Jack Move | |
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Developer(s) | So Romantic |
Publisher(s) | HypeTrain Digital |
Programmer(s) | Edd Parris [1] |
Artist(s) | Joe Williamson [1] |
Writer(s) | Amalie Kae [1] |
Composer(s) | Charlie Fieber [2] |
Engine | Unity |
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Genre(s) | Role-playing |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Jack Move is a role-playing video game developed by So Romantic and published by HypeTrain Digital in 2022 for macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
Jack Move is a single player turn based role playing game. [3] The combat system of the game is based around strategic use of three different elements. [4]
Development of the game started in 2012, with the creation of a battle system. [1] According to a 2021 interview in Wireframe Magazine, game was developed in the Unity game engine, making use of 3D environments in conjunction with a forced perspective, video post-processing and other artistic techniques to create the illusion of a 2D overworld. [1] The game was influenced by Golden Sun and the Final Fantasy series, as well as by elements of the film Hackers. [1]
A public demo was released on Steam during the 2021 Steam Summer Festival. [5] In August 2022 an animated trailer was released. [6]
The Windows and macOS versions launched on September 8, 2022, with console versions for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One following on September 20, 2022. [7] [8] [9]
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | PC: 75/100
[10] NS: 87/100 [11] |
Publication | Score |
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Nintendo Life | NS: 9/10 [13] |
Nintendo World Report | NS: 9/10 [3] |
RPGamer | 3/5 [12] |
RPGFan | 85/100 [2] |
Jack Move received "generally favorable" reviews based on five critics on the review aggregator website Metacritic. [10] [11]
A number of praised the game's impactful nature in spite of its short length. [14] [3] [2]