Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26538549-20160817010840/@comment-5814264-20161119192705

After playing the game without the game-breaking glitches, I have to say, I still dislike this party. I said that some of the other problems I've had with this parties include the reused rooms, the calendar quest, and the length of the party, but now that I think about it, these aren't the problems that bug me the most.

One thing that really irks me is what wasn't in this party. One thing that really bothers me is the lack of some classical Music Jam staple that really wouldn't have been too difficult to implement, such as the Floor Piano at the Cave, or the Music Maker that could have been placed just about anywhere (I feel like the Puffle Wilds, the Stadium, or the School would have been a good place to put these, just to name a few). There's also the lack of any decoration in the Night Club; all the Dance Lounge has is an entrance to the Rooftop; and the Club Penguin team seems to have went out of there way to vacate the rooftop of everything interesting (they could have at least added the JPA Landing Pad back). As a location on the island focusing on music, this feels somewhat insulting actually, as they could have at least put up some kind of decoration, even if it were to be small.

There's also that lack of interactivity that the older Music Jams are known for. There's the Casa Fiesta, which is glitched, and the Lighthouse, which you can create music in whenever, besides that, you can do the Calendar Quest for some dialogue and items, and that's it. At other parties, there were stages you could "perform" on (okay, you stood on the stage to have music play, but still, it was more interesting than this).

I have to, however, give this party points for the return of several past features such as the Casa Fiesta, Music Cruise, Backstage, Rooftop, and Orca Straw (I guess, it didn't really reappear in its interactable phase, but it still appeared; it's more of a decoration, than a feature). Plus they did expand the stage in the lighthouse to allow more musicians to fit on it. Plus they did release a few new items, even if most of them were based off Club Penguin mascots; it's better than dressing up as Dory, or Arlo. However, besides this, the party didn't really have anything new to offer.

Overall, I give this party a 3.9/10, because a 4 feels too generous, but anything lower than a 3.8 feels too harsh. It's less than average, but an improvement over parties such as the Music Jam 2014 and just about any other party this year. However, this party is just Music Jam Lite; it allows younger players to get a taste of Music Jam, but older players can't really get the same enjoyment out of it as something like Make Your Mark: The Ultimate Jam, or Music Jam 2008-2011.

While unrelated to the party, I'd also like to point out that the latest yearbook hasn't been added to the bookshelf...