279:
that his new job as God requires him to grant the wishes of people who pray to him. He does this using a machine called the "Fate
Revolution Circuit", which generates dungeons in a "Copy World" that mirrors the real world. By traveling through these dungeons and fighting monsters called "Aberrations", Renya can influence fate in the real world and affect the lives of the people who make the wishes. Each chapter focuses on a different wisher whose wish Renya must grant.
295:
his memories to increase his power levels. Ultimately, Renya is able to fight and defeat
Satanael, but the "overclocking" causes him to perish. Lilliel sacrifices her angel powers in order to bring him back to life, although the Creator remarks that he could have easily saved Renya even if Lilliel did not. Renya and Lilliel settle down on Earth to live a normal human life, with both of them having lost all their special powers.
291:
as "black wings", with angels, or "white wings", merely being a mutation of them. Satanael, also known as "Triple Six", was his strongest creation, one that became even stronger than the
Creator himself. This breaks Lilliel's resolve, but she is able to continue helping Renya after some soul-searching. Renya makes the Creator promise to seal away his creation abilities if he can defeat Satanael.
504:
499:
494:
489:
484:
479:
474:
469:
464:
459:
290:
Ultimately, Satanael's subordinates, Varael and
Frunetti, infiltrate the machine and fight against Renya while he is in the process of granting wishes. However, Renya defeats them. Renya also encounters an even more powerful being known as the Creator, who tells him that he created demons, also known
252:
taking place from an isometric perspective, in which the player embarks into themed dungeons, attempting to level up and ultimately beat the boss of the dungeon. Renya is also accompanied by a selectable angel, who provides support by attacking enemies, healing/buffing the player, or throwing them to
558:
said, "The Guided Fate
Paradox is a niche game, but that shouldn’t scare off anyone who has a taste for Japanese RPGs. Its story does a balancing act of providing lighthearted fun and philosophical poignancy, while its gameplay is perhaps one of the deepest endeavors on the PS3 right now." In Japan,
294:
Upon gaining sufficient power, Renya travels to the
Netherworld with Lilliel, having placed the Fate Revolution Circuit into himself rather than the other way around. While he is fighting, Mysiel, the angel who created the Fate Revolution Circuit and uploaded herself into the machine, erases most of
286:
expressing her discontent with the happy ending associated with her fairy tale. Ultimately, Renya's task takes a darker turn, as the angels reveal that the use of the Fate
Revolution Circuit is merely a training device to allow him to gain power for his true task, stopping the incredibly powerful
278:
series. It follows Renya
Kagurazaka, a boy who wins the position of God in a mall raffle. He is immediately taken to Celestia, where he meets seven Angels who serve and guide him. Of particular import is the angel Lilliel, his "personal angel" who acts as his de facto partner in battle. He learns
256:
The player can equip different weapons and armor, which increases in power when it is used in battle, until it "Bursts", reducing its power. Bursting an item allows it to be leveled up at the blacksmith if the player can bring it back to the base. It also gives the player a "holy icon" which the
287:
demon known as
Satanael who will destroy Celestia if left unchecked. His title of "God" is not entirely correct, as there were many "Gods" who came before him and were killed by Satanael. Renya also begins to fall in love with Lilliel, with whom he formerly had a more platonic relationship.
257:
player can use to increase their innate abilities and those of their angels. If the player dies or exits the dungeon, their "total level" increases, giving boosts to the player's innate stats even though they return to level 1.
863:
630:
801:
739:
1222:
303:
The game was originally revealed in Japan on July 11, 2012 as a 20th anniversary commemorative for Nippon Ichi
Software. It was also developed largely by the same team behind the
704:
1330:
260:
Later on, the player gains the ability to use "summon sets", sets of equipment that cannot be lost upon death, but can only be summoned for a set number of turns.
1091:
438:
770:
597:
1160:
667:
855:
1036:
1002:
1067:
43:
902:
1325:
935:
832:
620:
793:
969:
1214:
1290:
1125:
1310:
727:
1315:
1305:
1300:
1191:
888:
690:
1320:
317:
253:
different places. If the angel dies in battle, they become unavailable until the player is killed or leaves the dungeon.
1295:
1285:
762:
583:
1148:
653:
1280:
328:
as voice actresses for the main female characters in Japanese, and they are credited under their character name.
992:
221:
179:
240:, was released September 25, 2014 in Japan, March 17, 2015 in North America, and March 20, 2015 in Europe.
1028:
1059:
925:
824:
225:
65:
58:
53:
42:
961:
108:
96:
625:
120:
735:
695:
547:
1111:
584:"A New Disgaea, The Guided Fate Paradox, and Time and Eternity Are Coming to American Shores"
312:
170:
113:
17:
249:
1259:
1183:
1274:
1215:"[The] Guided Fate Paradox Review: A Fine Game and a Crushing Disappointment"
1121:
229:
189:
157:
125:
898:
1156:
1116:
930:
450:
380:
763:"I'm Really Looking Forward To Becoming A God In This Japanese Dungeon Crawler"
1096:
893:
663:
551:
354:
283:
269:
233:
148:
1265:
700:
593:
308:
218:
175:
101:
325:
565:
gave it a score of one nine and three eights for a total of 33 out of 40.
997:
728:"Why Nippon Ichi Made The Guided Fate Paradox Instead Of A Z.H.P. Sequel"
404:
1249:
856:"Kamisama to Unmei Kakumei no Paradox's 13-Minute Gameplay Video Posted"
561:
533:
392:
274:
588:
236:
on October 25, 2013 and North America on November 5, 2013. A sequel,
139:
74:
621:"NIS Still Aims for Kamisama to Unmei Kakumei no Paradox Anime"
658:
426:
794:"NIS Plans TV Anime for Kamisama to Unmei Kakumei no Paradox"
282:
The wishes start out as unusual and comical, for example,
546:
The game received above-average reviews according to the
1022:
1020:
691:"Disgaea 2 and The Guided Fate Paradox coming to PS3"
232:. It was released in Japan on January 24, 2013, the
889:"The Guided Fate Paradox for PlayStation 3 Reviews"
185:
169:
131:
119:
107:
95:
64:
52:
35:
215:, lit. "The God and the Fate Revolution Paradox")
210:
204:
456:
8:
365:
311:worked as the game's character designer and
825:"Nippon Ichi Reveals Several New Projects"
364:
339:
32:
1092:PlayStation Official Magazine – Australia
654:"New Details on Three PlayStation 3 RPGs"
439:PlayStation Official Magazine – Australia
1182:Heemsbergen, Derek (November 10, 2013).
854:Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 22, 2013).
619:Hernandez, Patricia (January 26, 2013).
582:Eisenbeis, Richard (February 22, 2013).
1331:Video games using procedural generation
574:
1213:Sinclair, Brendan (November 5, 2013).
1039:from the original on November 27, 2013
1027:Halestorm, Bradly (October 25, 2013).
955:
953:
905:from the original on February 20, 2022
315:composed the music. The game also has
268:The game takes place in the fictional
1225:from the original on November 5, 2013
1128:from the original on October 17, 2013
1005:from the original on November 9, 2013
972:from the original on January 19, 2013
883:
881:
633:from the original on October 12, 2013
7:
1070:from the original on August 20, 2021
924:Ruscher, Wesley (November 4, 2013).
761:Nakamura, Toshi (January 17, 2013).
369:
344:
212:Kamisama to Unmei Kakumei no Paradox
1194:from the original on August 4, 2021
1163:from the original on August 1, 2021
1147:Apps, Michael (December 13, 2013).
991:McGee, Maxwell (November 6, 2013).
962:"Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1257"
866:from the original on March 28, 2013
835:from the original on April 25, 2021
804:from the original on August 1, 2013
792:Sherman, Jennifer (July 11, 2012).
600:from the original on April 12, 2021
335:
1149:"The Guided Fate Paradox - Review"
1110:Giddens, Greg (October 15, 2013).
938:from the original on July 25, 2021
773:from the original on March 6, 2021
652:Moriarty, Colin (March 29, 2013).
458:
25:
1029:"Review: The Guided Fate Paradox"
926:"Review: The Guided Fate Paradox"
823:Ashcraft, Brian (July 11, 2012).
742:from the original on July 7, 2013
670:from the original on July 7, 2013
248:The game is a randomly generated
83:
1112:"The Guided Fate Paradox Review"
1060:"The Guided Fate Paradox Review"
1058:Bailey, Kat (December 5, 2013).
993:"The Guided Fate Paradox Review"
960:Romano, Sal (January 15, 2013).
502:
497:
492:
487:
482:
477:
472:
467:
462:
457:
41:
707:from the original on 2013-05-12
1326:Video games developed in Japan
726:Yip, Spencer (March 1, 2013).
318:Love Live! School Idol Project
1:
1099:. Christmas 2013. p. 83.
689:Gera, Emily (March 6, 2013).
1190:. Emerald Shield Media LLC.
1089:"The Guided Fate Paradox".
238:The Awakened Fate Ultimatum
224:developed and published by
211:
18:The Awakened Fate Ultimatum
1347:
1291:Nippon Ichi Software games
1311:Single-player video games
1184:"The Guided Fate Paradox"
373:
370:
348:
345:
205:
40:
1316:Video games about angels
1306:Role-playing video games
1301:PlayStation 3-only games
47:North American cover art
1261:The Guided Fate Paradox
222:role-playing video game
199:The Guided Fate Paradox
36:The Guided Fate Paradox
554:. Bradly Halestorm of
1321:Video games about God
934:. Enthusiast Gaming.
226:Nippon Ichi Software
79:Nippon Ichi Software
59:Nippon Ichi Software
1296:PlayStation 3 games
1286:Fantasy video games
367:
342:
272:established in the
860:Anime News Network
798:Anime News Network
626:Anime News Network
548:review aggregation
340:
1221:. Gamer Network.
736:Enthusiast Gaming
543:
542:
363:
362:
195:
194:
16:(Redirected from
1338:
1281:2013 video games
1256:
1253:
1252:
1250:Official website
1235:
1234:
1232:
1230:
1210:
1204:
1203:
1201:
1199:
1179:
1173:
1172:
1170:
1168:
1144:
1138:
1137:
1135:
1133:
1107:
1101:
1100:
1097:Future Australia
1086:
1080:
1079:
1077:
1075:
1055:
1049:
1048:
1046:
1044:
1024:
1015:
1014:
1012:
1010:
1001:. Red Ventures.
988:
982:
981:
979:
977:
957:
948:
947:
945:
943:
921:
915:
914:
912:
910:
885:
876:
875:
873:
871:
851:
845:
844:
842:
840:
820:
814:
813:
811:
809:
789:
783:
782:
780:
778:
758:
752:
751:
749:
747:
723:
717:
716:
714:
712:
686:
680:
679:
677:
675:
649:
643:
642:
640:
638:
616:
610:
609:
607:
605:
579:
507:
506:
505:
501:
500:
496:
495:
491:
490:
486:
485:
481:
480:
476:
475:
471:
470:
466:
465:
461:
460:
368:
343:
323:
216:
214:
208:
207:
162:November 5, 2013
161:
153:October 25, 2013
152:
144:January 24, 2013
143:
87:
85:
78:
45:
33:
21:
1346:
1345:
1341:
1340:
1339:
1337:
1336:
1335:
1271:
1270:
1254:
1248:
1247:
1244:
1239:
1238:
1228:
1226:
1212:
1211:
1207:
1197:
1195:
1181:
1180:
1176:
1166:
1164:
1146:
1145:
1141:
1131:
1129:
1109:
1108:
1104:
1088:
1087:
1083:
1073:
1071:
1057:
1056:
1052:
1042:
1040:
1026:
1025:
1018:
1008:
1006:
990:
989:
985:
975:
973:
959:
958:
951:
941:
939:
923:
922:
918:
908:
906:
887:
886:
879:
869:
867:
853:
852:
848:
838:
836:
822:
821:
817:
807:
805:
791:
790:
786:
776:
774:
760:
759:
755:
745:
743:
725:
724:
720:
710:
708:
688:
687:
683:
673:
671:
651:
650:
646:
636:
634:
618:
617:
613:
603:
601:
581:
580:
576:
571:
544:
503:
498:
493:
488:
483:
478:
473:
468:
463:
341:Aggregate score
338:
334:
321:
301:
266:
250:dungeon crawler
246:
202:
165:
156:
147:
138:
91:
82:
73:
48:
31:
30:2013 video game
28:
27:2013 video game
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1344:
1342:
1334:
1333:
1328:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1293:
1288:
1283:
1273:
1272:
1269:
1268:
1257:
1243:
1242:External links
1240:
1237:
1236:
1205:
1174:
1139:
1102:
1081:
1066:. Ziff Davis.
1050:
1033:Hardcore Gamer
1016:
983:
949:
916:
877:
846:
815:
784:
753:
718:
681:
644:
611:
573:
572:
570:
567:
556:Hardcore Gamer
541:
540:
537:
529:
528:
525:
519:
518:
515:
509:
508:
454:
446:
445:
442:
434:
433:
430:
422:
421:
418:
416:Hardcore Gamer
412:
411:
408:
400:
399:
396:
388:
387:
384:
376:
375:
372:
361:
360:
357:
351:
350:
347:
336:
333:
330:
307:series, while
300:
297:
265:
262:
245:
242:
193:
192:
187:
183:
182:
173:
167:
166:
164:
163:
154:
145:
135:
133:
129:
128:
123:
117:
116:
111:
105:
104:
99:
93:
92:
90:
89:
80:
70:
68:
62:
61:
56:
50:
49:
46:
38:
37:
29:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1343:
1332:
1329:
1327:
1324:
1322:
1319:
1317:
1314:
1312:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1297:
1294:
1292:
1289:
1287:
1284:
1282:
1279:
1278:
1276:
1267:
1263:
1262:
1258:
1255:(in Japanese)
1251:
1246:
1245:
1241:
1224:
1220:
1216:
1209:
1206:
1193:
1189:
1185:
1178:
1175:
1162:
1158:
1154:
1150:
1143:
1140:
1127:
1123:
1122:Gamer Network
1119:
1118:
1113:
1106:
1103:
1098:
1094:
1093:
1085:
1082:
1069:
1065:
1061:
1054:
1051:
1038:
1034:
1030:
1023:
1021:
1017:
1004:
1000:
999:
994:
987:
984:
971:
967:
963:
956:
954:
950:
937:
933:
932:
927:
920:
917:
904:
900:
896:
895:
890:
884:
882:
878:
865:
861:
857:
850:
847:
834:
831:. G/O Media.
830:
826:
819:
816:
803:
799:
795:
788:
785:
772:
769:. G/O Media.
768:
764:
757:
754:
741:
737:
733:
729:
722:
719:
706:
702:
698:
697:
692:
685:
682:
669:
665:
661:
660:
655:
648:
645:
632:
628:
627:
622:
615:
612:
599:
595:
591:
590:
585:
578:
575:
568:
566:
564:
563:
557:
553:
549:
538:
536:
535:
531:
530:
526:
524:
521:
520:
516:
514:
511:
510:
455:
453:
452:
448:
447:
443:
441:
440:
436:
435:
431:
429:
428:
424:
423:
419:
417:
414:
413:
409:
407:
406:
402:
401:
397:
395:
394:
390:
389:
385:
383:
382:
378:
377:
366:Review scores
358:
356:
353:
352:
331:
329:
327:
324:s idol group
320:
319:
314:
313:Yōsei Teikoku
310:
306:
298:
296:
292:
288:
285:
280:
277:
276:
271:
263:
261:
258:
254:
251:
243:
241:
239:
235:
231:
230:PlayStation 3
227:
223:
220:
213:
206:神様と運命革命のパラドクス
201:
200:
191:
190:Single-player
188:
184:
181:
177:
174:
172:
168:
159:
155:
150:
146:
141:
137:
136:
134:
130:
127:
126:PlayStation 3
124:
122:
118:
115:
114:Yōsei Teikoku
112:
110:
106:
103:
100:
98:
94:
81:
76:
72:
71:
69:
67:
63:
60:
57:
55:
51:
44:
39:
34:
19:
1260:
1227:. Retrieved
1218:
1208:
1196:. Retrieved
1187:
1177:
1165:. Retrieved
1152:
1142:
1130:. Retrieved
1115:
1105:
1090:
1084:
1072:. Retrieved
1063:
1053:
1041:. Retrieved
1032:
1007:. Retrieved
996:
986:
974:. Retrieved
965:
940:. Retrieved
929:
919:
907:. Retrieved
899:Red Ventures
892:
868:. Retrieved
859:
849:
837:. Retrieved
828:
818:
806:. Retrieved
797:
787:
775:. Retrieved
766:
756:
744:. Retrieved
731:
721:
709:. Retrieved
694:
684:
672:. Retrieved
657:
647:
635:. Retrieved
624:
614:
602:. Retrieved
587:
577:
560:
555:
545:
532:
522:
512:
449:
437:
425:
415:
403:
391:
379:
316:
304:
302:
293:
289:
281:
273:
267:
259:
255:
247:
237:
198:
197:
196:
180:role-playing
66:Publisher(s)
54:Developer(s)
1157:CraveOnline
1117:Push Square
931:Destructoid
451:Push Square
381:Destructoid
371:Publication
299:Development
121:Platform(s)
109:Composer(s)
97:Designer(s)
88:NIS America
1275:Categories
894:Metacritic
732:Siliconera
664:Ziff Davis
569:References
552:Metacritic
355:Metacritic
346:Aggregator
284:Cinderella
270:multiverse
234:PAL region
1266:MobyGames
701:Vox Media
594:G/O Media
337:Reception
332:Reception
309:Noizi Ito
219:roguelike
176:Roguelike
102:Noizi Ito
1229:July 27,
1223:Archived
1198:July 27,
1192:Archived
1167:July 27,
1161:Archived
1132:July 27,
1126:Archived
1074:July 26,
1068:Archived
1043:July 26,
1037:Archived
1009:July 26,
1003:Archived
998:GameSpot
976:July 26,
970:Archived
942:July 27,
936:Archived
909:July 26,
903:Archived
870:July 20,
864:Archived
839:July 26,
833:Archived
808:July 20,
802:Archived
777:July 26,
771:Archived
746:July 26,
740:Archived
711:July 20,
705:Archived
674:July 20,
668:Archived
637:July 20,
631:Archived
604:July 26,
598:Archived
550:website
405:GameSpot
244:Gameplay
228:for the
171:Genre(s)
1219:USgamer
1153:RPGamer
966:Gematsu
696:Polygon
562:Famitsu
534:USgamer
513:RPGamer
393:Famitsu
305:Disgaea
275:Disgaea
186:Mode(s)
132:Release
1188:RPGFan
829:Kotaku
767:Kotaku
589:Kotaku
523:RPGFan
359:74/100
539:3.5/5
517:4.5/5
398:33/40
374:Score
349:Score
322:'
217:is a
1231:2022
1200:2022
1169:2022
1134:2022
1076:2022
1045:2022
1011:2022
978:2022
944:2022
911:2022
872:2013
841:2022
810:2013
779:2022
748:2022
713:2013
676:2013
639:2013
606:2022
432:7/10
410:5/10
386:8/10
264:Plot
1264:at
1064:IGN
659:IGN
527:79%
444:50%
427:IGN
420:4/5
326:μ's
149:PAL
1277::
1217:.
1186:.
1159:.
1155:.
1151:.
1124:.
1120:.
1114:.
1095:.
1062:.
1035:.
1031:.
1019:^
995:.
968:.
964:.
952:^
928:.
901:.
897:.
891:.
880:^
862:.
858:.
827:.
800:.
796:.
765:.
738:.
734:.
730:.
703:.
699:.
693:.
666:.
662:.
656:.
629:.
623:.
596:.
592:.
586:.
209:,
178:,
158:NA
140:JP
84:WW
75:JP
1233:.
1202:.
1171:.
1136:.
1078:.
1047:.
1013:.
980:.
946:.
913:.
874:.
843:.
812:.
781:.
750:.
715:.
678:.
641:.
608:.
203:(
160::
151::
142::
86::
77::
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.