Jack Holmes Master of Puppets Review (PlayStation 5)

by Jim Smale · Published May 1, 2024 · Updated May 3, 2024

Jack Holmes Master of Puppets Review, Survival Horror in first person where you must manage your ammunition well, explore varied scenarios and face nightmarish beings while investigating the macabre experiments with children, the result of a mind unhinged by madness and family loss.

Jack Holmes Master of Puppets Review Pros:

Nice graphics.
Download size.
Platinum trophy.
Horror action gameplay.
Game settings – hold or toggle for run, and camera sensitivity slider.
First-person view.
Interactive items and elements are highlighted when you hover over them.
In-game cutscenes.
Telephones are used for saving the game.
Puzzle elements throughout.
Very atmospheric.
Haunting in its appearance of locations and general movement is limited.
Use a gun in first person complete with aim-down sights.
Candles help light the way.
Any light sources really help but also look cool.
Shortcut items on your d-pad like med kits.
Uses a life bar system and you use med kits to replenish.
Inventory system.
The menu shows your character’s health percentage and current mood.
I can’t explain it but the game despite issues really grips you, you want to explore everything and find out what’s going on.
A lot of the game has jump scares, you get chased and weird looking images and environmental hazards.
Memorable areas and locations.
The game gets better as you progress further.

Jack Holmes Master of Puppets Review Cons:

You cannot remap the controls.
You can’t even see what the controls are.
Doesn’t offer any sort of tutorial.
The movement is very wishy-washy, like your drunk stumbling from side to side which is not nice.
The torch is terrible and has no range on it.
You get frustratingly stuck a lot of the time and have little to no help with guidance or even a hint as to where to go.
Really hard to see enemies.
Doesn’t make it clear that low-down interactions require you to crouch beforehand.
You rely on save points a lot as dying is a game over and load your last save deal.
No feedback on whether you are actually killing or hurting enemies.
Interactions require absolute precision otherwise it won’t register, even when it does highlight and the hand cursor shows the game won’t always register your input.
You have to go into your inventory to use ammo packs instead of being automatic.
No real reason to replay the game.
The game pace is slow all around but the initial hour is really tough as you try and grasp what the game expects of you.

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