (the best character in the game). The aesthetic and music. It all came together so well throughout and in the end that I fell in love with this game. Perfect 25.
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