Jacob Jones and the Bigfoot Mystery : Episode 1

+ Clever Professor Layton/Puzzle Agent-style puzzles + Amazing graphics (with some limited options, unfortunately) + Good voice acting + Optional puzzles - Way too short, even for an episode - Ends abruptly [Rating: 78/100]

Jacob Jones is kind of like Professor Layton's younger, somewhat clumsy younger brother trying desperately to follow in the footsteps of his more refined sibling and doing a decent job at it, if still having a lot of ground to make up. It helps that he and everyone and everything else in Camp Eagle Feather is so darn cute, with characters that look somewhere between clay models and plushies, toddling around papercraft environments as they present each other with spontaneous puzzles. Jacob Jones in a lot of ways has the feeling of a developer with a wonderful idea mapped out for their game, but who haven't quite gotten a hang of executing it. Dialogue is charming but often a little stilted and drawn out, there's a noticeable lack of music during most of the game, and the interface can be a tad clunky to navigate as it still holds onto its touch-based origins. They're minor things that never really annoyed me too much, but the game definitely has a somewhat awkward sensibility, which in some ways is charming and at other times just a little dull. Puzzle variety left me somewhat disappointed, relying heavily on observation and maze puzzles which while fine, tended to be simple or not especially well explained. I was disappointed by the lack of critical thinking required to get through most of the first episode, which largely came and went without a great amount of fanfare. I still enjoyed it without doubt, as I tend to do with anything that takes cues from my much beloved tophat clad puzzle agent, but developer Lucid Games has left a lot of room for improvement in follow up episodes. It's a solid beginning that I'm eager to see expanded upon, I just can't help but notice that the distinct feeling of something missing, though whatever it is seems well within the developer's reach if only they can latch onto it.

山折り線も鮮やかなペパクラ風グラフィックが素敵な 少年とサマーキャンプで出会った陽気なビッグフットとの 一夏のふしぎな邂逅を描いたパズルアドベンチャー 画質設定の項目が解像度とフルスクリーンだけだったり Q/Eキーと矢印キーで画面を回してマウスで選択するという 腕が三本なきゃできっこない操作系統だったりと PCで遊ぶことを想定してるとは思えないスマホゲー 「黄は常に兄弟に負ける」「橙は最弱のやつよりチビ」 「緑は赤に負けたことがない」「青は優勝者にだけ負けた」 「赤は一度橙に負けている」さて一番つよいのは誰？ みたいな言語依存クイズがぼちぼちあるのも辛い しかもEpisode 2までしか存在せずストーリーも 導入部だけで尻切れトンボで終わるというオマケ付き 世界観もグラフィックもすごい可愛いのに色々惜しい ほんと可愛いんだけどなあ、Jacobくん……

Very nice game in the style of the Professor Layton games for the DS. Nice puzzles, with varying degrees of difficulty, and an interesting plot, made all the more interesting by its episodic format.

I rather enjoyed this game. It's basically Professor Layton or Puzzle Agent, but with a cute story. You'll get about 2.5 to 3 hours out of this first episode. It's also on Android and iOS and I could actually see it working a bit better as a tablet game. Looks great on PC though and it gives you that Costume Quest childish feel.

If you're a fan of the Professor Layton games on the DS, then give this charming title a look. Although it borrows (read: steals) a few of the mechanics from that series-- such as the merit points awarded and finding soda cans instead of hint coins (which fulfill the same purpose)-- this is by no means a bad thing. The world is also beautiful to look at and explore, filled with some very amusing characters with genuinely funny dialogue. Despite the game's shortness-- with just 24 puzzles and the story included-- £4 is good value for what you get, with more promised by the developer to come soon. Despite being somewhat inferior to the Layton series, this is still worth your time if you're craving some lighthearted puzzle action. PROS: +Stylish graphics make the game look great +Charming characters with funny dialogue to boot +Puzzles are more challenging than the art style suggests +Cheap CONS -Suspiciously similar mechanics to the Layton series -Some difficulty in clicking on soda cans when Jacob blocks view of them -Short in length -Writing memos can be somewhat tricky with a mouse Overall score: 7/10, would recommend

Pros: Satisfying puzzles. Wonderful humour and characters. Cute graphics and sounds. Bigfoot! Cons: Lack of configuration options. Annoying swaying screen effect and blurred edges. Individually, each episode is a little brief.

Great puzzle game for kids or even adults. some of the puzzles are simple and others just make you wanna rage quite for a bit but their all great fun. the game follows Jacob and his friend bigfoot who disguise himself as a dog so no one knows who he really is. The game is done up with a pretty cute art style to.

Jacob Jones is a pretty high quality puzzle adventure game. I didn't like a few of the puzzles, one or two I thought were too difficult, but overall it is a decent title. The second episode I thought had much better thought out puzzles.

Short but funny.