The main story was soooo good. It's an otome game that slow burn so much that it can be a visual novel and I will give it 10/10 because it was so good at making me fall for and root for our MC on her journey.

Intro: I have been trying to play this game for a long time. Switch games are already not the most accessible games, let alone this niche game which first released exclusively by Japanese game publishers. It was only in mid 2023 that broccoli decided to release it to the west. And I only got my hands on a copy in 2025 due to price and prioritising other (cheaper/more accessible) games. To make a long story short: this was a long time coming, but glad to have finally tried this game. And what a unique game it is. It is, as somebody wrote, "80% visual novel, 15% simulator, and 5% rhythm game". I, like many (I presume), got interested in this title because of the marketing and the Sui Ishida involvement tag. What I liked: The story. Needless to say, the story must be interesting and well written and long enough for this type of game. I am glad to say it had me hooked like a good book for a few nights. I have never played a game about acting, it felt very slice of life, anime-esque - in a good way. The premise is cool. The characters are rather memorable. The voice acting is great and voluminous (I started to feel bad at some point, they must have spent hours in the recording booth). Sonically, I am mixed. The ost did the job, and fit the game well - I didn't think much of it before playing the game, and somebody who has not played the game would think it were hotel reception music. Did the music feel slightly repetitive, and the full OST altogether short? Perhaps. "Onyx," and "Amber, part 1," are quite cool tracks. The musical performance songs are hit or miss - I think it is also simply not a genre I like (group J-pop songs). What could have been improved: A lot. Which is why I only played till about halfway. Firstly, the stat aspect seemed useless to me. I could not tell the benefit of upgrading certain stats. Secondly, I felt like I did not have much/great dialogue options, or the options to make it clear we are not interested in a character romantically. While the full-screen artworks are great (I assume they were drawn by the great Ishida himself), some of the character designs were boring, and they also lacked alternative body positions/angles (I am almost sure they are limited to 2, maybe some were in the same pose for the whole game). This limits the story-telling/realism/immersion. The facial animations were fine, but the backgrounds and bodies stood out as minor issues for me. Another issue was the rhythm game. Disastrous. weird button choices, and the songs did not seem to match the visuals/gameplay. Oh imagine if they had somehow creatively mixed the gameplay of Soundfall or NSR, or even Hellsing - it does not have to be high budget, but it does have to be fun and more polished/precise. Plus, having one of these games' gameplay styles would have added much needed diversity. Conclusion: In conclusion, some great art and an interesting story does not save JJ, which suffered from having limited budget, hence limited gameplay and art. I guess all the budget must have gone into the lovely voice actors. I give Jack Jeanne anywhere between 72-77/100. It should be treated as a long audio book I guess, but I may be more impatient than others. And audio books aren't my thing. Especially if Sui Ishida and Nintendo are in the back of my mind.

The best visual novel/otome game I've ever seen. It's so good even to a point I'd recommend it even for people who aren't intersted in otome games but enjoy visual novels. Everything was made with so much love, attention, detail, care, you can feel how every staff member really loved this project. The art is beautiful, the voice acting is spectacular, the songs are mindblowing. All the characters are amazing, well written, they never fall flat or boring. The story leaves no plot holes and even the few cliche aspects (childhood friend, a girl secretly in a boys school) are so well done that you can grow to like them. This is a must-play. It's an amazing game that changed forever the way I see otome visual novels.