![]() ![]() Jack Move is a reminder of how 16-bit games created worlds and characters that felt fully fleshed-out using the broadest of strokes. When Noa’s estranged father gets caught up and arrested by one of the corporations, she and Ryder reluctantly initiate a rescue operation, eventually uncovering some pretty big secrets. Noa and her friend and partner-in-crime Ryder scrape out a living pulling heists-for-hire with her Deck, sneaking into places and stealing valuable information to be sold on the black market. Jack Move tells the story of Noa, a street-smart hacker in a cyberpunk world where governments have retreated in the face of monolithic corporations. Sure, I like the new stuff, but they don’t often make them like this anymore, and the developers at So Romantic seem to understand that gaping hole in the gaming ecosphere. I can’t help but feel that this was a game made specifically for me and folks of my generation – those that find themselves a little bewildered at current Final Fantasy games, taking refuge instead in turned-based games like Bravely Default against the onslaught of more action-oriented RPG fare. Fans of that game, Chrono Trigger, and Final Fantasy VI will feel right at home here, and will likely experience the same rush of nostalgia that I did. I was reminded immediately of the SNES version of Shadowrun. ![]() While the game does offer some visuals that those 16-bit machines might have struggled to deliver, Jack Move feels like it has been lifted right out of that era of gaming. Jack Move very successfully captures the look and feel of an SNES-era JRPG. Well, I needn’t have worried, because Jack Move offered me all of the JRPG goodness I was looking for in an eight-to-ten hour package, leaving me very satisfied with the entire experience. I had played and enjoyed the demo a few months back, but I wasn’t sure that I was ready to take on a 40-50 hour JRPG, no matter how much I head enjoyed the brief time I had previously spent in the game. I felt a little trepidation booting up Jack Move for the first time last week. ![]()
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