![]() Two teenagers have problems? It's a Tim Schafer game? Frodo Baggins is in it? I'm stumped. Psychonauts is an action-adventure that takes place inside people's minds. Grim Fandango is a crime saga in the land of the dead. Schafer's best efforts as creative director all have brilliant hooks that are easily summarised. Broken Age is lots of little ideas threaded loosely together, rather than being born from one great concept. This isn't a problem in and of itself, but it feeds into a larger issue. Instead, they exist more as the basis for a joke. ![]() Places like the cloudy sanctuary of Meriloft, and the Lumberjack's cabin below it, don't feel especially connected with the more plot crucial areas. This distancing effect is compounded by the lack of coherence in the setting. Yet otherwise their situations are wildly removed, and they remain that way for a long time. There is a thematic link both characters are adolescents rebelling against the boundaries set by their parents and broader society. The downside is the first act can feel a little disjointed. It's an interesting idea - certainly different from anything Double Fine have tried before, and I enjoyed frequently changing perspectives to match the pace of the plot. The twin tales are initially separate from one another, but can be switched between at any point. Meanwhile, Vella lives in the saccharine town of Sugar Bunting, and prepares for her first and only Maiden's Feast, a euphemistically named sacrificial rite where adolescent girls are served up as well-dressed dinner to a hungry sea-monster. He craves real adventure and finds it in the form of a mysterious stowaway who isn't remotely suspicious in any way, no sir-ee. His daily routine of rescuing "aliens" from hug attacks and ice-cream avalanches has worn thinner than an amoeba's thong. You can speak to him at the top section of the center of Shellmound, but he cant help until he stops chocking. Shay is a teenage boy who lives on a spaceship which doubles as a giant nursery one that he outgrew long ago. But almost everything else about the Double Fine adventure is a tangled mess of half-baked ideas and poorly thought through puzzles.īroken Age's story is centred around two characters. It's supremely acted, moderately amusing, and the first act has some heart. Broken Age doesn't reach anywhere near the heights of those games. Those backers hoping for another Grim Fandango or the next Psychonauts are going to be sorely disappointed. Offer the cupcake to Walter and he’ll lick the frosting off.Ĭlick on the little numbers below to continue to the next page of the walkthrough.That said, I didn't expect Broken Age to flop like a squid on a bouncy castle. If you try to do it when they are parallel and catch it right as it. by Amanda Wallace This is the first in a series of walkthroughs of the character Shay from the Double Fine adventure game Broken Age. Basically, when they are headed toward each other. Broken Age Shay Walkthrough: Part 1, Introduction and Runaway Train A brief walkthrough of the introduction and one of the missions for the Double Fine adventure game Broken Age. Vella’s father, Husker, and Walter (Walt’r) are here, talking. Press the Boom Arm button when the creature is sliding toward your arm. Then head to the Cloud Shoes station where Carol used to work. You can try offering the cupcake to Grandpa now, but he’ll refuse to frost it since it already has frosting on it. Go back to the two girls and give them the coin in exchange for a cupcake.Ģ0. Exhaust all other options to learn about Grandpa’s frosting cane.ġ9. Ask them for money and Ch’t will give you a coin. Head towards the distance, where Vella’s grandpa is teaching Ch’t to sword fight. You can also watch my video for this part of the walkthrough:ġ8. They’re selling cupcakes with Vella’s face on them, but won’t give you one without payment. ![]() Then go right and talk to Vella’s sister, Rocky, and Walter’s daughter, Maggie. Let’s go back to Meriloft, as there’s still a lot to do there. “Did you hear about the First National Tree Bank?” Broken Age is a point and click adventure game by Double Fine Productions. If you don’t see the option below, try one of the jokes in my Tree Joke guide. There are a few possible ways to do this. So you’re going to have to tell him a joke and make him laugh. When Harm’ny’s junk fell, a fish got stuck in its branches and you need it. So while you’re there, give him the Hypercam as well.ġ5. If you do so, make sure you saw what the new knot looks like! After the knot is untied, Harm’ny’s stuff will be revealed and F’ther will let you take the Heavy Duty Anti-Gravity Thrust Unit. But you can say that you’re going to get a new diagram and the game will teleport you directly to Carol and back. ( You can also try my knot untying guide if you’re stuck here.) If you make a mistake, you’ll have to start over with a new diagram from Carol. But try to make your best guess of what the picture is.
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