Broken Age
Broken Age uses two interwoven youths, inventory puzzles, dialogue, and painted scenes in a point-and-click adventure. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.0 / 10
About this game
Broken Age uses two interwoven youths, inventory puzzles, dialogue, and painted scenes in a point-and-click adventure. Dual heroes and painted art have strong charm, while voices, humor, and world are inviting. Second-half puzzle logic and pacing weaken, and backtracking and item clues can stall progress. The assessment is limited to the catalogued handheld release. This description covers the original ps-vita release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
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Broken Age uses two interwoven youths, inventory puzzles, dialogue, and painted scenes in a point-and-click adventure.
Dual heroes and painted art have strong charm, while voices, humor, and world are inviting. Second-half puzzle logic and pacing weaken, and backtracking and item clues can stall progress. The assessment is limited to the catalogued handheld release. Overall, its main strengths are Dual heroes and painted art have strong charm; Voices, humor, and world are inviting. Its material limitations are Second-half puzzle logic and pacing weaken; Backtracking and item clues can stall progress. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Dual heroes and painted art have strong charm
- Voices, humor, and world are inviting
Weaknesses
- Second-half puzzle logic and pacing weaken
- Backtracking and item clues can stall progress
Who it is for: Players who value dual heroes and painted art have strong charm and accept this handheld release's limits.
Play notes: Expect second-half puzzle logic and pacing weaken and backtracking and item clues can stall progress.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Voices, humor, and world are inviting; Backtracking and item clues can stall progress. | Reviewed | 7.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Dual heroes and painted art have strong charm; Second-half puzzle logic and pacing weaken. | Reviewed | 8.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Voices, humor, and world are inviting; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 9.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original ps-vita release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Second-half puzzle logic and pacing weaken. | Reviewed | 7.4 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Double Fine Productions
- Publisher
- BlitWorksTHQ Nordic
- Release date
- 2014
- Platforms
- PlayStation Vita
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Adventure · Primary genre
- Tags
- Main Story Under 10 Hours2D GraphicsHumorousStory-drivenBranching ChoicesSolo-friendlyPuzzle SolvingHand-drawn Style
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- PlayStation VitaWorldwide2014
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