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I own every single pack of Jackbox and host weekly nights for my community. Over the years I get a feel of whats great and what's... Not so great. This pack is not so great. Putting aside the bug issues I'm just gonna break down game by game just the issues of it.
Fixty Text:
This game from the initial trailer left me confused on what exact was the concept for this game. Once I finally figured it out the concept eats away at what Jackbox is suppose to be. The whole goal of Jackbox is to play with a large amount of people but having 4 people tackle a prompt at the same time is so chaotic. It feels like a weaker version of job job that just takes the mad lib part and goes no where with it. Having more people hurts how the game flows. The only time me and my group enjoyed it when it was 4-6 people but even then got a little too much.

Tee K.O. 2
The first game was a great note but the real question is do we need a sequel? What does it add? New avatars, 3 different types of clothing, and a new 2nd/3rd round. The new addition of the 2nd round was great and I loved the idea of remixing one of the old drawings. The final round however is just terrible. I understand they didn't want to have a simple vote and wanted to spice things up but bringing back spam tapping from bracketeering was not the right option. If you make a sequel of a previous jackbox game then there needs to be something new to be done or built upon. We get less shirts in the final since they removed the streak system which yeah that gameplay element was not the best but maybe add a feature allowing the audience or players to vote for their personal favorite at the end of a round for a 2nd contender.
TimeJinx
Probably the least egregious game in the pack. I personally love trivia but everyone else doesn't enjoy it that much. I find it interesting when a game can balance that to make everything enjoyable. Comparing to all the other trivia games it doesn't really stand out that much. Sure I still enjoy it but I rather go play Trivia Murder 2 party or Fibbage 3/4 for a more engaging experience. I really don't have anything to say about this one which that in itself is an issue.
Hypnotorious
This game was probably the most controversial when testing it out. Some people liked it but the most just despised it. People couldn't get the concept, fully understand how to answer the questions, or enjoy themselves. It feels half baked like the game is relying on player engagement to do all the work. That isn't a bad thing but if the layout isn't clear and there isn't anything engaging in the process it all falls flat. Between the bugs involving the outlier no one really knew if they were winning or losing even if they paired up in the correct group. Since there is no final game leaderboard everyone is left clueless how one of the random players won including them. Out of everything in this pack this game needs the most reworking and is not fully fleshed out.
Dodo Re Mi
I wanted to leave game for last because it's probably the best game in the pack. Sure it's just guitar hero but it takes that simple idea and brings the best with it. While it got some push back from my group a majority enjoyed the game and the only real discontent was bugs or how some of the sound charts are made. The only drawback besides the bugs/some chart placement? I want more songs, I want custom songs, I want more from this game cause that's how fun it is! I will state again this is probably the best game out of the pack.

Despite liking one of the games I cannot recommend anyone buy this pack. On top of they raised the price for a pack that is worse overall then a majority of packs. Maybe on par with the first part packs which says alot. I hope the team take this with a grain of salt and maybe rework some of the games in this pack but I highly doubt it. Please add murder trivia 3 next year