It's a very good review, and I'm not surprised at the score, since Tim was a guest there quite often.

Not sure why you would post this now, though, since it's a month old.

So, when part 2 comes out, is it gonna be free for Kickstarter people that paid for part 1 or do they have to buy it too?

Free for KS backers, otherwise not.

Mhmm, thanks!

"Unforgettable characters, incredible puzzles". Wow..

Ridiculous high score for the first part of an adventure game with short playtime, mostly very simple puzzles and an even more simplified point&click interface (designed most probably with tablets in mind). The unreflected pro-Tim Schafer bias in most gaming media has reached a new level. This man made his last outstanding game 9 years ago and Broken Age (so far) doesn't have a quality anywhere close to Psychonauts.

Mind you: Final judgement should and will be made by all of us when part 2 is out, i.e. the whole game could be fantastic in the end, but this first part - which can be finished in 3 to 4 hours, it took me 3:20 - does not deserve a score anywhere close to 90, let alone 95.

So far I'd give it a generous 70 - it's a decent first half with an interesting cliffhanger. My personal score for the whole game can only come anywhere close to IGN's ridiculously bloated score if part 2 is longer and - above all - far better and deeper in puzzle design, story, immersion and wit - in other words: only if part 2 puts the complete game on a level very close to Day of the Tentacle and Grim Fandango (these are Schafer's 95/100 p&c games).

@okr I agree, not even close to what was promised. If Grim Fandango is a 10, this isn't more than a 7 at most. That would be for the planet half, the spaceship half was pretty boring and not more than a 6. I played the girl part first and the guy part felt to drag on despite it being very short. The only thing retro about it was hunting for the right pixels and the low res backgrounds. Part 2 really needs to step it up.

Oh well, my 4 year old liked it. I guess it's not too bad as a my first adventure. He kept asking for a week if part 2 was ready yet, then forgot about it.

thats a age old review