![]() ![]() Clearly there was a lot of effort put into adding little details and vignettes to round out the experience, such as an NPC who Noa repeatedly gets into friendly insult matches with, and all these small details add up to make something with real texture and meaning.Ĭombat follows a traditional turn-based structure, though has the interesting wrinkle that you only have one party member for the entire duration of the game. Character development feels a little shallow given the relatively short length of the whole narrative, but it’s hard not to get attached to Jack Move's world given how much it charms the player. Conversations with NPCs help to build out a sense of what daily life is like in a place like Bright Town, while cute slang like “Digits!” or “Gigafloppin’!” exclaimed by characters help imbue the world with some personality. It's a well-paced plot all the way through and this is greatly aided by the strong worldbuilding along the way. ![]() Shortly after this, Monomind kidnaps her dad, starting Noa and Ryder on a quest to free him and get to the bottom of his latest research project.Ĭaptured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked) Noa and her partner-in-crime, Ryder, are simply carrying on with business as usual when she receives a message from her estranged father, who warns her that a corporation called Monomind may be after her because of something he’s been working on. You take on the role of Noa, a chipper hacker who routinely participates in attacks on corporations and sells sensitive information on the black market. ![]() Jack Move takes place in a near-future, cyberpunk society where governments are effectively impotent and enormous conglomerates reign supreme. It's surprisingly innovative and a delight to play through. What we have here is a brief, well-paced, and thoroughly traditional JRPG set in a cyberpunk universe. ![]() In this regard, Jack Move is a breath of fresh air. Sure, big franchises like Final Fantasy or Xenoblade aren’t afraid to mix in some tech alongside their magic, but it’s rare that you’ll see developers fully commit to a world that’s all robots and computers. It feels like most JRPGs these days don’t really tread much into hard science fiction. ![]()
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