The Samaritan Paradox

 PC
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. SpazioGames
    May 19, 2014
    80
    Tough puzzles and an intriguing story: these are the main elements of the title, which is suggested for savvy adventurers. You should look to somewhere else, if you are looking for a quick and simple point-and-click experience.
  2. Telegraph
    Apr 28, 2014
    80
    It's well worth a play for anyone looking for an intelligently told, challenging story, or anyone who's a fan of adventure games which happily bring you back down to earth with a thud.
  3. Ragequit.gr
    May 14, 2014
    79
    A political thriller whose hardcore puzzling and mechanics will greatly appeal to old school adventure gamers and fans of a good northern adventure yarn in general, but whose emotional impact is dampened a bit by characters that feel a bit forced. An impressive debut that puts Faravid Interactive firmly on the map.

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User Score
6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 18
  3. Negative: 4 out of 18
  1. TenchuuKhan
    Oct 16, 2015
    3
    While the synchro and artstyle are great, the writing and puzzles are just awful.

    You're a cryptologist, a friend gives you a dull crime    While the synchro and artstyle are great, the writing and puzzles are just awful.

    You're a cryptologist, a friend gives you a dull crime thriller to get away from cryptology for once... and the first page contains a code.
    How do you decipher the code? Read the newspaper first and find out that the guy who wrote the book had a daughter which is a chemist or whatever to which the code seems to be addressed to.

    After you solve the code you travel to her and she's like: oh yea, my father left behind those riddles for me.... but I won't do them, you go ahead and do them. It may lead to his money...
    Yea, it's really delivered that dull.

    Now, the goal is to find one of his other books which he wrote in secret and every time you find another part of the book, you are in the story itself which turns out to be even more awful than you expected.

    Basically the game forces its own logic onto you, and throwing you into a really awful story.    … Full Review »
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