Recent reviews by Paradox

A must buy for any train enthusiast. 10/10, contains many wonderful trains.

I love this game to bits. The combat is so fast and satisfying, especially compared to the clunky combat of the Souls games. The stealth system and shinobi tools invite creativity in finding different solutions to enemy encounters, and the posture mechanic rewards defense as well as offense. The wide diversity of combat arts are fun to use, and the health you gain from deathblows rewards aggressive play if you don't care for stealth. The real fun of this game comes not simply from overcoming tough challenges, but mastering those challenges and making them your ♥♥♥♥♥. The combat was so fun that I ended up fighting each boss over and over until I mastered them all. This is easily the best rhythm game I've ever played. 10/10

It's hard as balls but fun as heck. You'll get far, die to ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, smash your keyboard, and then come back for more because the core platforming gameplay is just that good. An excellent rage game that makes you feel like a boss when you finally beat it.

This is a wonderful and humorous game for anyone who is a fan of JRPGs. It has some of the most fun and masterful turn-based combat I have ever played. The game tackles both the challenge-killing strategy of spamming powerful moves and the inconvenience of mana management by implementing a cool-down system instead. The ability to switch out party members mid-battle and curate a list of summons from captured foes gives a level of flexibility not found in other JRPGs, and the wide assortment of equipment in the game rewards planning for enemy encounters, especially on higher difficulties. The challenge can be tailored to any skill level, and the new 2.0 update (in beta as of writing) provides players with even more ways to customize the difficulty and challenge to an even greater degree. There is so much to sink one's teeth into with this game, and I highly recommend it to anybody who likes turn-based combat and lighthearted games that don't take themselves overly seriously.

The best incest simulator on the market.
10/10

A silly and fun game where you can solve people's problems in the most malicious and twisted way you can imagine. A big part of the fun of this game is just experimenting with the different things you can create and all the different adjectives you can assign to objects. The only limits are your imagination (and copyright law).

TL;DR you can throw pregnant babies, eat old ladies, and kill people with radioactive puppies.
10/10

Fez is a retro game. Fez is an indie game. Fez is a 2D platformer, yet all of these descriptions barely scratch the surface of what makes this game so great.

This is a smart game. It is ingeniously designed and an absolute joy to play all the way through. I would highly recommend this game to anyone who enjoys very involved and challenging puzzles where the answers are not always clear. This game will ask of you not only your platforming skills and drive to explore, but also your ability to pay attention to small details and be able to break ciphers almost entirely on your own. I had to have a piece of paper beside me while I played so I could write down codes and keys to solving ciphers, but I found it to be extremely fun and rewarding. If you're not into that sort of stuff, this game may not be your thing.

Each area is brilliantly designed, with visuals that are never an eyesore. Each zone has its own style and personality, and almost every room has a secret for an astute player. The soundtrack is always fitting, if not especially riveting, though I'm sure you'll find a track or two that you'll love. The game pays homage to classic games of the 8-bit era, with a few nuggets of nostalgia strewn here and there for you old Nintendo fans out there.

Overall, Fez an exceptional game, though it is not without its flaws. I run a fairly powerful PC, surely powerful enough to run a visually simplistic game like Fez, yet I had problems with screen flikering, a stripe of glitchiness through the middle of my screen, and phantom graphics throughout my entire playthrough. It was bothersome, but I could ignore it. It's a fairly common problem from what I've read, and it can be solved easily, so just be aware. Some puzzles were genuinely difficult or frustrating, namely the clock tower anti-cubes and the infamous black monolith. You will almost certainly need a guide for these puzzles.

Other than those relatively minor gripes, the game is fantastic. I'd recommend playing with a controller if possible, but the experience shouldn't be any worse if playing with a controller isn't possible. I'd give this game a final score of 9.5/10.

Like Mariokart, but with no Blue Shells and better drifting. Nice tight controls and varied stat configurations for every driving style. Overall a pretty good racing game.