Paradox Wrench

[h1] Cheap replacement for Portal. [/h1]

Paradox Wrench is a simplistic thematic ripoff of Portal... it's a first person 3D platformer with a minimalist aesthetic and a gimmick where you phase different blocks of different colours using your colour gun... if some blocks don't match the colour of your gun, you can phase through them. This means you need to consider which colour to shoot various platforms and which colour to have active so you can jump either through or on top of various blocks and platforms. It also has surprisingly okay voice acting for the GladOS ripoff AI thing that's making you do platformer puzzles. This almost seems like a sincerely made game but then it's from one of the business partners of the asset flippers at Volens Nolens and SA Industry, famous for polluting Steam with asset flips and other garbage, so there's always that word of caution that gamers should consider (especially considering Valve banned 800 garbage asset flip games last week). But let's go into why Paradox Wrench isn't worth buying as a game, because reviews are about the games and not the developers. From a technical perspective, the game doesn't meet basic minimum requirements that most PC gamers expect as standard. T…

The game's general idea is really nice. It really has great potential. However, sadly, the game is ruined by technical problems. First of all, you cannot change the mouse sensitivity. Kind of annoying but still bearable. What's more annoying is that the movement, especially jumping, is a bit clunky. But again, that is something you get used to. The real dealbreaker, however, is that the game does not catch your mouse. When you look around by moving your mouse, the cursor wanders off to a secondary screen. It does not matter whether you play windowed or not. If you click then, you click outside of the game hence the game loses focus. Super annoying and frustrating.

The puzzle game is short, but it may take longer than expected owing to unusual solutions. The gameplay involves the use of two colors. Switching between them is easy and visible on the gun you are carrying. The mechanic is that the currently selected color solidifies items of that color. So, for example, if an object of one color is placed on another color, it will just pass through as if it were not there. That is why shooting at an object allows you to change its color. However, because that would be too simple, some things are locked and cannot be modified. A stage is a puzzle chamber that has switches, cubes, and platforms that respond to one of the colors. The right color required for opening or activating something is visible on the colored lines on the floor. It begins off easy but becomes increasingly difficult over the course of 13 levels. The reason for this is that some have a solution concealed behind some weird mechanics that give the impression that you are cheating. For example, there are walls that change your color or prevent you from bringing anything inside. However, if you move it close to the edge, you can fool the rules. There is a voice that introduce…

Stars received: 0.8/10 _ Note: v.7 [0.0 to 1] = IMHO [0.4] Controls & Training & Help [0] Menu & Settings [0] Sound & Music [0] Graphics [0.2] Game Design [0] Game Story [0.1] Game Content [0.1] Completion time (level/game)? [0] is it Enjoyable & Fun? [0] Could it hold a spot in Favorites? (& if the Game can be repeatedly played again) [0] BONUS point: Multi-Player related [0] BONUS point: Review for VR [N] - if Registration is required with providing PII [No = Categorical] - is it acceptable to Play the Game in 2024+ ? Game description key-points: This Gamash, it`s so good that I`d rather forget it Overview: a tool, a room with a colour puzzle it`s all about shooting colour into an object, change colour and sometimes move objects figure it out, solve, proceed to the next challenge riddles said at the start of each puzzle are not memorable for the process

Some puzzles are challenging enough to recommend this game, but some other puzzles can be worked around in ways that are not intended and that spoils the whole point. Too short, but fun