Jazzpunk: Director's Cut

Jazzpunk: Director's Cut
75
Metacritic
93
Steam
86.175
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Price
$3.74
Release date
7 February 2014
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93 (5 260 votes)
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90 (54 votes)

Jazzpunk is a comedy adventure set in an alternate reality Cold War World, plagued with corporate espionage, CyberCrime, and sentient martinis. Gameplay is inspired by spoof comedy films and cartoons of yesteryear, with a focus on weird gadgets, exotic locales, and open-world style exploration.

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Jazzpunk: Director's Cut system requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Windows XP SP2 or higher
  • Processor: 1.80GHz Processor
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Video card with 512MB of VRAM
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

Recommended:

Recommended requirements are not yet specified.
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Everxion
Everxion

I actually really enjoyed my time playing Jazzpunk many years ago, but on a replay, the thing that ruined the game for me was the camera. I'm not exactly sure what's happening, I've messed around with all the settings (with and without vsync, at different levels of mouse smoothing), but even when I'm playing at 240 fps, there's a strange stuttering that gives me a headache. Because of that alone I cannot recommend this game even though I have generally positive feelings as to the comedy and world of Jazzpunk.

Sentarry
Sentarry

Probably my favorite comedy/parody game. I highly recommend it! You'll love it. Kids will love it. Fun for the whole family, Polyblank!

mbmorris86
mbmorris86

I found this game a bit meh. The humour didn't land with me, and it was just a few hours of meandering through silliness and mediocre minigames. I guess some people might like it if the "so random" humour appeals to them

knee_eater
knee_eater

idk what to feel i think what i feel is good tho

Sasser
Sasser

One of my favourite games. Absurdist, offbeat, funny, great graphics and engaging gameplay. I wish the devs would make a sequel.

antonia_butler
antonia_butler

literary absurdism is my favourite writing style and this game is the pinnacle of such. i basically spedrun the game, so ill absolutely be revisiting it later. could not recommend it more! 10/10

Steve
Steve

This game is funny and worth playing, especially if it's cheap since it's kinda short.

1username1
1username1

i have sucessfully lost all my brain cells.

Eli the Grey
Eli the Grey

Jazzpunk is a delight if you're even remotely a fan of espionage or nonsensical humor (or ideally both). There isn't anything challenging about the experience, but that's also not the point. You can knock out the story in a few hours, but there are enough random discoveries to be made to keep you occupied for quite a bit longer, and the world is certainly memorable enough to stick with you afterward and leave you with some fond gaming memories. Be sure to add this one to your list if you haven't had the pleasure already.

bred boi
bred boi

this game is silly fun. all of the minigames and little details were fun when i played them and just the little details and gimmicks through the world is very nice. absolute blast of a game.

Knight
Knight

Confusing, but fun
I wish I recognized more movie references

Pauly
Pauly

Did NOT make my eyes bleed from hyper-exposure of Smelling Salts™ 0/10

exie//exxy
exie//exxy

What a silly game :)

A game that you can finish within 2-4 hours. The game has very weird absurd humor and puns. This game is like one of those rpgmaker x walking simulator, where walking is 30% of content, but they put so much other stuff so it does not feel boring. I did feel pointless playing this but i got it on sale, so nothing feels like a waste.

I played this back in 2015 and re-experiencing it was a good memory lane for me.

AZRA3L The Eternal
AZRA3L The Eternal

I love the humor that alludes to the typical James Bond spy shit.
There is plenty of little side things that you can interact with and see the witty comedy.
It's basically a walking simulator with a few minigames and a lot of jokes.

Shart smella
Shart smella

Do it and you wont regret it. have my first child if u don't like it

ColossalClock
ColossalClock

Jazzpunk is definitely one of the games ever made

TheBagDude
TheBagDude

Very good game and I would want anybody who can played this to play the really good dlc that comes with it.

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read moon knig…

my penis grew 8 inches while playing this

Mrmoustache234
Mrmoustache234

Hilarious, and very fun, short playtime but still very much worth the price

Thibble
Thibble

The best video game I've ever played.

JillFish
JillFish

this game is great and you get to be a funny spy who goes to a funny hawaien restaruent and look at woman and more funny stuff. i havent played it in a while so i forogr a lot of things. sorry.

Luphie
Luphie

Outdated humor and I was bored half the time. The other half I was weirdly transfixed by it. This is really only a game that works back when it was made because the Internet's type of humor has changed so much since then. So, unless I get into a time machine with this game back in 2014 or whenever it was made, I probably won't like it. Also, it's pretty short.

Unfortunately, I will be playing again because I'm an achievement freak and I missed like half of them.

General_Red
General_Red

Oh look, another game that I played ages ago on my Youtube channel and forgot to leave a review for at the time!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO-GoIf9cWA

If you've played the original Jazzpunk, then you know what to expect. Basically, the Director's Cut is a standalone, expanded version of the original game; in particular, the Ikayaki alley and Kai Tak resort levels have had a load of new content added to them.

If you've never played Jazzpunk before, then you're in for a treat. A psychedelic, colourful, bizarre, amusing, strange, surreal treat, to be more specific. It's kind of hard to describe Jazzpunk in just one or two words...

Riz
Riz

the perfect amount of chaos i would recommend to anyone who enjoys short, obscure games!

Trik
Trik

Ranging from dumb humour to dumb-dumb poo poo pants humour, Jazzpunk is a blast if you're on its wavelength. I'm not ashamed to admit I had many great laughs at the lengths Luis Hernandez went to serve a punchline of a pun.
To its credit, once I sat befuddled at the fact the joke only made sense by playing with three or more societal touchstones and subverting multiple expectations.

The controls are horrid for mouse, but if you can tackle them, I recommend it!

broken watermelon
broken watermelon

WOW this game is funny in the art direction simplistic but good and the levels look amazing

and the game plays pretty good to I won't spoil much but
you can do little side missions to which is fun
and it's definitely worth the money so
get it now

RikFS
RikFS

one of the few games to hold my attention long enough for that 100% achievement completion without being an achievement farming title like so much other bloatware on steam.

it's a little comedy crimi made with love and it's easily worth a go, though you may wish to wait for a sale.

septicnaus
septicnaus

played a couple hours, pretty fun

Banjo
Banjo

STILL TRYING TO GET FREE WIFI FROM STARBUX

Wanna Smoke A Child?
Wanna Smoke A Child?

So much fun, learned about this game so long ago, and watched every video I could find about it. That plus the multiple play-throughs I have done, and yet I keep coming back for more. So much content I find something new and even funnier every time. Great game of my childhood.

BrodTFR
BrodTFR

its weird but entertaining and humorous

Mikey D
Mikey D

Hilarious and one of a kind. Highly recommend.

n1ght™
n1ght™

This game is a joke, i mean literally.

Teneb.
Teneb.

nostalgic, and also liminal, has tons of depth and I mean depth, like little things you can do by just snooping around, 10/10, it's funny, interesting, has a nice art style, and is well made.

Lemonke
Lemonke

This game is 100% in my top 5 fav games on steam. this game is a masterpiece and i would recommed this game to anyone.

GunterAteMyFries
GunterAteMyFries

I love it so much its so wacky and weird and i love it!! There are so many funny side quests and other things 100/10 would reccomend!!!!!!!!

teddy
teddy

honestly a quirky classic, just as good as i remembered

Ur_Anon
Ur_Anon

As a society we looked over this game too quickly

Organ Juice
Organ Juice

It's not great, but it is pretty weird.

rachberrypancakes
rachberrypancakes

I really like the wedding minigame. It's super fun.

McLovin
McLovin

1 time play through kinda game. its funny.

Pluribax
Pluribax

I beat this game like 8 times back in 2014. This game has a lot of replay value. It’s something you can play when you’re bored but don’t feel like getting into a new game. Short and sweet. Also pretty funny.

gappy
gappy

this game feels like a fever dream. that being said, 10/10

AbsurdMrSteel
AbsurdMrSteel

Hilarious, short, fun. worth your money

Anonymous
Anonymous

great rip-offs of some of the best movies and shows of yesteryear in a techno setting.

Doflamingo
Doflamingo

This is by far one if the most underrated games I've played it's weird but also hilarious and super fun highly reccomend

Uncle Badass
Uncle Badass

Fun game with some good humor, I bought it on sale and have no regrets.

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Shmaeus
Shmaeus

If Trout Mask Replica was a game

laika
laika

greatest game of all time OF ALL TIMMMEEEE!!!!!! OF . ALL , TIIIIIMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

LA-Z  R I D E R
LA-Z R I D E R

Brilliant sense of humour and rewards exploration to find a lot of weird and wonderful side gigs. However, it is very short and within 3 hours I've 100% all achievements and beaten the game. Worth at least 1 play through but I'd recommend buying when on sale as £11 is a bit much for a game that sadly lacks in the replayability department.

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The game was funny af, enjoyed all of it. More of an experience than a video game.

DominoScope
DominoScope

play this game since 2014-2015, so many random things on the mission.

trollingman
trollingman

i love lsd but it's expensive so i bought this and it's even better

Ronnie1001
Ronnie1001

2 hours to complete the game without collecting all achievements and also not going directly for objectives.
close to 2 & a half hours collecting all achievements (Following a guide that is)
30 minutes worth of playtime in the dlc, get it on sale like i did because i don't think its worth that much.

Toast
Toast

wonderful game! loved everything about it and enjoyed it thoroughly :]

RockstarCRO
RockstarCRO

This was a little tough to write a review about. Jazzpunk is one of those games that is so random that it’s played for the experience. If you’re looking for something ground breaking or with extreme graphics, keep looking. If you’re looking for a good laugh with basic gameplay controls – Jazzpunk will raise many eyebrows.

From what I understood of the story, Jazzpunk essentially revolves around the player being an agent. The player starts off in the subway and begins to walk towards a subway cart. Soon after, the player enters one of the carts to see that the person handing out missions has set up office in there. To begin a mission, the player has to take some sort of prescription drugs. The game right off the bat had me scratching my head; I didn’t know what to expect and had no idea what was to come. The gameplay and controls are quite simple. “A” button essentially interacts with everything, and everything (usually) has some sort of purpose to it. Some levels the player will be knocking down pigeons, possibly playing frogger, entering random mini-games VIA opening a pizza box, etc… The gameplay isn’t ground breaking, but it is engaging enough for someone to want to find out what mysteries lie ahead in the game.

The visuals and graphics are worth a mention. The artist certainly took their own approach to the graphics and kept everything relatively simple. I believe my old grade 8 art teacher may have said “that’s the use of negative space” – which I understood was focus on the outlines and not all the little details. Although this is the case, Jazzpunk has done a good job creating a proper atmosphere with little details that can be interacted with. The sounds and music are just as ridiculous as the visuals and graphics. Some corners of the maps will have random music, noises, and sounds (possibly indicating a hint). All (if not most) characters are also capable of dialogue, which is audible and visual for the player. Everything that is interacted with will make a noise. The ambience is literally a wonderful finishing touch to complete the game. Again, it’s far from perfect, but it’s perfect in its own unique way.

I would recommend a purchase if you’re looking for a different single player story experience (and if it's on sale). I’m not sure if the devs who made this were on some sort of drugs, but then again, so was Freddy Mercury when he wrote Bohemian Rhapsody. The game won’t leave a legacy like Queen’s song, it will however leave the player very confused, amused, and maybe on YouTube. If you’re looking for something that’s triple A, story or single player heavy, or a multiplayer feature – move on!

RATING: 7.1/10

Gameplay C+
Story / Campaign A
Visuals / User Interface B
Sounds / Music B
Replay-ability C
Overall C+
Dont
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cool stoner game. get it on a discount

Epsilon
Epsilon

Wonderful game. Needs a sequel or more content. Either way its a win win.

vincendio
vincendio

A great game that makes me wish there was more like it!
Give me the insane wacky adventures that happen in jazzpunk!
Great game! Get it!

Kippers746
Kippers746

you can type butt into the telephone

大三元
大三元

its fun and is not dlc :( its fan

l1ttlecrybaby
l1ttlecrybaby

i love how random this game is

dylaNPC
dylaNPC

Easily one of the best gaming experiences I had!

griimmons
griimmons

silly little game with my silly little polyblank and his silly little spy dowels