I particularly loved the performances of Black, who plays the suspicious religious guru/cult leader Harm’ny Lightbeard, and of voice-acting powerhouse, Masasa Moyo, who stars as the female lead, Vella. The entire voice cast does a fantastic job in delivering a playful and often sassy script, and work to pull the player entirely into the wacky world of Broken Age. The wolf Malak was also a personal favourite of mine, whose sly eyes and shifty script made him incredibly intriguing from the moment he was introduced.Īnd speaking of stars, there are a tonne of legitimate stars in the voice cast, with the likes of Elijah Wood ( The Lord of the Rings Trilogy), Will Wheaton ( Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Big Bang Theory) and Jack Black ( School of Rock, Jumanji: The Next Level) to name but a few. Some of the biggest stars of the game are the wacky NPCs though, with the adorable knitted robot buddies, known as Yarn Pals, absolutely stealing the show – they’re so expressive and unashamedly happy all the time that I couldn’t help but grin whenever I saw one. The character designs too are a lot of fun, with the human characters displaying a gangly, elongated style that mimics how a child might draw a stick person – all arms and legs with long, thin bodies and round little heads popped on the top. Immediately reminiscent of a children’s book, the environments are fantastical and beautifully drawn, and despite there only being a few playable locations in the game, you get the sense of a complete world beyond the scope of the playable story. Everything is painted in a bright, chunky pastel style and there’s a childhood whimsy about the design that’s just delightful to look at. Directed by the great Tim Schafer, whose credits read as a definitive list of point-and-click games to play before you die, Broken Age was always likely to be a hit – but even knowing this, I hadn’t expected quite the experience I got once everything was said and done.įiring up the game, the first thing that hits you is just how beautiful the visuals are, even on the Switch. Originally released in two separate parts back in 2014/15 before being amalgamated into a complete edition, Broken Age made its way onto Nintendo Switch in the autumn of 2018.
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Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, PS5, PS4 – A couple of oddly timed difficulty spikes – A lot of repeated voice-acting when attempting to solve puzzles – Might be on the simple side for genre veterans + Fantastic setting, characters and story I picked up Broken Age during one of the many ever-so-tempting Switch eShop sales, at the recommendation of VGamingNews’ very own point-and-click aficionado, Gaz Jones, and I can say that his referral was very much on the money. Prompted by its recent release on Xbox Game Pass, I decided to play point-and-click adventure Broken Age, by the incredibly talented Double Fine Productions. Unless you don’t think they’re funny, in which case we totally weren’t trying to be funny.20 January, 2022 - 11:31 pm by Drew SherrattĪt long last! I’m finally opening the account on my Beat the Backlog feature, having ticked a game off the list that I’ve been waiting to play for a while.
Vella Tartine and Shay Volta are two teenagers in strangely similar situations, but radically different worlds. Now it’s here in all its beautiful, 2D, hand-painted glory, with an original orchestral soundtrack and an all-star vocal cast.īroken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story of barfing trees and talking spoons. The first graphic adventure by Tim Schafer in sixteen years, Broken Age began in a historic, record-breaking Kickstarter campaign.
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