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Latest Jack The Ripper review

Action Trip has just reviewed Jack The Ripper, giving it a score of 57/100:

 

"The question here remains: did the developers ever consider putting in something challenging enough to test the player's knack for solving crimes? And will players have enough patience to endure through the boring bits in order to get to the challenging stuff? Adventure fanatics certainly will, but I'm not so sure about casual gamers. If we discard a few sporadic puzzles that may actually require you to think a wee bit, there's really not much to keep you involved in the game. Well, I ask you, what good is an adventure if it doesn't include cleverly designed challenges for the player?

 

It's obvious that a lot of research and writing went into the concept of the narrative and the game's "historical accuracy", but that seems insufficient to charm your average modern-day gamer lusting for action shooters and MMORPG's. One can always argue, however, that this is not a game for people looking for a Serious Sam clone (and it certainly isn't). ...The real problem here is that unchallenging puzzles, certain technical glitches, and somewhat tedious gameplay may even turn away bona fide aficionados of the genre, and, sadly, dishearten even the most devoted of fans with a rather disappointing and frustrating ending. And there's just no excuse for that."

 

Read the full review here.

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