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Broken Age Review

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This game is very good, but not as good as Grim Fandango.

Broken Age is a point and click adventure game by Tim Schafer, about two teenagers who live two seemingly different lives.  First there is a girl who has been chosen to be sacrificed to a monster but decides to fight back.  Second, is a boy who has been raised on a spaceship by an overprotective super computer, but now he wants more excitement in his life.

The art style and environments are gorgeous and Imaginative, the characters you interact with are colorful and memorable, and the humor is well written.  The story, while not as good as some of Tim’s past work, is a pretty decent story with some interesting twists and turns along the way. And while I do believe the game’s ending does leave some questions unanswered, I personally found it satisfying.

My personal problem with the game was that some of the puzzles felt a bit too cryptic. I felt like I was forced to find the solutions online, and after finding the solutions, it made me wonder how any normal person would figure them out without having to resort to a walkthrough.  It would have been helpful if the game had a hint button like they had in the Monkey Island special edition.  Despite this, it didn’t really ruin the experience for me.

If you in the mood for a nice, charming, adventure game then I would recommend checking it out.  It may not be perfect, but is still an experience worth having.

I give this game a 7.7/10.
my review of the point and click adventure game, Broken Age.
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