The story is complicated, so I’ll sum it up as best as I can. The player investigates as they see fit.” The game does not judge or ask the player to retry to get a ‘correct’ answer. Perhaps the developers say it best: “It is up to the player how much evidence they collect, what order they do it in and who they choose to accuse of the crime. With vibes akin to Phoenix Wright, Hotel Dusk Room 215, and the madness that comes from Suda51’s brain, Paradise Killer tries something new in the tried and true detective genre, adding free-roaming exploration mechanics that last as long as the player deems necessary. The first title developed by UK-based indie studio Kaizen Game Works and published by Fellow Traveller, Paradise Killer is an open-world investigation game with visual novel elements. I say this because to understand Vaporwave is to understand Paradise Killer, as it perfectly encapsulates the essence of the genre in both body and soul. It’s absolutely fascinating, yet understandable why it hasn’t caught on in the mainstream in the way other retrowave subgenres have. Miami, 80s/90s vibes, marble statues, Fiji water, consumerism, pastel hues, Japan, and a yearning for a place that’s never existed both barely scratch the surface and fully encompass the genre new content simply rehashes the old, a genre that relies on what’s dead and gone to breathe life into it. At first glance, Synthwave is just easier to understand Vaporwave is itself a mystery, the starting and ending points having the enthusiast trying to figure out how it’s different than slowed down 80s tracks and specific assets/brands with an explosion of discovery in between the journey through that cycle. I’ve always preferred Vaporwave over Synthwave, despite the latter’s accessibility.
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