Wide Ocean Big Jacket Reviews

Wide Ocean Big Jacket is ranked in the 71st percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Unscored
Apr 14, 2020

Wide Ocean Big Jacket is for those who love curling up with a good book, or love seeing sweet summer romances blossom. It’s a funny, light-hearted experience that will take very little of your time and offer something that is sweet and reminiscent of summer.

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Cubed3
Athanasios
Top Critic
7 / 10
Feb 21, 2020

From a gameplay standpoint, Wide Ocean Big Jacket is an extremely simple game - with 'game' put between the biggest quote marks imaginable. As an experience, though, this is something else entirely. Turnfollow's tiny adventure is basically a funny, and occasionally very sweet, slice-of-life tale of four people enjoying themselves in the woods, while also dealing with some serious matters, but not in a very serious way. It's not a narrative-driven game. It is vacation in video game form - and only the good parts are included.

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79 / 100
Mar 2, 2020

Wide Ocean Big Jacket is a game about what happens in between the life-changing moments. About how everyday interactions and conversations are interesting in their own way. It's a memorable experience built around relatable characters, fun dialogue, and clever gameplay moments.

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Feb 23, 2020

The game captures place and feeling through honing in on things that are singular, small, and warm.

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8 / 10.0
Feb 4, 2020

I ended Wide Ocean Big Jacket feeling good, and it resonates, but at the same time, it's not necessarily an experience that will stick with me.

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Eurogamer
Top Critic
Recommended
Feb 7, 2020

A gently interactive experience that will put a smile on your face.

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