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Broken Age |OT| A Double Fine Adventure! [iPad/Ouya Act One out now]
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Dog Problems
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Despite the censorship I thought the Maniac Mansion port was good.
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Just finished Vella's story. Was really surprised it just immediately rolled into Shay's story with no loading or whatever. I was like "WAIT NO I'M NOT READY!!!" :[
Messofanego
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It's no Wonderful 101, that's for sure.
bigwinnerx
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My first, and only, Steam badge will be Broken Age. Got my background, set that up, and I'm done giving money back to Gabe.
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Deleted member 22576
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I'm gonna make like 2 bucks off all these trading cards. They're all going for like 19 cents right now.
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I'm a huge animation and cartoon nerd. This is the most beautiful game I've ever played. I can't stop staring at it. The facial expressions and body language are so good. When you get caught in the dialogue Vella totally emotes with her arms like she's just throwing stuff out there. You can see how shes not at all invested in some of the questions she asks. Its just really funny, its such a nice nod to the fact its an adventure game.
It's been getting some decent coverage across sites, and good reviews so far. The audience will no doubt be further expanded once their iOS versions come.
It does seem though that this is a huge game for the company because they are betting their independence on it.
Revolutionary
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I was expecting a thread to be made about it, honestly.
The thing was a damn book. So much money spent on bullshit.
That angle of it makes me kind of concerned. But then again, there are European devs who have been putting out adventure games as their main business and have been doing well enough to carry on with that. Maybe if BA isn't a runaway success here in NA (which I don't think anyone expected it would be given the niche genre) it might find a better footing in European territories.
Whatever happens I want them to be alright. DF deserves mainstream success and recognition so badly, even if that's not necessarily what they chase.
Messofanego
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A thread could be made into the insight on mock reviews and Metacritic scores related to price ranges. We've informed about the former, but I'm totally new to the latter thought practice.
Had the same reaction. Liked but didn't love Shay's story, but loved Vella's.
Spoon and Knife would want to have a word with you.
A shame there wasn't more interaction involved with those.
They're barely in it, and believe me I clicked on everything with spoon. Even the ladder guard from Vella's part had more lines. The space section was full of these clever ideas that never got fully fleshed out, or at least compared to Vella's story.Spoon and Knife would want to have a word with you.
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I really like Shay's portion too. I just played about an hour of it. Shay's side has a lot of intrigue I didn't quite feel in Vella's story. (vella specifics)
This game just feels like one of those special games. There is such a high level of craft on display at given moment from any given discipline. I don't know what to focus on sometimes!
The reveal about Steel Bunting and Vella's Grandfather had the same appeal to me. Vella spends most of her time in settings that are new to her so the interactions in Meriloft don't quite have the same world building weight. Or at least not yet. I'm sure part2 will fill in the blanks there. Theres a lot of really excellent stuff in the ending moments of Vella's side. Whereas so far Shay's story is entirely things that make me really interested to find out more.
This game just feels like one of those special games. There is such a high level of craft on display at given moment from any given discipline. I don't know what to focus on sometimes!
That's my impression as well.
And it makes sense why they wanted to have a review embargo - so that the word of mouth would coincide with the public release. At the time I felt they should have stuck to their guns on the embargo instead of reversing it.
I'm hoping that worst case scenario is that they find some less desirable method of getting the money they need. A long tail should exist for a game like this with sales, bundles, etc. It's the short-term high priced sales that are probably the bigger concern.
The backlash would have been ridiculous. Shit, people got all uppity about the review embargo.
Oh I think releasing to backers and the press at the time was really smart, and I appreciate it a lot, I just think it could have been later for both groups, if the game had been out this time last week for backers there would be a lot more people talking about it now, which might have encouraged more non-backers to give it a go.
chrominance
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So even though I was a backer and played through some of the intro bits, I ended up waiting until today to finish the rest of the game because I am a sucker for Steam cards (I am pathetic).
Add me to the list of people who enjoyed Vella's story more than Shay's, though the latter picks up a lot by the end. Vella's side is just a lot more fantastical, even though Shay is on a friggin' spaceship and all. I mean,
, wonderfully ridiculous compared to Shay's more straightforward story. Really liked how everything comes together at the end
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About that ending:
And if that was the only thing that would be crazy, but then
Generally, I don't know why but I loved the voice acting, especially on Vella's side. Some really great/stupid/great lines too.
Oh, Broken Age. Please to be finishing Act 2 post-haste!
Add me to the list of people who enjoyed Vella's story more than Shay's, though the latter picks up a lot by the end. Vella's side is just a lot more fantastical, even though Shay is on a friggin' spaceship and all. I mean,
walking on clouds and talking trees and whatnot
literally
About that ending:
I'm actually kind of smacking myself figuratively for only now realizing the parallels between the two stories, most notably that SHAY IS CONTROLLING MOG CHOTHRA. The whole minigame of aligning the boom arms is like Mog Chothra sucking up maidens with its tentacles WHY DID I NOT SEE THIS BEFORE.
there might be TWO Shays? I mean, we don't actually know who the Dead Eye God is, but the very heavy implication is that it's an older version of Shay. But then there's young Shay as well? And Dead Eye God says his ship crashed on that planet 300 years ago, and hey guess what Mog Chothra kinda crashes on the planet too so is there some weird time loop and OH GOD WHAT IS GOING ON.
Generally, I don't know why but I loved the voice acting, especially on Vella's side. Some really great/stupid/great lines too.
"Gus hasn't even dropped any letters from his name. It's because he's afraid everyone will think his name is Gas."
Don't forget that it was also a beta, and they needed time to actually act on feedback from the beta. I would guess they allocated one week for the first people to play through it, and one week to fix up bugs they reported.
Well, they can save their asses by saying they were fairly clear that it might all go down in flames. :lol At least they released something.
Although I don't know how a worst case scenario would affect the new steam buyers.
So I tried booting it up again on release in hopes that they might have fixed the crash that occurs for people with HD Intel Graphics, and they did!
The game is really cool so far. It certainly looks fantastic, and the general tone of it is pretty funny too. I'm looking forward to starting Vella's part later today.
I hope this game does well in the end, it definitely deserves it.
The game is really cool so far. It certainly looks fantastic, and the general tone of it is pretty funny too. I'm looking forward to starting Vella's part later today.
I hope this game does well in the end, it definitely deserves it.
The Escapist's Zero Punctuation reviews Broken Age.
He's mixed - shares criticisms others have, but still interested in part 2.
Good video. It's always nice to see Yahtzee go into more of a straight review instead of just throwing bile. I didn't have a problem with Vella's story like he did, but his complaints were all pretty fair.
I don't think anybody expected it to be a "top seller". It's just food for thought for people curious about how well the game is doing.
Dice//
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I'm actually kinda disappointed in that I paid so much for a pretty short (and although wonderful) a relatively timid adventure so far. The characters, VA, and puzzles are definitely a highlight, but I hope that's enough.
And I hope Act 2 doesn't take that long to release as well or the title may really run out of steam (still working on Shay's part, but Vella's cliffhanger isn't *that* nail biting).
I think the worst case scenario is it goes on sale for a discount earlier than what they'd want.
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OMG WHAAAAAAAAAT
I just finished it, I definitely did not see that coming. Whoa. My mind is seriously blown right now.
Wow, so many thoughts running through my head. I really really enjoyed Shay's segment. I think I like Vella's character more but Shay's section of the game was more interesting.
But the ending cliffhanger that plays once you beat both... Whoa. I have so many questions.
I just finished it, I definitely did not see that coming. Whoa. My mind is seriously blown right now.
Wow, so many thoughts running through my head. I really really enjoyed Shay's segment. I think I like Vella's character more but Shay's section of the game was more interesting.
But the ending cliffhanger that plays once you beat both... Whoa. I have so many questions.
I got the biggest grin on my face when Vella tried to sock him in the face. She just went for it.
bigwinnerx
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Yeah I think they gotta at least try it at $25 but wouldn't be shocked to see it sub $20 or $15 by the release of Act 2.
Messofanego
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electroshockwave
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So, how exactly do I get this as a backer? Also would those who've played through Act 1 recommend playing it now or would it be better to hold out until the full thing is released?
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(You don't get this AS a backer if you're not a backer.(If you are, check your email?)) Buy it on Steam like any other game, like I did.
I recommend it if you're jonseing for the experience. I played the first half (two halves) and it totally reinvigorated my enthusiasm for games. And I'm gonna hold onto that for at least a week. If you've got nothing to fill that, then buy it right now. But if you've got other stuff to play I'm sure it will be much better play it all at once. But that could be like a year from now.
You claim it through humble bundle. Just make sure you have the same email for humble and kickstarter, or you need to go through a few hoops to get it.
Haunted
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You're done with Shay for now. Keep playing Vella's side.
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