Finally out of exile, Ben and Tao visit the resort of island 24 for a spot of light holiday crime solving in the surrealist fantasy mystery puzzler, Paradise Killer. Cocktails in hand and against a backdrop of sexy synths and sunsets, the duo talk kinks and dating sims, Vimto and Diogenes, and when it’s simply not cool to accuse your friends.

Major story spoilers, primarily towards the end.

Content Warning: PEGI 12. Moderate randiness, a bit of light swearing, sweet ass tunes.

Clarifications:

• Music from Paradise Killer is by Epoch


• According to the developers, the mature content filter just replaces swear words with **** and blocks some of the voice acting lines which contain swearing. It doesn’t affect any gameplay or visuals.


• Rule 34 is an Internet maxim which asserts that Internet pornography exists concerning every conceivable topic.


• The dating sim games Tao is pretending to have no knowledge of are: Dream Daddy and Monster Prom.


• We’re talking about Kafka Memory, not Kafka Memorise (whoever that is)


• Diogenes, also known as Diogenes the Cynic, was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy.


• The duck test is a form of abductive reasoning. This is its usual expression: “if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.”

Audio extracts:

• The Simpsons - Who Killed Mr Burns?


• Edward Scissorhands


• Mass Effect: Andromeda


• Braintax feat. Dubble Edge - Anti-Grey


• Midsomer Murders Theme


• Exit Music (For A Film) by Radiohead


• All This Love by The Similou


• Don’t Bring Me Down by PREP


• Love on a Real Train - Tangerine Dream (State Azure cover)


• Sound of da Police by KRS-One


• GTA San Andreas theme by Young Maylay


• The Cat Empire - 1001 (Hidden Track)

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