So, it's good that Double Fine knows how to write and design some interesting characters. You either directly interact with the world, or you drag items from your inventory to interact with the world. It's not in the recent TellTale Games-style, where you're given the illusion of choice dialog options in Broken Age give you more information and add more color to the world instead of taking you in different directions. If you're wondering why I'm focusing on the story of the game, it's because Broken Age is a straightforward, classic adventure game. Yes, Act 1, as the released part of Broken Age is only the first half of the game. I'd personally recommend doing Vella's story first because Shay's tale adds to hers as you begin to reach the end of Act 1. You're better off just playing one all the way through, and then the other. You can switch between Vella and Shay's stories at any time, but there's no real reason to do so. Of my six-hour playtime, I'd guess that Vella's tale accounted for 2/3 of the game and it's filled with a wider variety of characters. Of the two stories, Vella's is definitely the larger and more expansive tale. From there, Shay conspires to use the ship to save others, while keeping his actions hidden from his digital mother. His monotonous days of fake heroic missions and bland food are finally broken up by a stowaway on the ship who alerts Shay to the larger universe outside of his tiny, constructed world. Shay is protected by his ship's computer, which acts as his doting mother and watchful father, who make sure he can never get into trouble. In fact, his part of the overall tale takes place completely within the confines of the spaceship where he grew up. Shay's story takes place worlds away from Vella's, in the dark reaches of space. So, she hatches a sketchy plan to escape and find a way to defeat Mog Chothra once and for all. 'Why doesn't anyone fight Mog Chothra?' she repeatedly asks, a sentiment which causes people to either laugh at or condescend her. The other young women are excited to be eaten by Mog Chothra, but all Vella wonders is why everyone else is so happy about this. It's a joyous occasion, with fancy dresses, streamers, cheers, and other fanfare. Every year each village in her world offers up their best young women to Mog Chothra to keep the peace. In Vella's story, she's been offered up as one of her villages sacrifices to a giant beast called Mog Chothra. The game that began as the Kickstarted Double Fine Adventure stars a young pair named Vella Tartine and Shay Volta. Get on your best cake dress and get eaten by a monster. Growing up is about those thousands of quiet and active rebellions that teach you about the world you live in and help you define yourself as a person.īroken Age is about reliving those feelings. Maybe you stayed out late one night, dated that boy or girl they warned you against, or just ate food that was bad for you. You wanted to know more about the world than what they'd let you experience. If you're old enough, you remember those times you struggled against your parents' wishes as a child and teenager. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team. This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247.
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