A Juggler's Tale Reviews
Although short, A Juggler’s Tale is an intelligent game well worth spending a few hours with. Its visuals are spectacular, and its haunting poetic narration – although jarring at times – provides an excellent and unexpected ending. Abby might not speak, but you’ll be rooting for her each step of the way.
The game hits the right story beats to bring home a winner. Once I started playing it, I did not want to put down the controller until I discovered Abby’s fate. The narrative and narration are top-tier, the world-building and gameplay are phenomenal.
With its marionette characters and associated string-based challenges, rhyming narration, and a healthy dose of charm A Juggler's Tale is certainly unique...
A Juggler’s Tale is a beautiful narrative-driven puzzle platformer that doesn’t overstay its welcome. While its gameplay can be a bit unpolished at times, the environments, storytelling, and visuals carry it through and deliver a memorable tale.
A small production, visually intriguing and with some interesting gameplay ideas. Maybe a little too short, leave with an appetite in your mouth in the hope of having more gameplay. However, it remains an experience to try.
Review in Italian | Read full review
A Juggler’s Tale is a short but very sweet atmospheric 3D puzzle side scroller. With a unique dynamic of controlling a marionette, puzzles become more thoughtful. The game is visually stunning and has a wonderful gaming experience. Intense at times with a wicked twist, the only downside is it’s short run time. Easily recommended to fans of Little Nightmares, or Puzzle side scrollers in general.
A Juggler's Tale drops the ball some with its design, but puts on a worthwhile show due to its presentation and story.
A Juggler’s Tale doesn't reinvent the wheel new but it also don't have to. The beautiful sidescroller with riddles and sneak sections knows how to present itself. In about 2-3 hours you get great pictures, beautiful music and a well written narrator with some bitter sweet turns. If you recommend Limbo, you'll also have to consider A Juggler’s Tale in the future.
Review in German | Read full review
A Juggler’s Tale certainly ticks all my boxes as a gamer. A good story, wonderful artwork, sound effects and music. The story of a young girl taking her destiny into her own hands in a bid for freedom, it is full of empowerment and hope. It’s also about persevering and continually trying to move forward with her dreams when all else fails. I wholeheartedly recommend you play A Juggler’s Tale, and let it give your heartstrings a pull.
Many stories have given us the world of video games, and 'A Juggler's Tale' joins that repertoire. That the mechanics are simple and known makes it easier for anyone to get into it, while we live a story full of adventures and emotions, with a powerful voice dominating the story and our actions. A story with a well measured duration and progression, with little dark dots that will not make you get out of it at all, fortunately.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
The biggest problem here is the total lack of challenge in puzzle design but on the other hand the simplicity of puzzles makes it a more accessible product for more people. Coupled with nice visuals and a story with universal themes, this is a very enjoyable but short experience.
Review in Persian | Read full review
You really shouldn’t dismiss A Juggler’s Tale as just another Limbo or Inside clone. I might even consider it as good, if not better, than its main sources of inspiration. Not only does it feature gameplay elements that take advantage of its unique setting, but it also has a really engaging story that captivates you right away thanks to some superb voice acting.
If it all proves too much, at least many of the vistas and scenes will soothe your mood with lovely visuals — especially as the sun sets. They don't quite look photo-realistic; there's a dash of flair and care that makes for a very pretty little title. It won't set the world on fire, but A Juggler's Tale has a pleasing aura that may resonate with folk who know what they're getting themselves in for.
In conclusion, A Juggler’s Tale is a compact but perfectly formed cinematic experience. It is beautiful to look at and has an immersive atmosphere with a level of detail that pulls the player into its world. The focus here is on story with the game being pretty relaxing to play for the most part. It also offers a unique gameplay mechanic in the form of a puppets strings limiting traversal options within a puzzle platformer environment. At only £12.99 this tale of empowerment and hope is well worth investigating.
A Juggler’s Tale is very short, but worth playing once. It has decent visuals, clever puzzles, and the story is original. There are even a few moments where the game reaches greatness, and almost goes beyond expectations; before it swiftly lands back on its feet. The game just does not go far enough with its concept, and will leave gamers feeling hungry.