Broken Roads

"It&s;s a little pushy for boasting about freedom, but it&s;ll definitely give you something to think about."

"Broken Roads is not one of the most attractive RPGs on the market right now. However, it may be an option for players who like to read long dialogues and don’t want to get too involved in battles."

"Broken Roads starts strong with its fantastic Australian setting and intriguing moral system, but ultimately falters due to a lack of clear story, impactful choices, and engaging combat, leaving it still short of the experience it could be."

"Although the Australian setting is good, and it occasionally shows potential, Broken Roads is a clumsy party-based RPG with mediocre combat, pacing issues, and bland fetch quests."

"Broken Roads looks from Australian shores toward some even recent classics of the CRPG genre and reworks a rather known formula through the lens of philosophy. The juxtaposition is a not so obvious success: in fact, philosophy is not used …"

"Broken Roads is a cult classic in the making. It hearkens to the best parts of games like Fallout 2, and many other CRPGs of the &s;90s, and it fits right in alongside classic Fallout and the Wasteland games. It’s …"

"If you&s;re looking for a CRPG that values dialogue and has a compelling story, Broken Roads will give you what you want. However, in order to love it, you really need to be able to overlook its flaws."

"With Broken Roads, Drop Bear Bytes invites us to travel the roads of a post-apocalyptic Australia, through an interesting RPG experience with a philosophical narrative. A decent title, with a trite setting, but with enough personality to trace its own …"

"Ultimately, I think there’s too much here to fully judge the game off one playthrough. Those who dive headlong into this somewhat niche presentation of Australiana are sure to find joy amongst the rough. For gamers like me, boring min-maxers …"

"Broken Roads is an ode to the cRPGs of old, but it’s also a step forward for the genre, showing that the ‘90s approach still has a place today. The turn-based combat is punchy and responsive, the art style is …"

"Broken Roads is a gorgeous Aussie world undone by incurious writing, ambitious but poorly implemented ideas, and unstable performance issues."

"Broken Roads attempts to put an Australian spin on the classic Fallout formula. Unfortunately it succeeds just as much at aping vibes from the modern iterations of those games, as just like each of them, it’s also releasing in a …"

"Broken Roads is setting itself up to be a great RPG, between the story that’ll definitely draw you in and the Moral Compass, you’re in for quite a treat. The use of the classic DND style rolls for different actions …"

""Many of the mechanics aren&s;t quite developed enough to feel meaningful""

"A refreshing step back to a previous era of CRPG styling, the likes of Fallout 2, that delivers nicely"

"Ultimately, we can talk about a flop. I&s;m playing an underdeveloped and thoughtless game, requiring boring, time-consuming tasks. Messy, both in terms of the script and gameplay, which multiplies problems."

"Broken Roads is what comes out of giving too much attention to cool ideas (moral compass, great dialogue and descriptions) and forgetting to make a game out of them. This is an RPG with glimmers of genius that are overshadowed …"

"Broken Roads feels like a game plucked out of the late 90s era of RPGs. It lacks a lot of quality-of-life features seen in most modern games. But, for some that lack of hand-holding may be what you’re looking for. …"

"Ultimately my time with Broken Roads didn’t light up any of the parts of my brain that video games typically do on some level or another. There’s some promise at first with its distinct, all-encompassing cultural flavor. But the scenario …"

"Broken Roads delivers an engaging exploration of competing ethical systems in the guise of a CRPG. A respectful and authentic setting and characters sweeten the deal, making philosophy fun. The writing is mostly spot-on and entertaining. All that is good …"

"There aren’t too many truly authentic games set in Australia, made by Australians, telling Australian stories. Broken Roads is one, and it is one of the most different and interesting games you’ll play this year on that basis alone. Yes …"

"While Broken Roads&s; combat system is not bad, it does feel a bit lacking when compared to other titles. The map sizes are rather small, the enemies and allies are not that varied, and there does not seem to be …"

"If you&s;re looking for a game with tough choices and challenging combat to get lost in, you could do much worse than Broken Roads."

"Broken Roads could&s;ve been an amazing game with a rich story, memorable characters, and an engaging world, but the lack of depth and enjoyment in the gameplay and combat makes it hard to appreciate the good aspects of the game."

"The major issue is, for something so potentially grand and promising, there’s just no fuel to keep the fire going. You find handfuls of tinder and the occasional decent stick to build a little heat, but when the most exciting …"

"I was excited to see my country represented properly in a video game, and that did happen. Sadly the game itself isn&s;t worth a damn, it&s;s a classic style RPG but none of my choices matter and I can hardly …"

"An impressive debut title from Drop Bear Bytes, Broken Roads has what it takes to be considered as one of the iconic contemporary cRPGs."

"Broken Roads is an RPG that didn’t quite deliver everything it promised. While there are many choices to make, they don’t have significant consequences for the story. However, the game is localized in Portuguese, the gameplay is engaging, the story …"

"Despite the promise of its setting and philosophically informed morality system, Broken Roads fails to set itself apart from or come remotely close to matching the many post-apocalyptic games it&s;s inspired by."

"There&s;s half of an amazing game in Broken Roads. Trouble is you have to play the other half."

"Broken Roads has elements of a great RPG, but they&s;re buried beneath a broken quest system, tedious combat and numerous bugs."

"Broken Roads is a solid effort that falls short of capitalizing on its central mechanics. While it takes some ambitious steps, it doesn&s;t realize them in execution. Community engagement suggests patches will address the big rocks soon, but know that …"

"Broken Roads neglects its best ideas, padding out its runtime with fetch quests that leave you asking "why am I here?" for all the wrong reasons."

"Despite its rather simple combat system, Broken Roads is a fantastic new entry in the RPG genre. It offers up a fresh take on morality systems with its use of a moral compass, and the game&s;s setting alone does an …"

"Broken Roads has an engaging post-apocalyptic setting that, while a bit familiar, manages to still retain its own identity thanks to its Australian flair, it also has some interesting gameplay ideas and some engaging choices that allow you to impact …"

"Broken Roads is a game that I wish I liked more. The authentic Aussie identity which shines through its dialogue, voice acting, and art is a joy to behold, and its exploration of morality through the application of classical moral …"

"A lot of love has gone into Broken Roads and making its Australian setting unique but lackluster combat, companions, and nonstop bugs make this one difficult to approach until further down the road."