There’s one light minigame you get to play a couple of times but it’s nothing in the same league as, for example, the Deponia trilogy. The simplicity of the puzzles may be the only real complaint for the game Broken Age definitely aims for a minimalistic approach to how you solve problems in the game, and it gets just a bit too same-y near the end. It also means that while the game is only 4-5 hours long (though not short for the first half of a two-part adventure by any means) it feels like you’re covering more content than you are in many other adventure games.
The result is a relaxing game experience but not necessarily a greatly rewarding or challenging one. The puzzle design synergizes with the story quite well as you flow through the game at a very controlled pace rather than being stuck constantly. Some have commented that it’s a little too easy and this might be true – roughly half of the puzzles are of perfect, moderate difficulty while the other half err just slightly on the obvious side of the track. Many were concerned that the quality of the game would be diminished as it’s split into two parts but there is a solid beginning, middle and end to the first episode that extinguishes this potential problem. This comes across most impressively when you notice the subtle links between the two otherwise separate tales, and the ending of the first chapter provides one of the most awesome cliffhangers in recent gaming history. But while everyone is expecting Schafer’s comedic talents to shine through – and it does – the narrative isn’t neglected at all and there is a clear dedication to a complex and thorough storyline. Most of the amusing aspects of the game come from your interactions with this weird entourage rather than straight out jokes, keeping everything smart. One of the biggest strengths of the game is the character roster, including a lumberjack that is scared of trees, a cultist that rules over a kingdom in the clouds, and the shadiest Big Bad Wolf you’ve ever seen.
#BROKEN AGE ACT 1 WALKTHROUGH FREE#
Both characters decide to change their lives and embark on an epic journey… I won’t spoil anything for you but feel free to check out our video coverage of the start of the game (with awesome commentary!)Īs one would expect from a Tim Schafer game, there’s abounds of witty humor everywhere and even the poop jokes are wrapped in a pretty parcel of wit and puns. He quickly realizes that he is a prisoner of this life when he tries to deviate from his daily routine of eating ice cream and playing with ‘toys’, and is quickly stifled. Even Vella herself starts off complicity accepting her fate because – well, that’s just how things are, right? On the other hand, Shay is a closeted and coddled boy that lives in a world completely fabricated to please him and keep him safe. Everyone seems perfectly content with this, even to the point of showering the victim’s families with glory and having women fight viciously to have the honor of being chosen as a sacrifice. Vella is one of the regular sacrifices from her town to be offered to the terrifying beast that threatens to destroy everything. Broken Age is split up into two stories that are for the most part separate, though the protagonists struggle with many of the same problems.
The story of the first act is about following your heart and chasing your own happiness, no matter what others around you think. Now, overdue and over budget, all eyes are on Tim Schafer and the game he promised would revolutionize the modern adventure game industry. There are some pretty high stakes riding on the reception of Broken Age, with over $3,000,000 pledged by 87,000 backers almost two years ago (even more with ‘slacker backers’ -ed).
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