Jett: The Far Shorehad high expectations to fill, considering the ambition of the project. The cryptic and intriguing trailers played with the audience’s imagination, and players wereas eager to step into this promising alien world. The purpose and the vision for this game are impeccable, and the world has a lot to offer.
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While players wanted to feel ecstatic throughout the gameplay, some elements swept them off their feet, while others left them feeling more empty than enthusiastic. Here’s a breakdown of what players loved while playingJett: The Far Shore, and which aspects could have been executed better.
10Loved: The Story
One of the biggest things this game has to offer is anengaging, complex story. The game’s plot wasn’t foreshadowed in the trailers, which made it even more compelling for players coming in. And in most ways, it did not disappoint. A lot of the story is open-ended, left to the player’s imagination, while other aspects have a satisfying conclusion to them.
Most players agree that the game’s writing is one of its strongest points, especially considering that an entire alien language was built around the game. Some find this to be more confusing than compelling, but nevertheless, the creators' ambition and vision for the game were accomplished through the storyline.
9Didn’t Love: Limitations On Exploration
The gameplay ofJett: The Far Shorewasn’t as smooth as many people had hoped, and the most frustrating element is the limitations it places on players' exploration. Many players were expecting gameplay similar toNo Man’s Sky, where they were free to explore their environment while being told a complex story.
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And while the limitations on the exploring element of the game was a creative choice that gamers are trying to live with, it’s hard when the world they’re placed in is so colorful and imaginative. At times, when the story falls short, or missions are kind of dull, it would be nice to allow players to explore theamazing worldthat the game offers.
8Loved: The Simplistic Gameplay
Jett: The Far Shoreis a verynarrative game. There are no side missions; rather, a single story guides the entire plot. This is matched with a simplistic gaming style and experience that’s easy to fall in love with.
This simple gameplay allows players to focus on the story, and submerge themselves entirely in the game’s environment. While there are a few setbacks that get in the way of this experience, it’s definitely the thing people love most about the game’s style.
7Didn’t Love: Dull Missions
There’s a lot of empty space inJett: The Far Shore,both in the environment and in the story as well. Some missions are very dull, but because the game is written around one central line, these cannot be avoided.
This leads to a lot of frustrating moments when players have to power through a boring and almost toocomplicated puzzlesequence or a long and dull mission. Most players believe that if this were paired with the ability to explore more, and step out of the main story’s bounds, it wouldn’t be a negative factor. But alas, there’s nothing else to do, gamers have to get through these missions whether they like it or not.
6Loved: The Graphics
The biggest lure of the game is undoubtedly the environment. The graphics are unique and have a certain abstract style, and it’s a pleasure to look at the screen when playingJett.The graphics and designdo not disappoint, making it one of the best selling points of the game.
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Even people who don’t feel like the story is worth sitting through may want to buy the game solely for the experience of exploring the world. And even though exploration is limited, every scene and every mission become that much better thanks to the graphics.
5Didn’t Love: The Confusing Storyline
This might be controversial, but the confusing storyline, despite being well-written, left something to be desired. There’s a huge market for dark, cryptic, and confusing stories, especially in the world of video games. However, for some reason,Jettdidn’t seem to reach its full potential in the area.
A lot of players don’t like confusing storytelling at all, but even the ones who love the genre thought it was underwhelming at times. Some aspects of the story were too cryptic and didn’t reach a satisfying end, while others had no conclusion of any kind. The plot lines also left little space for interpretation, so at the end of the day, parts of the story were confusing and anticlimactic.
4Loved: The Imaginative Game Structure
Not a lot of games have a strict structure. This is mostly because games likeJetthave a much more open world, with a lot of side missions and space to wander around on one’s own. But becauseJettdoesn’t offer that, it leaves space for much more structured gameplay.
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The game is built like a television series,broken down into chapters. It rarely allows players to save manually, so if someone starts a chapter, they have to be committed. This is another imaginative element, which has piqued many gamers' interest. Hats off to the creators for introducing this yet-again imaginative solution to storytelling, making the game compelling and interesting.
3Didn’t Love: Awkward Controls
Even though the game is simple, it doesn’t help the gameplay thatJetthas somewhat awkward controls, which are hard — or impossible — to master. A lot of missions are harder to beat and become frustrating because of this.
In this day and age, people find it hard to accept thatcontrols are awkward, making this one of the biggest flaws in the game. It’s unknown if the creators will address the issue or not, but most of the negative feedback towards the game stems from this problem.
2Loved: Out-Of-This-World Ideas
As discussed above,Jettis full of imaginative ideas. It has a made-up language narrating the story’s events, it has dark and confusing elements, its structure is different than what players are used to, and so on. What makesJettcompelling, even with its faults, is the lure that comes from the imagination of the creators.
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The storylines that do offer conclusions are very satisfying and filled with twists and turns, and every piece of the environment is like a work of art. Players can feel the visions of the creators through the screen, and can respect the ambition that went into creating this weirdly fascinating game.
1Didn’t Love: Ideas That Weren’t Fully Developed
Having said that, some of the developer’s amazing ideasdidn’t meet their full potential. Some parts of the story were cut in half, some were unnecessary, and a lot of tiny scenes that people thought would matter just disappeared.
Based on the story and the style of the game, people were expecting more from the stories and missions, especially after watching the trailers for the game. Some wonder if this was done on purpose to deepen the story in future games, but overall, this aspect was a letdown.
Jett: The Far Shoreis available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Microsoft Windows
