Info about The Jackbox Party Pack 9:

Official game description:
About _The Jackbox Party Pack 9_
Introducing the ninth installment of the best-selling Party Pack Franchise you know and love! Whether you’re hanging out with friends, having a remote happy hour, trying to make the holidays less awkward, or looking for your next game to stream, The Jackbox Party Pack 9 is here to spice things up.
Let’s keep it simple. You don’t need extra controllers for extra players - everyone uses their phones or tablets to play! Games support up to 10 players and 10,000 audience members joining in the fun to impact the outcome of the game.
_The Jackbox Party Pack 9_ is in English only at launch but a patch is coming soon with French, Italian, German, and Spanish localization. This game does not support online matchmaking but can still be enjoyed remotely using livestreaming services or video conferencing tools.
**About Each Game**
_Fibbage 4_
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(2-8 players) - The hilarious bluffing party game returns with an all new Final Fibbage, video questions, fan-submitted questions, and Fibbage Enough About You mode! It’s a game so beloved that we decided to slap a 4 on it.
_Quixort_
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(1-10 players) - In this trivia sorting factory, work with your team to sort falling answers into their proper order before they hit the floor! Or, play the single player mode and see how many blocks you can sort before topping out. It’s as easy as A, C, B!
_Junktopia_
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(3-8 players) - A strange wizard has turned you into a frog! Create hilarious backstories for weird objects and then get them appraised. The player with the most valuable items becomes human again!
_Nonsensory_
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(3-8 players) - Professor Nanners is here to test your NSP (Nonsensory Perception) in this drawing, writing, and guessing game! How close can you get to guessing where another player’s prompt ranks on the silliest of scales?
_Roomerang_
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(4-9 players) - Channel your inner reality TV star in an attempt to come out on top! Respond to prompts, bring the competition and role-play to avoid being voted out. Never fear though, even when you’re out you’ll find yourself Roomerang-ed right back into the drama!
**How to Play Remotely**
In _The Jackbox Party Pack 9_, players use any web-enabled device (like a smartphone or tablet) to join the game and play along. When playing with remote players, you can use a video conferencing tool like Zoom, Steam Broadcast, Google Hangouts, Discord, and more to connect with others! Just share your screen while on a call and make sure you look for prompts to share audio.

Release date: Oct 19, 2022

Categories: Party Game, Trivia Game, Bluffing Game, Drawing Game, Roleplaying Game, Social Deduction, Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer


- Hardware Profile: No data
Feature extractions:
- Community Price:
  - Community fair range: $5.00 - $20.00
  - Reasoning: The evidence suggests a mixed sentiment about the game's value. While some users find it worth purchasing at full price, others believe it is only worth buying at a discount. The general consensus seems to be that the game is not worth its full price of $30, with some users suggesting it is only worth $5. This indicates that the community considers a fair price range to be significantly lower than the current base price.
- Playtime Metrics:
  - Game completion: N/A
  - Story completion: N/A
  - Session length: 6.0h
  - Endgame: N/A
  - Reasoning: The evidence provided includes direct mentions of playtime and general sentiments about the game's replayability and session lengths. The review mentioning '6 hours straight playing' suggests a long session length. The cumulative '900 hours' indicates high replayability and potential for extensive endgame content. However, specific metrics for game completion and story completion are not explicitly mentioned, making it difficult to extract precise values for those fields. The general positive sentiment and mention of multiple sessions imply that the game supports lengthy playtimes and repeated sessions.
- Time-to-fun:
  - Summary: The game is fun immediately when played with friends, but can become boring or tedious without proper engagement or pacing.
  - Stance: Fun immediately
  - Anchor: Playing with friends
  - Time to anchor: 0h 0m
  - Friction: Lack of engaging input from players; Poor pacing; Tedious tutorials
  - Unlock drivers: Playing with friends; Team-based co-op gameplay
  - Conditions: Playing in a group setting; Active participation from all players; Good pacing; Social engagement
- Player Archetypes:
  - Critical Connoisseur (deep sale)
    - Motivation: Seeking high-quality and innovative party games.
    - Playstyle: Compares new releases to previous entries and expects significant improvements or innovations.
    - Experience: veteran
    - Purchase stance: deep sale
    - Labels: Jackbox fan; critical player
    - Reference games: The Jackbox Party Pack 1; The Jackbox Party Pack 2; The Jackbox Party Pack 3
  - Versatile Gamer (sale)
    - Motivation: Enjoys both single-player and multiplayer experiences.
    - Playstyle: Flexible, enjoys teamwork and solo play.
    - Experience: familiar
    - Purchase stance: sale
    - Labels: multiplayer fan; single-player enthusiast
    - Reference games: Hitman; God of War
  - Roleplaying Enthusiast (buy)
    - Motivation: Enjoys roleplaying and dramatic interactions.
    - Playstyle: Creative, enjoys roleplaying and social dynamics.
    - Experience: mixed
    - Purchase stance: buy
    - Labels: roleplayer; drama lover
    - Reference games: Quiplash; Monster Seeking Monster


Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Fibbage 4 considered best installment (weight 0.96): Fibbage 4 is praised as the best installment in the series, with players enjoying its new visuals, music, and tricky questions. It is seen as a great addition and a classic fun game.
- Roomerang highlighted for originality (weight 0.91): Roomerang is highlighted for its originality, fun gameplay, and ability to bring out hilarious and chaotic moments in the right group. It is considered a standout game with great visuals and music.
- Quixort praised for fun gameplay (weight 0.87): Quixort is widely enjoyed for its engaging and entertaining gameplay. Players find it fun, challenging, and a good option for family game nights due to its teamwork aspect and creative prompts.
- Nonsensory appreciated for creativity (weight 0.82): Nonsensory is celebrated for its unique and creative approach to drawing and guessing games. Players find it innovative, enjoyable, and full of variety, making it a favorite among many.
- Junktopia offers hilarious moments (weight 0.6): Junktopia is noted for providing some of the funniest moments, especially when the group is in sync and ready to be silly. It is considered an underrated presentation game that is well-made and enjoyable.
- Games are fun with friends (weight 0.33): The games in the pack are consistently fun and entertaining, especially when played with friends. They are considered great party games that provide a fun gameplay experience.
- Pack offers variety and accessibility (weight 0.22): The game pack is appreciated for its accessibility, user-friendly interface, and variety, ensuring that everyone finds something to enjoy. It is recommended for both newcomers and faithful followers.
- Multiple language support (weight 0.12): The pack offers multiple language support, including a language change option, making it more inclusive and accessible to a wider audience.
- Megapicker tool enhances experience (weight 0.12): The Megapicker tool is appreciated for helping players find their preferred games faster, enhancing the overall gaming experience.

Common complaints:
- Junktopia criticized for simplicity (weight 0.64): Junktopia was widely criticized for being too simple, lacking depth, and feeling bare bones. Players found it repetitive, uninteresting, and the weakest game in the pack.
- Quixort issues with pacing (weight 0.6): Quixort was noted for its slow pace, long waiting times, and unengaging gameplay, especially if players are unfamiliar with the categories. It was also criticized for being confusing and frustrating.
- Fibbage 4 lacks innovation (weight 0.53): Fibbage 4 was seen as not bringing anything new to the table compared to Fibbage 3. Players felt it was just an update with more questions and lacked groundbreaking features.
- Nonsensory criticized for complexity (weight 0.42): Nonsensory was criticized for being complicated to understand, poorly explained, and not very funny. It was also seen as forgettable and hard to articulate.
- Roomerang criticized for length (weight 0.4): Roomerang was criticized for being too long and confusing. Players felt it dragged on and lacked clear objectives, making it feel unfinished.
- Pack 9 disappointing overall (weight 0.32): The overall sentiment was that Pack 9 is one of the weakest and most disappointing packs. Players felt it was not worth the full price and quite forgettable.
- Quixort has unbalanced prompts (weight 0.28): Quixort was criticized for having unbalanced and unfair prompts, which could give one team a trivial prompt that seals their victory.
- Nonsensory feels obsolete (weight 0.26): Nonsensory was seen as feeling obsolete and not doing enough to make a proper reputation. It was also criticized for having drawing visibility issues and a confusing last round.
- Game experience depends on group (weight 0.24): Several games were noted to depend heavily on the energy and cohesion of the group. Less outgoing groups might find some games falling flat.
- Roomerang roleplay issues (weight 0.16): Roomerang was noted to have issues with players not wanting to roleplay, making the game less enjoyable if players do not get into character.
- Lack of fresh ideas (weight 0.11): The pack was criticized for lacking fresh ideas and creativity, making the games feel repetitive and uninspired.
- Quixort US-themed categories (weight 0.11): Quixort was criticized for having too many US-themed categories, making it less enjoyable for players unfamiliar with American culture.
- Some questions are very exclusive (weight 0.1): Some questions in the games were noted to be very exclusive to USA culture, making them difficult for players from other regions.
- Quixort and Nonsensory weakest (weight 0.1): Quixort and Nonsensory were specifically noted as the weakest games in the pack, with difficult prompts and lackluster gameplay.

Gameplay feedback:
- Fibbage 4 is a trivia and bluffing game (weight 0.76): Fibbage 4 is a trivia game that involves writing answers, adding lies to facts, and creating believable fake answers. It includes various modes such as competitive scoring, video rounds, and new prompts.
- Junktopia involves creativity and storytelling (weight 0.71): Junktopia is a game where players buy and sell items, creating funny and magical backstories for them. It involves ranking, personal preference, and convincing others of the item's value.
- Quixort is a team-based trivia sorting game (weight 0.71): Quixort is a game where players sort answers in the correct order before they hit the floor, similar to Tetris. It involves teamwork and ranking items under time constraints.
- Roomerang is a roleplaying and social deduction game (weight 0.71): Roomerang is a reality show parody that involves roleplaying as characters, responding to prompts, and voting. It blends social deduction with improvisational performance.
- Nonsensory is a drawing and writing game (weight 0.55): Nonsensory involves writing and drawing based on prompts, guessing on a scale from 1 to 10, and submitting answers or drawings based on a sliding scale.
- Roomerang's gameplay depends on group dynamics (weight 0.34): Roomerang's enjoyment and effectiveness depend on the group's roleplaying abilities and dynamics, shining in large groups with drama.
- Multiplayer and party game focus (weight 0.25): The games are designed for multiplayer and party settings, making them suitable for game nights and come-and-go situations.
- Fibbage 4's Enough About You mode (weight 0.2): Fibbage 4 brings back the Enough About You mode, which involves answering questions and voting. However, it adds nothing new to this mode.
- Mixed reviews on specific game modes (weight 0.15): Some game modes like Junktopia and Nonsensory received mixed reviews. Junktopia was praised for its creativity but did not meet expectations, while Nonsensory had a good concept but fell flat.
- Game mechanics feedback (weight 0.14): Players have provided feedback on game mechanics, including both descriptions and criticisms.
- Junktopia combines elements well (weight 0.11): Junktopia is noted for combining elements from previous games effectively, creating a unique experience.
- Megapicker helps in choosing games (weight 0.1): Megapicker is a useful tool for finding and selecting preferred games within the collection.
- Language options and DLC suggestions (weight 0.1): There are mentions of language options and suggestions for language packs as DLC, indicating a desire for more linguistic accessibility.
- Roomerang is a preferred game mode (weight 0.07): Roomerang is highlighted as a preferred game mode, known for its originality and fun gameplay.
- Variety of mini-games (weight 0.07): The game collection includes a variety of mini-games, each with unique mechanics and gameplay styles.
- Co-op mode requires phones (weight 0.06): The co-op mode in some games requires the use of phones as response panels or whiteboards.
- Comparisons to previous games (weight 0.06): Some reviews include comparisons to previous games, highlighting similarities and differences in gameplay and mechanics.

Performance notes:
- Smooth performance and user-friendly (weight 0.13): The game runs fluidly without performance issues and has an accessible and user-friendly interface.
- Crashing issues (weight 0.08): There are reports of the game crashing, specifically mentioned in Quixort.
- Long animations and timers (weight 0.08): Some parts of the game, specifically mentioned as Nonsensory, have long animations and timers which can affect the gameplay experience.
- Reconnection issues in Junktopia (weight 0.07): Junktopia has problems with reconnection, which can disrupt the gaming experience.
- Resolution options needed (weight 0.07): Players have requested more resolution options to customize their gaming experience.
- Storage space concerns (weight 0.07): There are issues related to the amount of storage space the game requires.

Recommendations:
- Worth buying on sale (weight 0.38): Many players suggest purchasing the game on sale or as part of a bundle to get the best value for money.
- Highly recommended game (weight 0.33): The game is highly recommended for its exceptional design and appeal to both faithful followers and newcomers.
- Consistent and fun games (weight 0.17): The pack is recommended for its consistency and fun games, though some players find other packs more appealing.
- Consider other packs first (weight 0.16): Some players suggest getting other packs instead of this one, especially for beginners or those who have not played the classics.
- Good for family and friends (weight 0.13): The game is considered a very good purchase for family and friends, making it a great choice for social gatherings.
- Recommended for fans (weight 0.07): The game is worth a look, especially for fans of Jackbox, indicating it has a dedicated following.
- Recommended with Starter Pack (weight 0.07): Players recommend this pack to be played with the Starter Pack for an enhanced experience.

Other player notes:
No miscpoints

Emotions:
- Disappointment (weight 0.21): Players found the pack lacking in innovation and depth, with several games like Fibbage 4 and Roomerang not meeting expectations. Issues such as repetitive gameplay, unengaging mechanics, and the absence of standout games contributed to the overall letdown.
- Frustration (weight 0.17): Players were frustrated with the slow pace and lack of fun in games like Quixort and Junktopia. Additional annoyances included confusing instructions, lack of resolution options, and the need for phones to play co-op.
- Enjoyment (weight 0.13): Players enjoyed the fun and engaging gameplay of specific game modes and mechanics. Games like Nonsensory, Roomerang, Junktopia, and Fibbage were highlighted for their entertainment value.
- Joy (weight 0.12): Players expressed joy in playing with friends and enjoying the variety of games offered. Specific games like Fibbage 4, Quixort, Roomerang, and Junktopia were mentioned as particularly entertaining.
- Satisfaction (weight 0.11): Players were satisfied with the consistent fun and energy levels of the games. The pack was praised for its replayability and the enjoyment derived from games like Roomerang, Nonsensory, and Junktopia.
- Excitement (weight 0.07): Players were excited about the fun and creative aspects of the games, as well as the availability of the game in French. The entertaining selection and high ratings for most games contributed to this excitement.
- Love (weight 0.06): Players expressed love for the Jackbox games and specific titles like Fibbage 4. The language change option and overall enjoyment of the games were also highlighted.
- Contentment (weight 0.02): Players felt content with the family-friendly nature of the games, particularly Roomerang. The pack was recommended for family game nights, contributing to a sense of contentment.
- Amusement (weight 0.02): Players were amused by the humorous aspects of the games, such as winning at Fibbage 4 and the reactions it caused. The games made players laugh, contributing to their amusement.
- Appreciation (weight 0.02): Players appreciated the game's flexibility, inclusivity, variety, and accessibility. These aspects made the games more enjoyable and accessible to a wider audience.
- Anger (weight 0.01): Players were angered by technical issues such as the settings button being broken, leading to a feeling of being ripped off.
- Enthusiasm (weight 0.01): Players were enthusiastic about the new features in Fibbage 4, which added to their enjoyment of the game.}