Title: Broken Age
Developer: Double Fine Productions
Publisher: Double Fine Productions
Release Date(PS4/Vita): April 28th, 2015
Game Engine: Moai
Number of Players: Single
Genre: Point-and-Click Adventure
Youtube Game Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kunGlT9Ah8c
A game both praised and criticized (like most games). But this one had more likes than dislikes, including my own. I remember someone playing this game for PC, back in 2014. And I really liked what I saw. It looked fun, and a work of art. It was highly praised for it.
Yet what kept me away, was continuously hearing how the game is now “dead”, “unfinished”, and “abandoned”. But now that it’s free on the PS4 for the month, I can finally check the game out.
So, this game is about two teenagers who lives are entwined, yet they don’t know it. Both of them want to escape the same thing over and over and actually live life by their rules (as they’re old enough to).
One is a girl by the name of ‘Vella’, who is to be sacrificed to a monster, in order to not have it destroy their village. She understands it must be done. Her grandfather still believes in the old days, where they battled monsters (and even wants everyone to go back to them). But her family feel that this is the only way to please the monster.
And the other one, is a guy by the name of ‘Shay’. He’s the only resident on board this ship out in space, along with his AI parents. The mother is overprotective and refuses to let him grow up and see the world outside of the ship, while the father understands that his ‘son’ wants to live an independent life (yet doesn’t have the time to be with him).
The game is a point-and-click adventure game, where you can select what you want the guy to say and do, and have an inventory. Think of games like ‘Sam and Max’ (or the Space Quest series) as a good example of what I mean.
And so, that’s all to say about it. If you’re like me who has been unsure of getting this game for quite some time, yet you have a PS4? Don’t hesitate to try it out for free to see if it’s worth the $15 on Steam (if you still want it for the PC).