Jack Lumber
- April 30, 2013
- Owlchemy Labs
JACK LUMBER IS QUIRKY, STYLIZED, AND UNLIKE ANYTHING ON IOS.
Get on SteamA tree killed his granny and now he is out for revenge. Meet Jack Lumber, the supernatural lumberjack who hates trees, loves animals, and hates trees. Did we say that twice? The guy really hates trees, and boy does he have an axe to grind.Use the supernatural powers of Jack Lumber to massacre the forest in this time-warping, line-drawing, log-slicing, pun-filled lumberjacking mashup! Bust out your…
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Reviews
- Charming graphics and audio that enhance the quirky and humorous theme of the game.
- Fun and engaging gameplay that offers a high skill cap, making it enjoyable for players who appreciate precision and challenge.
- The game has a unique and amusing premise, with a light-hearted storyline that appeals to casual gamers and kids.
- The game can feel shallow and repetitive, leading to boredom after a short playtime.
- The final boss battle and ending cut-scene are anti-climactic, leaving players unsatisfied.
- Graphics can appear blurry due to upscaling, and the sound design is considered subpar by some players.
- gameplay5 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally smooth and enjoyable, with adjustable difficulty options, but it suffers from a lack of depth and variety, particularly in card options. While it can provide brief fun, many players find it too shallow for its price, and its environmental themes may be off-putting to some. Overall, it feels more suited for mobile play despite being available on PC.
“Smooth gameplay that you can regulate the difficulty of further by putting on different beards.”
“Its gameplay is so shallow and its price so steep that I just can't recommend this to anyone, even if it is fun for sessions of 10 minutes.”
“The gameplay is all about cutting up trees, or pieces of lumber actually.”
“Clearly a mobile game for the PC; however, the gameplay and theme only suffer minor dings and scratches due to that.”
- graphics4 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The graphics are described as charming but suffer from upscaling issues, leading to occasional blurriness. While the visual style is appealing, repetitive elements can detract from the overall experience, especially for players focused on achieving high rankings. Additionally, the audio quality has been criticized as subpar.
“The graphics are very charming (and the audio too!).”
“The graphics are clearly upscaled, which results in the game occasionally having blurry graphics, and the sounds are actually pathetic.”
- humor3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its humor, with players finding it both funny and cute, particularly enjoying the absurdity of the gameplay, such as a plant-hating vegetarian gleefully hacking at wood logs. While the timed tosses may evoke different reactions, many find the experience soothing and amusing rather than stressful.
“This is a pretty funny and cute little game.”
“As a plant-hating vegetarian, I approve! (Please imagine me seething and foaming at the mouth while hacking and slashing up the disgusting wood logs, all while laughing manically.)”
“Although others may react differently, as the tosses are timed, I found it soothing rather than stressful and really rather funny.”
- emotional1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is perceived as a simulation of the emotional struggles faced by an orphaned Canadian character dealing with trauma, particularly the loss of a guardian in a tragic incident. This portrayal highlights themes of emotional underdevelopment and mental instability, contributing to a deeply impactful narrative experience.
“To be perfectly honest, I see this more as a simulation game of how life would be like for an emotionally underdeveloped, mentally unstable orphan living through the trauma of having his guardian (grandma) killed by a falling - sorry, evil - tree.”
- story1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's story is noted for its appealingly bizarre elements, but it remains quite basic due to the overall brevity of the experience.
“An appealingly bizarre storyline, although it is quite basic since this is, after all, a fairly short game.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game is considered somewhat replayable, though many players feel it lacks strong incentives to revisit after the initial playthrough.
“Somewhat replayable, but not really.”
