Jack Keane

 PC
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6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 28 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 12 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 28
  3. Negative: 4 out of 28

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  1. Hypershadow
    May 17, 2008
    7
    Decent game.. worthwhile I guess if one likes adventure games and has played the rest... shouldn't be compared in the same breath as Monkey Island series.. despite the lack of scenery (which I like in adventure games) I found the Sam & Max series much more fun as it had better dialog and clever writing. Pros: - Nice changes in scenery. - Serviceable graphics. - Easy to move Decent game.. worthwhile I guess if one likes adventure games and has played the rest... shouldn't be compared in the same breath as Monkey Island series.. despite the lack of scenery (which I like in adventure games) I found the Sam & Max series much more fun as it had better dialog and clever writing. Pros: - Nice changes in scenery. - Serviceable graphics. - Easy to move around/navigation. - Some puzzles are interesting I guess. - Puzzles aren't hard so the game can be finished without ever having to resort to a walk through. Cons: - Uninspired characters (mostly cheap stereotypes). Even the main character is "normal" - The mission is pretty boring (stopping a guy trying to control the tea market) - Missing cutscenes when solving parts of some puzzles that make one think, "Wait a minute, that didn't make sense, how did that work" (although these are kept to a relative minimum) - Uninspired dialog that at times tries to be funny, but I never once found myself laughing... the closest I came was "Potato Face".. A lot of dialog is repetitive.. doesn't recognize you've ask it before so you often hear the same boring stuff over and over which takes away the mood/atmosphere. After a while I just found myself skipping the dialog as I stopped caring. - Statue'esqu characters during dialog or analyzing items (most notably that Amanda girl) - A bunch of small things. 1) Common sense things that should be able to be done during puzzles, but can't "I can't reach that item" yet there is a ladder or steps right there.. Climb up the F#$# ladder! Yet later as a 2ft kid you can reach something 10 feet high no problem. 2) Outdated avatars. "Oh no they took my knife" yet you play half the game with your character clearly still carrying his knife. 3) Outdated dialog. Quest related to a certain dialog remains and you start talking about stuff you already did like you haven't done it. 4) Encountered a nasty bug that froze during a cutscene and instead of re-doing 45 minutes of gameplay I quit and never finished the game (it was about 3/4ths of the way through in Dr. T's office near a meat-eating plant).… Expand
  2. runner
    Apr 28, 2020
    6
    I wouldn't say this game is bad, but unfortunately despite the good intentions, it's also not that good of a game.
    It's a classic point and click game with mot many surprises.
    It's worth mentioning though, that one of the things that are done best here (IMO) is the puzzles - I found them to be relatively diverse and original. The difficulty was also close to perfect - it goes on    I wouldn't say this game is bad, but unfortunately despite the good intentions, it's also not that good of a game.
    It's a classic point and click game with mot many surprises.
    It's worth mentioning though, that one of the things that are done best here (IMO) is the puzzles - I found them to be relatively diverse and original.
    The difficulty was also close to perfect - it goes on gradually from easy to harder and harder ones. It also gets to "nonsense hard" at SOME points, but not constantly, and it's not nonsense of the annoying kind in my opinion, but good kind of nonsense.
    Nonsense that's usually fun to discover.

    Now unfortunately although this is a very strong point of the game, rest of the aspects doesn't stick too well together.
    The graphics are bright, lush, and nice to look at. Sadly this does not make up for all the rest: despite the Monkey Island vibes, the story is rather banal, the humour is mehh, the voiceovers range from OK to rather bad, and there's just so much of it, where the script just isn't that interesting, if I'd try to put it gently.
    To be less gentle, it gets rather boring quickly enough, and adds up to a rather dull, forgettable experience.
    This is a bit sad because I think this game would have been OK if it had been shortened, but this was just WAY too much for me. About halfway through the game I've started feeling there were more and more moments I just wished this game would end rather than actually enjoying it. And that's a shame.

    I have to say again that this game isn't THAT BAD, it's not as forgettable as other modern attempts of adventure games such as the Art of Murder series (Sorry) but it still doesn't quite hit the right points, or alternatively - it hits some of them, but the same ones, for over 13 long and tiring chapters - which makes it mainly a tiring experience.    … Expand
  3. AndreasS
    Dec 28, 2009
    6
    Some of the puzzles were designed really bad but it still is a nice and funny adventure game with a bit outdated graphics and very well done character animations in the cutscenes.
  4. halilkabaca
    Apr 28, 2017
    6
    I really wanted to like this game but even for an adventure fan, this games becomes boring real quick.
    Until the end, i was expecting a twisted story or interesting turn of the events but what i got was cheap humour, really badly written characters and puzzles that makes no sense with the story at all.
    There are some locations (the plane scene) that are interesting but overall this game    I really wanted to like this game but even for an adventure fan, this games becomes boring real quick.
    Until the end, i was expecting a twisted story or interesting turn of the events but what i got was cheap humour, really badly written characters and puzzles that makes no sense with the story at all.
    There are some locations (the plane scene) that are interesting but overall this game is a mediocre adventure game that's too long. I think it's the main problem with it. It's too long that developers and designers didn't have time to focus on basic animations and make the game better. If it was half of what it is, I think it could be a much better game.    … Expand
  5. geekslayer
    Oct 28, 2020
    7
    Плюсы:
    - разработчики проявили достаточную степень гуманизма по отношению к мозгам геймеров. Сильно напрягаться не придется. Задач на время в игре нет вообще. Головоломок в их классическом варианте - тоже. Все необходимые предметы лежат только что не под носом, на фоне окружения их прекрасно видно. Необратимых проколов в игре не бывает: любую беседу можно «переиграть».
    - озвучка.    Плюсы:
    - разработчики проявили достаточную степень гуманизма по отношению к мозгам геймеров. Сильно напрягаться не придется. Задач на время в игре нет вообще. Головоломок в их классическом варианте - тоже. Все необходимые предметы лежат только что не под носом, на фоне окружения их прекрасно видно. Необратимых проколов в игре не бывает: любую беседу можно «переиграть».
    - озвучка. Юмористические ролики и сценки в таком исполнении «играют» как нельзя лучше. Многие персонажи говорят с акцентом - каждый со своим - что еще более усиливает комический эффект.
    - сам процесс коммуникации с окружающими персонажами доставляет поистине эстетическое наслаждение. Традиционный английский юмор в сочетании с ярко прописанными типажами (это касается буквально каждого NPC) являются именно той «изюминкой», которая придает Jack Keane особое очарование. Не только Агент, Аманда, матросы, сам Джек и Доктор Т. выписаны с наибольшей возможной степенью индивидуальности. Тем же «недугом» страдают: флегматичный продавец в магазине, самодуры-стражники в деревне, погонщик слонов, бабулька с джемом и множество других «попутчиков», фигурирующих буквально в одной сценке.

    Минусы:
    - сюжет игры стопроцентно линеен. Впрочем, проработанность существующей единой линии в каком-то смысле компенсирует отсутствие боковых ответвлений.
    - графика. Недостаточно детализованные текстуры и часто угловатые движения героя разработчики попытались компенсировать яркостью красок и экзотичностью ландшафтов.
    Безусловно, прорывом в области «возрождения», а также «поднятия с колен» жанра адвенчуры Jack Keane не стал. И это - к лучшему. Потому что получилась у ребят веселая, интересная, совершенно классическая игра. Не без недостатков, но вполне достойная потраченного на нее времени.    … Expand

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#91 Best PC Game of 2008
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#69 Most Discussed PC Game of 2008

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Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Play.tm
    87
    It's an enjoyable romp of a point and click adventure, it manages to maintain a fun sense of humour, and it is the perfect antidote to the domination of instant gratification in first-person shooters and real-time strategy games.
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  2. AceGamez
    90
    Jack Keane is the most enjoyable point-and-click adventure I've played in a long time. It will appeal to almost every adventure fan, as the puzzles gradually get harder, while the game successfully reproduces the vibrant, humorous and slick atmosphere and antics of beloved classics of this proud genre, like Sam & Max and Monkey Island.
  3. Jolt Online Gaming UK
    60
    Actually worse than "Ankh" in many respects.
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