Jusant was like a breath of fresh air after a year of super in-depth games that last forever. It's brief run time of 3-6 hours is the perfect length for such an adventure. Who knew that climbing a mountain could be so fun? While the story itself was a little lacking (something I find with all of DONTNOD's games in fact), the meditative experience of climbing and exploring this abandoned world was enough to pull me through three brief play sessions. Artistically and mechanically, this is a top tier release from any studio, and I think importantly it can help pave the way for more "traditional" studios to release shorter, cheaper, more fulfilling games than 90 hour epics. Well worth playing and just losing yourself for a few hours.

Reviewed on Dec 28, 2023


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