#spark the electric jester 3

[darkgaia2]

into the depths

[cre8]

FLOAT PLUSH FLOAT PLUSH FLOAT PLUSH

(hope it reaches its goal!!)

[krait-krizp]

[iwontbeforgotten]

[sfarxuri]

Clarity versions of Oscuri & Sfarx I made back in 2023 when Clarity week was a thing to promote the plushies They both aren't too happy they became this (not canon but still lol)

[thequarinianparallel]

Listening to the Spark 1 soundtrack was a blast while making this

[kogglyuffs]

Pink

[toongirl007]

The gal of all time! you can find one here! Etsy or Ko-fi

[space-gutz]

*appears* hello fellow spark enjoyers. the ant is consuming my life

[jesterv1]

[cascadedude]

Clarity.

I must boot up Spark 3 soon enough.......

Might edit a few things later on....!

[roposhipin]

Linework

[cre8]

Just learned it's been a whole week since I've drawn anything

[readingtoinfinity]

Spark the Electric Jester 3 (Project Noba24)

I guess third time's the charm. And what a charm it is!

I don't mean to talk about yakkocmn twice in 24 hours, but I feel I should mention him again here because he's the one who first told me about this game, in a video he made devoted solely to this game. I, a fool, played the first two games, having learned nothing from Baldur's Gate 3.

This game is Very Good at what it wants to be. Playing the first two games and watching this developer flex his creative muscles better with every installment was an unexpected treat, considering where he started and ending. This game almost* renders Spark the Electric Jester 2 obsolete, and for reasons I'll get into below it kinda actually does. But that's light gameplay spoilers, so it'll be in its own section. Regardless, this game pulled a trick on me, as well: it made me re-evaluate the vision of Spark 2.

I wasn't quite on-board with the combat system. I thought it was fine in the previous game and tedious in the first game, but with the tweaks put in place (and the little extra tutorials to get you on-boarded with what this game's going to be) it turned out to be an engaging system built into the platformer. In fact, while the two controls don't have a great deal of overlap, it turns out there's a lot more use for the platforming controls during combat than I would have expected: the dash and jump surprisingly kept me alive through to the (very fun!) final boss.

The story is also about what you'd expect from these games, but with some unexpected twists. In particular, the final level is a grueling marathon; most levels take 2-5 minutes to beat but this level takes about 30 minutes to get through, but the reward is a story reveal that made my jaw drop. I won't spoil exactly what happens but it's like settling in for a Punch and Judy show only to have your chair spun around and a therapist starts asking you uncomfortably-knowledgeable questions.

This game made me see the developer's vision. There's a clear understanding of both sets of mechanics that makes this game a delight to play and a challenge to master. Any Sonic fans would find themselves seeing what Sonic Adventure 2 is in our memories, and at times it feels like it's pulled from an alternate universe where Sega won the 3D game wars and this is the result. I cannot recommend this game less highly; it's a truly wonderful achievement, and deserves to be experienced.

Time played: 6.6 hours (beat the main game, not going for 100% completion)

Next game: Pizza Tower

Spoilers below.

*There is a post-game mode you can play, which I dabbled with but didn't get into, including a 100-floor arena (charmingly played in an endless fall, so the floors are negative numbers) and all the levels from Spark the Electric Jester 2, so if you like you can take this game's more-polished state and replay the original levels. At the game's price I consider it worth it.

[cappyc0rn]

If I had a nickel for every series (Game/Tv show or movie) where the main character gets possessed by an A.I that wants to wipe out life forces, I would have two nickels.

[sfarxuri]

Made this meme edit a long while ago, wanted to share it here lol