• 1 player
Fantasy Violence
  • 1 player

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Paradox Error

PS5

    Paradox Error

    PS4

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      Average rating 3.17 stars out of five stars from 35 ratings
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      Paradox Error is a surreal take on the scrolling platformer format, combining minimalistic black-and-white presentation with self-aware, fourth wall breaking design. Glitches are intentionally integrated, allowing the player to cheat death, open new areas by triggering bugs or leap off of UI elements as if they’re part of the stage. The title screen’s main menu acts as a respawn hub, cursors may appear as enemies or helpful guides, graphical errors obscure parts of the screen and the player’s character explodes into pixels upon death.

      To survive, you’ll have to quickly identify which portions of the screen can be reached, which pixels can be touched and which ones are simply background art. Adapt as gameplay suddenly shifts to a different perspective or requires interaction with a glitched object to proceed. At its core, Paradox Error is an ever-changing environmental puzzle where you’re expected to die repeatedly and use those failures to inform further attempts, until the goal is eventually within reach. Decidedly hardcore in difficulty but fair enough to encourage repeated play, this is an exercise in trial-and-error, where determination becomes its own reward.

      Features:

      • Explore a glitched and unpredictable digital world!
      • Adapt to shifts in gameplay mechanics and perspective.
      • Try, die and repeat to learn how to survive.
      • Enjoy a minimalistic black-and-white pixel art style.
      • Use UI elements and game-breaking bugs to your advantage!

      Platform:
      PS4
      Release:
      6/9/2021
      Publisher:
      EastAsiaSoft
      Genres:
      Action
      Screen Languages:
      English
      To play this game on PS5, your system may need to be updated to the latest system software. Although this game is playable on PS5, some features available on PS4 may be absent. See PlayStation.com/bc for more details.

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      One-time license fee for play on account’s designated primary PS4™ system and other PS4™ systems when signed in with that account.