Broken Age Act 2

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 13 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

2
Average:

4
Bad:

3

Pros:

Hilarious
Great twists
Gorgeous artwork

Cons:

Familiar settings
Empty story, empty characters, empty dialogue

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Last revision on April 23, 2018

Reviewers Liked

Hilarious
Great twists
Gorgeous artwork
Puzzles can be deviously clever at best

Reviewers Didn't Like

Familiar settings
Empty story, empty characters, empty dialogue
More backtracking than a disgraced politician

Expert reviews and ratings

Broken Age's first act was mediocre but had potential. Potential that its conclusion squanders.

By PCWorld on May 14, 2015

As a whole, Broken Age is an entertaining, enjoyable experience full of pathos and humor with some iffy late act plot developments. Individually, Broken Age: Act 1 is a much better setup than Broken Age: Act 2's pay off. It isn't to say Act 2 is bad,...

By Gaming Illustrated on May 13, 2015

I really want to love Broken Age Act 2 as much as I loved the first part. As a complete package, the game is beautiful, funny and well-designed. Its world is full of imaginative characters and environments, and its story is a rollercoaster of a mystery built around a truly unique hook.

By HardcoreGamer on April 30, 2015

At worst, it's a cautionary tale about getting too much money and getting too ambitious with that...

By CGM on April 30, 2015

Broken Age: Act 2 wraps up Shay and Vella's story in great fashion. The jokes are punchy, the twists are rewarding, and most of the puzzles are satisfying in a special way. While I wish that Double Fine kept taking me to new and surprising settings, Act...

By in.ign.com on April 28, 2015

All right! Act 2 of Broken Age is finally out and ready to be played. It's been a long time, but the Double Fine Kickstarter project is finally complete. Now you finally get to see what happens to Shay and Vella. I'm ready. Let's go!…What the heck was I...

By Cheat Code Central on April 28, 2015

In the end, it's the surface details - the dry and gentle wit, the winsome voice acting, and the gorgeous design - that lash it all together. The deeper elements, the bones that might give it structural strength, feel thin. Broken Age doesn't quite suffer the fate implied by its title, but there are clearly fractures that time has failed to heal.

By EuroGamer on April 27, 2015

The disappointing second half lets it down, but even at best, Broken Age is far from the genre’s greats.

By PCGamer on April 27, 2015

Like anyone with a heart and soul who played Broken Age Act 1, I've been eagerly awaiting the conclusion of Shay and Vella's adventure. Now that I've completed the entirety of Double Fine's return to adventure games, I have to say ... I'm a little disappointed. Whether or not you share my sentiment will depend on what you're looking for in an adventure game.

By Polygon on April 27, 2015

I was happy to rejoin Shay and Vella and help guide them through this adventure’s conclusion. Who doesn’t want to root for a pair of underdogs, especially when they’re up against forces that seem to relish in ignorance? In spite of the bizarre human-sacrifice mythology and space-simulation hijinks, Broken Age is a wonderful tale grounded in relationships and how two people – no matter how insignificant they might seem – can make a difference.

By GameInformer on April 27, 2015

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