I was able to put the chum in the sprayer before starting the laser, she just told the guy to wait so she can find a weapon.
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Broken Age |OT| A Double Fine Adventure! [iPad/Ouya Act One out now]
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Ah, probably just user error on my part then. I could have sworn I tried it and it didn't work, but I was kind of tired at the time so who knows. I must've clicked on a seagull by mistake or something.
I just finished it - they either wrote my name wrong or forgot me in the credits 
I liked it so far, even though I guessed what was going on pretty early
and it could have been a bit harder.
Right now I'd love to continue straight away with part 2 and I have lots of questions that want to be answered:
So yeah, memorable art and story, a little easy and the time is just right for me personally. It took me almost exactly 5 hours to get through while I took my time taking everything in and talking to everybody about everything.
Even if Act 2 is shorter, it will most likely be around 2-3 hours for me which is fine. 25$ for an 8 hour game isn't abnormal in this day and age and even back then, adventure games tended to be pretty short.
That leaves me with only one thing to say right now: I want more. MORE! More adventure games, more humor, more absurd and creative settings.
Good thing I missed out on some bigger titles back then or didn't finish them. So I'll finally finish Monkey Island 2, play through Day of the Tentacle again and lend Grim Fandango from a friend until Act 2 is finished.
I liked it so far, even though I guessed what was going on pretty early
when I first met Marek the observation screen looked exactly like the monsters eyes.
Right now I'd love to continue straight away with part 2 and I have lots of questions that want to be answered:
Mother did know what was going on, has Marek capture/killed the girls for ages? Where did Shay come from and why the show? What happened to the girls? Are they fuel? Why would Marek insist on leaving one girl? Will Shay interact with the territorial Snake?
So yeah, memorable art and story, a little easy and the time is just right for me personally. It took me almost exactly 5 hours to get through while I took my time taking everything in and talking to everybody about everything.
Even if Act 2 is shorter, it will most likely be around 2-3 hours for me which is fine. 25$ for an 8 hour game isn't abnormal in this day and age and even back then, adventure games tended to be pretty short.
That leaves me with only one thing to say right now: I want more. MORE! More adventure games, more humor, more absurd and creative settings.
Good thing I missed out on some bigger titles back then or didn't finish them. So I'll finally finish Monkey Island 2, play through Day of the Tentacle again and lend Grim Fandango from a friend until Act 2 is finished.
malingenie
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Messofanego
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Hi guys. Anyone else waiting for this game tonight? Any word on if its gonna be unlocked at 12:01am? Also did us non KSbackers get access to the documentary with our purchase?
Vert boil
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The countdown on the steam page says it will be available at 6pm GMT.
If you bought it on steam then all you get is the game (unless you bought the soundtrack bundle). The documentary will be available at some point. We don't when.
MulderWasTaken
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I believe today is how they intended to launch the game. They fixed lots of bugs, animation, retouched low res art into high-res, and did several improvements from the beta.
This is their latest update (they were fixing more during the beta):
RC8 - 2014.01.24
- So many fixes!
- Added mouse sensitivity slider option.
- Added Click or Drag control option.
- Added the option to opt out of Telemetry gathering.
- Many, many animation and art improvements.
It it has any bugs left, it's just like any other game that launches on Steam.
I just finished it - they either wrote my name wrong or forgot me in the credits
I thought they forgot mine too but I hadn't realized that being in the credits was in a higher tier (like $100 or something weird). Were you in one of the higher tiers?
PoweredBySoy
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After reading that I think I'll wait. Mainly for the second half to come out, but also for the hope of better controls to be patched in.
bigwinnerx
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Man, would have loved to play through it with all the fixes. As it is, I guess that's good we found all that stuff for the new people.
In the credits, brought this up before, but, I put in my name, my wife (she's THRILLED, btw) and my 6 and 4 year old daughters. They couldn't care less, but, maybe someday they'll realize why I wanted to do it.
In the credits, brought this up before, but, I put in my name, my wife (she's THRILLED, btw) and my 6 and 4 year old daughters. They couldn't care less, but, maybe someday they'll realize why I wanted to do it.
Did you pay at the $100 tier?I just finished it - they either wrote my name wrong or forgot me in the credits
EDIT: Eep. Didn't read far enough down. Tan beat me to it.
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I hated the Cave since I thought it kicked the balls of adventure fans who loved Lucasfilm Games/Lucas Arts games. I hated its non-existing story, its laughable puzzles, it's boring surroundings and the whole sew-together-ness of it all.
Will I like this game enough to be not angry about its price tag?
Will I like this game enough to be not angry about its price tag?
Options for everything! I love software requirements. How should it work? Allow for both and make it configurable!
Anyway, my girlfriend and I played through it on the day it came out. She immediately wanted to replay it the next day, but I wasn't as keen. I wanted to give it some time. Now that the game is officially out, I really have a crazy urge to replay it. Weird.
Anyway, my girlfriend and I played through it on the day it came out. She immediately wanted to replay it the next day, but I wasn't as keen. I wanted to give it some time. Now that the game is officially out, I really have a crazy urge to replay it. Weird.
It's nothing like the Cave. Not in any way, shape, or form.
Lord Error
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Can someone with the Mac check if the game is DRM free on Mac when purchased from the Steam? I know this was the case with The Cave. I don't mind buying from Steam, but I just prefer launching games directly on Mac as it's nearly instant compared to launching Steam + launching a game.
It plays like a streamlined (for better or worse) old school point and click.
In my entirely scientific review of the internet, I've found that a lot of people who dislike Broken Age cite: "I wanted an old-school adventure game!" as a major problem. You might not be the person I would recommend this to, despite how much I loved it.
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Just about to boot this up! Woohoo!
Inferno313
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Just finished Shay's portion of the game. Started Bella's but am taking a break for now. Really enjoying it. Never really grew up with adventure games as I was a Nintendo kid growing up. Totally enjoying this though and not having any problem with the logic of it all. Definitely makes me want to go back to some of the classics. I love the art style and performances, the story is cute but really intriguing at the same time. Kind of reminds me of a Pixar movie.
http://doublefine.bandcamp.com/album/broken-age-original-soundtrack
The soundtrack is now available for purchase ala carte here
The soundtrack is now available for purchase ala carte here
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Wow, the game is beautiful. Vella is so adorable. The costume design for everyone so far is just perfect. I'm enjoying every word of dialogue too. Its been a while since I've just wanted to live inside a game world and this is definitely one of those times. I didn't really know what to expect. The only P&C Adventure game I've played is Sword and Sworcery, and I haven't been following the development so I had no forknowledge about the experience.
I'm in the Meriloft section and just met Gus. I tried to
What a pleasant experience this is.
I'm in the Meriloft section and just met Gus. I tried to
eat a peach and spit the pit into his epic wedgie. lol. But no dice.
What a pleasant experience this is.
Nope, that's it - I thought every backer was in there.
I watched the new episode - a little bit bittersweet because I don't think all the hopes of full financial independence for the studio that lie on this game can be fulfilled with this title.
Right now it seems so be just doing okish. When the second Act hits will be the time to fully judge this experiment.
Right now I hope they make it to a high number (500.000 would be amazing), but sadly I don't see it, even if the game is awesome.
Haunted
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I hope they continue to be as transparent as they have been so far and share all sorts of sales data with us, either in the backer forums or the series.
In Remo we trust.
His "You're playing it wrong!" (reference to when Brutal Legend came out) cracked me up.
So Broken Age has been updated with steam cards now? I also see that it has some fixes I really wanted, like right-click for inventory and not needing to drag items to use them. Awesome; I will probably replay it in a month or so.
I hope having gone through this one, they pick out some lessons on how to do this again, but better. I really like the game and I have no regrets, but I'd like to see them use the model to bring more stuff like this and have it work out gangbusters for them rather than being what seemed like a struggle.
Extra Sauce
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Played the Shay's story part and while the production value is superb and I feel like they delivered at the very least what they set out to do (and even more) but I'm just not feeling it. Not that much into the characters yet and it's just not my cup of tea. And I guess tea isn't my cup of tea since I'm never any good at point-and-click games like this.
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Try out Vella's side. Shes the most charming character. I kind of have a friend crush on her.
She talks to random birds very sincerely.
She talks to random birds very sincerely.
It's not DRM free on Mac. I checked. They're taking their sweet time with the DRM-free version to be honest, saying only sometime in february.
IMHO, drm-free version should be available today.
Messofanego
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Ahh I love Vella
And this is objectively the best bird
And this is objectively the best bird
HP_Wuvcraft
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Finally got my download code after contacting HIB.
Will play tonight.
Will play tonight.
Man they don't even have a rough estimate on Act 2's release date. I somehow thought it would just be a couple of months, now I'm guessing a 2015 release.
Anyway, interesting that they actually repainted a bunch of background in higher res, I'll have to replay the game and check that out.
Anyway, interesting that they actually repainted a bunch of background in higher res, I'll have to replay the game and check that out.
Awesome - I remember thinking the backgrounds were sometimes iffy when zoomed in on characters for conversation. I'm glad to hear they've tried to clean things up a bit.
Originally it was April, but that's definitely not happening. I think they've broadened their plan enough to say by the end of 2014, so I'm betting we'll see it in November.
Messofanego
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It better be before this year ends, to be a GOTY contender for me
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Messofanego
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The marketing research for Psychonauts revealed in latest Double Fine documentary episode is hilarious and super depressing.
SomeOneInaHat
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I had no idea that summer camp was an American thing.
bigwinnerx
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Tim's reaction to the twitch stream and getting a "well done" was great. He is a dreamer, but, he's doing what he loves.
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This game is so good I don't want to play it anymore. I just solved the riddle of yorn or whatever. The hilariously nonchalant way the characters act is hitting pitch perfect for me. It's SOOOOO good.
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