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  • Comment: Mostly sourced to trivial mentions besides the PC Gamer review. Should be merged to the article on the 1st or 2nd game. Non-notable. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 15:46, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
  • Comment: There are a few things I'd suggest you change before this draft is accepted. First, for the plot, assume the player knows nothing about the game and has never played the prior games. In this case you could summarize the end of the previous game and then go into the plot of this game. In addition, currently the plot just summarizes the series as a whole. Summarize what the plot of this game is specifically. Take Splatoon 3 as an example for what you might want the plot to look like.
    Second, in the second paragraph of the lead, the prior game should be linked there rather than in the development section, or that sentence could just be excluded as it's not really fitting of the lead (though if you want to keep it I suppose its fine).
    Overall this looks much better than the state it was in when it was originally declined (though I suggest removing the bandcamp source as the game's credits can supply that information in which case a direct citation isn't needed). ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 16:59, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
Spark the Electric Jester 3
Developer(s)Feperd Games
Publisher(s)Feperd Games
Designer(s)Felipe Daneluz
Composer(s)
  • Leilani Wilson
  • Teodor Dumitrache
  • Paul Bethers
EngineUnity[1]
Platform(s)Windows
ReleaseAugust 14, 2022
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player

Spark the Electric Jester 3 is a 2022 platform game created by Brazilian developer Felipe Daneluz. It is a sequel to Spark the Electric Jester and Spark the Electric Jester 2. The game follows Spark on his journey to combat the Fark Force, a worldwide occupying military organization. The player engages in a mix of fast-paced platforming and melee combat with enemies and bosses. A majority of the levels offer different medals rewarding the player's speed, combat, and exploration respectively.

Daneluz desired to create a longer and better game than Spark the Electric Jester 2. He handled each aspect of the game barring its music, but received additional help from others in multiple areas. It was released on August 14, 2022, for Windows via Steam. Gaming websites GameSpot and PC Gamer positively compared it to the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, with the former praising its gameplay, level design, and replay value.

Gameplay edit

Spark the Electric Jester 3 is a 3D platform game with action elements.[2] As Spark, the player must traverse themed levels,[3] typically at high speed,[4] and defeat bosses.[3] Spark is capable of performing a double jump, running on walls, and grinding on rails.[5] He can perform a homing attack to bounce off of smaller enemies, but must engage larger ones in combat.[4] Spark is able to juggle both enemies and bosses in the air,[3] and parry their attacks.[4] Utilizing a variety of combos in combat will build a combo multiplier,[3][4] which increases Spark's strength.[3] Currency collected in the levels can be used to purchase new attacks and moves.[3][4] A majority of the levels offer different medals measuring the player's speed and combat performance respectively. Medals rewarding exploration are also hidden in different areas of the levels as collectibles.[4]

Plot edit

The protagonist and playable character, Spark, is an unemployed electrician and former street performer who possesses a hat he created that gives him electric powers. After the events of the first game, in which he fought against an insurgent robot uprising after losing his job due to being replaced by a robot, the world is taken over by the Fark Force, a worldwide occupying military organization run by Fark, a previously seen antagonist (and protagonist of Spark the Electric Jester 2) who is a robot version of Spark. When Spark fails to withdraw a paycheck due to an internet shutdown imposed by the Fark Force, Spark embarks on a journey to defeat Fark and bring an end to the Fark Force's rule.

Spark repeatedly runs into a masked soldier during his journey, who attempts to impede his progress. At a city under protest, Spark encounters Float, who possesses a smaller, organic body compared to her one in the previous game. She wishes to join Spark on his journey, as she knows Fark's location and is a past friend of the soldier. Spark and Float eventually fight the soldier once more in a mech battle. Upon defeat, the soldier is revealed to be Flint. Float tells Flint that she survived her battle with Fark, and asks Flint to disregard the Fark Force so that they can be friends. Flint remarks that she feels "real" compared to when he knew her in the past. He says that despite being told not to kill Spark, he will show him no mercy if he does not turn back.

Spark and Float infiltrate the Fark Force's subterranean base, defeating Flint in the process. When Spark encounters Fark, Fark does not wish to fight. He explains that after Freom's defeat, him, Flint, Doctor Armstrong, and the government formed the Fark Force to prevent the spread of an artificial intelligence Armstrong created that had gone rogue, Clarity. They would discover her plans to assimilate all life into a simulation, disposing of the bodies in the process. The Float that has been accompanying Spark is a robotic replica created by Clarity, and by helping her enter the Fark Force's headquarters, allowed her to fulfill her plans of assimilating all organic and robotic life. Although Spark has been fully assimilated, Fark has not and is able to harness a limited amount of Clarity's powers. The two fuse together and are able to take control of Clarity's central relay. Afterwards, Spark gains full control of the system. He intends to release Fark back into the world and shut down the system, destroying himself in the process. Fark, transforming from a robotic to an organic form, convinces Spark to join him in his return. In a post-credits scene, Fark is seen emerging from a bunker in his organic form. With Spark being connected to his mind, the two intend to rebuild the world for any possible survivors.

Development and release edit

Like its predecessors, Spark the Electric Jester 3 was created by Brazilian solo developer Felipe Daneluz.[4] Daneluz believed he could improve upon Spark the Electric Jester 2 and wished to elaborate on its ending, completing the series as a trilogy.[6] The game was announced on September 7, 2020, for Windows. Spark was reinstated as the protagonist, as Daneluz believed he was then capable of translating the character to 3D. He aimed for the game to have more content then Spark the Electric Jester 2 by reusing resources from the main stages to create several adjacent "side stages".[2] Inspiration was drawn from different pieces of media, including 2000s-era video games and anime such as Neon Genesis Evangelion. Excluding music, Daneluz was responsible for each aspect of the game,[6] but received additional assistance and contributions regarding art, programming, sound effects, character designs, and beta testing.[1] The soundtrack was composed by several people, with returning musician Paul Bethers and series newcomers Teodor Dumitrache and Leilani Wilson being its primary contributors.[7][8][9] Additional songs from previous games were also reused.[9] Although a release date of August 15, 2022, was announced,[10] the game would be released a day earlier on August 14.[5][11] It was published via Steam under Daneluz's studio name,[6][5] Feperd Games.[11] Stages from Spark the Electric Jester 2 and new content were added to the game post-launch.[12]

Reception edit

Dominic Tarason of PC Gamer gave the game a positive review, saying that it was the first game of the series to present "genuine competition" to the Sonic franchise. Tarason praised the platforming, combat, visuals, variety of the level design, replay value added by the optional objectives, and narrative plot twists, while criticizing some minor glitches.[4] Steven Wright of GameSpot wrote that it was possibly "the best take on 3D Sonic-style gameplay ever", noting its mechanics and recommending the game to fans of 3D Sonic titles.[13] Terrence Smith of Game Rant also described the game as "one of the best 3D Sonic games that isn’t a Sonic game". He referred to the combat as satisfying, favorably comparing it to the Devil May Cry series.[14]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Feperd Games (August 14, 2022). Spark the Electric Jester 3 (Windows). Scene: Credits.
  2. ^ a b Romano, Sal (September 7, 2020). "Spark the Electric Jester 3 announced for PC". Gematsu. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Spark the Electric Jester 3 PC". Gry-Online (in Polish). Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Tarason, Dominic (September 5, 2022). "Spark The Electric Jester 3 refines Sonic-style 3D platforming to an art". PC Gamer. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Cunningham, James (August 14, 2022). "Gotta Go Even Faster For Spark the Electric Jester 3 Launch". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "高速3Dアクション『Spark the Electric Jester 3』後半エリアは「エヴァ」のとある場所から影響を受けました【開発者インタビュー】" [High-speed 3D action "Spark the Electric Jester 3" The second half area was inspired by a certain place in "Eva" [Developer interview]]. GameSpark (in Japanese). August 28, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  7. ^ "Spark: The Electric Jester (Original Game Soundtrack)". Rare Drop. April 25, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Bandcamp.
  8. ^ "Spark The Electric Jester 2: Original Soundtrack". Rare Drop. August 14, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Bandcamp.
  9. ^ a b "Spark the Electric Jester 3 (Original Video Game Soundtrack)". Rare Drop. September 2, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Bandcamp.
  10. ^ Romano, Sal (August 9, 2022). "Spark the Electric Jester 3 launches August 15". Gematsu. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Spark The Electric Jester 3". IGN. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  12. ^ Feperd Games. "Steam News Hub". Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Steam.
  13. ^ Wright, Steven (March 1, 2023). "7 Games To Play If You Loved Sonic Frontiers". GameSpot. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  14. ^ Smith, Terrence (May 29, 2023). "7 Games For Sonic Fans That Gotta Go Fast". GameRant. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
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