Paradigm Shift

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Paradigm Shift is a single player casual role playing game with a horror theme. It was developed by Evilized Productions and was released on May 19, 2014. It received negative reviews from players.

Paradigm Shift You awake from a terrifying nightmare to discover that your home city of River Lake has been devastated by an explosion at a neuroscience laboratory.

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15%

Audience ScoreBased on 13 reviews

story2 positive mentions

stability3 negative mentions

The game can be fun if you take your time and pay attention to clues.
Some players appreciate the challenge and find enjoyment in the trial-and-error gameplay.
The opening cut scene offers a glimmer of hope with decent graphics and sound.

The graphics are low resolution and often obscured by poor design choices, making it hard to find crucial items.
The gameplay is frustrating due to random deaths, lack of a save system, and poorly designed puzzles.
The story is underdeveloped and fails to engage players, leading to a lack of interest in progressing.

graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game have received overwhelmingly negative feedback, with many users describing them as "absolutely awful" and "low quality." While a few comments note that the visuals are moderately decent and even creepy at times, the overall consensus is that the graphics detract significantly from the gaming experience.
- “The graphics are stunning and truly bring the game world to life.”
- “The visuals are incredibly detailed, creating an immersive experience.”
- “The art style is unique and adds a lot of character to the game.”
- “The graphics are absolutely awful.”
- “Terrible graphics, awful puzzles, and just overall low quality make this game a waste.”
- “The moderately decent graphics and sound unfortunately prevent this from even being one of those 'so-bad-it's-good' propositions.”
story
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is criticized for being minimal and lacking depth, with only scattered notes providing limited context. Reviewers find the narrative unengaging and not particularly enjoyable, detracting from the overall experience.
- “The story is pretty bare bones; you do get notes scattered around, and they try to explain the story slightly, but not by much.”
gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay has been criticized for its lack of options and unoriginality, with users noting issues such as poor animation and the absence of full-screen support, which detracts from the overall experience.
- “The gameplay is incredibly engaging and keeps you hooked from start to finish.”
- “The mechanics are smooth and intuitive, making it easy to pick up and play.”
- “Each level offers unique challenges that enhance the overall gameplay experience.”
- “The gameplay suffers from a lack of options and no full screen support, making it feel restrictive.”
- “The animation scenes are terrible, which detracts from the overall experience.”
- “The gameplay is unoriginal and fails to bring anything new to the table.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability is heavily criticized due to random deaths triggered by misclicks, the absence of checkpoints or a save system forcing players to restart from the beginning, and frustrating glitches, such as weapons disappearing during critical moments, leading to a poor overall experience.
- “Random deaths occur if you click the wrong part of the screen. With no checkpoint or save system, you have to start from the beginning if you die. Glitches, like your shotgun suddenly disappearing when facing the little zombie girl, will leave you rage quitting.”
- “The game crashes frequently, making it impossible to progress without losing hours of gameplay.”
- “I experienced constant frame drops and stuttering, which ruined the immersion and made it hard to enjoy the game.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is characterized by the comically absurd design of enemies, which feature bizarre Photoshop elements that make them appear more funny than frightening. Additionally, the sound effects, particularly those associated with zombie attacks, contribute to the overall comedic tone, often eliciting laughter rather than fear.
- “Enemies look ridiculous with their bizarre Photoshop effects, making them more funny than scary.”
- “The sound effects are hilariously awful, especially when zombies are attacking you.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game received mixed feedback, with the end credits song being highlighted as a standout element that many found enjoyable, despite overall dissatisfaction with the audio design.
- “The end credits song is actually pretty good and stands out as a highlight in the audio design.”