Pumpkin Jack Review (Steam)

Pumpkin Jack

Pumpkin Jack is a Spooky Scary 3D platformer in which you embody Jack, the Mythical Pumpkin Lord! Dive into an Epic Adventure through otherworldly landscapes and help the Evil annihilate the Good!

Pros:

  • Decent graphics.
  • 2541mb Download size.
  • Steam achievements.
  • Controller support.
  • Graphics-fullscreen, resolution, v-sync, fps cap, shadow quality, post-processing quality, volumetric fog, resolution scale, RTX and DLSS.
  • Invert axis and sensitivity sliders.
  • Controller icons can be set to DS4 or Xbox One.
  • Level select section.
  • Excellent voice work.
  • 3D adventure action gameplay.
  • Opening the tutorial segment.
  • Checkpoints with health cauldrons.
  • Break objects to get health.
  • Crow heads-collectible currency for unlocking new skins for Jack.
  • Break a box with a candle on it and the fire will spread to other boxes and trees.
  • Head-yep at certain points you will just be Jack’s head in a puzzle orientated environment. You can still jump and attack.
  • Combo moves happen as you do attacks in a row.
  • Big boss fights.
  • Scooby-Doo ass soundtrack.
  • Collect and use new weapons with all-new attacks and combos.
  • Handy weapon dial to hotswap weapons.
  • Real good looking locations.
  • Takes inspiration from games like Crash Bandicoot and Medevil.
  • Crow sidekick that you can get to attack enemies for you but also to hit levelers and break down walkways.
  • Takes in other game types like endless runners.
  • Very accessible.
  • Can replay levels.
  • Buy skins in the game or at the main menu.

Pumpkin Jack

Cons:

  • Combat early on is difficult as it’s hard to deal with multiple enemies.
  • Invisible walls in places.
  • Boss health doesn’t show.
  • A lot of the Collectibles is just on the main path.
  • Little in the way of exploration.
  • Hard to avoid getting hit by fire.
  • The puzzle sections can have bad checkpointing.

Pumpkin Jack

Jim Smale

Gaming since the Atari 2600, I enjoy the weirdness in games counting Densha De Go and RC De Go as my favourite titles of all time. I prefer gaming of old where buying games from a shop was a thing, Being social in person was a thing. Join me as I attempt to adapt to this new digital age!