<s>
Broken	B-Application
Age	I-Application
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Double	O
Fine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broken	B-Application
Age	I-Application
was	O
game	O
director	O
Tim	O
Schafer	O
's	O
first	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
since	O
1998	O
's	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
complete	O
game	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
published	O
by	O
Nordic	O
Games	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broken	B-Application
Age	I-Application
began	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Double	B-Application
Fine	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
as	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
crowd-funded	O
project	O
promoted	O
by	O
Double	O
Fine	O
and	O
2	O
Player	O
Productions	O
in	O
February	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
originally	O
a	O
goal	O
of	O
only	O
$	O
400,000	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
cover	O
the	O
costs	O
of	O
development	O
and	O
documentary	O
filming	O
,	O
Broken	B-Application
Age	I-Application
became	O
the	O
largest	O
crowd-funded	O
video	O
game	O
project	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
raising	O
over	O
$3.45	O
million	O
from	O
more	O
than	O
87,000	O
backers	O
within	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broken	B-Application
Age	I-Application
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player-controlled	O
character	O
can	O
be	O
directed	O
to	O
move	O
about	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
examine	O
objects	O
,	O
and	O
talk	O
to	O
non-player	O
characters	O
to	O
learn	O
more	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broken	B-Application
Age	I-Application
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
two	O
teenagers	O
with	O
no	O
immediately	O
apparent	O
connection	O
,	O
each	O
"	O
seeking	O
to	O
break	O
the	O
tradition	O
in	O
their	O
lives	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ship	O
's	O
computer	O
has	O
two	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligences	I-Application
(	O
A.I.s	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
computer	O
's	O
diurnal	O
A.I.	B-Application
,	O
named	O
"	O
MOM	O
"	O
,	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
mother	O
figure	O
to	O
Shay	O
,	O
occupying	O
him	O
with	O
infantile	O
"	O
missions	O
"	O
and	O
boring	O
routines	O
,	O
while	O
preventing	O
him	O
from	O
learning	O
about	O
or	O
exploring	O
anything	O
farther	O
than	O
the	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
computer	O
's	O
nocturnal	O
A.I.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
Shay	O
,	O
trapped	O
outside	O
Mog	O
Chothra	O
,	O
realizes	O
that	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
"	O
AIs	B-Application
"	O
are	O
actually	O
his	O
real	O
parents	O
;	O
his	O
father	O
,	O
Ray	O
Volta	O
,	O
stuck	O
outside	O
with	O
Shay	O
,	O
warns	O
that	O
his	O
mother	O
is	O
still	O
trapped	O
within	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	B-Application
Fine	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
project	O
initiated	O
on	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
came	O
after	O
Double	O
Fine	O
's	O
Tim	O
Schafer	O
was	O
interviewed	O
for	O
2	O
Player	O
Productions	O
 '	O
upcoming	O
Kickstarter-funded	O
documentary	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
Minecraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	O
Fine	O
had	O
already	O
had	O
experience	O
as	O
a	O
studio	O
being	O
filmed	O
during	O
development	O
of	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
for	O
an	O
episode	O
of	O
G4	O
TV	O
's	O
Icons	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
2	O
Player	O
completed	O
the	O
Minecraft	B-Application
project	O
,	O
around	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
more	O
in-depth	O
documentary	O
,	O
recognizing	O
that	O
Double	O
Fine	O
had	O
the	O
right	O
type	O
of	O
environment	O
where	O
such	O
a	O
documentary	O
would	O
be	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schafer	O
,	O
a	O
veteran	O
of	O
LucasArts	B-Application
,	O
has	O
long	O
been	O
associated	O
with	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
a	O
genre	O
that	O
has	O
long	O
been	O
stigmatized	O
as	O
commercially	O
niche	O
,	O
particularly	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Schafer	O
's	O
own	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ron	O
Gilbert	O
,	O
another	O
ex-LucasArts	O
adventure	O
game	O
designer	O
at	O
Double	O
Fine	O
,	O
has	O
long	O
expressed	O
this	O
sentiment	O
,	O
writing	O
in	O
his	O
personal	O
blog	O
,	O
"	O
From	O
first-hand	O
experience	O
,	O
I	O
can	O
tell	O
you	O
that	O
if	O
you	O
even	O
utter	O
the	O
words	O
"	O
adventure	O
game	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
meeting	O
with	O
a	O
publisher	O
you	O
can	O
just	O
pack	O
up	O
your	O
spiffy	O
concept	O
art	O
and	O
leave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schafer	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
"	O
museum	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
nostalgia	O
"	O
work	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
fresh	O
and	O
feel	O
modern	O
and	O
feel	O
like	O
what	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
if	O
I	O
'd	O
made	O
one	O
straight	O
after	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
had	O
originally	O
envisioned	O
a	O
total	O
$	O
200,000	O
budget	O
,	O
a	O
typical	O
cost	O
for	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
game	O
,	O
but	O
Schafer	O
had	O
doubts	O
about	O
whether	O
Double	O
Fine	O
could	O
deliver	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
such	O
a	O
low	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
funds	O
raised	O
approached	O
$1.35	O
million	O
,	O
Schafer	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
total	O
had	O
already	O
exceeded	O
the	O
budget	O
for	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
( $	O
600,000	O
)	O
and	O
was	O
nearing	O
the	O
budget	O
for	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
(	O
$1.5	O
million	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schafer	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
total	O
funding	O
was	O
nearly	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
budget	O
for	O
their	O
previous	O
downloadable	O
titles	O
,	O
Costume	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
Stacking	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
his	O
earlier	O
LucasArts	B-Application
game	O
,	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
later	O
update	O
by	O
Schafer	O
affirmed	O
that	O
the	O
additional	O
funding	O
will	O
support	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
platforms	O
and	O
select	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Summit	O
,	O
Double	O
Fine	O
and	O
Ouya	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
,	O
assuring	O
that	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
console	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
only	O
gaming	O
console	O
for	O
which	O
Double	B-Application
Fine	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
at	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
personal	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broken	B-Application
Age	I-Application
began	O
development	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
"	O
Reds	O
"	O
,	O
after	O
Red	O
's	O
Place	O
,	O
following	O
a	O
Double	O
Fine	O
tradition	O
of	O
basing	O
codenames	O
on	O
local	O
Chinatown	O
bars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open-source	B-Application
Moai	B-Language
game	I-Language
platform	I-Language
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
foundation	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nathan	O
Martz	O
,	O
the	O
technical	O
director	O
for	O
Double	O
Fine	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
open	O
source	O
nature	O
of	O
Moai	B-Language
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
easily	O
alter	O
any	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
code	O
base	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
supporting	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
targeted	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
playable	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
Early	O
Access	O
platform	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
allowing	O
Double	O
Fine	O
to	O
obtain	O
revenue	O
from	O
sales	O
to	O
fund	O
the	O
remaining	O
development	O
while	O
gaining	O
additional	O
testing	O
input	O
before	O
releasing	O
a	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
act	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
containing	O
both	O
acts	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
platforms	O
will	O
be	O
published	O
through	O
partnership	O
with	O
Nordic	O
Games	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
helped	O
to	O
bring	O
retail	O
releases	O
of	O
Double	O
Fine	O
's	O
earlier	O
games	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
will	O
publish	O
retail	O
editions	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
June	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
voice	O
actors	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
previous	O
Double	O
Fine	O
games	O
voiced	O
characters	O
within	O
Broken	B-Application
Age	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Jennifer	O
Hale	O
,	O
Richard	O
Horvitz	O
,	O
Nick	O
Jameson	O
,	O
Nicki	O
Rapp	O
,	O
Ginny	O
Westcott	O
,	O
and	O
Jack	O
Black	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
McConnell	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
with	O
Schafer	O
on	O
many	O
of	O
his	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
composed	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Broken	B-Application
Age	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2018	O
,	O
Schafer	O
announced	O
that	O
Broken	B-Application
Age	I-Application
will	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Switch	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
process	O
of	O
Broken	B-Application
Age	I-Application
was	O
recorded	O
by	O
2	O
Player	O
Productions	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
act	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
scoring	O
82/100	O
on	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adam	O
Sessler	O
of	O
Rev3Games	O
gave	O
Broken	B-Application
Age	I-Application
Act	O
1	O
a	O
4/5	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
beautiful	O
game	O
with	O
wonderful	O
and	O
funny	O
writing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Double	B-Application
Fine	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
campaign	O
closed	O
,	O
Brian	O
Fargo	O
of	O
inXile	O
Entertainment	O
launched	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
to	O
fund	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	O
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
met	O
its	O
target	O
of	O
$	O
900,000	O
in	O
funding	O
within	O
two	O
days	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
raised	O
more	O
than	O
$2.9	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	B-Application
Fine	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
brought	O
in	O
61,692	O
new	O
users	O
to	O
Kickstarter	O
,	O
and	O
greatly	O
increased	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
visibility	O
and	O
viability	O
for	O
funding	O
of	O
games	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
six	O
weeks	O
following	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Double	B-Application
Fine	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Kickstarter	O
,	O
the	O
site	O
raised	O
more	O
than	O
$2.9	O
million	O
in	O
pledges	O
(	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
Double	O
Fine	O
project	O
)	O
for	O
video	O
game	O
related	O
projects	O
,	O
compared	O
with	O
$1.7	O
million	O
total	O
for	O
the	O
category	O
in	O
the	O
prior	O
two	O
years	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
increasing	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
funding	O
coming	O
into	O
projects	O
of	O
all	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
,	O
Project	B-Application
Eternity	I-Application
surpassed	O
Double	O
Fine	O
's	O
funding	O
record	O
,	O
further	O
suggesting	O
the	O
crowd-funding	O
model	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
gaming	O
landscape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Double	B-Application
Fine	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
has	O
had	O
a	O
particularly	O
visible	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
adventure	O
genre	O
,	O
inspiring	O
several	O
other	O
established	O
adventure	O
game	O
developers	O
to	O
use	O
Kickstarter	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
months	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
,	O
Gabriel	O
Knight	O
,	O
Leisure	B-Device
Suit	I-Device
Larry	I-Device
,	O
Space	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
have	O
all	O
managed	O
to	O
raise	O
amounts	O
in	O
excess	O
of	O
Schafer	O
's	O
original	O
goal	O
of	O
$	O
400,000	O
.	O
</s>
