Tompi Jones

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Tompi Jones is a single player action game. It was developed by DreamsSoftGames and was released on May 22, 2015. It received negative reviews from players.

Tompi Jones is a fun platform game in 2.5d inspired in classic platform games. You can play across six worlds between jungles, forests, medieval villages, Aztec pyramids, castles and cemeteries. You must avoid the traps and defeat your enemies with projectile weapons, fighting with the sword or with special items. You will plan with your propeller hat or fly with your jetpack. You must find all th…

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33%

Audience ScoreBased on 54 reviews

story3 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

The game offers a variety of gameplay mechanics including walking, jumping, rolling, using a propeller, throwing projectile weapons, using a shield, fighting with a sword, jetpack use, climbing, and special abilities like stopping time and invisibility.
Includes collectibles and secret pieces that allow skill and weapon upgrades, adding an exploration element.
Has an online world ranking system that motivates competitive play.

Extremely poor technical performance with frequent crashes, memory access violations, and graphical input errors making the game often unplayable.
Controls are widely reported as bad, inaccurate, or frustrating, including issues with gamepad support and unintuitive keyboard controls.
Graphics and overall polish are very low quality, with many negative comments about blocky visuals, lack of resolution settings, annoying music, and various gameplay bugs like falling through ground and camera problems.

graphics
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
22%
56%
22%
The game's graphics receive mixed feedback, ranging from breathtaking and smooth visuals to blocky, poor-quality imagery reminiscent of early consoles. Several users report technical issues preventing the game from running due to unsupported or unchangeable graphics modes, while others find the visuals satisfactory or better than expected. Overall, the graphics quality and compatibility significantly impact the user experience.
- “Tight controls, riveting story and breathtaking graphics.”
- “The graphics are as good as expected, the gameplay is fantastic and the levels are entertaining!”
- “The game has great graphics and very smooth controls.”
- “Can't get it to work, keeps giving issue with unsupported graphics mode (for all graphics option), at some point some memory allocation violation, and even with windows compatibility, still no luck.”
- “Unfortunately, I could not play the game at all, as with all 4 resolutions (none of which were 1920x1080), the game would go to an account creation screen, which would not only not allow me to create a username, but also immediately crashed afterwards, telling me it was unable to set the graphics mode.”
- “The graphics are terrible, not in a retro or pixel way, but in a blocky ugly poopy way.”
gameplay
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
27%
46%
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The gameplay receives mixed feedback, with some praising its unique mechanics, exploration elements, and ambition, while others criticize it for basic, poorly executed platforming that becomes boring quickly. Overall, it offers an entertaining experience but may fall short in polished core mechanics for some players.
- “The gameplay is fantastic and the levels are entertaining!”
- “Truly a cutting edge next-gen platformer with unique gameplay mechanics.”
- “Secrets, collectibles, multiple gameplay mechanics; 'ambitious' sums this game up nicely.”
- “This game does not change anything in the genre nor does it even efficiently perform some of the most basic platforming mechanics and because of this its novice mechanics and puzzles become very boring very fast.”
- “The actual platforming mechanics are terrible.”
- “This game does not change anything in the genre nor does it even efficiently perform some of the most basic platforming mechanics and because of this its novice mechanics and puzzles become very boring very fast.”
story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
25%
The story received mixed feedback, with some users finding it riveting and emotionally impactful, while others felt it was unoriginal or lacking. Overall, the narrative is complemented by unique gameplay elements and impressive graphics.
- “Tight controls, riveting story and breathtaking graphics.”
- “Amazing graphics, heartbreaking story and intense gameplay.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
75%
The music in the game receives mixed feedback, with some praising its epic quality, while others criticize it for poor looping and repetition, leading to an annoying audio experience.
- “The music is so epic (for once this is real, music is really epic).”
- “And also, to just put a cherry on top of this mess, the music does not loop properly, and the UI is awful.”
- “The same annoying song plays throughout the whole game.”
- “Overwhelmingly annoying music and sound effects.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players express frustration with the monetization approach, feeling it may be a "cash grab" due to lack of developer communication and support regarding related issues. This has led to disappointment and distrust among users.
- “I posted on this thread and never heard back from the developers or anyone else with a similar problem. I waited patiently for a reply, thinking they might be busy, but even after four months, there was no response. It feels like the developers are either too busy to help or this was just a cash grab and nothing more.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor is characterized by quirky, offbeat, and sometimes awkward moments reminiscent of the unusual or awkward content often found on the less conventional corners of the internet.
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game delivers a powerful emotional experience through its heart-breaking story, complemented by stunning graphics and intense gameplay.
- “Amazing graphics, heartbreaking story, and intense gameplay.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game shows no optimization improvements since its initial release, lacking controller support, Steam integration, proper resolution options, and overall performance enhancements.
- “Absolutely no improvements since its Desura launch: no controller support, no Steam features, no proper resolution settings, and no optimized performance.”