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I found Jubilee to be a most enjoyable game. I've been suffering on and off with anxiety and depression for several months and Neo Rome's Dream (Utopia) and Nightmare (Dystopia) dimensions that the four heroes travel between are much like the good and rotten moods I've been going through. Even though it may sound odd, I like exploring the dirty, demon-infested nightmare dimension more than the safe and clean dream dimension. I'll admit that the Dream dimension side quest puzzles in Sara's mansion were cool. (Cooking a steak in the oven and setting the clock etc.)

I'm a proponent for gay rights and homosexuality in general, so a game with several gay characters gets a thumbs up from me. Jubilee also has a strong religious theme to it, which is odd considering most (not all) Christians oppose homosexuality. I made an RPG myself (Colinbound, a hack of Earthbound) long ago and one of the quests is to rescue a PC from the clutches of a homophobic christian cult. But this isn't a theological or moral debate, rather this is a review of a game.

Graphics, sound and music in Jubilee are all great, but characters look they all came from the same game asset with just new hair color and skin tone. The main character has no spoken lines which, I feel, is out of place considering all of his friends get plenty of lines and have distinct personalities. Perhaps Gay Leviticus was going for the silent Chrono-like protagonist.

Overall, Jubilee's worth playing and scores up there with other PRG greats like Umbral Soul, Mojique, Cope Island and Flip Dimensions.


Edit: I also found a bug. Go to Nightmare dimension's Street from City Hall and go South to the Hidden Market, from there go West to the Industrial District, turn around and go right back to the Hidden Market. From here you'll notice that the weather stays rainy wherever you go (even inside buildings like the Clinic or City Hall). Using Micah's warp magic seems to fix it though.

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Hey, thanks for taking the time to comment! I really appreciate it! Unfortunately I wasn't able to get custom assets for the game, although I'm considering commissioning some faces at least for a sequel maybe. I actually agree the silent protagonist is a bit disappointing - to be honest, I just found it super hard to write him with lines, for whatever reason, so I figured I'd just give the other characters more personality to compensate. And thanks for the bug report, the weather was kind've a pain to get right so I'll have a look into it.