jut
- January 17, 2020
- Sokpop Collective
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Get on itch.io Store"Jut" is a quirky beach hunting game where you help a trash monster complete its checklist by collecting and discarding trash. The game features over 15 items to discover, a checklist to track progress, and the ability to wear a stack of trash hats. With approximately 20 minutes of playtime and additional hours needed to find everything, Jut is a charming and unique experience from Sokpop, who releases a new game every two weeks. Subscribe for $3 per month at sokpop.co to access their growing game library.
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Reviews
- The game offers a meditative and relaxing experience, making it enjoyable for short play sessions.
- There is a unique charm in playing as an eldritch horror doing community service, which adds an interesting context to the gameplay.
- The art and sound design are well-executed, contributing to the overall atmosphere of the game.
- The character moves painfully slowly, which can be frustrating and detracts from the overall enjoyment.
- The respawn rate of trash is very slow, limiting gameplay to short bursts and making it feel like a waiting simulator.
- The game mechanics seem designed to inflate playtime rather than enhance engagement, which can feel predatory.
- gameplay7 mentions
- 43 % positive mentions
- 14 % neutral mentions
- 43 % negative mentions
The gameplay is criticized for being overly repetitive and designed to extend playtime artificially, leading to a frustrating experience that restricts players to short sessions. The mechanics, centered around the slow accumulation of trash, detract from relaxation and enjoyment, making the game feel predatory in its design. Overall, while some players may find emotional engagement in the limited gameplay, many feel it significantly hampers the fun.
“The gameplay is nearly identical to Driftwood, except *much* better.”
“It's possible that I'm reading too much into it, but the range of emotions I felt as my 20-minute gameplay time advanced was quite interesting.”
“The game isn't even great for relaxing, given the mechanic that shortens how much can be played in a single sitting.”
“Call me cynical, but it reads as a way to pad gameplay time, which is a shame.”
“This mechanic practically restricts play to ~10 minute isolated bursts due to the incredibly slow accumulation of trash, which is the only objective in the game.”
“It seems to have gameplay mechanics solely to inflate game time, which seems potentially predatory and significantly limits the fun to be had with the game.”
