Jack Move Interview: Developer So Romantic on Combining Cyberpunk, Anime, and JRPGs
Developer Edd Parris started working on his first commercial game, Jack Move, as early as 2013. Over the following nine years, he would build a game studio around it. At the beginning of So Romantic's inception, Jack Move was a small turn-based RPG, but throughout the journey, Parris found a team to help him polish Jack Move into a multiplatform release with an original story and compelling gameplay.
The game is inspired by JRPG classics like the Cyberpunk-themed Final Fantasy 7, Game Boy aesthetics, and anime. Jack Move combines all these elements to create a familiar-feeling game with a refreshing take on classic themes and mechanics. Game Rant spoke to Parris about life before joining the games industry, Jack Move's long development process, the struggles of being a solo developer, inspirations behind the game, and more. Interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.
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Q: Let's start with So Romantic. Can you tell us about the game studio and yourself?
A: So, the game studio literally is just myself. I worked with a bunch of freelancers on the game, and it was set up to work on Jack Move. I quit my job, and then I was like I need a company to do a bunch of stuff, to get funding. If you're going to ask for a lot of money, people are generally not just going to give it to you. They want some kind of liability behind it. That's about it, really.
Q: Jack Move is not your first game, can you tell us about your games before it?
A: The previous games that I made were like little jam games. This is our first commercial game. The other bits I worked on, one was like a weird fighting game, where you are not directly fighting each other, but
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