Broken Age: Act 1
- January 28, 2014
- Double Fine Productions
Broken Age reminds me why I fell in love with adventure games in the first place.
Broken Age is a family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story of barfing trees and talking spoons. Vella Tartine and Shay Volta are two teenagers in strangely similar sit…
PC
Reviews
- Charming and attractive visuals with a beautiful fairy-tale world.
- Exceptional voice acting and a humorous, engaging storyline.
- Memorable characters and clever twists that encourage replayability.
- Some puzzles can be obtuse and lack complexity.
- The game is relatively short and stops just as it hits its stride.
- Occasional crashes and cramped settings detract from the experience.
- humor4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in Broken Age is widely praised for its charming and clever writing, featuring an exceptionally hilarious script and memorable characters. Reviewers highlight the game's sharp meta-commentary and entertaining fairy-tale world, making it both engaging and worthy of multiple playthroughs. Overall, the humor is described as a standout aspect that enhances the game's appeal.
“Broken Age is charming, attractive, funny, and all-around entertaining.”
“An exceptionally hilarious script, memorable characters and worlds, clever twists that encourage a second playthrough.”
“Exceptional story filled with charm and sharp meta-commentary, memorable and often-funny supporting cast, absolutely 100-percent vintage Schafer.”
- story2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The story is widely praised for its charm and engaging narrative, featuring excellent voice acting and a memorable supporting cast. Reviewers highlight its exceptional quality, sharp meta-commentary, and a vintage style reminiscent of classic Schafer works, making it both engrossing and often humorous.
“Charming at every turn, excellent voice acting, engrossing storyline.”
“Exceptional story filled with charm and sharp meta-commentary, memorable and often-funny supporting cast, absolutely 100-percent vintage Schafer.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The optimization of the game has been criticized for the voice performances of the lead characters, which sometimes lack emotional depth, and for the puzzle design, which is seen as too straightforward with insufficient red herrings to enhance complexity.
“The voice performances of the two leads occasionally lack emotion, making it hard to connect with the characters.”
“The game features a relatively straightforward path through puzzles, which diminishes the challenge and engagement.”
“There are too few red herrings in the gameplay, leading to a predictable experience.”
Critic Reviews
Broken Age is familiar in all the right ways
Broken Age is charming, attractive, funny, and all-around entertaining. For fans of adventure games, it leaves little to be desired short of its second act. If that meets the standard set by the currently playable bit, Double Fine looks to have dropped a classic in its wake. Regardless, the experience of Act 1 is enough to recommend outright -- don’t hesitate to add this title to your library.
90%Unbroken So Far: Broken Age Act I (PC) Review
Broken Age has delivered what it promised, quite wonderfully. This initial offering of the first half, and the promise of a conclusion to come at no extra cost, is enough to earn it attention for its beauty.
90%Broken Age Act I Review
Broken Age reminds me why I fell in love with adventure games in the first place.
95%
