![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I think the idea is that Noa's foes are technically trying to hack her brain (the game never really does explain itself very well on this front), as you don't ever see most of them in the world around you. While the bulk of the game gives you a top-down view of Noa's hometown, battles take place over the shoulder in a kind of Tron-like virtual realm for some stylish 'cyber clashes'. Bliss.Īside from its manageable length, the other ace Jack Move has up its sleeve is its absorbing battle system. A JRPG you can polish off in a single day of play. ![]() Jack Move's story doesn't tread any new ground in this respect, but Noa and her hacker pal Ryder are a fiery spirited pair that make this six-hour tale of espionage and rebellion against its cartoonish villain well worth dipping into. Instead, they're more concerned with using their newfound technological powers to find eternal life – a classic 'upload your mind to the metaverse' kind of tale you'll probably recognise if you've read any of the cyberpunk 101 novels such as William Gibson's Neuromancer or Permutation City by Greg Egan. Developers So Romantic have said outright that it's been one of the main inspirations for Jack Move, and its shady corporate powers and grungy urban landscape certainly feel of a piece with ShinRa's grip on the city of Midgar.īut the bigwigs at MonoMind aren't out to poison the world and suck the life from it in Jack Move. In the real world, of course, 1997 was the year Final Fantasy VII came out, the seminal JRPG that Jack Move owes a great deal to (right down to its menu plink plink sound). It threw the world into chaos, giving rise to the megacorps that now control the dystopian cyberpunk society where our heroine Noa is trying to make a living. In the game, it's the year everything went dark in this turn-based Japanese-style RPG, with a solar storm biffing the world's electronics. It cannot be a coincidence that 1997 is a pivotal year in the world of Jack Move. Its story is the same old cyberpunk sci-fi you've heard before, but Jack Move's invigorating battle system, winsome characters and gorgeous animation make this Japanese-style RPG worth a look. ![]()
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