Java - Completed - Paradise Found [v1.0.04] [Alcahest]

One of the best "real porn" games. The story is fun to play through and the build up is amazing with some great happy endings.... I can see it really getting built out in later versions, more people introduced and other areas.

One of the best I've ever found. Story and gameplay are what breaks or makes a game. This one has it both. And the videos chosen are consistent with the story and use the same actresses, which is issue with many games that use real models.

I have only tried a few real porn games, they very often have low ratings so I kind of avoided them. I have now tried a few of them however and I feel like this one is the very best so far. The dev actually makes an effort to build up to naughty stuff and they also make an effort to keep the images/video make sense. I have seen real porn games where the look of the characters change from scene to scene. This one simply feels natural, I can highly recommend this one to people who are apprehensive towards real porn games.

I do have three cons but they are sort of minor. To start with the story revolves around MC having access to pills that decreases peoples inhibitions. I feel like he could have stopped using them on people quite a while ago, he has them already doing very dirty stuff. It just feels like a thing to turn it into a game after a while.

The second con is a very subjective one but it involves the fact that quite a few of the characters have fake boobs. To me unnatural things look kinda icky so I hate fake boobs. This game has quite a few characters with fake boobs. Some scenes with these are fine cause some of them have half decent boobjobs but overall I notice me liking those characters less.

The third con is slightly bigger than the rest. The side story involving one of the sisters is very convoluted and I stopped caring about it quite quickly because it would basically throw a wall of text in your face over and over. It also got quite hard to follow and the fact that it involves a character with fake boobs did not help.

Beyond that I loved the game and congrats to dev on a good game. The build up with the mom is SUPER good imo.

The best real porn game in the site, and one of the best games in general.
Story is simple but well made.
The progression is well developed.
Tons of events and you can pick the pace of the game so they almost get repetitive.

that game is more like sandbox-drifting-towards-VN
(given the way hints were incorporated into the geo-tracking system)
if you are into RP games this is definitely a must play

[v]good immersion
vids/pics are consistent with a story or scenery. (relevant backgrounds; no different mcs)
gradual progression
no unrealistic elements ( spells, godly powers, parasites, scifi, dystopian future, last man alive )

[v]comfy delivery of the story.
- no text overload so you and your eyes will not get tired of reading.
- no renpy approach with 1-2 sentences per screen which you need to "skip-space" dozen of times.
all that makes text readable and the story traceable (which ofc positively affects immersion)
so as it is still far from being classic VN - no need to be afraid of reading (which in other cases sbx-players like me would skip)

[v]bugs-free

dont forget to use cheats to reduce amount of visitiations.

No infinite pointless grind, top quality renders.
In my opinion, one of the best, if not the best real porn game in this site.
I wish they put the effort this dev has put in his game in more real porn games.
Can't wait for more content and updates!

Paradise Found is probably the best incest game out there, it has just the right amount of slow build up without being boring or blue balling you. It has really good writing. The models are perfect for each character as well.

the game is great , the story is great and flexible so i expect much more future content , the girls are well picked , i dislike 1 of them but overall this game is worth the time . i like that it's not so grindy , every 3 or 4 times farming affection you get a scene , the content and story are so rich , for me that's one of my favorites since i'm not really into VN cuse i hate reading , but i've read every chunk of text while playing this.

This game is just so addictive. Somehow it made me stay up until 4.am on a workday...
Has hours of content!
It has this really good balance of not being grindy, not rushing sexual scenes but still feel rewarding for all the actions you do.
The models are hot and not the same every other game uses, so the real porn actually feel original!
Was missing a way to replay scenes last i played but can see that its being worked on in the changelog.
Highly recommended!!!

This game is for people who like to get teased and games that are wraped with a interesting story. And for me it also has a lot of variety in the way of teasing. The developers were doing a really good job
What I do like most about it, is that its not just a simple and short game. You need to stay "focused" to reach your destination and stick to your plans.

Version: 0.9.0.12 Beta

This game is an odd one for me. Having played a lot of porn games and being desensitized to vanilla porn as a whole, it should've made me delete it after 10 minutes. Part of what made me continue playing is Kylie, but another important part is the writing, well thought out and engaging.

The dev is clearly not a novice to psychology, nor a novice to porn in general and it shows. While a Java game based on real porn from, truth be told, Brazzers copy-paste videos should be a crapfest, I find it working. It's a hell of a slow burn and the sex scenes are as tame as they come, but the ensemble works.

There are things I wish I could change:
- Kylie won't probably do anything past blowjobs/vaginal, at least not until Kylie Page does, which is a shame.
- The pacing could be better.
- Boobs shouldn't be the be all end all of fetishes in this game. True, vanilla lovers and people who can still fap to upskirts or sideboob will get a lot of enjoyment, but I don't think the vast majority of porn game players will find it as exciting.

All these being said, it's a game that pleasantly surprised me and well worth a spot on my watched list.

I didn't think these real porn type of games were my cup of tea, I'm still not 100% convinced but after trying Wife trainer and jumping into Paradise Found, I have to admit they're convincingly interesting, sexy and addictive.

Not sure I would bother playing too much without the cheats, even less sure I will complete them, but I definitely can enjoy its many aspects and the work behind it. Good job people!

Great fun and great scenes, can't wait for more. I particularly enjoyed the corruption of characters influencing other character interactions and the models are all so hot, especially Kylie! I wish there was more content with Angela because it seems rather repetitive but hopefully that is something we will see in the next update. Keep up the great work!

Really great game. The story is great and the characters are well developped. It's the best real porn game of this website and the way you play it, is different from all the html games out there.
Also, the choice of the models is great as they all fit their roles perfectly.

This game has a good flow of gameplay and progression of the main character's mastery over himself. It maintains a great pacing of sexy scenes where you feel like you're not rewarded too much too quickly, though you're still given enough eye candy consistently enough that it doesn't feel like a chore. The creator made great choices in picking actresses and in picking their scenes. Features some pretty good writing, good enough to suspend disbelief but doesn't really try to be anything more than a sex game (which I think was a good choice).
Definitely worth playing. Looking forward to the finished product and future projects by this guy.

Superb.

The premise is great - unique and provides a very nice rationale for the slow (you get some nice skin early, but the rest is a slow burn, which I enjoy but if you're looking for a quick fuck, pick something different) corruption of everyone around you.

One thing I especially like is that there's real psychology here. Your therapist isn't spouting nonsense GRasputin pulled from their ass. No, many of these concepts echo what I've heard from my own therapists. Family dynamics, accurate explanation of narcissism, etc. It's honestly exciting seeing real (semi-)intellectual stuff in these games.

Another nice touch is the "money" mechanic: you always have enough money, because, as explained in the intro, you come from a family of lawyers who got a very good settlement for the accident that caused your amnesia (which is the unique plot mechanic). Thus, you always have enough money to spend on whatever you need for the plot, but you don't have money to spend on anything else so they don't pop up to buy.

Another potentially underrated point is that the built in cheat menu doesn't remove the central gameplay mechanic of memory health. It just helps you advance faster with the girls.

I highly recommend this.

There are very few games based on real porn images between my favourites. However this is one out of there in my top for several reasons:

- If you are a fan of corruption games you are in for a pleasurable experience.

- Women have varied bodies, as fantasies come in different flavours, is nice to have young tight bodies as well as mature bodies. Perky little or medium sized titties or big beautiful and soft boobies to embrace... well, everything part of your body you want.

- The choosing of pornstars. Those are ladies with personality, not just pretty faces.

- And of course, the careful selection of scenes. A lot of people will think is easier to do games with real porn images than rendering or drawing your own art. For me is just a different talent: you need imagination to to adjust the crappy videos you took the images from to suit a nice erotic story.

A solid five stars for me. I just hope GRasputin keeps the quality or even improves in the next updates.

Just typed this in one of my posts in the thread:
"Wish I could lose all my memory on this game so I could play it all over from scratch!

This thing is a damn masterpiece. As a big fan of "Real porn" games, I haven't seen any other game that's more consistent with the text, the story etc. All the characters were so well picked and it excites me to think what's upcoming!

love the game, the first selling point for me was that NOT ALL of the female models have huge tits. yeah there are a lot, and i like them but some models have normal sized tits,.. which i really like because it becomes rare to have those without it being loli content.
i like the way the corruption concept works and how gradually it is, its not overly fast and has many steps in between (at least it feels that way)
the only way it could be even better for me would be if the developer would add some models with small tits .

VERSION: 0.7.101

A significant degree of effort was clearly invested into gathering the multimedia assets and coding in Java, both of which are genuinely laudable in a market otherwise awash with Poser-based RenPy and RPGMaker titles.

Sadly, it is in pursuit of a subpar game.

Paradise Found purports to employ a consistent narrative that fits the real porn they use, a statement the developer defends to such an extent they essentially advertise it with that tag in their signature. The delusion implicit in that statement is baffling, given the grotesque contrivance used throughout the game to support said ideal.

Take, for example, a lengthy scene presented in the introductory portion...


So, what's the problem?

• The therapist offers the "champagne" in a mug, even making an (awkwardly written) excuse that she doesn't have any other glasses.
• The image displays the therapist holding out a mug.

...so?
Well, why champagne? What was wrong with coffee? Or just a glass of mineral water? You know, the things normal professionals offer their clients. Frankly, even in porn, I can't recall ever seeing a "doctor" of any description providing a patient with alcohol and mind-altering pills simultaneously. The developer, however, intent on making the pictures fit the narrative, rather than working flexibly with what they have at hand, opted to make this moment some sort of celebration by adding champagne to a clinical scenario and using a mug to serve it.

But that's just where it starts...


Yes, it's literally written that way. "Purple folder" to look at in her office. Not "some papers" or "a few notes," nor even "a few documents I'd hoped to run through with you," no: "a purple folder."

Who, in their right mind, has ever defined a document by the color of its container?
"Oh, hey, I hoped you might drop by and read my blue book tonight..."
"Sorry, I'm busy with some stuff from work in a manila folder."
Bizzarre, right? So, why would the author frame it in that fashion?

You know why. As do I.
The contrivance, again, is in service to fitting the picture.
The "therapist" in the photograph is holding an orangey-red folder in hand and perched at the edge of a desk on which a purple folder rests. Frankly, I'd never have noticed it if the author hadn't specifically mentioned its color, I'd have focused instead on the documents in her hands.

...and, still, that's only the tip of the iceberg.

• The man in that image is clearly not the same used elsewhere to represent the player, given that he's wearing a suit and tie.
• The therapist is clearly subservient to the man, as he is sitting BEHIND the desk and in the only office chair available.

Tell me, when were you last invited into a doctor's personal office and thought it best to take their seat? To sit at their desk, while they are alongside you. Heck, remove the doctor from the scenario and it's still absurd. Ever venture into an attorney's office for a consult and sit at their desk? Wander into a mechanic's shop and sit behind the counter? Stroll into your local grocery store and assume a position behind the till?

No? Of course not! No one would.
But, again, the narrative must contort itself to fit the picture, because...
Well...
Uhhmmmm.....
Photo-editing software? Cropping?
What do you mean?
What is that? You... you mean it's possible to edit things from a photograph?
Say, remove the many, obnoxious logos and watermarks from the images the developer appropriated? Crop out items that force them to skew the story to fit the picture rather than working flexibly?

Barring such, we are left with gems such as these and myriad others...
Jarring doesn't begin to describe it. The entire game plays out in robotic fashion as the author fails to grasp that pointing out specific details on display is both uncharacteristic of normal human behavior and a disservice to the idea of narrative consistency.


Which brings us to the gameplay.

Even moderately observant players will have noted that other reviews feature the word "grind" quite often. They, in my opinion, vastly understate the term. Paradise Found puts hardcore MMOs to shame. On its default setting, there is no progress without grinding repetitive scenes, none of which offer any semblane of titillation or character development. Grind, grind, grind... then enjoy a jerky, low-resolution two to three second animated GIF.

Thrilling.

Again, the lack of proper editing is at the forefront, as logos for premium pornographic sites are in evidence everywhere and no effort has been to taken to seamlessly loop any motion. Watching women jerk back and forth between short clips of animation may have been rewarding in the past, but in 2020, when I can find the entire, fluid, high-definition source on porn-sites in a matter of seconds: not so much.

Most egregiously, however, is the worst aspect of the game by far and, somehow, the MOST contrived: the memory-loss mechanic.

I cannot, in good conscience, dock the author any points from some hypothetical score for their overwhelmingly poor understanding of memory, nor the silly manner in which they attempt to implement "amnesia" as a narrative tool. It's porn. The standards for accuracy are quite low. None of it makes sense, memory doesn't function that way but, who cares?

No, the flaw lies in the gameplay mechanic itself.

The player has a 100-point bar representing the integrity of their memory which can be reduced by various actions throughout the game, including some of an erotic nature (which, yes, rather defeats the point in an erotic game). The player loses some each day and has it restored a predetermined amount each morning they take a pill.

Landmark moments in the game, however, can only be surpassed by sacrificing a pill to spike various women's drinks. In another strained bit of dialogue, the player is prohibited from asking for more via their therapist after the first spike, lest they, you know... have fun?

Progress is also horrendously gated, with events marked on the map with little clicky-buttons over which the names of women appear when they can be interacted with via such, color-coded to correspond with one of several states that boil down to: new content, grindy content, old content, new content you can't see for one of several reasons.

Consequently, you spend all your time clicking, clicking, clicking and clicking some more, following a rigorously linear path of locating the name that is green and has a star beside it. Click. Progress made. Click the next one. Click, click... no green stars? Advance the time, click, click, advance, click. Repeat thirty times.

Watch a janky animated clip.
Repeat.

But, wait, what's this? An opportunity to spike their drink? Cause them to loosen up a little, the promise of seeing something new... so you do it. You know, as the game hammered home, that it will cost you some of your memory-meter as you can't recover that pill (nor take a different one, I mean, heaven forbid you take the pill you set aside for Friday on Wednesday) but that's not a problem, you have plenty of points and the loss won't faze you.

You spike the drink.
Click through the new event.
Progress!
Now, to click the next green name on the ma---
There aren't any. Hmmm, guess you'll have to sleep.
GAME OVER.

Yes, this game has hard fail-states for memory loss.
It is utterly beyond reason. It forces you to grind, clicking endlessly through the same stale, unrewarding content to raise a superfluous value in a bar perched atop a genuinely amateur-tier GUI. But you must, time and again, click the button that says "Skip Event (+10)" time and again, saving you the dozen clicks of watching it for the tenth time (hoping something would change and being consistently disappointed that nothing ever does) but still, you're just clicking tiny buttons on a city map.


So, in conclusion, Paradise Found may be accurately summarized as a game in which you will spend 90% of your time clicking bog-standard buttons on a rudimentary city map, 8% looking at commercial pornographic images and the last 2% using the janky save-system to avoid instant-fail states.

ART ------------------------------- 6 / 10
DIALOGUE ---------------------- 2 / 10
GAMEPLAY ---------------------- 1 / 10
INNOVATION ------------------- 2 / 10

SCORE ============== 11 / 40
Do not play. Requires extensive work.


CONSTRUCTIVE CRITIQUE: See other titles in a similar field for inspiration as to the gameplay shortcomings. Consider employing an editor, even on a voluntary basis, and reformat the text to better facilitate ease of reading. Alter the UI, both to reduce the CPU overhead and create a more appealing aesthetic; free resources to this extent are available on DeviantArt and other sites. Acquire a digital media editing suite, crop and alter images as needed. If necessary, seek some aid to create looped animations and consider the addition of transitions to soften the repeat when that isn't possible. Abstain from noting specific elements in the media in an attempt to make it appear as though they are suited to your narrative; rather, alter your dialogue and prose to better suit them and expand on character motivations.