Once Upon a Jester

Once Upon a Jester

released on Nov 09, 2022

Once Upon a Jester

released on Nov 09, 2022

Travel the kingdom as Jester with his best friend Sok to improvise theatre shows and perform on stages far and wide. Sing your hearts out, crack jokes and impress audiences to become the stars of the famous Royal Theatrical Spectacle! They embark on a grand adventure across a fantasy kingdom, meeting tons of wacky characters, performing improvised shows and singing their hearts out. Along the way, they unintentionally discover the freedom and joy of musical theatre. Will the pair change their wicked ways or do whatever it takes to get rich?


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This is a short, story rich, fully voice-acted game where you perform in plays, changing them each time based on what genres your current audience is interested in. It is a lovely game full of charm and humor. There is a ton of passion and heart put into it - you can see it in the characters, the story, the jokes, and the songs. This game took me back to doing theater in high school - it really captures how fun it is to improvise and perform with your friends, especially through little details like how they kept in flubbed voice lines where the actors stumble over words and start laughing.

A fun little adventure game about theater and music. It has such a strong sense of expression and a total devoid of any hint of user-oriented design, that despite being a commercial product, it gives out the impression of a fan project. It is the obvious mistakes in the voice acting, the music recording that clearly didn't come from professional setup, and the story that goes off to which ever direction any moment it sees fit, that bring the game close to the player's heart. Crude yet intimate.

Il gioco non m'è piaciuto onestamente, ma mi piange il cuore a dargli un voto perché è fatto da quattro poveri stronzi nelle loro stanzette e mi ha dato spesso la sensazione di essere una viva rappresentazione del divertimento che questi hanno provato nel corso dello sviluppo

I due protagonisti interagiscono in maniera molto superficiale e semplice con gli altri esseri umani presenti nei pressi del palcoscenico, fanno battute su battute di una stupidità sconcertante, danno il via a scenette parecchio surreali e imbastiscono spettacolini teatrali rudimentali con le poche risorse a loro disposizione

Sembra quasi una piccolissima avventura di un gioco da tavolo da €10 pensata appositamente per dei bardi cantastorie, e per di più un'avventura in pieno corso: l'impressione è che stiamo impersonando quegli stessi giocatori. La vita personale e il coinvolgimento degli sviluppatori entra gamba tesa nel gioco stesso; è un'impressione che ho avuto soprattutto perché certe volte, durante scambi di battute, mostrano incertezze come se stessero improvvisando e capita anche che inizino a ridacchiare in modo genuino


My version of the game is bugged so I can't go past the wendigo song AND IM SO SAD IT WAS THE BEST GAME I WAS LAUGHING SO HARD YOU ONLY LASTED 1H30 BUT YOU DESERVE YOUR FIVE STARS