

One of my favorites is a needy spoon who regularly vies for the attention of Shay by shouting things like “It is my honor to be your training spoon today sir, I can’t wait to start MISSION NUTRITION!” Puzzles are integrated well into the character’s personalities – I found it amusing to discover what dialogue or actions would make characters give up an item or a piece of information. Above all, the art is captivating so much so that at certain points in the game I found myself staring at scenes just to take it in.Īlmost everything comes to life in Broken Age – characters range from charming to downright ingenious, all with spot-on humor and fantastic voice acting. Broken Age captures a style that is imaginative and expressive while still maintaining an environment that’s easy to interact with. I adored every second wandering through these worlds – the dialogue on all fronts is hilarious and crafty, the story elements thoughtful.
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She rises up to fight against her supposed destiny of becoming a delectable treat for Mog Chothra and breaks free to search for a way to defeat the monster before it consumes her town.īoth stories are engrossing and highlight a certain childish curiosity that I haven’t felt in a long time. A town that once prided itself on raising fierce monster-fighting warriors, Sugar Bunting now concedes to offering up its finest maidens to Mog Chothra during what they call the “Maiden’s Feast.” While the other maidens are excited to be considered potential meals, Vella can’t help but wonder if there’s another way out. Vella wakes up on the last day of her life, preparing to uphold the long-standing tradition of being eaten by a giant abomination named Mog Chothra to keep her village safe. Struggling with his confined life, Shay manages to discover a secret part of the ship and quickly experiences what it means to have real responsibility. Shay’s unending routine consists of completing childlike “missions,” like saving his yarn pals from an ice cream avalanche or a hug-attack, which are designed to keep him occupied throughout his existence. Mother babies Shay in every way, including knitting sentient pals to keep him company and forcing him to take his daily nutrition paste. Day after day he’s coddled by the ship’s “mother,” an overbearingly saccharine computer unwilling to allow him to take care of himself. Shay has lived his entire existence on a spaceship designed for toddlers.

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MSRP: $24.99 (with free update for Act 2) Release Date: Janu(for backers) / January 28, 2014 Broken Age follows its point-and-click adventure predecessors while forging its own path - and what a compelling path it is. Although the description sounds coming-of-age generic, the stories and puzzles are anything but.

The project, once asking for a mere $400,000, broke Kickstarter history and subsequently forged high expectations for Tim Schafer and his team.īroken Age follows the lives of Shay and Vella, two young teenagers yearning to escape from their predestined paths. Broken Age: Act 1 is the culmination of almost 100,000 backers, over 3.5 million dollars, and nearly two years of waiting. video card drivers, DirectX, etc, are up to date.The game formerly known as “Double Fine Adventure” has finally made its debut - or should I say, half-debut. If you don't have Optimus on your machine, other suggestions: Check all pre-requisites, e.g.
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To manually add a new game to its list (At least on my machine that is running Windows 7): My system has NVIDIA Optimus however, brand new games are often not on its list, so the video card doesn't activate. It could be many things, but one thing to check: your graphics card is actually turned on.
