Publisher All In! Games has today announced another game to add to the growing list of confirmed PlayStation 5 titles. Named Paradise Lost, it's scheduled for release later this year on next-gen platforms and tells the tale of a 12-year-old-boy caught up in a world where World War II never ended in 1945. It doesn't give too much away, but we've embedded the reveal trailer above for your viewing pleasure.
After glossing over the game's official website, where it is stated that the experience is designed for PS5 on Unreal Engine 4, the experience sounds like an ambitious one. A press release reads: "Paradise Lost is a mystery adventure game, telling a story of a 12-year-old boy who finds a mysterious Nazi bunker while roaming a post-nuclear Polish wasteland." This is said to be a journey through the five stages of grief, which is reflected in dialogue, character interactions, and the environment. "Your choices will gradually affect the game's characters, but also its visual style, environment and sound effects."
We're very interested in what Paradise Lost has to offer once it launches at the end of this year on PS5, but what are your first impressions? Has this premise ignited your imagination? Survive in the comments below.
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Awesome, alternate history is great. I'll be sure to keep an eye on this.
Hm. It seems interesting but it's not necessarily a unique concept. That said, the synopsis of the game somewhat reminds me of Hellblade. I'm excited to see and hear more.
The question is of course, will it feature music of the eponymous band?
Now this looks interesting. Hope to see more PS5 experiences like this.
@insertusername ☝️ positive comment, lol.
@Ken_Kaniff An actual positive comment? Or just insecure over an opinion? Hmm...tough call. Lol.
I find the premise interesting, need to see way more though.
The looks of the game made me think of A Plague Tale. And theme about the stages of grief made me think of GRIS.
@InsertUsername Are you always such a smartass? Cheer up
Perfect announcement trailer. Will keep my eye on this for sure.
Glad to hear the BBC World Service is still running in that alt-reality; not so pleased they're pronouncing 'nuclear' as 'nuculer' now though.
@LiamCroft Not sure 'glossing over' means what you think it does,
"WW2." "Young boy" "As cliched as it gets."
Can they just stop using WW2 and Nazies in their games?
@badbob001 yes! I was going to say it made me think of A Plague Tale also.
Loved that game, so a good thing for me.
@Ah-Void come on. Nazis win with their advanced war machines leading to the steam punk robotic apocalypse. Nazis implement plans Z sending out waves of Nazi zombies and Nazis use nuclear weapons creating a radioactive waste land. Sending out waves of Nazi mutant. Are all completely different storylines and in no way repetitive or derivative.
@ShaiHulud
I don’t post here much but I visit many times each day. I’m surprised you’re the only person to reference the band. I gave gothic a full play through last night on the strength of your comment. Memories flooding back and all that! Cheers!!
If I wanted to see a post-apocalyptic hellscape overrun by disease and fascists, I’d look outside or go on 4chan.
I'm a little apprehensive about this game. It pretty much sounds like a propaganda game from a Polish perspective. The game is supposed to be heavy on Slavic motifs, lots of God references and all that. In modern day Poland the government is trying very hard to rekindle anti-German and anti-Russian sentiment (with success, sadly) so this seems like a hit with the authorities. Also, the government is partially funding games that portray Poland in the 'right' way so draw your own conclusions. I say this as a Pole, too.
Edit: I've already read comments on Polish gaming websites that expressed happiness at the topic (white protagonist, lots of God references, Germans as the bad guys again) and there was a wishlist of things that should not be included (no homosexual themes, no gender themes, no racial diversity etc).
It could be interesting, I'm always up for alternate history, but it's got a bunch of cliché ideas going by the premise alone:
Nuclear war
The nazis are winning actually
You are one of the few remaining survivors
Nuclear winter
Your choices affect the world around you
Psychological imagery
I don't care much for the setting or much of the aforementioned. All I need to see is gameplay, but I have a feeling this game is going to at best be a lukewarm title.
I m very sad. Look at poor mother and her son. Imagine that in real life world because it is real. Problem? No love but only hate. And don't forget about bullying issues in schools. Schools are the worse ever. Many students are suffers because of bullying. They simple are an idiots and forget that they are not in World War 2. They bullied those people because they are like nazi and they are lower than human being. THINK!
Sounds intriguing. I'll keep an eye on this one.
@Ken_Kaniff Being a smart ass is in my nature in part, though not sure why you think that means I'm not cheery. I'm just keen in pointing out obvious over compensated comments.
@CFDennett You're very welcome! It's not a very trendy band of course to say the least, nor very popular among the younger audience perhaps. In case you're interested, they've just released their latest record called Obsidian, which harks back to their Gothic years whilst also incorporating some more recent elements of their sound. It's excellent.
Anyone remember Iron Storm from around 2001.
Game looks interesting. I think I'll be picking this one up on Steam.
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