Jack the Barbarian
- May 21, 2018
- Cloaz Studio
Get on Steam"Jack the Barbarian" is an Old-School RPG game that offers a mini survival experience with features like farming, crafting, and combat. Play as a barbarian, elf, or pirate and engage in turn-based battles, looting, and fishing. Manage your own farm, cook, mine, and explore the village to discover secret places and sail your own boat.
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Reviews
- Classic RPG art style that appeals to fans of retro games.
- Some mechanics are simple and quick to understand, allowing for fast progression.
- The game is extremely cheap, making it accessible for players.
- The game is short, with a lack of meaningful quests and story, leading to a directionless experience.
- Combat is overly difficult at the start, with no clear indicators for enemies and allies, resulting in frustrating gameplay.
- Many mechanics, such as fishing and farming, are poorly implemented and tedious, detracting from the overall enjoyment.
- story11 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's story is largely criticized for its lack of depth and engagement, with players noting an absence of meaningful narrative or character development. Quests are simplistic and repetitive, often revolving around trivial tasks like fetching items without any substantial context or reward, leading to a feeling of disconnection from the game world. Overall, the storytelling is deemed insufficient, making it a significant drawback for players seeking a rich narrative experience.
“You're dropped into a town with no explanation or storyline.”
“Every quest boils down to 'bring me beer and I will give you 100 gold.'”
“You just stand next to a plot and spam Z to go through like 8 dialogue boxes every time.”
“Story is nonexistent (which is one of the most important parts in such games).”
“You're dropped into a town with no explanation or storyline.”
“Every quest boils down to 'bring me beer and I will give you 100 gold.'”
- gameplay6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Gameplay is criticized for its lack of depth, featuring minimal dialogue and simplistic mechanics that are easy to grasp but ultimately unengaging. The game is short, with generic monster designs and frustrating sound effects, while the fishing mechanic is notably different yet poorly explained, making it challenging for players to succeed. Overall, the experience feels lacking in meaningful content and rewards.
“Most of the game's mechanics are very simple and quick to understand.”
“Fishing has a very different mechanic compared to any other game I've seen, but without a tutorial, I found it very difficult to actually land any fish.”
“Dialogs are close to none, the game is short, and the mechanics are odd.”
“All monster models are very generic RPG Maker designs, and the sound effects/music will tear holes in your ears after a bit of gameplay.”
“Dragons are large HP damage sponges with no mechanics or benefit to killing; the items they drop are vendor trash, minus the helm, which is easily replaceable for small amounts of gold in the second town.”
- grinding5 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and directionless, with farming activities described as boring and overly simplistic. The lack of engaging mechanics and repetitive tasks contribute to a sense of disappointment, detracting from the overall experience.
“Ok, so far this might have been the best RPG Maker game I've played, but it's still really crummy, directionless, grindy, and tedious.”
“I got this game hoping for a nice little sandbox experience - fighting, fishing, farming, etc. - but was quickly disappointed.”
“Game was tedious and boring with little to no point.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics feature a pleasing, mostly custom-made art style that aligns with classic RPG aesthetics, enhancing the overall visual appeal of the game.
“The art style is nice and seems mostly custom-made.”
“Classic RPG art style.”
“The graphics feel outdated and lack the polish expected from modern games.”
“The character models are poorly designed and lack detail.”
“The environments are bland and uninspired, making the game visually unappealing.”
- music1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music and sound effects in the game are criticized for being harsh and unpleasant, leading to a negative auditory experience that detracts from gameplay. Additionally, the generic RPG Maker designs of the monster models contribute to an overall lack of originality.
“The sound effects and music will tear holes in your ears after a bit of gameplay.”
“All monster models are very generic RPG Maker designs.”
