The Golden Age of heroes is over, but you're just beginning. Will you use your powers to help the world or help yourself? Set on a near-future Earth that has been irrevocably altered by the arrival of superhumans, the world has been dealing with a radical shift in the nature of humanity. For thirty years, those with world-altering powers - referred to as capes - have been at the forefront of the world's media. There has been heroes, there has been villains, and there has been world-shattering confrontations when those two groups came into contact. For a time, those individuals walked the world like modern deities. For a time, it was good. But things change. Given time, all things resolve to entropy. The Golden Age is over. The player, a member of the newest graduating class of an international academy for powered individuals, needs to find their place in this new world, and whether that place will be determined by their own hand - or by the machinations of others. Assigned to the troubled Paradigm City, it'll be up to the player to determine whether their name becomes a byword for fame or infamy, idealism or pragmatism, and loyalty or ambition. "Paradigm City" is a 110,000 word interactive fantasy novel by James Rhoden, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. • Play as male, female or non-binary, straight, gay or bi! • Experience your life from youth to the end of your first big mission! • Multiple endings, with differences both big and small! How will your actions affect the future of the world? • Utilise the three precepts of epic heroism - brawn, bravado and brains - to solve challenges! • Increase the potency of your electrokinetic superpower to overcome dangerous threats! • Work with a team of elite heroes to solve a mystery - your relationships with them will determine their fates, and whether you'll learn their stories. • Uncover and unveil a conspiracy, or work to use it for your own ends! • Embrace the traditional values of the classical crusader, or embody the cutting-edge pragmatics of modern powered heroes! • Sixty achievements! • Three romance options to choose from - or don't, and keep things strictly professional!
Awesome
No bugs, gripping story, wonderful game. 10/10
Really fun, but bugs
Fun game and all, wasn't really planning to review it, but I am to address a certain story bug I noticed. If you make a certain choice that ends in you battling the Maekir unit, and decide to "take down" Jotun and arrest them all, the story hiccups to the option where you kill Jotun after some writing that makes no sense both order and option wise. Would really appreciate a fix, thank you Edit: soon after writing this, after having killed Jotun unwillingly, I chose the option to troubleshoot Anima and the writing makes it sound as if she killed Jotun instead, probably something that happens if you make different choices? Anyways, just another problem, thanks.
Unexpected surprise
With the quality of latest hosted games I didn't have much hope for this one but it surprised me. It was well written and the story was pretty good. I actually enjoyed it very much. Doesn't have a very high replay value however it is lengthy and well executed. Worth every penny. I don't think there'll be a sequel but I would love to see one
Worth a play
Entertaining and I enjoyed the idea behind it but there's no replay value. It doesn't seem like my choices really mattered, the ending left me unfulfilled, and I had many unanswered questions at the end. Hoping for a better sequel, as I would definitely play it. Like I said, worth a play for something to do but don't expect anything superb.
Bitter disappointment
Really 2.5 but you have to round up in math. The hope was heroes. The story was choppy. Narrative mostly past tense. Still reading but will change my review if it gets any better. Hard to care about the story.
A slog to get through
The author's personal ideologies and political views bleed through heavily, even affecting the player character, to the point where it feels like I'm reading someone else's play through of a Choice game.
A disappointment
While this game did a good job of having an interesting plot. It ends on such an abrupt note that it feels like it got rushed out.
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