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Broken Age

Double Fine Productions

2014•Puzzle•PEGI 12•About 10 hours

Taste attributes: adventurecomedyfantasyscience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalmusic/dancerobots/ai/spaceteenfastlightimaginarysimplelinearglossyemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of ageempowerment/personal growthfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, glossy puzzle game: fast-moving and uncomplicated. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

76 / 100

201 ratings

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About This Game

Broken Age is a point-and-click adventure telling the stories of a young boy and girl leading parallel lives. Vella Tartine has been chosen by her village to be sacrificed to a terrible monster — but she decides to fight back. Meanwhile, Shay Volta is living a solitary life on a spaceship under the care of a motherly computer, but he wants to break free to lead adventures and do good in the world. Adventures ensue.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Broken Age is a hand-painted point-and-click adventure that tells two parallel coming-of-age stories the player can switch between at will. Vella Tartine is a young woman selected to be offered up as a willing sacrifice to a monstrous creature during her village's traditional Maiden's Feast, but she refuses to accept her fate and sets out to fight back. Shay Volta is a lonely teenage boy living aboard a spaceship, coddled by an overprotective computer that fills his days with hollow make-believe missions until he yearns to break free. As each teen struggles against the roles imposed on them,...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureComedyFantasyScience fictionMonster/alien/supernaturalMusic/danceRobots/ai/spaceTeenAll consuming questComing of ageEmpowerment/personal growthFish out of water/culture clashHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Keywords

Female protagonistMultiple protagonistsBirdDialogue treesSacrificeDancingSnakeWorm

Where to play

Details

Developer: Double Fine Productions
Publishers: Double Fine Productions, Nordic Games Publishing
Released: 28 January 2014
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Ouya, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view
Time to beat: 10h normally, 14h complete
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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