Definitely one of the funniest games I’ve ever played, it’s rare that a game feels straight from (or even inspired by) the Dada movement. It is more or less a walking simulator, but one that still offers up small situations and puzzles that perfectly imbue the game’s surreal sense of humor and commitment to its retrofuturistic setting and 50s/60s attitude. The story and setting is explained enough so you have a general idea of what’s going on to give way to the surrealism, but not enough where you’re just being bogged down by unnecessary lore. The really short length is pretty disappointing, but the game was 100% engaging and funny all the way through, so it’s pretty justified. A few of the jokes were sorta predicated on “lol funny reference” which was kind of lame, regardless if I did find them funny or not.

I couldn’t help but think about this weird piece of freeware I discovered in junior high called The Fantastic Game, which spawned on the internet a couple years before Jazzpunk came out. JP is obviously a far more polished game, but the surreal setting, bizarre music and weird humor really brought me back.