Jazz Age Reviews

Although not perfect, I liked it well enough. (6/10)

I was stoked when I read the story of the game since I love history, however I did find it personally very uncomfertable that it contains very detailed described sexual scenes of which there is not a single warning of on the store page. One of the choices you make is literally about a sexual action and it was very distastefull to read, it felt like I was reading one of those smutty novels which housewives buy at the grocery store. This game is not for me sorry. Big bummer since I liked the historical theme. I really would have liked a heads up at least, I don't mind brief mention of sexual themes but this was honestly very distasteful to read and felt like I was reading a badly written fanfic.

I personally really enjoyed Jazz Age! Although it may be a bit shorter than other games like it, I found the story very compelling and I loved the characters! Toni was great but John was my favourite!! I definitely can't wait to play it again and again!

Super fun and interesting! I love the ideas that occur in the story and I also just love anything set in the 1920's era!

I love history and Choices of Games so of course I was going to play this game. Its a text only game but it's so well written that in my opinion you don't need visuals. there are only 2 love interests though 1 boy and 1 girl both are excellent characters and the romances are great fun. you can become the leading role in a new show, support actors rights to unionise, play your love interests against each other and even help save a speakeasy its great fun and your MC in the tradition of Choices of Games there are plenty of options to design a unique MC. I love this game I would say that it's quite a short game, it has no audio, and is text only if that's not your thing { I listen to jazz whilst playing it sometimes )

The ending was incredibly abrupt. It felt like the story was just getting started when the curtains closed. I'd understand if this was part 1 and part 2-5 came out later. But as it is, I'm disappointed. The characters were well-written. They felt like different people. Yet they didn't feel real based on how they interacted with the main character. Scenes felt alive in the first half, but later they weren't very well described. It felt like the second half was rushed. The UI was nice for the price point. I enjoyed reading through what little was available and making decisions which often felt impactful. Bethesda could learn a lot from this game. Character creation was decent. Not incredible, but good enough for the theater of the mind. I'm left wanting for more. I might buy another game, but one with better reviews than this one.

So, this has five characters. Two of the characters are great! (Toni & Vilma). Then three are terrible! There's the creep theater director, the cop who breaks into your apartment to sexually harass you, and the landlord. The stalker cop (ACAB) and the landlord are the are the only ROs! And you don't even have an option in most cases to be like "Nah I hate them I'm gonna just stay single and keep away from them," and in fact you have zero choice about ending up with at least one of those pieces of shit. For the character of John, his behavior is so egregiously awful that the game really ought to come with a trigger warning for victims of stalking and sexual harassment.

I've played a number of CYOA games and this one was not it. It's short, clunky, and it doesn't feel like a well written story. It feels like a decent first draft/outline, but it's lacking in many aspects. I feel bad being so harsh but after playing other games where I enjoyed the stats, writing, and/or romance, this one didn't check any of the three. Try it out if this is THE genre you're interested in, but if this is just a passing curiosity then I recommend you keep on looking. Stats: Didn't feel relevant to the game. I'm sure they are, and this is honestly the least of my concern since I personally would rather not worry about my stats being high enough to beat a stat check. The problem was, it didn't feel like any of them were really reflected throughout my play through. Writing: The plot was too fast paced for my liking. So many things happened at once and it didn't feel like it was intentional. It feels like something rushed that someone would later on be like 'huh? oh yeah! I did that on purpose yeah!' when asked. It didn't feel like my character was overwhelmed, it felt like /I/ was. The characters aren't memorable besides how annoying the little sister is. And there's no/very little bonding happening between anyone so it feels like I have no loyalties. Romance: The character genders are preset and there is only two R/Os. The two characters are on vastly different sides and even though I'm bi it felt weird being stuck with one option if you were straight. And again, the are on very two different teams so your views/stances might not match up with the gender you want to romance. Everything feels like when you pluck up two things and smoosh them together to kiss. THIS is what disappointed me since it was advertised as a Heart's Choice game, the romance oriented side of Choice Of Games. All in all, I was personally VERY disappointed. If you want to try it out and see for yourself, go right ahead. And if you like it more than I did then that's great! But this was definitely not for me, and I hope the reasons I listed helps anyone that has similar criteria.