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Posted April 28, 2015
The Complete Adventure

<span class="bold">Broken Age</span>, the first graphic adventure designed by Tim Schafer in sixteen years, is now complete! If you own the Act 1 already, you can download your second episode right away, or get the game with a 30% launch discount.

<span class="bold">Broken Age</span> is a story of two teenagers in strangely familiar situations, but in radically different worlds. The story of barfing trees and talking spoons weaves between the two protagonists: Vella, who is about to be sacrificed to protect her home village from a giant monster, and Shay, who is the only passenger on a mysterious, overly-motherly spacecraft. The duo is about to set out on a parallel coming-of-age story that marks Double Fine's grand return to adventure gaming. The long-awaited Act 2 brings the story to a close, and delivers more of <span class="bold">Broken Age</span> storytelling, more of the all star-voice cast, (including Elijah Wood, Wil Wheaton, Jack Black, and Jennifer Hale), and more of the painterly, storybook visuals.

It's all about change in <span class="bold">Broken Age: Act 2</span>, available DRM-free on GOG.com! The 30% launch discount will last for one week, until Tuesday, May 5, at 9:59 AM.




<span class="bold">TWITCH STREAM SPECIAL</span>
Tim Schafer (via Skype) and Outstar will be playing the game live on twitch.tv/gogcom!

See the Twitch.tv/GOGcom play host to Outstar, hosting the hysterical Tim Schafer as they prance about the ins and outs of Broken Age on THURSDAY, April 30th, at 6pm GMT / 2pm EDT / 11am PDT
Posted April 28, 2015
Finally!
Now all they have to do is bring Massive Chalice out of Early Access in a properly complete state I'd be willing to call the whole DF9 debacle a one-off!
Posted April 28, 2015
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So officially that's basically a two and a half year delay for a mediocre game.

Go Kickstarter!
Posted April 28, 2015
Great(?) news!
Looking forward to the stream. :)
Post edited April 28, 2015 by Pardinuz
Posted April 28, 2015
Is Broken Age really that disapointing? I bought it last year but haven't played it until now.
Posted April 28, 2015
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CountOlaf2236: Is Broken Age really that disapointing? I bought it last year but haven't played it until now.
It's not "bad" per se, it's just crushingly mediocre given all the hype surrounding it as the poster child for Kickstarter. It was supposed to the game that wowed us all when developers didn't have publisher interference and had absolute creative freedom.

Outside of FTL, The Banner Saga and Pillars of Eternity, no Kickstarter game to date has been an absolute must-have (even if I personally loved Giana Sisters). Wasteland 2 was mediocre. Elite: Dangerous was utter crap. Oculus Rift and Star Citizen are looking suspiciously vapourware-ish. Ouya was crap. Shadowrun Returns was mediocre. And don't even get me started on Godus.
Post edited April 28, 2015 by jamyskis
Posted April 28, 2015
I assume this is not the "big fat" highlight of the day...
Posted April 28, 2015
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CountOlaf2236: Is Broken Age really that disapointing? I bought it last year but haven't played it until now.
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jamyskis: It's not "bad" per se, it's just crushingly mediocre given all the hype surrounding it as the poster child for Kickstarter. It was supposed to the game that wowed us all when developers didn't have publisher interference and had absolute creative freedom.

Outside of FTL, The Banner Saga and Pillars of Eternity, no Kickstarter game to date has been an absolute must-have (even if I personally loved Giana Sisters). Wasteland 2 was mediocre. Elite: Dangerous was utter crap. Oculus Rift and Star Citizen are looking suspiciously vapourware-ish. Ouya was crap. Shadowrun Returns was mediocre. And don't even get me started on Godus.
You forgot to mention Freedom Planet by Galaxy Trail and Shovel Knight by Yachet Club Games.
But, you do have a point with the Ouya and Oculus Rift. I seem to remember some high profile "game" that was canned because they ran out of money too quickly or they didn't manage it too good.
Posted April 28, 2015
No love for Rex Rocket?
Posted April 28, 2015
So Broken Age contains act 2 as well? It comes up as 'the complete adventure'...
Posted April 28, 2015
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jamyskis: Shadowrun Returns was mediocre.
Speak for yourself. Personally I thought Shadowrun Returns was quite good, not exceptional and without flaws, but definitely not mediocre, and more importantly, it paved the way for Shadowrun Dragonfall DC which for me was among the most enjoyable RPGs I've ever played (and I've played RPGs since the end of the 80's; other favorites are PS:T, BG2 and VTM:Bloodlines).
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CountOlaf2236: Is Broken Age really that disapointing? I bought it last year but haven't played it until now.
Your level of disappointment (or enjoyment) depends on your expectations. It's not Day of the Tentacle or Grim Fandango, and compared to the average point and click adventure puzzles are few and simple while short cutscenes are a frequent occurence. And it's just a one-click-affair, no choice between actions like Look At, Use and Talk To. You still might love the art, voiceacting and story; or you might hate it, depending on your taste. Personally I quite enjoyed it, but I can see why others wouldn't. (Which doesn't mean I understand the hate directed towards it though.)
Post edited April 28, 2015 by Leroux
Posted April 28, 2015
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rtcvb32: So Broken Age contains act 2 as well? It comes up as 'the complete adventure'...
Yup. Looks like it's a free upgrade of the first episode.
Posted April 28, 2015
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CountOlaf2236: Is Broken Age really that disapointing? I bought it last year but haven't played it until now.
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jamyskis: Outside of FTL, The Banner Saga and Pillars of Eternity, no Kickstarter game to date has been an absolute must-have (even if I personally loved Giana Sisters).
You forgot Divinity Original Sin... This was also a must-have.
Posted April 28, 2015
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jamyskis: So officially that's basically a two and a half year delay for a mediocre game.

Go Kickstarter!
this *is* DF we are talking about.... :P
Posted April 28, 2015
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CountOlaf2236: Is Broken Age really that disapointing? I bought it last year but haven't played it until now.
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jamyskis: It's not "bad" per se, it's just crushingly mediocre given all the hype surrounding it as the poster child for Kickstarter. It was supposed to the game that wowed us all when developers didn't have publisher interference and had absolute creative freedom.

Outside of FTL, The Banner Saga and Pillars of Eternity, no Kickstarter game to date has been an absolute must-have (even if I personally loved Giana Sisters). Wasteland 2 was mediocre. Elite: Dangerous was utter crap. Oculus Rift and Star Citizen are looking suspiciously vapourware-ish. Ouya was crap. Shadowrun Returns was mediocre. And don't even get me started on Godus.
Sorry but your opinion is wrong!!! :)

I would say:
Shadowrun Returns was great
Sunless Sea was pretty good
Divinity Original Sin is very highly regarded
Shovel Knight is great
Broken Sword was great
Quest for Infamy was pretty good

That's in addition to the huge number of ok games.

I think, despite the negativity, kickstarter has done a great job and I haven't regretted backing any of the games that I have backed (somewhere between 10 and 20).
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