There are numerous examples of funny games, but in these the comedy is somewhat secondary or just one part of an equal equation. Portal is a very funny game, but it’s also an excellent puzzle game where the meat of the gameplay is about making you think rather than making you laugh. Jazzpunk is a funny game, but it stands out from the pack by being a true comedy game. Jazzpunk has no other aim but to make you laugh, its gameplay is all about facilitating jokes and this is what separates it from other games and also what makes it hard to judge. It’s possible that with something so subjective as humour that Jazzpunk may not work for some, but the dedication to gags combined with the sheer lunacy and creativity on display, make this game hard to resist. It may not always tickle your funny bone, but the places the game goes and the things it makes you do are so brilliantly off the wall that you have to experience it.
Need an easy Platinum?
I bought Jazzpunk in a sale (having not heard of it before), the platinum is so easy, you could get it in an hour or two if you wanted.
Necrophone Games' Jazzpunk, one of the best comedy games ever made (true, objective fact), is coming to PS4 next month in a special Director's Cut version.
It’s been a year and change since we released the (Critically acclaimed?) modernist Cold War cyberpunk game, Jazzpunk. We’re now pleased-as-punch to announce that we’ve been working on bringing this surreal experience to PS4! But we didn’t want to stop at doing a simple port of the game, so we’ve been grinding away on new content and modes that will be exclusive to the PS4 version.
