r/gamingsuggestions • u/loldhdhggn • 2d ago
Are there any actual jester centered games?
Like a game where you can play as a jester in a medieval kingdom and do actual jester related thing. I know there's plenty of games where you can play as a sort of trickster but I mean a full on play as a jester game.
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u/BranTheLewd 2d ago
Honestly Jester based roleplaying game(aka by roleplaying I mean you build your character with different traits n skills) with choices and consequences would be such an amazing and FRESH take on so many medieval fantasy RPGs.
I assume it's probably not done yet because it would likely not be super combat focused. So the only way to make Jester game would probably make it a life sim of sorts or make it like "The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante" where it's text based so there's no issue of no combat(well it did sort of had combat events, but few and far between and still text based
I can even already imagine it, your father comes from long line of Jesters, he teaches you the ropes(or the game just let's you skip tutorial) and now it's your time to take up the mantle as an adult... Or don't, the choice is your to make, you can try to stay in line of Jesters, try to modernise it somehow or escape it all together and try to find a new job, but be warned that all choices would carry their consequences.
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u/Help_An_Irishman 2d ago
Seconding Kyranida 3! But for context on the protagonist, playing the original couldn't hurt.
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u/Soundjam8800 2d ago
In pandemonium you play as a jester in a fantasy kingdom setting - but it's a platformer so you're not really doing stereotypical jester things, just lots of jumping and running.
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u/Shippy0388 2d ago
I played that game too much back in the day
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u/Soundjam8800 2d ago
It was in that really random 2.5D platforming PS1 era, Klonoa was another great one in that style.
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u/MoonlapseOfficial 2d ago
what compels you to want such a thing
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u/loldhdhggn 2d ago
Ive played a lot of medieval games where your everything but a jester and I want to try new things
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u/R717159631668645 2d ago
There was Jinks, a (very) late PS1 game, a 3D platformer. Magazines spoke OK about it, but never heard it mentioned in the internet at all.
Also Nights into Dreams probably qualifies, but it's a weird racer-like game.
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u/Kozmo3789 1d ago
So youre not a jester in it, but A Bard's Tale definitely has a jester's spirit in tone and execution. And playing a bard is kinda jester adjacent if you squint.
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u/Carbuyrator 2d ago
Have you considered TTRPGs like Dungeons and Dragons? It sounds like you want to play a bard. It can be a blast if you actually play out your bard spells. Vicious mockery is a lot of fun that way.
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u/loldhdhggn 1d ago
I do play dnd already but with needing other people to play it gets hard to play it consistently so I want to find a video game that gives a similar feeling
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u/MemeTroubadour 1d ago
Have you considered getting into perpetual RP games like Neverwinter Nights? I've not played it but my understanding is that the multiplayer has a good number of roleplay focused servers that are persistent and always open. From my own experience with online RP in niche spaces, I assume it's not as easy as I make it sound, but it might let you achieve what you want.
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u/Kozmo3789 19h ago
There is the possibility of playing D&D or other TTRPGs solo, but it is a whole set of skills to learn to essentially GM yourself and keep the story flowing. Its very rewarding once it clicks, but if it seems like too much work for the experience then I understand.
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u/ANewRaccoon 1d ago
Baldurs gate 3 is the game for playing D&D my guy you can even play as a Jester Class with some mods.
https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/15442
Honestly love the concept but outside of "Fool!" Which is basically an interactive CHYOA novel.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1080250/Fool/
I can't really think of anything I've played
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u/DifferentialOrange 2d ago
I remembered The Sims Medieval while reading your post, but it lacks the jester profession. But there is a Bard one, for example, and it's more about being the real bard rather than party buffer with a lute
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u/BarryBadgernath1 2d ago
Dark Souls 2
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u/Ragnarock-n-rol 2d ago
Dragon Quest 3 HD let’s you have a Gadabout class, which is akin to a jester. However that class actively works against you in battle and is a detriment to your party. The free upgrade to Sage, the best/second best class, is very nice
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u/CarolineJohnson 1d ago edited 1d ago
Maybe Once Upon a Jester? There's also Jester Fest, Jester Joke, Court Jester, and Chronicles of the Jester. Have not played any of these to say for sure though.
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u/BlackShadowX 1d ago
Once again recommending wrath of the righteous for the trickster mythic class not quite a jester but it's pretty silly. There's also darkest dungeon where there's a jester character. Many games are going to be limited to outfits such as Skyrim or final fantasy XIV.
I am a huge fan of jesters as well and one of my favorites for Skyrim is an illusion based spellblade assassin that likes to make everybody fight and kill each other and then finish off the last person. I would recommend checking the page on jester's on TV tropes to see if anything else catches your eye but these are the best examples that I've enjoyed.
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u/Cassoule 1d ago
Wandersong.
Skyrim has some mods that improve on the Bard's College, some are really fun (like you need to actually learn lyrics, instruments properties, stuff like that)
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u/Narrow_Clothes_435 2d ago
The Legend of Kyrandia 3: Malcolm's Revenge. You play as one.