I wasn't expecting to see all of the best endings before writing the review mainly due to time, but it was worth setting aside the backlog to get through Paradigm Paradox. It's probably been my favorite of the Aksys / Otomate collaborations since they really kicked off in early 2020, and has genuinely ratcheted up my expectations for Lover Pretend next...
Paradigm Paradox2021
Paradigm Paradox
2021 Aksys Games73Good
Playtime
ModerateTypically 25 hours
Playable on
Available on
- $49.99
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Details
- Launch
- May 27, 2021
- Developer
- Otomate
- Publisher
- Aksys Games
- Themes
- Genres
Overview
A superhero anime adventure with gender-bending romance! Hero or Villain? Your choices determine the heroine’s side. But be careful, things are not always black and white... Fight monsters and win love with eight different characters for you to grow closer to.
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Reception
Press73
Good- Metacritic73from 7 reviews
- OpenCritic74from 6 reviews
Mundane and easy to read, but an interesting spin on romance in a crowded field of otome games.
An adorable and unique otome game experience.
Paradigm Paradox is not terrible. It’s a perfectly readable visual novel, and the twist it gives to the magical girls story – putting it in the context of an otome – was one worth exploring. However, I’ve got to say that I expect far better from Otomate. This is a studio that produces the most beautiful visual novels, with the most vivid characters...
At least I can fondly think of this as “the bi otome game” — even if its intriguing setup did deserve so much better.