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27. Zeeple Dome

Two years later, it remains a mystery to me why they developed Zeeple Dome, and why they included it in Jackbox Party Pack 5. Did they think it would be a great selling point, or did they just run out of time to make another game and instead polish up a game jam project someone made like five years ago and throw it in there? It doesn't really feel like any other Jackbox game at all - it's just a pretty standard game where everyone is in a battle arena and flings themselves at enemies, no jokes or fun party game mechanics, no cool twist on the formula like Jackbox would normally introduce. If this had been released as a budget local co-op indie title in like, 2009, I think it could have gained some traction, but as a Jackbox title it feels dull and uninspired - probably the only serious misstep they've ever made, in my opinion. It's one of the four Jackbox games that you can't play over stream at all, which is just an added insult and further makes it totally unclear why this exists at all. Even if you get a group together for local play though, it's just not that fun or interesting - I've never seen someone not get bored of this after five minutes. If anyone really likes this game, I'd love to know! It's entirely possible that I just haven't gotten deeply enough into it and actually it's really fun if you give it a chance, but nobody, including me, has ever been willing to give it a chance.