#Broken age switch plus

To be fair, the very ending can be a little frustrating with all the rewiring and needing to do things in the exact right order, but it's hardly insurmountable. There were always enough clues and hints to put things together, and if I got stuck some exploration, exploring and experimenting would provide nudge. I've been an adventure gamer since the late '80s and that has literally never happened for me, so I have to say that the puzzle difficulty in this game was spot on. In a first for me, I found myself able to complete the game without needing to resort to any hints or walkthroughs (apart from a minor clue at one point). By that point I was so drawn in to the story and characters, and in the second half we get some proper adventure puzzles. Act I was fun but Act II was absolutely fantastic. I had heard repeatedly that Act II was a disappointment, but honestly I spent the entirety of it wondering, 'when is this supposed to get bad?'. This is a fantastic point and click adventure game and such a smooth playing experience. So it's taken me a while to get back around to playing the whole thing. I had only played Act I because the second part took a while to arrive, and by that point I had kind of forgotten what had happened. 10/10, love you Tim Schaferġ1h 12m PlayedI backed this game on the initial Kickstarter in 2012 and followed the development with interest. Another thing that I really liked about this game is the artwork: one of a kind, a pleasure for the eyes some characters animations and overall design is astonishing, in particular I loved the mayor (with his super funny animations) and the tree (which with his behaviour is a counter-parody of the tree huggers). The puzzle difficulty curve is peak graphical adventure design, it starts off gentle and increases little by little, and near the end the game becomes really hard but not that kinda hard where the puzzles don't make sense, instead once you figure out what to do (of course I'm talking about the hexagon) you feel super satisfied and the game rewards you with making you repeat the reasoning you make for arriving at the solution (the hexagon instruments part). The voice acting is gotta be one of the best in the history of videogames (Frodo and Jack Black, do I need to say more?), and that surely helps the plot and the overall immersion. In particular, I've become one with Shay, looking through his evolution as a character like it was my whole life shrinked in a 10 hour game. The story is really good, it makes you wanna know how it goes and that's a difficult sensation to make feel without sacrifying gameplay. I Agree that Act 1 is about 80% / Act 2 60% some key points: - Cursor in cross shape - Generally no 'look' possible, only objects in the inventory can be looked at - Xbox: Inventory accessible via Y / shoulder buttons switch between objects - unfortunately no other retrievable information - good German synchro, optionally with subtitles - very wacky, humorous and with numerous puns - pleasant and discreet soundtrack, almost like a fairy tale - quite a lot of walking but short loading times - There are 2 acts, each with a playing time of about 4-7 hours (act 2 needs more time) - Character changes are necessary later for puzzles, but it is not always clear when - Riddles in Act 2 very difficult, later repeated several timesĩh PlayedBroken Age is a masterpiece. It's not one of the highlights in the genre. The end of the game doesn't seem that satisfying in terms of the story either and is more like 'We have to come to an end now'. This is even topped again in the finale, including a time-based puzzle.

It also got a bit too difficult for me from that point onwards, partly because the two protagonists have to constantly switch at the right time and there is no real indication when this has to happen.

In the second act, the level of difficulty unfortunately increases massively with some very difficult puzzles that are repeated several times towards the end in a similar way. The soundtrack also stays nicely in the background and I particularly liked the Cloud Home area. There are also many different comments, even objects that do not match can be shown to the different NPCs and there are corresponding comments. Positive: the good German voice overs and detailed conversations. The humor in the game is very wacky and downright crazy, garnished with countless puns. Graphically with unique style, slick animations, hand-drawn graphics, a bit like a mixture of fairy tale and comic.

#Broken age switch plus

The game is divided into 2 acts plus the finale. The story revolves around two teenagers (Shay and Vella) whose stories and environments couldn't be more different and independent at first, but later coalesce. 12h PlayedOne of the craziest adventures I've ever played.