Jam Scrapz Collection

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[h1]Overview:[/h1] '[i]Jam Scrapz Collection[/i]' is a collection of games containing projects that were made for something called "Game Jam". Based on some light research, Game Jams appear to be events that challenge game developers to essentially create a game from scratch within a very short time frame along with specifically laid out rules. The game whether finished or not is then shared publicly at the end of the event and is a way for independent or group game developers to network and share their inspirations and ideas. All the projects that you see and play in this batch are (I'm assuming) Game Jam projects and are thus not great but for good reason. That being said, games are by no means easy to make and having such a short time to build one from scratch (roughly two days for Game Jams) is most definitely hard and should be commended. The premise of Game Jam also seems to be a pretty novel concept and I'm definitely all for it as it brings small-time passionate game developers together. Although I'll be more lenient with these titles as they clearly aren't fully polished given the circumstances, I [i]will[/i] still be individually critiquing each available game respectively on their own DLC store pages so if you want more elaborate reviews for each game in the collection, you'll find them there. This review will only cover the '[i]Jam Scrapz Collection[/i]' in a general sense and what you can expect from it. Something I'd like to add is that the achievements don't work. I completed 2 of the games and found out there were achievements for them I should have gotten but didn't. I figured it was because I played the games through the actual collection rather than launching them individually but I was wrong. The same thing happens if you boot straight into them so unfortunately the achievements here are broken. [h1]Gameplay:[/h1] When initially launching the '[i]Jam Scrapz Collection[/i]', a small window opens and you're given an option to run either the '[i]Jam Scrapz Collection[/i]' as a whole or one of the games from the collection alone. So to begin, I downloaded the game and figured I'd launch the collection itself and just play the games from within it as it acts as a hub. But you're thrown straight into a bedroom in first person as if you're already playing but don't be fooled. This is just the hub and all you can do here is walk around and explore a tiny room a bit and interact with the remote on the table where there are big yellow letters that say "Play Game". This brings you to the actual game selection screen where you can select a game to play. Personally I don't see a reason for the room to even exist as it would've made much more sense to just have a menu with all the games for you to pick and play but I will give them brownie points for adding in a little something extra. Now this is where it gets a bit tricky because odds are you will have missed this step as have I when I first tried playing this collection. So after reaching the game selection screen, I tried to play '[i]Abyss Rush[/i]', the first game in line but after trying to launch it, the game just closed. No warning, no error, nothing. As it turns out, you need to download each individual game in the DLC section on the store page if you want to play them. The '[i]Jam Scrapz Collection[/i]' does not actually include all the games, it's just the hub. After downloading whichever game you wish to play, you'll be able to either launch directly into it, or access it through the hub. You do [b]not[/b] need to download all the games if you just wish to play one of them. [h1]Controls:[/h1] There really isn't much in terms of controls when it comes to '[i]Jam Scrapz Collection[/i]'. As I've said, it only serves as a portal to the actual games in the collection [i]but[/i], it does technically have controls since you are able to walk around a tiny room. It's your typical "WASD" format with "E" as the globally accepted "interact" key. And as basic as controls go, it actually has the controls plastered on the wall at the immediate start. [h1]Graphics:[/h1] I won't talk about the graphics in each one of the games as I'll cover that in each of their respective reviews. I will at least say though that the little room you're trapped in looks a whole lot better than the lot. The graphics are beyond acceptable and the room is even relatively furnished despite not really needing anything to be in it. There is however a slight fuzzy and grainy filter that you'll notice if you look close enough. But overall, definitely not bad. [h1]Audio:[/h1] Surprisingly none. There is literally no audio whatsoever in '[i]Jam Scrapz Collection[/i]' aside from the logo animations during the startup sequence. [h1]Conclusion/TL;DR:[/h1] '[i]Jam Scrapz Collection[/i]' is a collection of games with projects created for something called "Game Jam", an event held either in person or online challenging game developers to create a game from scratch within only a few days. The game qualities typically aren't great but given the restrictions is to be expected. These are not polished nor finished products and should be played without high expectations. '[i]Jam Scrapz Collection[/i]' however is only a hub to the actual games and in order to play each or all of them, you will have to download them from the DLC section. You will not be able to play any of the games if you only install '[i]Jam Scrapz Collection[/i]', otherwise the game will close with no warning.