Windows

Jack Orlando: A Cinematic Adventure (Director's Cut)

Το Jack Orlando Directr’s cut ανήκει στην ‘παλιά γενιά’ των αdventure. Εάν είχε εκδοθεί παγκοσμίως το 1996, τότε θα το ήθελαν οι περισσότεροι λάτρεις της κατηγορίας των point & click και θα έμενε στην ιστορία ως ακόμα ένα πετυχημένο 2D, με ζωγραφισμένα στο χέρι γραφικά, adventure.

Ogólnie ta produkcja jest całkiem udana, choć do gier wybitnych zaliczyć jej nie można. Jeśli więc ktoś jeszcze się z nią nie zapoznał powinien to nadrobić, bo warto.

The puzzles and the graphics are enough to recommend Jack Orlando to serious adventure game fans. There are no mystical overtones, no science-fiction angle. It's a straightforward whodunit puzzle-solver with terrible dialogue and some really strange dead ends.

Vier Jahre nach seiner Erstveröffentlichung wirkt Jack Orlando so zeitgemäß gezeichnet wie die Anfangsepisoden der Feuersteins. Gesichter setzen sich aus wenigen Strichen zusammen, Bewegungen laufen in erbärmlich wenigen Animationsphasen ab. Nebenbei scheppert die Sprachausgabe, als wären die Aufnahmen mit Kassettenrekordern in einem Abwasserkanal gemacht worden. Und trotzdem ist es ein anständiges Adventure, in dem der Spaß gemütlich aus Dialogen und Rätseln entsteht.

In summary, I enjoyed playing this game, traversing the many scenes and talking to the many and varied characters. There are over 20 different interactive characters. The basis of the story was also great, however, in my opinion the game could have had a better flow. It is entertaining to go through the game for the first time, but few players will probably be tempted to hit these mean streets more than once. Mainly due to its pleasant graphics, Jack Orlando is a notch above being bargain bin material, but it is nothing breathtaking.

W 2002 roku twórcy gry wydali produkt, który nie prezentuje nic nowego godnego uwagi w stosunku do pierwowzoru, a co gorsza jest po prostu gorszą grą (masło maślane). I niech mi nikt nie mówi, że jakim cudem gorszą, skoro jest więcej grania, zagadek, lokacji. Co z tego, skoro z gry ucieka klimat, pojawiły się idiotyczne zagadki, głupie błędy, na siłę upchnięte lokacje. I to wszystko w nowej, ekscytującej wersji na początek nowego tysiąclecia? Hola, hola, ja wymagam czegoś więcej!

Even with its few blemishes Jack Orlando is an enjoyable adventure game for detective fans and for those of you who, like me, have a soft spot for third-person perspective, inventory-based games. It isn't mind-numbingly difficult so experienced players may feel that it could have been longer and a little more complex, but those new to adventuring shouldn't feel too daunted by it. Either way it has a good few hours of entertainment to offer.

Pomimo kilku błędów Jack Orlando jest grą wartą polecenia. Posiada bardzo ładną, pięknie wyrysowaną grafikę oraz muzykę nadającą niesamowity klimat grze. Co najważniejsze ma także bardzo ciekawą i wciągająca fabułę. Lokacje zostały powiększone, ilość postaci z którymi można porozmawiać zwiększona... A do tego nowa edycja kosztuje niecałe 30 zł.

For a game that has hand-drawn animated 2D graphics featuring 65,000 colors, light sourcing and over 100 characters in more than 200 different scenes Jack Orlando suffers from The Road to India syndrome. Streets are eerily empty. Traffic is non-existent. When an automobile or pedestrian does appear, we notice more because the emptiness of the atmosphere has been shattered. Characters though are large and detailed and there is a crispness and vibrancy to the animation. While the graphics are easily the highlight of the game, they are still not enough to salvage an overall below average product.

Jack Orlando: A Cinematic Adventure is a game that's hard to assess an "overall" rating. Whilst there are some truly special production values and meritorious ideas trying to escape here, the abysmal design, translation, and voice acting pull it down. To say this game is mediocre, or disappointing, or average simply doesn't do it justice. There's nothing "average" about it; just a mix of wildly varying and inconsistent elements. By the end of it I had become rather drawn to its hapless protagonist and charmed with all the little idiosyncrasies, but if I am to recommend it to you, it comes with a pretty strong note of caution that it is both brilliant and atrocious by turns, and probably best enjoyed with a walkthrough in one hand and perhaps a bottle of Jack's favourite bootleg whisky in another.