Jazz and Faust

Jazz and Faust is a detective mystery adventure game released in 2002.[1]

Not to be confused with Faust (video game).
Jazz and Faust
Developer(s)Saturn Plus
Publisher(s)1C Company
Platform(s)Windows
ReleaseRussia: Sept 2001
North America: June 11, 2002
Genre(s)Adventure

Plot

Players assume the role of one of two characters: the sea captain Faust or smuggler Jazz. They go on a quest to find lost treasure in the Ancient East.[2]

Gameplay

Gameplay is similar to Myst, in which still images represent the gaming world, which the player navigates through by clicking with a context-sensitive cursor icon. Unlike that game, the player controls a character from a third-person perspective.[3]

Critical reception

IGN gave the game a "Painful" rating of 2.2, describing it as "ugly, boring, terribly written, and acted out even worse".[2][4] GameSpot said the game had "dull, clumsy gameplay and bad writing".[3] Adventure Gamers described it as "mediocre at best".[5] GameZone liked the unique use of duel perspective: "The way the story is handled from each characters perspective is a new and probably influential addition to the adventure genre".[6]

gollark: You seem to think that laws drive social attitude change. I think it's somewhat the other way round.
gollark: You should say it that way initially then. It's clearer.
gollark: I mean, "the enemy is the self" seems like "do the opposite of what's good for you" read literally, thus bad.
gollark: Yeees, literally speaking it seems like a bad principle.
gollark: Does that... mean... anything... at all?

References
  1. "Jazz and Faust for Windows (2001) - MobyGames". MobyGames.
  2. IGN (26 June 2002). "Jazz and Faust". IGN.
  3. Scott Osborne. "Jazz and Faust". GameSpot.
  4. Ivan Sulic (26 June 2002). "Jazz and Faust". IGN.
  5. "Jazz and Faust review - AdventureGamers.com". adventuregamers.com.
  6. "Jazz and Faust". gamezone.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2007.
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