Spark the Electric Jester 2 Game Sample - PC/Indie
22Do you like games with nice graphics? How about a sweet soundtrack? Would you like a little action for good measure? Maybe a smooth framerate and high speed gameplay might provide a little boost of adrenaline to your day? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then you might want to keep reading; "Spark the Electric Jester 2" is the spiritual successor to Sega's "Sonic Adventure" series and various off-shoots that we never knew we wanted. The boss theme song is even Crush 40 inspired (for better or worse).
Developed by the the charismatic Felipe Ribeiro Daneluz of the Brazilian game studio, Feperd Games, the game takes the core of what makes a Sonic title great, elevates most of the working bits of the 3D titles (at least the Sonic stages... no digging and such here), puts a little more emphasis on combat that's a tad bit satisfying, throws in a pinch of Mega Man X, Ristar and Kirby, and tells the tale of an angst-filled robot jester and his desire to be taken seriously by his creator. For the guy's second official game, this title is fairly ambitious, especially considering he made the jump from 2D to 3D with Unity -- he makes game development look easy. His ability to create Sonic-inspired games isn't anything new though, as he's made several Sonic fan games over the years (such as "Sonic: Before the Sequel", "Sonic: After the Sequel" and "Sonic Chrono Adventure") to much acclaim, but his ability to replicate their style is nevertheless noteworthy.
As "Fark", the robotic imitation of the titular hero "Spark" who was created to overthrow Freom (a virus-fueled super robot who tried to infect other machines and go against all life on "Earth"), players try to learn about our existential main character in a world that is "seemingly" at peace and where combat model robots are no longer deemed necessary. Of course, this is very short-lived when Dr. Armstrong, the man who found Fark during the aftermath of Freom's invasion, is kidnapped by E.J., one of his loyal lackeys. Desperate to understand his origins, Fark gives chase and gets wrapped up in a high-octane adventure while he's at it which deviates from the original game's more upbeat and campy narrative for something a little edgier and brooding... almost shadowy like a certain hedgehog. The story won't win any awards, but you likely won't be playing this game for the plot. In the odd event that you ARE playing it for the plot, there is some plot and continuity from the first game you need to understand, so start there. The only reason I uploaded this game before the first title is because the first game is often deemed the superior game of the two, but they're both fine titles.
If you've played the first game, you'll be pleased to know that while it pays respects to Sonic Adventures' core elements quite well, it translated most of StEJ's more unique aspects capably in this 3D rendition; ability capsules, melee combat, parrying, charging up super attacks -- they're all integrated here. What's even better, the game shares in SA's delight of exploitable level designs and rather obtuse shortcuts and secrets to get freaky fast best times or high scores which can net you medallions. For the purpose of this video, we mainly played the levels safe, but there are tons of goodies to find that help you unlock new modes and lots of artwork (over 100). It does share the same fate as most 3D Sonic titles however when it comes to buggy loop-de-loops and sometimes awkward camera positioning, and the game doesn't hold your hand as much as some 3D Sonic games, so it's not unheard of to get a little sidetracked or disorientated on the more labyrinthine levels, but the game is very forgiving with a few well-placed checkpoints. The game also has a few graphics settings you can play with for those who like to push their PC MASTER RACE status to THE MAXIMUM (the game still registers over 200FPS on my PC with the settings maxed).
The game's not terribly long with only a little over a dozen levels, but it's high in the replayability factor. The inital price tag of $20 might also turn some people off, but you can definitely get worse games for more money, and it usually has a modest sale going on... so I guess I can spam this post with THE STEAM SUMMER SALE IS IN SWING WITH ONLY A FEW MORE DAYS GUYS! They most likely have a game on sale right now that you're interested in. Heck, you don't even need to get it from Steam, but I'm passing the word along anyway. Overall, I recommend this title. This is a video showing a few levels and a boss fight. You can get the game at:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1079210/Spark_the_Electric_Jester_2/
Enjoy.
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