Playing Escape from Paradise City: A Criminal Meltdown

Today we're playing Escape From Paradise City, a gangster strategy RPG from former Media Mobsters, Sirius Games. Returning to Paradise City decades later to find things have gotten far, far worse. This video is a critique, analysis, and a playthrough of EfPC. Patreon:   / tehsnakerer   Twitter:   / tehsnakerer   Thank you to Skeletom for pointing me to a working version of the game. Thank you to Emily Nace for the Playing Logo Thank you to Ben & James for cameos, and James for Vambeera Index 01. Introduction 00:00 02. (Not) Running Unpatched 03:07 03. Chapter 1 – First Blood 04:26 Story, Porter, World, and Gameplay Introductions 04. Chapter 2 – Gang War 13:17 Angel, Stealth, Money, Rally Gangsters, and Level Caps 05. Chapter 3 – The Rat 21:26 Boris, Henchmen, and Powerskills 06. Chapter 4 – A Little Bar Round 27:16 The Escort Mission, Limited Strategic Control, and Play Order 07. Chapter 5 – Oleg Orrosiev 33:25 Health Bar Battler, Skills and Levelling in the Crate Maze 08. Chapter 6 – Unfinished Business 41:49 The Twist! (and Stealth and Vehicles) 09. Chapter 7 – Rocco Must Die 45:25 Armour, Powerskills, and Unit Composition 10. Chapter 8 – El Lobo 56:28 The Third faux foe! (and Cops) 11. Chapter 9 – Kovacs 01:00:14 Terrible Writing 12. Chapter 10 – The Jamaican Boss 01:03:47 Load Screen Level Selector and Phoning in It 13. Chapter 11 – A Weakening Blow 01:08:08 The Illusion 14. Chapter 12 – A Small Favour 01:13:13 A Telegraphed Betrayal 15. Chapter 13 – The Escape! 01:15:50 No We’re Not Escaping Paradise City 16. Chapter 14 – Lydia 01:17:54 The Illusion Part 2, Explosives, and the Tragedy of Lydia 17. Chapter 15 – Goodbye my Fair Lady 01:23:32 A Trip (and fall) Down Memory Lane 18. Chapter 16 – Santiago Vargas 01:24:32 19. The End 01:27:59