Game Time! Jean's Club Game Review

Jean's Club

Last Updated: 2015

Company: AFEEL, Inc

# of Levels: 60 

Price I Paid: N/A, (Though there is an "ad-free" version available for $1.39)

Time Spent Playing: 8 hours, 59  minutes

Storyline: Play as Jean (from Jean's Boutique games) to launch 6 new clubs.

Review:
+ Unique concept. I haven't played a time management game in a club environment before.
+ There's a tutorial at the beginning of the game on how to play.

- The English is pretty bad and not one sentence in this game is grammatically correct (See picture 5).
- When you are selecting between drinks or music selections, you have to scroll sideways through the list to see all the different options (See picture 4). Scrolling up or down is my fastest and preferred method.
- You get 5 hearts ("lives") to start with but unfortunately in this game you lose a life even if you win the level. I don't think that's fair. I'm all for using a life to play a level but if you win the level, you should get back the heart you just played. You have to wait 15 minutes for each heart to become playable again. My favorite way to play games is to binge-play and this game makes it impossible to play for more then 20-30 minutes at a time.

- When a client requests a different song to be played and the DJ (or I) change the music, I wish the music in the background changed as well.
- After each clients heart is full they may still ask for other services whereas in other games when their hearts are full, they leave. This just makes it harder to predict how much longer every level will take.
- I like that every club is different but I wish that they were configured different as well. Everything is always in the same place and the customers are always the same. 
- At the end of every level that you reach your target score (or higher) you get to choose between three purses, each with their own special prize. This is a great way to earn some extra cash or an extra heart but it shouldn't be considered a "prize" when I pick a purse and get the "special store" to open. The "Special Store" is where you can use real life money (at a discount) and stock up on gems. I'm sorry but that's just a terrible way to try and extort money from people. I'm not paying for gems and I don't want that option used as a "prize" after I win a level. 

- I've been able win levels and achieve Target score, Expert score and Perfect score but unlike other games I've played, I couldn't tell you what makes some of my levels Expert but some of them Perfect. I've tried to figure out if it was the money or the speed or what the secret was but it just feels inconsistent. 

Overall:
This game was far from terrible but for me it's biggest downfall was having to use a heart to play each level and not getting the heart back if you win. Binge-playing is my favorite way to play games and with this game I'm unable. Also not being able to figure out why in some levels my score is Perfect and some I can barely reach the Target level makes it very frustratingly inconsistent.

B

GamePlay Tip: Always spend the money on the bouncer. Yes, he is expensive but it will save you so much time from always having to run back and forth to the gate to allow everyone into the club. It takes away from being able to serve your customers the fastest. For the first club, I also bought the bartender and the DJ but they were pretty much useless. They would do one service and then have to recharge. Only the bouncer is worth the money.
GamePlay Tip: I'm the type of person that hates spending money and gems in games. I collect them and collect them just in case I need them down the line. So when I finished level 10 and I had the option of just paying money and gems to move on or trying to accomplish 60% of my club achievements and move on for free, I tried to accomplish my tasks. BIG mistake. I didn't realize just how long it would take to accomplish just 60% of the tasks. It took me 8 hours and 16 minutes in the first club before I had 60% and could move on for free. That means I repeatedly played Level 10 for over 8 hours, which is insanity. So the moral of this story is to just pay the amount to move into the next club because playing 8 hours on the same level wasn't worth it to move on for free.