Paragon

 PlayStation 4
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6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 151 Ratings

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  1. Dgproductions
    Dec 6, 2016
    5
    Its hard to put to words what i can say about what epic was thinking as a early access player/streamer i find it hard to review this game without having many positives that also come with a negative. honestly i think this game back in its early access was going in the right direction to almost surpass Smite. As new updates came out though its hard to say that Epic games is going in theIts hard to put to words what i can say about what epic was thinking as a early access player/streamer i find it hard to review this game without having many positives that also come with a negative. honestly i think this game back in its early access was going in the right direction to almost surpass Smite. As new updates came out though its hard to say that Epic games is going in the right direction. They can and should take a hard look at how1 Smite was developed or ask us the players how it can be improved as a moba even if they want to take a new direction to the moba.

    Pros
    1. Simple to get into most players can play get into it even faster i think than smite
    2. Design on graphics and details to map is great character design also
    3. easy to learn card system so easy that you don't even need to create or figure out what cards to use at the start as they disabled custom decks at first and allow you to use default starter decks
    4. you don't need to know the traditional moba roles to play

    Cons
    1. doesn't follow the rules of a traditional moba sadly could learn from smite and i sadly don't agree with how they have developed their characters with buffs or nerfs but it is a better moba than this
    2. short matches if your looking for something that doesn't take 2 hours then this is for you matches last between 30 to 60 mins
    3. very casual so casual it feels like Overwatch on a much bigger scale and with lanes, buffs and a jungle
    4. if the draft gets aborted you need to rejoin they should just put you back into a wait or connecting to new lobby
    5. reward boxes i understand that people want rewards but i don't understand the reward boxes for just if you win they should consider doing a daily log in reward

    i would give this review higher but since its a very nontraditional moba its hard to judge this as a moba.    … Expand
  2. Teslacutioner
    Sep 6, 2017
    8
    The PS4 MOBA Paragon has a lot going for It.
    The graphics are excellent especially when compared to other games of similar content. Overall the game is relatively fast paced and action packed. Despite the slow early game of trying to level up and gain money, the late game is a satisfying battle between powerful characters. The simple card mechanic, combined with a fair tutorial allows new    The PS4 MOBA Paragon has a lot going for It.
    The graphics are excellent especially when compared to other games of similar content. Overall the game is relatively fast paced and action packed. Despite the slow early game of trying to level up and gain money, the late game is a satisfying battle between powerful characters. The simple card mechanic, combined with a fair tutorial allows new players to join in with ease. Paragon doesn’t make you pay for characters despite having so many, which is a feature I quite enjoy. Although you don’t have all the characters unlocked immediately, you do gain a large number through the first few days of logging in. One thing I dislike is how long the masteries take to level up. The soundtrack was not memorable, throughout my gameplay I can’t say there was a single time the music really stood out. I had no Idea it was there half of the time. A more promising soundtrack could improve the gameplay experience. As of now there is only one map and one mode, this gets very old and boring over time. Overall I would recommend this game to all of my friends and I understand It is still In late beta, but these are my views on the game.    … Expand
  3. Ice_Cold_Stu
    Oct 11, 2017
    9
    Paragon is a third person MOBA that is still in ‘open-beta’, it is free-to-play and is made by EPIC, who have just released the very successful Fortnite. EPIC update paragon very regularly, with a new hero every three weeks and a recent revamp of the deck system completely, which has led to many more options within a match and to the system not being overly complicated. This game is oneParagon is a third person MOBA that is still in ‘open-beta’, it is free-to-play and is made by EPIC, who have just released the very successful Fortnite. EPIC update paragon very regularly, with a new hero every three weeks and a recent revamp of the deck system completely, which has led to many more options within a match and to the system not being overly complicated. This game is one that isn’t officially released yet and could still fully change, however its current potential is very impressive.
    It may be classed as a MOBA, but EPIC themselves have said how it has its own style to it, and its own variation of the genre. Paragon is one of the first games to truly embrace cross-platform gaming, this has meant that both players from PlayStation and those on PC can play together in not only the same game, but the same matches too. I myself have played the game on PS4, and I do not feel that those playing on PC have any advantage, due to the delicately tweaked assisted-aim that console players do receive.
    Another key factor to EPIC’s potential success with paragon is the incredibly active community interaction, with a dedicated ‘episode’ by their community managers every week on the YouTube channel, they regularly have players in to talk about their experience or how they feel the game could be changed to improve it.
    I find Paragon to be a game with a lot of potential due to the active updates it receives and the fantastic community management. However this does not mean that currently the game is not good, in its current state I feel the game could be considered ‘complete’ to some games developers, however EPIC are not finished with it yet, they are not going to just half-do this one. The game has many factors about it that are incredibly impressive, such as the aesthetics which really make sure that the glare levels, shadows and details are all at the most balanced levels, so that they fit with each other and do not look out of place, and this fits well with the gameplay of Paragon, which has not been held back by the visuals in any way, but enhanced the experience to be one that is not only visually impressive, but fun and addictive to play too.
    EPIC are making sure that this game has regular updates, with the deck system recently being fully re-worked, new heroes added to the roster every three weeks, and updates in the visuals and maps often too. I feel that this is a highlight of the game to me, as it means I can keep trying out new ways to play the game due to the new heroes, and it means that new strategies can be thought of regularly, however it also means that balancing must be kept on top of, but I am yet to feel that it has been a problem, I feel that the new cards system could play a part in it, as it means that you don’t feel too weak at the start of a game, but you still feel progression in your hero throughout a match. I feel this is something that it does better than games like LOL and DOTA 2, however the form of game could almost be considered different due to the uniqueness of Paragon. I believe in general paragon is a game I prefer to both LOL and DOTA 2 as the persona around it is much less serious almost, but it is still incredibly competitive.
    In conclusion I feel that EPIC have made a fantastic game with Paragon, and it is still only in open-beta, which means its current faults or glitches can still be fixed, and the game is not going to be limited to what it currently is, as regular updates will be received for a long time yet. Therefore I am giving Paragon by EPIC a 9/10, due to its fantastic gameplay, impressive graphics and its constant updates, however it does not have a 10/10 because the game is still in beta, and has been for almost a year now, and in some ways this limits the game to how many designated developers it may have, as well as preventing the competitive mode and possible expansion to Xbox.    … Expand
  4. Samfortal
    Sep 10, 2017
    5
    The game is very unbalanced on v42. PS4 players fighting against PC players, Iggy doing quadra kill doing nothing on his ultimate, possible more than 10k damage, no wards available on all builds, low level players like me fighting against pre made high lvl groups, etc. Epic is terrible to fix unbalance, taking months to fix what everyone says obvious.
  5. FurionPS4
    Sep 27, 2017
    6
    I'm a veteran MOBA player ranging from Newerth, Dota 2, League of Legends, Heroes of the Storm, Smite, Overwatch, and Mods on Starcraft 2.

    I would say that Paragon takes inspiration from the basics of a Moba, meaning there are 3 lanes and resurrecting minions which you assist as a champion in destroying the opposite team's towers and main throne. Paragon seems to borrow ideas from many    I'm a veteran MOBA player ranging from Newerth, Dota 2, League of Legends, Heroes of the Storm, Smite, Overwatch, and Mods on Starcraft 2.

    I would say that Paragon takes inspiration from the basics of a Moba, meaning there are 3 lanes and resurrecting minions which you assist as a champion in destroying the opposite team's towers and main throne. Paragon seems to borrow ideas from many of the games which have all borrowed from the core game DOTA. Paragon doesn't seem to bring anything new to the table just yet, and I hope they are able to evolve to an identity before they finally pass their open beta phase.

    Pros:
    1) Graphics
    2) 3rd Person angles
    3) Cool character designs.

    Cons:
    1) No voices for characters ( just yet)
    2) Hardly any music in the matches, and the sound effects aren't that exciting (just yet). Music is the neglected child.
    3) The game feels too familiar to League of Legends but it isn't League of Legends, and should have it's own identity, instead of being just a "have you played that LOL type game?"
    4) You can't communicate with players via microphone. There are Paragon communities on PS4 that connect players through microphone. That basically gives those players a huge advantage in coordination over players who aren't in the PSN communities. Taking away communication isn't going to lower the flame it's just going to unbalance the games. Communication is part of the fun. You can use hot buttons to indicate what needs attention to other players but you can't coordinate detailed ganks or pushes with those hot buttons.
    5) I know it's still in BETA, but some of the champions are extremely over powered and so are some of the cards on those champs.
    6) The late game seems stale, and there's no climax... maybe it has something to do with the lack of music as well. You'd be amazed how much music can play a role in a player's subconscious. Same thing with the voices.

    What I would like to see:
    1) Epic music during the matches (pun intended), and improved sound effects. Look at transformers to take inspiration of sound effects.
    2) Voices on the characters.
    3) A different approach to lane minions... they don't have to be exactly like all the other MOBAS, you can try to imagine something else. Maybe allowing players to pay for cards that effect lane minions or can change the type of lane minions during the game. Maybe even adding voices to the lane minions to make it feel like an even more robust environment. None of the Mobas give characterization to the lane minions, which have sacrificed millions of units for our cause.
    4) Improved indication of what kind of champion belongs in what lane. Right now it feels that everyone just picks random champs and lanes them all over the map. Support champs are the meta but they feel invisible.
    5) Being able to use 4 cards over 3 is preferable. The reason I say 4 is because I believe there should be a core concept to the cards. All players should have 1 type universal card on their deck which they all know is essential to starting the game, like how in other MOBA games players know that boots are an essential item to have. There can be different types of universal cards, but I think to make the card system seem more fun, 4 cards instead of 3 is important. All the decks should offer the universal cards.The other 3 cards will be for players to have unique decks and to give Paragon a more unique style from the other MOBAS. ( I know this part seems that it contradicts what I'm saying but it also helps support my opinion on how Paragon can find a stronger identity)
    6) Why does it have to be 3 lanes and minions going on a straight line?

    I uninstalled Paragon because it brought back all the frustrating elements from LOL and Dota and added nothing new to the table. There's too many MOBA games on my computer and Paragon isn't that unique to add to my list. They need to sit down and stop looking at other MOBAs and find their own identity.    … Expand
  6. GladiatorMV
    Aug 15, 2016
    7
    Updating from original review. After learning gameplay mechanics and the various complexities of deck building this game has some real potential to be the best of MOBAs. At the price of free (thanks to PSN) it's absolutely worth trying and had me up till 2am battling it out at the inhibitor. The game still needs to improve deck building, cross platform communication, and some heroUpdating from original review. After learning gameplay mechanics and the various complexities of deck building this game has some real potential to be the best of MOBAs. At the price of free (thanks to PSN) it's absolutely worth trying and had me up till 2am battling it out at the inhibitor. The game still needs to improve deck building, cross platform communication, and some hero aspects need balancing but it's a very fun and will suck you in. I'd describe it as league of legends in space with greater complexity. The weekly hero addition keeps it fresh and will help maintain an excited community.… Expand
  7. FirstAidErrata
    Jul 27, 2016
    10
    Amazing game. Still in early access out of alpha not even open beta yet. I am veteran of Dota AS, dota 2, LoL, HoN and I can say that Paragon is a new MOBA experience and has SOOO much potential.

    Gameplay is smooth and fun. Graphics top notch using UE4 Huge community support and developers are in constant contact with the community about updates, changes, and new heroes. They are    Amazing game. Still in early access out of alpha not even open beta yet. I am veteran of Dota AS, dota 2, LoL, HoN and I can say that Paragon is a new MOBA experience and has SOOO much potential.

    Gameplay is smooth and fun.
    Graphics top notch using UE4

    Huge community support and developers are in constant contact with the community about updates, changes, and new heroes.

    They are delivering their promise on a new hero every 3 weeks. Amazing.

    For those who are crying and whining about PAY2WIN formula... All heroes are available. The game is free, 20$ for early access. Yes you can buy experience points with money but you can't buy card decks with money.

    Also.. all cards can be obtained by playing without paying. Even if you pay for experience you don't get card packs at every level so it doesnt make sense. You get card packs for leveling up and playing heroes X amount of times.

    Also the cards are not a huge difference when it comes to building. A normal card has nearly same stats as a rare card. Epic cards are only for speicifc builds. Overall, I don't think pay2win has a factor when it comes to the game which is skill based.

    Overall I am a huge fan of the game and will be a loyal fan in days to come.    … Expand
  8. jonsnow84
    Jul 21, 2016
    9
    This is the first MOBA that I have ever played, and I am loving it so far. When I first started playing I was getting absolutely demolished, but I recognized that there was a lot of strategy hidden beneath the depths of a beautiful façade, so I continued to play. Once you start picking up the strategy the game becomes much more enjoyable to play. There are lots of tactics and deck buildingThis is the first MOBA that I have ever played, and I am loving it so far. When I first started playing I was getting absolutely demolished, but I recognized that there was a lot of strategy hidden beneath the depths of a beautiful façade, so I continued to play. Once you start picking up the strategy the game becomes much more enjoyable to play. There are lots of tactics and deck building that were not apparent to me as a new MOBA player, so if you are new to these types of games as well definitely look up some beginner strategy guides to get you going.
    The different hero types play very differently. If you manage to sneak up on a lone ranger with a fighter for example, you will probably demolish them in a matter of seconds, but if they can hold you at range they can slowly pick you apart without danger to themselves.
    There is a lot of teamwork involved in this game, and I'm really surprised that they do not support the use of headsets. You want to optimize XP gain across your team (split lanes), but also team up against enemy heroes for easy kills. I'm just breaking the surface of the strategy involved and I hope I can find some better players to team up with and learn some things from.
    Some quick tips
    - You gain much more XP from getting the killing blow on a minion or hero. Try to time the kill shot as often as possible so you get all the XP.
    - Much of this game is about flanking other heroes. You will learn very quickly that trying to defeat two other players at once is almost impossible. Try to flank and lure other heroes into making mistakes so that you can double team them.
    - People never seem to go for the red orbs in the jungle. At the beginning of the match it is difficult to defeat these minions, but once you've leveled up a couple of times they are an easy kill and give you a significant stat increase.
    - Make sure someone on your team is placing harvesters and that people are collecting from them regularly. They provide card points for the entire team at once, granting quicker stat increases for your team.
    - I don't use wards, but probably should. Being able to sneak up on enemies is key to getting easy kills. Allowing the other team to sneak up on you when you are caught in a battle with low health is not good.
    - Don't feed the enemy. Every time you die you provide a significant amount of XP to the other team. Do not continue to rush in and die, and die, and die. You will give the other team a significant advantage. If you are not able to hold your own against enemy heroes try to provide other types of support, i.e. harvesters, wards, kill jungle minions, or wait and sneak up on enemies when your team mates engage them.    … Expand
  9. yuribrunetto
    Aug 2, 2016
    7
    I've played other MOBAs for a long time and Paragon is a beautiful game that really has all the mechanics from a normal MOBA should have. Graphics are excellent, with good FX and sound FX. I recommend if you want to try something new.

    But, the cards concept it's very disorganized and you might get really lost in what card to buy. They MUST fix that.
  10. Baalblade
    Sep 8, 2016
    1
    IN SHORT:
    PRO: Beautiful graphic, gorgeous textures. If you are a Halo Mass Effect Destiny fan, you will fanboy over lots of this game's visuals.
    CON: This game is by the definition of "eye candy" It looks nice, flashy, cool, but has no soul. And I'm not talking about contents since the game is still fairly new, but...the gameplay designs...are just bad. I'm considered myself an    IN SHORT:
    PRO: Beautiful graphic, gorgeous textures. If you are a Halo Mass Effect Destiny fan, you will fanboy over lots of this game's visuals.

    CON: This game is by the definition of "eye candy" It looks nice, flashy, cool, but has no soul. And I'm not talking about contents since the game is still fairly new, but...the gameplay designs...are just bad.

    I'm considered myself an above average gamer of this genre called MOBA, I have years of experiences in League of Legend, Smite, Heroes of Storm, some exp in DOTA and other uncommon battle arena games. This is one of the most sloppiest MOBA game I ever experienced.

    IN LONG:
    The FIRST main problem is the interface.
    This game has one of the most non-user-friendly interfaces I ever seen. The main menu is like a tumblr blog and extremely unorganized, category here, options over there. It won't get any better when the match starts. Unlike most typical MOBA of top-view gameplay, this game is in 3rd person view. Thus, you have to know how to navigate around, which is very confusing since the interfaces are all over the places with texts in mono-white color and all are accessed by shortcuts. Most choices you select don't even have sound effects, which often cause you to accidentally learn the wrong skill/buy wrong item and not even notice. Some skills/items activation are different than others from hero to hero. You might try to press the same button as described and question why it not work, until you realize that your hero neither lack of energy to use the skill or you have to press another different button in addition for the ability to activate. The map interfaces also cluster together and very difficult to read. You have to self discover how to navigate everything while the game provides little to no direction on what or where to go.

    The SECOND problem is the gameplay design.
    This implies the meaning of "doing things different does not mean doing it better" Instead of buying items like most other games to increase your hero's strength, you buy cards in this game, which serve EXACTLY THE SAME thing as if you would buy items (no this is not a card game as it sounds) If browsing through the shop during the match with messy interface is not confusing enough. As the match goes on, you need upgrade the cards (item) further by slotting them with more minor cards. If that is not confuse enough, most cards are categorized and can only be used by certain class. The purchase screen interfaces are so bad, you don't even know how much $ you have nor how much $ the card/item/upgrade cost.

    The THIRD problem is the hero design.
    The characters looks well rendered and quite creative. However, their abilities are very generic (ex: a skill to shoot harder for more damage) some abilities don't even have sound effect or animation, while others are questionably designed in term of strategy (ex: you have a squishy Mage hero, whose ultimate attack is to stand in the middle of the enemy crowd channeling spell with zero protection)

    The FOURTH problem is Pay2Win model.
    Despite the developers boast the game is otherwise fair. You see, unlike most other MOBA games where you buy heroes for diversity, but the in-game competitiveness are based on all equal standard equipments/items accessible by all players on fair playing field (ex: the gun you are using can also be bought by your opponent) This game does the opposite of that, where all heroes are free. However, how well your hero performs are based on the rarity of the equipment/card/items which are equipped. Players who spend money on epic rare cards/equipment will completely dominate the players who don't.

    The FIFTH problem is accessibility and playability.
    If you plan to try this game on PC, be aware that this game is designed for high-end PC (I'm talking about top-end PC that can run Fallout 4 or latest Call of Duty) The average PC gamers will find the game very laggy, endless loading screen, with unplayable blurry graphic glitch.

    CONCLUSION: Paragon is mere wannabe of other popular MOBA like DOTA and Smite, it cannot decide its identity, bring nothing new to the genre, but end up worse than both other game in clumsy designs. The game emphasizes eye candy graphic over gameplay experience. That said, the game is still young and there are many improvements needed to be made. However, if this state of the game is how developers meant for it to be, I fear it will not last in the competitive market. The fact this game is already a latecomer to already crowded genre, the fact the players base is already small due to limit accessibility.    … Expand
  11. OzA
    Aug 23, 2016
    3
    Paragon is probably the best looking moba I've ever played, but I didn't find it fun. The menus and were unintuitive, and took up so much the screen that it was like looking though a dirty window at a lush green forest. The first 10 min of my first match were spent trying to figure out how to put points into my abilties (i was on ps4) the game said "hold abilty button to level up" theParagon is probably the best looking moba I've ever played, but I didn't find it fun. The menus and were unintuitive, and took up so much the screen that it was like looking though a dirty window at a lush green forest. The first 10 min of my first match were spent trying to figure out how to put points into my abilties (i was on ps4) the game said "hold abilty button to level up" the way to actually level up spells is to hold l2 + the ablity button. The average queue and game times were insane 10 min to join an ai game that lasted 1 hour and 40 min.. every single game i took part in there were at least 3 afks on my team and some on the enemy team which made the games even longer. the currency in this game is called cards you pick it drops onto the ground when a minon or champion dies then disappears a little while later which means if you cant get to it because its in a dangerous place or your teammates can deny you cards by taking all the drops. Super minions that spawn after your inhibator dies are super strong losing 2 inhibs is pretty much game over they never respawn it takes two plus people to push a lane with super minions.the shop is pretty bad too when you are following the recomended build like most players will when they start you wont be able to read what items do before you buy them only then will hovering over them tell you what they give you. the champions look amazing in this game but out of the champions i played their kits didnt work very well it seems like they were just like hey that ablity sounds cool give to that champ. the abilties didn't work well enough together to make the champion fun.
    In short graphics good pretty game
    menus suck
    shop sucks
    gameplay sucks
    champion design sucks
    if graphics meant everything this would be the best moba in the world but thats not the case this game wasnt fun to play not at the beginning when i was learning not in the middle when i kinda knew what i was doing and not at the end    … Expand
  12. romanontherun
    Jul 11, 2016
    3
    Wasn't patient enough to battle through the lobby interface (if team fails to pick up correct champions - matchmaking starts from scratch, so i was able to play on 4 or 5th time), and then I actually get into the game after endless number of loading screens - I could not control my character because inverting Y-axis on gamepad option DOES NOT WORK.

    Game next to unplayable on console    Wasn't patient enough to battle through the lobby interface (if team fails to pick up correct champions - matchmaking starts from scratch, so i was able to play on 4 or 5th time), and then I actually get into the game after endless number of loading screens - I could not control my character because inverting Y-axis on gamepad option DOES NOT WORK.

    Game next to unplayable on console with pc interface, locked-in Y-axis orientation and generally frustrating as hell with loading screens and failed attempts to choose hero.    … Expand
  13. DRND86
    Sep 6, 2016
    10
    Amazing game!! It keeps getting better and better! Every three weeks a new hero!

    People says that is pay to win but you can only buy with real money skins and rep boosters (that will help you lvl up a hero to unlock masters skin). Graphics are amazing! Game play is real nice! If you get bored, change hero and its a new game! Game still on beta. I believe it will be really good    Amazing game!! It keeps getting better and better! Every three weeks a new hero!

    People says that is pay to win but you can only buy with real money skins and rep boosters (that will help you lvl up a hero to unlock masters skin).

    Graphics are amazing! Game play is real nice! If you get bored, change hero and its a new game!

    Game still on beta. I believe it will be really good when it opens the ranked matches.    … Expand
  14. Bearfang
    Jun 25, 2016
    9
    Solid game, just recently some huge changes came, and changed the game to a more "traditional" feeling MOBA. Hero updates are frequent, and the game designers really seem to care.
  15. Bo615
    Jun 26, 2016
    10
    This game is a Must Get!!!! Im new to MOBA genre but I will say that this game got me hooked. They release a new character every 3 weeks witch changes the games meta and keeps things interesting. This game is unique. I tried smite because of this game and smite is no fun compared to this game. The devs behind this game are constantly improving the game also. The only downside right now isThis game is a Must Get!!!! Im new to MOBA genre but I will say that this game got me hooked. They release a new character every 3 weeks witch changes the games meta and keeps things interesting. This game is unique. I tried smite because of this game and smite is no fun compared to this game. The devs behind this game are constantly improving the game also. The only downside right now is the game lengths with they are gonna improve on the next update , oh and if you have a crappy team.… Expand
  16. JackKasket
    Jul 9, 2016
    4
    However which way you argue, this game is PAY2WIN. Sure, you are able to grind all the rewards by just playing the game, but the progress is quite aggravatingly slow. That is, compared to just "loaning" your dad's credit card.

    Otherwise, the gameplay is quite slow, meaning, the pace of the matches could use a lot of improvement. Right now, it's hard to tell about other balancing issues,    However which way you argue, this game is PAY2WIN. Sure, you are able to grind all the rewards by just playing the game, but the progress is quite aggravatingly slow. That is, compared to just "loaning" your dad's credit card.

    Otherwise, the gameplay is quite slow, meaning, the pace of the matches could use a lot of improvement. Right now, it's hard to tell about other balancing issues, but from the first experiences, the heroes seem fine.

    The card system... it's not good. That's it. Just not good.

    I guess, you have to have an acquired taste for a slow paced pay2win MOBA, but for the rest of us, it's just not worth the time and money.    … Expand
  17. Vexlanei
    Jul 9, 2016
    4
    Epic shows us again that their creative spark is long gone. Paragon is Epic Game's crack at a MOBA, they opted to learn more towards Smite than League of Legends or DOTA 2. The problem is that I don't think anyone at Epic Games actually played any of the listed MOBAs, or likely any other MOBA in existance. Every aspect of this game feels like how a developer would interpret another personEpic shows us again that their creative spark is long gone. Paragon is Epic Game's crack at a MOBA, they opted to learn more towards Smite than League of Legends or DOTA 2. The problem is that I don't think anyone at Epic Games actually played any of the listed MOBAs, or likely any other MOBA in existance. Every aspect of this game feels like how a developer would interpret another person describing each feature, rather than getting a proper feel first hand.

    The character are large and by far the most boring aspect of the game. The entire cast looks like the rejects of other MOBAs, with no personality, no charisma, and no interesting traits whatsoever. To make matters worse, is that each role seems to have a general design process to them. Most of the fighters are big, ugly guys with some big metal object for a weapon. Most of the mages are petite or small characters with some kind of staff. Epic Games went for archetypes, and fell into the stereotype trap.

    The only map in the game is a boring landscape with a handful of neat ideas. Perhaps the only positive aspect of this game, the map features some vertical gameplay, brush to break line of sight, and shortcuts for more agile characters. Not quite enough to save the map design in general, but welcome innovations to an otherwise phoned-in genre.

    Perhaps the game's biggest (and most unforgivable) flaw is the exceedingly sluggish and utterly boring combat. Everyone attacks so slow, skills have no punch to them, cooldowns on all attacks is rediculously high, and overall damage dealt is laughable.

    Without a doubt, Paragon is an incredibly bad attempt at a MOBA, and its only saving grace is that it's going to be free. However, that alone is not enough to save a bad MOBA, so don't be surprised if this game ends up dead not long after launch.    … Expand
  18. odoiel
    Jun 25, 2016
    10
    Pros:
    1. Beautiful Graphics
    2. I was not a fan of your traditional MOBA but this game has me hooked. 3. You cant be better by just paying money. Sure you can up your % of reputation by winning. But it wont give a guarantee to win. Skill matters. 4. Excellent character designs and skills. With new a hero every 3 weeks....FREE 5. Future plans on hero skins look to be amazing! The    Pros:
    1. Beautiful Graphics
    2. I was not a fan of your traditional MOBA but this game has me hooked.
    3. You cant be better by just paying money. Sure you can up your % of reputation by winning. But it wont give a guarantee to win. Skill matters.
    4. Excellent character designs and skills. With new a hero every 3 weeks....FREE
    5. Future plans on hero skins look to be amazing! The developers are actually posting on forums and listening to players to make changes. They are

    Cons:
    1. It is early access and you have to buy into it to even play. Upside is they do offer a few packages and those who have bought into it are given free keys from time to time. So not a total downer.
    2. The game can change a lot during early access... ie. nothing is set in stone.
    3. It is a MOBA so sometimes the community can be toxic.
    4. The Ai in the co-op and solo games is ..... retarded. While it does let you learn the hero that you are playing it does not prepare you for the aggressiveness of players :)
    5. RNG for the card system is meh.... you can get the same cards repeatedly over and over and over. However there are many ways to play a class. So it won't kill you to be missing specific cards.    … Expand
  19. Darkspotx
    Aug 16, 2016
    1
    Paragon is PAY2WIN. Players can buy double exp boosters and double reputation boosters to both raise their levels in half the effort, and have much more points to spend to buy card packs which directly influence combat.

    Horrible, maxed graphics on pc and its like 5/10, and just way to complicated, the interface is trash
  20. Covanavocavoc
    Jun 25, 2016
    7
    Considering it has just left clesed/alpha stages, the game is in good shape. Always being worked on so any score you see on here can't be considered a full review.
  21. mixiladall
    Sep 18, 2016
    10
    paragon um excelente game da epic games,que ja fez muitos jogos excelelente como todos os gears of war.Os graficos de paragon são muito bonitos,e divertidíssimo possui trilha sonora excelente e etc.Vale cada centavo.
  22. CrabCult
    Dec 19, 2016
    10
    First time playing this I really disliked the cards & controls. After messing around with it a bit on both PC and PS4 and getting in touch with the controls and deck building, I really enjoy it, coming from a veteran League & Dota player and I've dabbled with all kinds of mobas from HOTS, Infinite Crisis, Smite, Heroes of newerth etc.

    +It's got the best graphics of a MOBA up to date.    First time playing this I really disliked the cards & controls. After messing around with it a bit on both PC and PS4 and getting in touch with the controls and deck building, I really enjoy it, coming from a veteran League & Dota player and I've dabbled with all kinds of mobas from HOTS, Infinite Crisis, Smite, Heroes of newerth etc.

    +It's got the best graphics of a MOBA up to date.
    +Deck building offers lots of customization
    +Satisfying combat, feels great to chain combos with other heroes
    +Personally enjoyed the general vibe and art style of the game. It's a bit heavier on the Sci-fi side which is something I like.
    +/-Crossplatform play. Love it or hate it, but I was able to play with my friends that either didn't have a good enough PC or lacked a PS4.
    -Feels clunkier on consoles, but stopped experiencing problems with it after adjusting controller sensitivity. More difficult to play mage archetype heroes that require you to place and cast spells with the joystick.

    All in all this is a game I would just relax and kill time with, doesn't really strike me as heavy on the competitive side, perhaps in the future when the deck building gets more depth & the hero roster expands. Still just in Open Beta.

    All in all a good game, recommend that you try it out for free.    … Expand
  23. dinin70
    Jan 18, 2017
    9
    I love this game, mainly since Monolith.

    By no mean it is a Pay to Win... I didn't spend a buck in this game and yet I'm clearly have fun. In short. free heroes. Only one map. level up in order to get cards (or you pay in order to draw them). Let me be clear: this game depends on how well you play, you understand the gameplay inside the arena, the card system and how you cooperate    I love this game, mainly since Monolith.

    By no mean it is a Pay to Win... I didn't spend a buck in this game and yet I'm clearly have fun.

    In short. free heroes. Only one map. level up in order to get cards (or you pay in order to draw them).

    Let me be clear: this game depends on how well you play, you understand the gameplay inside the arena, the card system and how you cooperate with your team.

    You may have in front of you a guy having spent 500EUR/USD in cards, that won't make his team win.
    It is not painful to play without paying money. It's not like other F2P where you are bored being a weak with endless hours needed to increase, nor other F2P where you get crushed by people spending money.

    You can spend 0 and yet obliterate a guy having spent money because he just doesn't get how to play.

    Playing smartly, with smart people, allows you to win games even if you are outnumbered.

    Jungling is the most rewarding experience of the game.

    If you like the style, really, go and get it.

    Know however it's in Beta stage, but they keep on adding heroes and content.

    It's going slowly, but it's so great.

    Easy to learn, hard to master.    … Expand
  24. Caleb37804
    Sep 9, 2016
    9
    I've been playing Paragon since it very first came out where everyone needed to buy or be given key. I have watched it grow into a more and more fun game over the several months. I've never been into Moba's, let me get that out there. I've tried League, the DC Infinite, among others... the over the top click base has never been fun. Before Paragon came out I got into Smite to try andI've been playing Paragon since it very first came out where everyone needed to buy or be given key. I have watched it grow into a more and more fun game over the several months. I've never been into Moba's, let me get that out there. I've tried League, the DC Infinite, among others... the over the top click base has never been fun. Before Paragon came out I got into Smite to try and learn the basics prior to Paragon. I haven't touched Smite since Paragon came out. The game looks gorgeous, the heroes are all fun to play, even though balancing issues does become a thing, but that happens in most mobas. You can definitely tell the game is still being developed, which is fine, because I can see where it is going. The card system was annoying at first due to not having any cards, but they aren't to hard to collect.
    The game is very action based, and while they WERE having a problem of very long game times, there was always action during the game. And when you are in a fight, it feels like a fight.
    The only reason I won't give it a 10 is due to Travel mode. they are trying to figure out a way to get rid of it, but because you can become so fast and rotate, there's sometimes no punishment for the enemy in your lane dying because his teammates can get to the lane so quick and hold off until he gets back.
    they have made some changes with minions attacking towers more that have helped this issue. Communication is also frustrating because unless you plug in a keyboard, it's impossible to communicate on PS4.
    Again, I love this game. It's definitely still in development. But where I see this game going is bright and very promising. Just always remember, "Wards save Lives."    … Expand
  25. ItsTheBirdd
    Jul 27, 2017
    1
    The best thing about the game is the graphics. It looks and smells like a brand new and exciting MOBA, but underneath it's nothing special. While it looks nice, it ruined what made it good. The card decks have been dumbed down to ambiguous and basic numbers that you can earn OR PAY FOR! This game is P2W. It doesn't seem like it, but you can buy crates, and get better cards, which areThe best thing about the game is the graphics. It looks and smells like a brand new and exciting MOBA, but underneath it's nothing special. While it looks nice, it ruined what made it good. The card decks have been dumbed down to ambiguous and basic numbers that you can earn OR PAY FOR! This game is P2W. It doesn't seem like it, but you can buy crates, and get better cards, which are better than basic ones.

    Also the game is horrendously unbalanced. A few characters are just so broken you can 1 hit tanks. Let that sink it. Most characters are useless in the game, but a few break the game, and ruin the fun and teamwork.

    Also it's a new MOBA, so expect lots of new players who can't even leave base.    … Expand
  26. NedStarkBoy89
    Jun 25, 2016
    10
    This game just got from a 6 rating to a 10 rating because of the latest patches. I REALLY LOVE IT!

    Only cons about this game is, that you get heavily addicted as it is so much fun!
  27. BillyTOUGH
    Jun 28, 2016
    10
    Solid game support/ awesome graphics, New characters are interesting, and staff keeps their promises(in regards to updates

    Even the fact it is in Alpha but functions better than "Finished" titles is a huge indicator of the quality
  28. Allthat
    Jun 7, 2016
    8
    First of all this game looks absolutely fantastic, this is a new standard for MOBAs everywhere, it was made on unreal engine 4 and the visuals here are simply some of the best out there. The character models are also very detailed and look amazing. The game itself however is fairly decent, the combat takes some time to get used to and the different classes each have different play stylesFirst of all this game looks absolutely fantastic, this is a new standard for MOBAs everywhere, it was made on unreal engine 4 and the visuals here are simply some of the best out there. The character models are also very detailed and look amazing. The game itself however is fairly decent, the combat takes some time to get used to and the different classes each have different play styles so everybody who plays this game is going to start of as a complete noob. I think it still needs a substantial player base for it to stand out as much as Epic Games wants it to but it definitely has potential. Epic Games are experienced in MOBAs with Unreal Tournament and masters at making good 3rd person combat due to the great success of Gears Of War so I think this will eventually catch on because it plays really well and looks fantastic.… Expand
  29. YhcrananarchY
    Jun 8, 2016
    10
    The visuals in this game are phenomenal, let's just start there. The balancing is very well done, it's extremely uncommon for one character to carry a game unless you're playing with someone that's just legitimately of higher skill. My favorite mechanic of the game is the fact that last-hitting is the ONLY thing that matters. Don't waste your time spamming abilities to kill creeps, justThe visuals in this game are phenomenal, let's just start there. The balancing is very well done, it's extremely uncommon for one character to carry a game unless you're playing with someone that's just legitimately of higher skill. My favorite mechanic of the game is the fact that last-hitting is the ONLY thing that matters. Don't waste your time spamming abilities to kill creeps, just hold off for the last-hit otherwise you cut your CXP (read as gold) income by 80%. This game very much requires a lot more skill and patience than your standard MMO. The people whining about the "pay2win" stuff haven't played the game long enough to see the game will give you the same benefits that other people have for free. You get free boosts, free card packs, and earning rep to get more card packs (your in-game items for damage, health, etc.) is very quick. You can get a card pack after 3 matches provided you play well enough. Honestly if you're looking for a new MOBA to scratch that itch and want to try something that requires a bit more skill then give this a shot. Even if you just shell out the $20 for the basic founder's pack, all characters and features are unlocked. There are no limitations, just pick it up and play.… Expand
  30. True_Reclaimer
    Jun 7, 2016
    0
    Paragon is PAY2WIN. Players can buy double exp boosters and double reputation boosters to both raise their levels in half the effort, and have much more points to spend to buy card packs which directly influence combat.

    The cards are all RNG, so unlike Smite or League, theres no fair and balanced item shop during matches. Players that spent a few hundred dollars will have much more of a    Paragon is PAY2WIN. Players can buy double exp boosters and double reputation boosters to both raise their levels in half the effort, and have much more points to spend to buy card packs which directly influence combat.

    The cards are all RNG, so unlike Smite or League, theres no fair and balanced item shop during matches. Players that spent a few hundred dollars will have much more of a selection of cards to use, and some cards are extremely overpowered and game changing. The RNG factor is also an issue since theres no way to build your heroes' decks how you want simply because you are missing a majority of the necessary cards.

    In matches, the game tends to really drag out with an average match lasting 45 mins. Even if youre losing you cannot surrender until 20mins in and if one person on your team vetoes the surrender, then the other 4 players are forced to keep playing. You can quit out or go AFK without penalty, however you cannot play another match until the one you left finishes without you.

    The graphics are really good however theres only a single map and it lacks variety such as weather and night/day cycle so its hard to believe this is the best Unreal Engine 4 can do. Epic has sold Founders Packs which came with the challenger skins for the heroes already unlocked, yet these skins have turned out to be nothing more than palette swaps and ugly at that. You cannot customize your hero's color or accessories manually. Epic has added some "premium skins" but these too are palette swaps and cost $5 each and cannot be earned in game.

    The combat is engaging however movement is sluggish and to run you have to hold a set of buttons and wait 5 seconds to initiate travel mode, in which you are unable to attack and very vulnerable to become rooted upon getting hit. Epic supposedly has servers for Paragon, however Ive never once played a lag-free match. Sometimes its not bad but other times the lag prevents you from connecting your shots or escaping from ganks.

    Overall this game is not really what I expected coming from Unreal Tournament and Gears of War. Epic needs to remove the RNG of cards or just add a normal MOBA item shop where all heroes have fair and equal access to all items. Movement needs to be sped up and travel mode should happen with a single click and not take so long to initiate. The surrender option needs revamp - it needs to be majority rule and give bonus rewards to the enemy team (it currently halves their reward), and a vote to kick option needs to be added with bots taking over removed/AFK/quit players. New maps and game modes need to be added, with the dynamic weather effects found in the Gears maps. Rewards for ranking up player level, completing daily bonus, being team MVP, and losing but playing well all need huge buffs. And lastly, remove the pay2win aspect and replace it with a bunch of cool cosmetics and accessories and visual effects that can be applied to heroes. I would not mind getting loot boxes similar to Gears and Overwatch filled with cosmetic items, and allowing them to also be purchased with rep or real money.

    As Paragon stands right now, its not worth anyone's time or money investment with games like Smite and Overwatch and Warframe already doing what Paragon does, except way more and far better.    … Expand
  31. welchmen22
    Jun 14, 2016
    8
    First my review, then a few comments on other's reviews....Paragon is my first MOBA experience so the learning curve was a little steep. Once you figure out the basics its a blast. I generally play without a party so I do get stuck in some frustrating games but overall I've really enjoyed the experience and even in a bad game I enjoy seeing what I can do on my own to effect the outcomeFirst my review, then a few comments on other's reviews....Paragon is my first MOBA experience so the learning curve was a little steep. Once you figure out the basics its a blast. I generally play without a party so I do get stuck in some frustrating games but overall I've really enjoyed the experience and even in a bad game I enjoy seeing what I can do on my own to effect the outcome even in a losing effort. The last time I logged in the game seemed to still be in production. I've been playing the Alpha which has continually had updates and messages from developers. Epic is putting in a lot of effort to improve the interface, gameplay, and matchmaking. The forum has a lot of input from players and they are using that during development. Overall the game looks great and is a nice change of pace from FPS's. I love a competitive multi-player but I've really grown tired of the same shooters year after year.

    Now for some of the other reviews. There honestly are some unfair comparisons/expectations below. The pay2play thing is a little overblown. There is a rating system that it used for matchmaking, its something that is still being tweaked. But players that are dominating will be rated higher and matched with each other. There are cases where I'm in a game and someone is just dominating and as a team you just need to try to adjust, if you can't oh well, try again. The interface is a bit rough but much improved from the initial Alpha release and I would expect it to get better. I do hope voice chat becomes available so I understand that gripe, but you can always party up and use the party chat. I would recommend trying it if you are looking for some good online play, definitely check out the basics of a MOBA first, its frustrating to get in and not understand the tactics or concept (I know first hand that's what I did). Ultimately for me Paragon delivers as a console MOBA, the improvements so far have me convinced it will just get better. Looking forward to jumping on when I get out of work.    … Expand
  32. Demikly
    Jun 26, 2016
    10
    OK, seriously: I don't give 10s that often to much, but this is the most fun I've had in a MP game EVER. The only game that has come close to the sheer exhilaration of the matches in Paragon is TLoU Factions, but I think I give Paragon the edge in terms of sheer tactical brilliance. I play mostly on PC, but the PS4 version is pretty much exactly the same: controller works great too.OK, seriously: I don't give 10s that often to much, but this is the most fun I've had in a MP game EVER. The only game that has come close to the sheer exhilaration of the matches in Paragon is TLoU Factions, but I think I give Paragon the edge in terms of sheer tactical brilliance. I play mostly on PC, but the PS4 version is pretty much exactly the same: controller works great too. Enjoy, it's $20 you won't miss spending any time soon!… Expand
  33. l1lk1ll
    Jun 25, 2016
    10
    My new favorite game! I wasn't big on MOBAs before but EPIC has done an amazing job of making this game fun and easy to learn. The third person shooter action in this game really is incredible...a MOBA where you can level up your hero's abilities and run around in an action packed 3d map using the geography to your advantage. The diversity of the heros is amazing too.

    To the people    My new favorite game! I wasn't big on MOBAs before but EPIC has done an amazing job of making this game fun and easy to learn. The third person shooter action in this game really is incredible...a MOBA where you can level up your hero's abilities and run around in an action packed 3d map using the geography to your advantage. The diversity of the heros is amazing too.

    To the people complaining about p2w the only thing you can spend money on are cosmetics like skins and boosts which just give you the same thing free players get only faster.
    All the heros start unlocked unlike so many other f2p games so you are not gated at all in your play experience. The only progression that the game actually has which will effect you is the card system which is based on random card packs. The designers have balanced card packs where having more cards will not make you stronger the same way a better weapon does in a game like World of Warcraft. You start with enough cards to make a deck with all the most common builds (attack speed, damage, critical chance, armor/health). The only thing getting more cards gives you is playstyle variety in how you build your heros but all of them are balanced the same so no card gives an advantage "per card point" over any other card. Even the starting commons give you the same amount of "damage per card point" as a rare card.

    If you enjoy MOBAs, or even if you don't. This game is really easy to get into if you learn the mechanics and it has turned me into a MOBA fan.

    Pros: Best graphics of any game right now.
    Awesome Heros
    Really fun action packed battles.
    Goal oriented game design, lots of objectives and ways to turn the battle in your favor (harvesters)
    True to MOBA genre while being action packed and accessible.
    Free to play (when released soon in august) Money only gets you faster progression but no advantages.

    Cons: MOBAs have more of a learning curve than most genre.
    Each match is a 30+ minute commitment.
    Like all MOBAs relies on your team for success so having a bad team can really suck.    … Expand
  34. BrazilianLegacy
    Jul 12, 2016
    10
    For a person who has played LOL and others MOBAS for years , i really enjoy this game ,all heroes are really fun , Third person game with awesome graphics and a pretty good frame rate
  35. bullystorm
    Jul 15, 2016
    9
    Given that Paragon is not purely a game (it is rather a service and people keep making the same mistake about both concepts), let's make it simple: Paragon has a lot pontential.
    The only cons I found is its system of cards: is elegant , but very complicated and daunting for users with no patience.
    Developers are willing and interested in constantly improving the experience of the    Given that Paragon is not purely a game (it is rather a service and people keep making the same mistake about both concepts), let's make it simple: Paragon has a lot pontential.
    The only cons I found is its system of cards: is elegant , but very complicated and daunting for users with no patience.
    Developers are willing and interested in constantly improving the experience of the players.
    Since the recent changes, the game is undeniably more balanced, versatile, and attractive. The variety of heroes, things to do within the map, and challenges present us with a very different game from its beta stage.    … Expand
  36. GrandDaddyLL
    Jul 24, 2016
    9
    Awesome graphics, cards to set up specs on each hero(unlocking as you play making it rewarding), nineteen heroes, one great balanced map(a perfectly balanced map ain't easy cheesy). I have had great fun with this game and setting up my characters. I give it a nine roughly takes a min or two to get in a game, but once in games last roughly over an hour. great fun love it. most play.
  37. alexispolak
    Jul 18, 2016
    9
    It's a really fun game, its free for PS PLUS users by the way, it's have a easy learning curve and it has a really deep card system for character customization.
    Solid framerates, neat graphics and superb netcode.
  38. superhanzzz
    Oct 22, 2016
    10
    This is the most enjoyable co-op team game I have played for a long time. 5 on 5 battles are great fun and it is as well balanced as anything I've played since Halo 2. The card system and rules of MOBAs do take a little getting used to but I think it's well worth it. A fantastic game, looking forward to seeing how it develops with new characters and maps.
  39. Thunderdome86
    Jan 3, 2017
    10
    Something new and fresh, downloaded it between the free games in PS Store and woah didn't expect to have so much fun. Learning the characters, optimizing decks, its really fun! It's a true moba imo, but in a new jacket ( first person view ) wich makes it all the more fun. Will be on this one for a while, hoping there will be ranked pretty soon.
  40. damonbpoole
    Jun 8, 2016
    8
    tldr: great game + the negative reviews don't make any sense.

    Pro: Gorgeous graphics, amazing characters, fantastic battles. Con: no cross-platform voice chat, no PC voice chat. Some bugs. PS4 UI needs a little work. As for the negative reviews on here, here are my responses: 1) If you don't like that it isn't free, that is your own issue, it has no bearing on the quality of the    tldr: great game + the negative reviews don't make any sense.

    Pro: Gorgeous graphics, amazing characters, fantastic battles.
    Con: no cross-platform voice chat, no PC voice chat. Some bugs. PS4 UI needs a little work.

    As for the negative reviews on here, here are my responses:

    1) If you don't like that it isn't free, that is your own issue, it has no bearing on the quality of the game.

    2) The founders packs are on the PC, not the PS4.

    3) It is not pay-to-win, though it may look that way. If you do amazing against people with amazing cards, what's the issue? There is a matchmaking system that works well. The people that paid for the privilege to improve their chances of getting better cards will be playing against each other, not you.

    4) Yes, the matches can go an hour if you are evenly matched and/or the other team doesn't surrender. So what? The matches tend to be finger-biting. Yay!

    5) Not what you expected from Unreal Tournament / Gears of war? Not surprising. Those games are unrelated to Paragon. Paragon is a MOBA. Google it! :) Overwatch and Warframe are not the same type of game. If people like other games, they should play those. Rating this a 0 because you like some other game makes no sense.

    6) It is 100% moba, expecting something unique? It says it is 100% moba. So... dunno what to say

    Damon    … Expand
  41. jtanooki
    Jun 25, 2016
    10
    Remember this is still an EARLY ACCESS ALPHA, stop comparing it to SMITE or DOTA saying it has little heroes and maps, it is not near completion and is growing over time.

    The game is still in early access alpha, moving soon into an open beta but it is shaping up to be an amazing MOBA. It's getting tons of updates weekly and it'll only get better. Most negative reviews (0 score) are    Remember this is still an EARLY ACCESS ALPHA, stop comparing it to SMITE or DOTA saying it has little heroes and maps, it is not near completion and is growing over time.

    The game is still in early access alpha, moving soon into an open beta but it is shaping up to be an amazing MOBA. It's getting tons of updates weekly and it'll only get better.

    Most negative reviews (0 score) are from uneducated people who don't know much about the game.
    Yes, they are charging for Early Access, so people can try the game and help shape it up into becoming a better game. The game has tons of free weekends so people can join in and give it a go, and will soon become a free to play title when it launches as an open beta on August 16 2016.
    Plus people who DO pay for it get tons of in game content and early access, so if you do pay, it's because you want to try it, no one is forcing you.

    The game is still a bit rough around the edges but it is still in Alpha, and it is beautiful. It is also cross play so you can play with your friends on the PS4 and PC.

    And for people saying it is Pay2Win, that is not even close to being the truth right now. You can't buy card packs with money (only boosts which will help you get more cards in the long run), but cards don't inherently give you an advantage over others, Epic has made sure of that. You can win with a starter deck any day of the week. And after playing for a while you'll have a ton of cards and with the upcoming Crafting system, it will alleviate RNG for players to some degree.    … Expand
  42. Zynko6
    Jun 8, 2016
    0
    This game is absolutely terrible.

    Sure, it looks gorgeous. However, why is this game $60? It's an unfinished, early access title. In what world does a game that is maybe 45% completed warrant a finished-game price tag? What's even worse, this game will be free-to-play in time, so they are legitimately charging people for a copy of the game, knowing FULL WELL that it won't cost people on    This game is absolutely terrible.

    Sure, it looks gorgeous. However, why is this game $60? It's an unfinished, early access title. In what world does a game that is maybe 45% completed warrant a finished-game price tag? What's even worse, this game will be free-to-play in time, so they are legitimately charging people for a copy of the game, knowing FULL WELL that it won't cost people on the PC a dime to play! As others have stated, it's a Pay2win game based on card pack RNG, too!

    Once we work past the business side, let's talk about what you're getting for $60. 16 champions. A handful of skins. 1 map. Some cards. Why? Why would you possibly support that? Go pick up a copy of Smite, which offers you literally 10x the content for half the price. Go pick up a copy of Overwatch, which is a far superior, more technically sound game. But don't support this rubbish; it is neither worth the time or the money, and shame on Epic Games for trying to peddle this vaporware.    … Expand
  43. EdwardHenwinton
    Jun 25, 2016
    10
    Amazing game. I always wanted a serious MOBA in a third person view, and amazing graphics! The best thing is, that is is cross play, so you can play it with PS4 and PC and together with your friends on both systems! If you like LoL or DOTA, I would recommend you to try this out!
  44. NingHaw
    Jun 25, 2016
    10
    I have been playing this game since closed alpha have been hooked ever since. It is competitive, has a great community and a developer who cares about the state of the game. I would definitely support the game if I was you. $20 for an early access is nothing for such a great game.
  45. GodofMOBA
    Jun 8, 2016
    0
    Pros: Amazing Graphics, strategic teamplay, all heroes are free and a new one added each month

    Cons: You MUST buy a founder pack to even play the game, the game itself is Pay2Win, all card abilities and upgrades are RNG, the amount of points used to buy cards can be boosted up to 400% with paid money, party system is terrible and often glitches out, no way to view profiles and stats in    Pros: Amazing Graphics, strategic teamplay, all heroes are free and a new one added each month

    Cons: You MUST buy a founder pack to even play the game, the game itself is Pay2Win, all card abilities and upgrades are RNG, the amount of points used to buy cards can be boosted up to 400% with paid money, party system is terrible and often glitches out, no way to view profiles and stats in game, no AI bots to take over when a teammate quits or disconnects, no vote to kick for AFK and intentional sabotagers, cosmetics are nonexistent other than a few palette swap color skins and most cost $5 each, movement is very slow and you cannot sprint without waiting half a minute to charge up your run and even then its not fast

    TLDR: Pretty graphics but broken game, skip it for now and give Epic a year or two to fix it and by then it will be free to play due to lack of players    … Expand
  46. Haterade
    Jun 7, 2016
    0
    This game is terrible. Epic should be ashamed. Its not free to play you have to buy founders pack to even log in, and its very much p2w with rich kids having huge advantages over normal players! Also the card system is the WORST I just wish this was more like Smite with an item shop. I hate RNG, why would I want RNG for my abilities and upgrades in a MOBA?? This is like the Moba version ofThis game is terrible. Epic should be ashamed. Its not free to play you have to buy founders pack to even log in, and its very much p2w with rich kids having huge advantages over normal players! Also the card system is the WORST I just wish this was more like Smite with an item shop. I hate RNG, why would I want RNG for my abilities and upgrades in a MOBA?? This is like the Moba version of Destiny right now Epic better get it together and sort it out.… Expand
  47. askeptic
    Jul 27, 2016
    2
    For starters, this isn't a true MOBA. Paragon doesn't quite yet know what it wants to be. It pretends it wants to be a MOBA, but in the end, it is between genres and is lost for lack of better words. With constant changes, and constant balancing issues, this game is currently having a hard time solidifying its purpose in the gaming industry. Like many developers before it, Epic claims theyFor starters, this isn't a true MOBA. Paragon doesn't quite yet know what it wants to be. It pretends it wants to be a MOBA, but in the end, it is between genres and is lost for lack of better words. With constant changes, and constant balancing issues, this game is currently having a hard time solidifying its purpose in the gaming industry. Like many developers before it, Epic claims they listen to player feedback, but with recent changes from v.28 on, that is proven to be untrue. Paragon will entertain you for a few hours before the glaring bugs / issues / concerns begin to really be clear. I wish Epic luck in the future, however this game will need a complete re haul to find its identity.… Expand
  48. tembargo
    Sep 16, 2016
    8
    The game is free to play, it's beautiful. It's still in beta so they try some balance fix (not always a good choice) but still they are making progress.
    That's so sad when you read the comments of people giving a 2/20 and saying it's a pay to win...
    What can you buy ? skin, xp boost (to get more skins...)
    You can buy anything making you stronger than others.
  49. tdebug
    Jun 10, 2016
    0
    Downloaded FREE game from store, to find out that you MUST buy expensive pack to actually play it. Just a waste of time and traffic. I wound't expect any good support for this game from a company who is trying to cheating on you very cheap way, right from very beginning. Given by quantity of additional "perks" available to buy at extra cost, I wouldn't expect balanced gameplay either.
  50. IMainMurdock
    Sep 8, 2016
    1
    Paragon, the addicting MOBA which everyone seems to enjoy. Planning out sessions just to become engaged on the depth of this game is definitely an achievement for a game only in open beta. However, why is the rating of this review only a 1 you ask yourself. There has been an update recently which has shamed the almost perfect reputation. The curse I speak of, Lt Belica. Her ass is fine butParagon, the addicting MOBA which everyone seems to enjoy. Planning out sessions just to become engaged on the depth of this game is definitely an achievement for a game only in open beta. However, why is the rating of this review only a 1 you ask yourself. There has been an update recently which has shamed the almost perfect reputation. The curse I speak of, Lt Belica. Her ass is fine but HOW COME MURDOCK GETS TO BE A **** **** BUT HIS JEWISH WIFE CAN'T BE. ****S BELONG TOGETHER, WITHOUT IS THE EARTH WILL SHATTER. THE SUN WILL EXPLODE. THE VERY EXISTENCE OF OUR UNIVERSE WILL BE TORN APART.

    GRAPHICS: SICK
    GRAMEPLAY: KOOL
    CHOICE OF SKIN COLOUR: **** GAY AND RETARDED

    1/10: alright    … Expand
  51. rhansonn
    Aug 21, 2016
    2
    Amazing looking game, there's the '2' rating points and I'd expect no less considering the developers. The problem I see with this game is it targets a single type of player, and no-one else. I don't happen to be a nothing-but-competition player, I enjoy a range of games and game-types so I got sick of this game really quickly. Its repetitive, nothing really changes from play to play, itAmazing looking game, there's the '2' rating points and I'd expect no less considering the developers. The problem I see with this game is it targets a single type of player, and no-one else. I don't happen to be a nothing-but-competition player, I enjoy a range of games and game-types so I got sick of this game really quickly. Its repetitive, nothing really changes from play to play, it progresses extremely slowly (extreme Pay-2-Win game... so sad). But hey, its gorgeous. If you want to grind the same thing, over and over and over... this game is for you.… Expand
  52. kavu_rider
    Sep 12, 2016
    0
    Words of advice: save yourself time and come back in a year for more completed game, assume the game is still alive. If it's dead, you will save yourself 1 year of life time. Beside, all heroes are free, so there is no point of playing much either. Kind of dumb for them to cut playing motive but whatever.

    This game is sloppy and unfinish. I return in few months and it still look the    Words of advice: save yourself time and come back in a year for more completed game, assume the game is still alive. If it's dead, you will save yourself 1 year of life time. Beside, all heroes are free, so there is no point of playing much either. Kind of dumb for them to cut playing motive but whatever.

    This game is sloppy and unfinish. I return in few months and it still look the same, maybe few more new heroes, but it is as sluggish messy as the beginning. Almost like little boy tries to finish his homework last minute. Spells animation missing, sound effect missing, graphic glitch, none of the heroes have voice. This game is so unfinished, they didn't even bother add teammate icon on the left of the screen, for those who familiar with team base game, on the left of the screen are your teammate status icons. It helps team coornadinating so players
    know what buffs are active on their teammates and most importantly for the support to know who need protection.

    The speed of developerment for Paragon show you the intelligent, level of competence, and the MOBA experiences of these developers. Some game elements are questionable choice. Almost like these options are there to purposely drive players nut, tougher gaming experience. You have to go to multiple excesssive click to access to what to you want, then have to back track over another direction for something else, so unorganized.
    Even if it's free, that's not an excuse for bad game, the fact most games this genre are free regardless, save yourself times and go play other better free MOBA like Smite and Dota.    … Expand
  53. GentlemenSniper
    Apr 26, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Paragon is a really bad game! Always on the losing team. They don't know how to matchmake so you are almost always with 3 or 4 people who are not yet that good. And the do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about cheaters. And this all sinds they improved the game. I think they need to give the people who bought it their money back because this is a really crappy game. That is why I canthink not even give it a 1… Expand
  54. JenaPlisskenITA
    Jun 7, 2016
    7
    I'm still trying to understand where to place this game.
    Graphic is really good, both PC and PS4 is really something that is impossible to don't appreciate.
    Speaking about gameplay is 100% a MOBA and honestly i was expecting something more unique. Interesting the card in game but at the end is the same to have a shop with standard items. The main issue about the game is that is too    I'm still trying to understand where to place this game.
    Graphic is really good, both PC and PS4 is really something that is impossible to don't appreciate.
    Speaking about gameplay is 100% a MOBA and honestly i was expecting something more unique. Interesting the card in game but at the end is the same to have a shop with standard items.
    The main issue about the game is that is too slow, for a standard match takes around 50 minutes... also the champ look like cannot move as fast as you want (unless you are out of combat that you can walk quicker)
    Also the menu is not the best but there is window of improvement.
    I like the champ style since i get bored to look battleborn or Overwatch but is a personal preference.    … Expand
  55. newb
    Jul 24, 2017
    8
    Paragon was my first MOBA experience. The gameplay and artwork are beautiful and polished. In addition the epic team is always updating the characters and card sytem to keep the game balanced yet allow for a variety of heros to be viable. The games are long and if you are new to mobas..well don't expect the few matches the game forces you to play vs bots to be like pvp. (seriously goParagon was my first MOBA experience. The gameplay and artwork are beautiful and polished. In addition the epic team is always updating the characters and card sytem to keep the game balanced yet allow for a variety of heros to be viable. The games are long and if you are new to mobas..well don't expect the few matches the game forces you to play vs bots to be like pvp. (seriously go watch some you tube videos) My only big complaint is the matchmaking system. parties should play parties and solo players should be matched with other solo players. instead 5 random people usually with 1 or 2 newbies will face off against 5 senior players using mics...uh that's a severe balance issue. Also if a player disconnects please incorporate a AI takeover so that the other players on the team are not forced to play out 40 min games with no hope.… Expand
  56. Kamarr
    Feb 1, 2017
    3
    Ok so I'm very disappointed about this game I had a lot of expectations about this game but it really let me down here's why.. So one of the main reasons why I dislike this game was due to the fact of matchmaking I played 10 games of PvP matches where people would either go AFK or they would match people that are MAX lvl(I was lvl 9) or people that would purposely chase to give freeOk so I'm very disappointed about this game I had a lot of expectations about this game but it really let me down here's why.. So one of the main reasons why I dislike this game was due to the fact of matchmaking I played 10 games of PvP matches where people would either go AFK or they would match people that are MAX lvl(I was lvl 9) or people that would purposely chase to give free deaths to the enemy team.. Another reason is this game tries so hard to be a SMITE and it fails miserably the combat is literally mind boggling terrible I swear they got there games combat speed and movement speed from a snail. Do yourself a favor skip this bag of doo-doo and play SMITE. This is pretty much the ugly stepsister that nobody likes honestly and they keep lying to themselves that the game is good. Oh ya forgot to mention the game IS PAY TO WIN.… Expand
  57. ImACultHero
    Jul 10, 2016
    5
    This game looks beautiful, it really is the best looking game I've played recently, but it's really dull, and completely lacking any kind of personality.
    Matches last too long, it feels like a grind and tactics really don't matter as it all just comes down to wearing down, slowly, the other teams defences.
    There is only one map, it's a really good map, but, there shouldn't be only one.    This game looks beautiful, it really is the best looking game I've played recently, but it's really dull, and completely lacking any kind of personality.
    Matches last too long, it feels like a grind and tactics really don't matter as it all just comes down to wearing down, slowly, the other teams defences.
    There is only one map, it's a really good map, but, there shouldn't be only one.
    They need to introduce 1/2 lane maps, so there can be quicker games.
    SMITE may not look as pretty as this, but it's much more fun, the characters (and there are a LOT of them) are more interesting, and it just feels better to play in general, so I'd recommend that over Paragon any day if you're looking for a free to play 3rd person MOBA.
    Some of the other reviews are mentioning this is pay to win, maybe, but I can't imagine actually caring about winning when the game is this dull.    … Expand
  58. AustnAaron
    Sep 20, 2016
    3
    Whoa. Was so excited when I saw this was in beta, but what a let down. Huge MOBA player, love SMITE and Overwatch. So I came to this with some experience. Thing is... the game, although beautiful, was horrible. The card system has potential, but the tutorial for it was about the worst I've ever encountered. I was on the PS4 and they offer two controller layouts ... one didn't even includeWhoa. Was so excited when I saw this was in beta, but what a let down. Huge MOBA player, love SMITE and Overwatch. So I came to this with some experience. Thing is... the game, although beautiful, was horrible. The card system has potential, but the tutorial for it was about the worst I've ever encountered. I was on the PS4 and they offer two controller layouts ... one didn't even include a return to home base option, which is critical for upgrading cards... if you can figure out HOW to upgrade the cards... the interface does an incredibly poor job of illuminating how and what needs to happen to upgrade, and provides no automated mechanism for handling this like we've seen in other games. You literally have to stop and get back to home base to modify your cards, and you can only modify them manually.

    The heros seemed pretty stereotyped, and the few I played weren't that exciting. Half the abilities had no sound, the healing abilitities had no animation (short of my health bar going up.) and graphically, there was no clue how I died, when I died. And I died often. Each death you take longer to return to game and it was incredibly frustrating to not even know how I died. The fights were clunky and required constant button mashing. They make this big deal about "strategy", but the interface doesn't promote or encourage group discussion. Often I'd get a screen message saying "press l2 to upgrade" , but pressing l2 did nothing.

    The multi level single map was interesting, but the same three lane thing we've seen in league of legends and smite. Same "escort your troops". Same destroy the towers and the boss. Same. But less well done.

    No facility provided for learning or testing a hero. Only option you have is to take him or her out to a game and play for an hour. No one else on your team would want that...No real hero information was provided (or if there was, I couldn't find the right button mashes to make it appear).

    I'd say that free is about the only amount anyone should pay for this... and everyone is right...this is gonna be pay2win. In other MOBAs, you earn voices and cosmetic changes. In this game, you earn cards. Cards provided better abilities. So someone playing a hero for 20 weeks will have better abilitites than someone starting out with that same hero day 1, because they will have better cards from playing. This means lop sided games and ultimately disenfranchised new players. Hell, I'm not even playing regularly and I'm already disenfranchised. Why would I leave smite or overwatch for this? short answer... I wouldn't.

    My 2 sense.    … Expand
  59. ANITEC20
    Feb 28, 2017
    1
    Downloaded it and played,I was doing the tutorials and thought it looked good. So i finish that and play co-op,I was lost and confused on what my character was,so I would literally have to play a match with a character (confused on the class to choose and partners then how to select) and then purchase the character in which I wasn't able to because I didn't have enough credits. Glad theDownloaded it and played,I was doing the tutorials and thought it looked good. So i finish that and play co-op,I was lost and confused on what my character was,so I would literally have to play a match with a character (confused on the class to choose and partners then how to select) and then purchase the character in which I wasn't able to because I didn't have enough credits. Glad the game was free because I deleted it in a heartbeat. Pure garbage,I played Star Wars: Bounty Hunter and enjoyed it more than this game.… Expand
  60. Hanev
    Feb 24, 2017
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Do not be fooled by graphics.

    Do not waste your time on paragon.

    I didn't find it fun. This is garbage.
    shop is suck
    gameplay is suck
    hero design is suck

    everything is all there.
    Except for fun.    … Expand
  61. Nel
    May 2, 2017
    4
    A free to play moba game with all the regular moba stuff, it feels like nothing new is here, and it takes forever to find a game. The game itself feels very laggy to play.
  62. Darcotrafico69
    Mar 6, 2017
    10
    fun and addictive game, kickass graphics thanks to the gods of Epic, and the most unbelievable thing, FREE TO PLAY, it is true that the game has microtransactions but all the things they sell such as skins, emotes, and deck slots you can earn them by playing, extremely fun to play with friends everybody should give a try, i really recommend it.
  63. marech
    Mar 17, 2017
    9
    This is my first moba, and I got really addicted. First games are easy to pick up. But it has depth if you want to master several heroes and have custom card decks.
    It's good fun.
  64. Catlikecoding
    Jun 18, 2017
    9
    Epic made a tremendous game on PS4. As for me, i don't like playing MOBA games, but when i saw Paragon, i realised, that MOBA is the best genre for me on PS4. I started playing SMITE, but it was not so atmospheric, as EPIC's game. So, i played this game from the first release, but after some months they changed the map to Monolith, and it was no so good, cuz they changed not only theEpic made a tremendous game on PS4. As for me, i don't like playing MOBA games, but when i saw Paragon, i realised, that MOBA is the best genre for me on PS4. I started playing SMITE, but it was not so atmospheric, as EPIC's game. So, i played this game from the first release, but after some months they changed the map to Monolith, and it was no so good, cuz they changed not only the environment, but they changed gameplay too. It started to be more faster. So, for me its 9/10, i love Epic with their Unreal, Tournament, Fortnite and so on. If they ll make more maps, i ll put 10/10.… Expand
  65. Calixtine
    Jun 19, 2017
    10
    Coming from DOTA as the first MOBA I ever played , I have to say paragon takes the MOBA to the next level, the third person view makes gameplay more intense, with excellent visuals, character development is on point, map balance is excellent , its just an overall new and revolutionary MOBA, definetly the new next best thing out there.
  66. NeoSergio
    Jan 15, 2019
    9
    Extraño mucho el juego, en mi top 5 de juegos. definitivamente un juego coperativo que se disfruta muchisimo, es una pena que Epic lo cerró.
  67. Rodrygus
    Jun 30, 2019
    10
    Infelizmente a empresa desistiu do jogo. Triste a empresa não continuar com este moba, que foi o único que eu resolvi jogar e gostar
  68. YusukeGarcia
    Sep 9, 2019
    10
    Melhor moba que já joguei até hoje . Entre ele e Lol não tem nem como comparar já que a câmera e a jogabilidade são totalmente diferentes. Mas se eu fosse escolher entre jogar Paragon ou LoL um dia inteiro , com certeza escolheria Paragon. Smite é o que chega próximo ao Paragon ou Paragon é superior a Smite . Sinto muita falta deste game. Se amanhã Fortinite acabar ,pra mim não faráMelhor moba que já joguei até hoje . Entre ele e Lol não tem nem como comparar já que a câmera e a jogabilidade são totalmente diferentes. Mas se eu fosse escolher entre jogar Paragon ou LoL um dia inteiro , com certeza escolheria Paragon. Smite é o que chega próximo ao Paragon ou Paragon é superior a Smite . Sinto muita falta deste game. Se amanhã Fortinite acabar ,pra mim não fará falta. Acho que a empresa escolheu o jogo errado para investir. Mas o que manda no mundo é o dinheiro e foda-se os fãs.… Expand
  69. Kiko95
    Feb 5, 2023
    9
    Paragon was an extremely underrated game, It was innovative for the genre because It was the only third person MOBA with awesome graphics, verticality in the map (SMITE has a flat map like LoL), free 3D shooting (SMITE Is very limited in that sense), abilities and basic attacks during jumps, awesome Heroes, wonderful soundtrack and style. The card system was Easy ti learn.