Broken Roads - Dark Post Apocalyptic Caravan Tactical RPG

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[@DropBearBytes]

Broken Roads' Game Director checking in here - thanks a lot for the video! Just watched it, awesome commentary and thanks for the praise! Going to check out the comments and respond to some, and super stoked to see the positive reactions so far. Cheers and thanks again.

[@michaelstenrue2196]

11 mins in and I already paused the video to go and download the demo, can't wait to give it a go myself. All the best in the future development!

[@DropBearBytes]

@@michaelstenrue2196 Thanks very much! Keen to heat what you think about it. :)

[@carsormyr]

As a Ballardong Noongar I really appreciate that acknowledgement on the start screen ✊🏾I can't wait to play your game

[@DropBearBytes]

@@carsormyr Awesome - great to hear it. We've worked with Noongar elder Karla Hart to give it our best shot at doing this right. Hope you enjoy Broken Roads!

[@movementplanner8919]

Hey Dev team, fellow Aussie here and love the look and feel of this game. Thought the acknowledgement at the start was nice since I'm living on what used to be Darumbal land. Keen as beans to play this.

[@lemusketeer3232]

From the beginning of the video, in answer to your query as to what a chook is.. it be a chicken 🐔, they were a chicken farm which is what attracted the dingoes. Loving this theme, outback Australia post apocalypse.. yeah. Great vid, thanks for leaving some of the demo for me to discover. ❤

[@gabrielandradeferraz386]

oh that was after the apocalipse already? I thought it looked pretty normal/s

[@dasaggropop1244]

not sure whether Dark Post Apocalyptic or just Australia

[@ferrangrau8392]

u made my day haha

[@Dios1dMt]

As an Aussie, I’m very excited about this. And the half bogan slang is beautifully on point.. ‘dags stick together’ 😂😂

[@bernard832]

The morality system looks really promising

[@DropBearBytes]

Thanks! Working really hard on making it fun, consistent and to provide a range of options for all character builds and play styles!

[@Reoh0z]

reminds of Disco elysium. I like that your choices affect your character development and the options available to you.

[@damienwatson3897]

This is amazing...I grew up around the area this is set. Rural western Australia. This is brilliant. Chook is slang for chicken. Hearing the names of Brookton, Merridan, Kalgoorlie....just awesome....if this game mentions my home town I reckon this will be a must get for me.

[@DropBearBytes]

Hey! What is your home town?

[@damienwatson3897]

@@DropBearBytes let's put it this way, if you are at Kokeby heading South to Brookton, through Pingelly to Popy and Cuby....you wouldn't be far away 😉

[@matty101yttam]

@@damienwatson3897 narrogin then?

[@damienwatson3897]

​@@matty101yttam Yep. Pretty amazing to see the area in a pretty decent game.

[@matty101yttam]

@@damienwatson3897 Yeah i grew up in pingelly but worked on rail all over, hopefully they add the more quirky towns. There's definitely some places that give a weird desolate/abandoned/isolated feeling.

[@TheAussieLeo]

That intro doesn't get more "85 year old Aussie bloke on a chair having a yarn". That is spot on for most outback towns. [E] A Chook is chicken mate. :) Roo tastes a bit gamey, it's got a strong flavour.

[@pierrevillemaire-brooks4247]

This game has an odd spin on philosophy in the way its morale chart is laid ; Utilitarian versus Nihilist , and Machiavellian versus Humanist. I'm not entirely sure that these principals are completely exclusive to one another , but I can understand why some people would see it this way. Machiavellian is in opposition to Honorable, Nihilist is in opposition to Existentialist, Humanist has no specific counterpart but I could guess that Naturalist is the closest, Utilitarian is said to be in opposition to Deontological which I find a bit confusing. On second thought , I realize that this game is putting us in a position where we have to conjugate two of those principals but can't combine the ones that are presented as opposites. Weird selection none the less in my opinion.

[@DamsdelDrennon]

The story telling and morale system are hints of great care and attention to details, everything else comes as a confirmation. This is great.

[@DropBearBytes]

Wow, thanks for that! The team really appreciate it.

[@SusCalvin]

I think Baldur's Gate had a mechanic where vendors would keep buying any non-magical bows and junk armour you hauled back, but they paid less and less the more you offloaded a certain kind of item. Eventually a longbow would barely pay.

[@ashleyreynolds8961]

yeah lol

[@YumLemmingKebabs]

First question: "This man must stand trial even though I think he's innocent!" Second Question: "Instant summary execution! No alternatives considered!"

[@lothiaskane2614]

It's actually worse than that. It's more like "I don't care, I am just following orders". The third option sounds ideal: you're still doing your job, but also informing "the judge" that this man may be innocent.

[@unnamedenemy9]

It's funny how, whenever there's some kind of moral decision in games, there's like a 90% chance that Splatt will pick the most cowardly, most cruel, most evil option -- unless something else just looks like it would be solidly better.

[@joaoarthur6487]

As someone who picked almost all the same choices in the quiz while going through the demo, i'm equal parts offended and in agreement.

[@bring-out]

And still he plays paladins and clerics in dnd. 🤔

[@kareningram6093]

"Drop Bear Bytes" is an objectively great name for a game developer. Also that tribute on the title screen is very cool.

[@kruleworld]

doubly so if they're Australian...

[@DropBearBytes]

Thanks for saying so!

[@stealth1106]

@@DropBearBytes please add a side character who got attacked by a drop bear as a tribute to your name, it would be hilarious lol

[@Steve-xh3by]

I've been waiting for this for a while. The morality system, and the hand drawn art look fantastic!

[@Capt.AveRage]

"Chook" is just Aussie for chicken. Your channel is safe :)

[@DrBunnyMedicinal]

Good thing he didn't ask what a dag was, hey?

[@sortius_]

Yeh, definitely Aussie colours. Very much a Victorian steppe/grasslands colour palette.

[@thedango6890]

Actually more people fleeing increases your chance of escape, they have to try and catch all of you. Guard is distracted, sneak up take him out dress in his garb walk away with a few captives. Return a week later with many more friends and burn the place down when they are sleeping

[@donaldcedar7574]

If they offered answers that were objectively best it wouldn't be a morality quiz. Stop making stupid comments

[@Pannenberg]

Disco Elysium is one of my all time favorite games. When I heard a comparison made (however fair it ends up being) I have been chomping at the bit for Broken Roads

[@AwesomeJedi182]

​@Asphyxx honestly for me it's the dialogue and ways to solve the cases and stuff. And the wonderful art direction

[@Pannenberg]

I can definitely understand why it isn't for everyone. To be honest its a little difficult to describe exactly why I loved it, precisely because it really isn't like anything else. Its a CRPG but really its more like the old Lucas Arts point and click in some ways in the sense that there are (mostly) no hard fail states, and being a ridiculous human being to the NPCs or failing a dice role becomes integrated into the story in really rewarding ways. Phenomenal, crazy, poignant, hilarious writing. Absolutely stellar voice acting (the narrator is worth the price of admission imho, his voice is unreal). An absolutely gorgeous soundtrack. The best side kick character ever in Kim Kitsuragi. A surprisingly rich world seen through a noir-esque lens, with some subtle but absolutely fascinating sci-fi and fantasy elements. Really interesting philosophical and political concepts. I've seen it for $9.99 on Steam sales, the best thing I can really do is to say go get it and experience it (fast playthrough would be 15-20 hours, but I take my time and my playthrough ended up being like 35-40 first time and there is a fair amount of replay value).

[@k.constantine]

The writing in DE is for midwits or Twitter golem.

[@PandemoniumGameDev]

@@Pannenberg This. Disco Elysium felt like something that doesn't care about conventions, or simply doesn't know what those are, just like the main character. It managed to evoke emotions that probably no other game did, the realization moment which I won't spoil hit very hard and I actually felt like the character. I'm not a CRPG fan by any means, I don't like reading long dialogues and memorizing details and yet I listened to every word in the game, making deductions, guesses, trying to catch small things that don't add up. Long story short it's one of the most unique games I've played and one of the best as well, I doubt Broken Roads comes close but I'll give it a shot.

[@Handles_arent_a_needed_feature]

Wait til you find out theres a whole genre of this type of game

[@timjerrom7173]

"chook" is a chicken, love the Diablo sounding music. Looks like a cook game dude.

[@wrongtown]

Can confirm, chook ain't getting nobody cancelled 👍

[@rodh1404]

Can also be a nickname, but not this time.

[@coolersmoke]

I noticed the very Diablo-style guitar chords too..! Grim Dawn has some as well.

[@ItsMrAssholeToYou]

Chooks are a breed of highly venomous mole. Their milk is a prized delicacy throughout the island.

[@tomkimball40]

Uh, isn’t a “chook” just a chicken?

[@ItsMrAssholeToYou]

@@tomkimball40 Nope, mole. Super dangerous to handle. And they''re milked by hand. And then people drink that milk. Milk that came out of a mole. They love it, those islanders do.

[@adomuir2239]

oh yeah one of the many moles we have in australia. :P

[@sim.frischh9781]

"Drop Bear Bytes" LOL, i love that studio already.

[@DrBunnyMedicinal]

They're *clearly* sandgropers, too! 🤣

[@DropBearBytes]

@@DrBunnyMedicinal Haha. Actually, the team are spread out around Australia, with others in Europe, South Africa and the United States. We have taken numerous trips to WA to take photos, record video/audio, meet the locals etc, and worked with a Noongar elder for respectful and authentic representation of the Indigenous peoples in the game.

[@DrBunnyMedicinal]

@@DropBearBytes You're faking it damn well then, mate! Great to hear the Noongar have been consulted too. Keep up the great work! 👍

[@Jasta85]

Been waiting for this to fully release, been on my wishlist for a while so I tend to completely forget about it heh. Thanks for putting it back on my radar Splat.

[@JPBennett]

The voiceover on that intro is just amazing.

[@neilarcher2551]

It's a guy known as Uncle Jack Charles who sadly died late last year .

[@olympusentertainment2638]

The music and the voice reminds me of Decard Chain from Diablo.

[@cosmiccowboy9358]

Looks amazing can’t wait for full release

[@remielpollard787]

Jhust so you know, chook = chicken Also an endearing colloquialism for an old woman.

[@carsormyr]

Oh man I've been waiting so long for this game. It's been on my Steam wishlist since 2021 so I hope it's good!

[@SLCclimber]

That intro video elicited me into a state of serene calm

[@Lehanna]

Note to self, do not hang around Splat AT ALL in the post apocalypse.

[@Jedi_Vigilante]

Questions the nobility of camels because they are angry and prideful... Doesn't seem to realize that some of the most angry and prideful people are... nobility lol

[@jesseplays23]

I think the background colors for the characters describe what type of personalities they are nihilist humanist ect. It's a really cool way of telling you what kind of company you have around you

[@TheYashakami]

The intro to this game was awesome.

[@Ethrianor]

Yeah, and I know that damn voice too, but can't think who it is

[@DropBearBytes]

@@Ethrianor Uncle Jack Charles, who has sadly passed away since we recorded this. We have permission from the family to continue using his voice in the videos and in the demo, but we are going to have to use a different narrator for the bulk of the game.

[@Ethrianor]

@@DropBearBytes Sorry to hear that. Great voice, could listen for ages. Just looked up more about him and apparently we have the same birthday. Now I have to get it 🙂

[@Pancreaticdefect]

For once I already had a game from this channel on my wishlist.

[@shawnsmith3959]

Oh fuck yes! I was initially so jealous at seeing this title, thinking you got an early exclusive version or something. I've been following this game for quite awhile and it's way high up there on my list of most highly anticipated/awaited games.

[@fordse2002]

Character creation: Daaaang, Splat is ruthless 😂.

[@mmzda]

Looks epic, can't wait for this one, Reminds me a bit of BG 1+2

[@DropBearBytes]

Thanks! BG 1 & 2 were major influences behind Broken Roads

[@matthuck378]

I'm old and still chuckle at "Noife" Crocodile Dundee was a thing that happened, kids.

[@OzyWazza]

Just took a crack at the demo after watching here, and I had a blast with all the little shout-outs that were included in the mix. To DropBearBytes - about what you can find in the pub; you can change the name on the can as much as you like, but that colour scheme will always, ALWAYS let everyone know that the contents are close to water 😉 Here's looking forward to the full release!

[@DropBearBytes]

Hahaha thanks very much Wazza!

[@joshherbster5571]

Definitely looks like something I might check out

[@petemartin_net]

Chook is Australian for a chicken.

[@bierlichen1]

More than one option for a player choice is my favorite kind of game.

[@bethesdafall]

I've had my eye on this game for a while. Love me some CRPGs

[@australianandrew128]

Plus - They are speaking authentic 'Strine' The Accents are brill. I recognised many of the voice actors, specially the Narrator. If it gets a good Aussie marketing spiel, it will do well. Dunno if the rest of the world is clued into 'Strine' yet, but not worse than travelling in US just as Croc Dundee was released. People should catch on better today.

[@stevenwicks6451]

After seeing this I have added it to my Steam wishlist. Looks good, and an Australian developer too.

[@jallen1425]

My only problem with post apocalyptic stories that take place in Australia is that Australia is already a hellish wasteland.

[@EzekielHateable]

Great video as always.

[@Falcons8455]

1/6 you talk about not being the judge/executioner. then 2/6 you be the judge/executioner lol

[@claylewis8233]

Dag is a derogatory term, its the word for the hair around a sheep booty hole that gets poop all stuck in it. Dag clumps together indeed. general term. I first heard it when a lady said "He's a bit daggy isnt he?" I dont know is he? what the heck is Daggy? anyhows, game looks amazing

[@Reoh0z]

Aussie checking in. It's a BIG country the colour palate is going to depend on where, but it looks pretty accurate. There's a patch of too green grass around a home there unless someone's watering it. In a dustbowl area like that scene the grass is commonly yellow tinged.

[@adomuir2239]

yup thats what i reckon too, a bit too green. mind you, pretty dry round kokeby when its not irrigated. but maybe they wanted to make the game a bit prettier

[@fluffybunnyslippers2505]

In Australia it was customary to call your mother "the old chook" When i was growing up.

[@Vipre-]

I can see why there's apparently a lot of excitement. Looks great, and reminds me of some of the best PA games I've played.

[@TotallyNoCat]

PA? Party adventure? Post apocalyptic?

[@theheavenlyoption]

This looks like a modern version of fallout 2! awesome!

[@igorthelight]

Check out Wasteland series ;-)

[@theheavenlyoption]

@@igorthelight oh yeah i did play that. this game looks like it has a more old school vibe to it though.

[@DropBearBytes]

Thanks for saying so - that is definitely the goal and one of the main inspirations. We also have one of the writers who worked on Fallout 2 (amid many other classics), Colin McComb, as our Creative Lead, and Leanne Taylor-Giles, our Narrative Director, worked with Colin on Torment: Tides of Numenera. The early Fallout games, Baldur's Gate series, Ultimas and so on are big influences on Broken Roads for sure.

[@igorthelight]

@@DropBearBytes Great to hear that!

[@theheavenlyoption]

@@DropBearBytes Oh I loved those games growing up and am glad that there are still people making them like they used to. I'm really looking forward to playing this game and Colony Ship!

[@Gaming_Antics]

Sweet, I like post apocalypse survival games!😊

[@QIKUGAMES-QIKU]

Yes they got the Colour tones pretty spot on bro ❤ and the Tin roofs .. Everything really.. They've done a great job on the entire Art style it's pretty Close to outback towns 😊

[@manio22]

Had it in my wishlist for a while, wanted to catch you in twitch and tell you about it, turned out you good at doing what you do 😂

[@diamondgaming63]

Splatter keeps making me add great games to my wishlist, my wallet cannot handle it anymore! xD

[@reef0038]

this is a game thats been on my wishlist for a long time now and i cant wait for it to drop. that being said i will not watch this vid for spoilers sake but will leave a like lol

[@maxquiere]

this looks so nice, not only gameplay but some love into graphics, art style, interface. combat system looks really great. like a mix of fallout tactics, baldurs gate. hope this has some nice story, and overall time to complete is long enough.

[@HiHi-iu8gf]

haha I do like how right after putting the decision in the court's hand for the first question, when given the "take him back to town to stand trial" option right after, my man says nah actually we do just put em down (i mean he did say he didnt read the other options, but still 'bit funny lul)

[@Dermetsu]

Isometric rpg? And apocalypse? Sign me up.

[@neithealebor]

Looks very good and detailed. i love that art syle also! Something looks great about this game! this game have instant classic feel.

[@DropBearBytes]

Wow, thank you!

[@JohnSuave]

22:43 Wow! This was a brilliant bit of voice acting... absolutely heartbreaking man.

[@ryanbrady3755]

Looks good. Following this game.

[@santirank]

This looks great! I would totaly do machiavellian run.

[@ScottForrest420]

Looks awesome. Impatiently waiting.

[@revsins4188]

Without looking it up after a few minutes, I would've mistaken this game as one that would come from whoever made Disco Elysium. I loved that game so much so I definitely have to keep tabs on this one.

[@Daft_Savant]

Gimme fuel, gimme fire; gimme that which I desire; a proper caravan advanture rpg❤

[@ZippytheHappyChimp]

Splat making his morality choices: *I* am why you can't have good things.

[@armelior4610]

Funny that Australia seems exotic post-apo for Splat when the grandaddy of the genre is Mad max...

[@omri6938]

I can't wait! I love Wasteland so fucking much. Anything in the same vein is fantastic.

[@blumstein3468]

Looking forward to it!

[@lachlanjohnson6303]

WHY CANT I ESCAPE YOU CRAIG RITCHIE!

[@Envengerx]

This is beautiful.

[@m97x51]

Oh man that was heavy

[@leebargwanna6820]

Authentic Aussie accent! Good start!

[@adomuir2239]

its pretty sweet to see a game with australian idiom front and centre. i think this is the first game i've ever seen where people were called 'derros'

[@sadgearmy4892]

Nice! This is like Fallout 1, my favorite game ever.

[@ishutwar7470]

Kangaroo tastes like venison. Not easy to cook though.

[@ExplosiveFloofBall]

10:25 **Aggressive rattlesnake noises**

[@dls3939]

Ah yeah, been waiting for this. Sorry Cat have to play the demo first then watch yer vid

[@TheAzPackrat]

I like what I'm seeing in this game....might try it out soon....Semper Fi.....

[@thatthingthatisaid65]

Dude you sounded like a Bill Burr rant after that kid killed himself " just keep walking!!" @25:35

[@cameron571]

This is a very exciting game

[@user-dw5oc8nf8e]

When it was time to name your character, and the screen read "Name can't be empty", you should have defiantly yelled "You don't control me!" and entered the name Empty. Yup.

[@TheRok]

17:02 Gamer dude knows his camels. Count me impressed. 😂

[@booya2k]

Almost sounded like Bill Burr...."Walk away bad things happen by the road" WALK AWAY"

[@vliemek]

My friend from HS who works on the game posted this link on his LinkedIn, so here I am.

[@Gigusx]

"I left your son's body over there. You can go get it, or whatever." xD Jesus.

[@Menroth.]

Looks better than Encased, maybe one to keep an eye on.

[@Reece_Hart]

A chook is just what we call a chicken

[@matty101yttam]

The environment seems about right just brighter though, maybe more trees. I wouldn't want to be walking from brookton to kalgoorlie personally. And if the settings are correct then i hammered about 50% of the dog spikes into every rail line in the game :)

[@reopreop4690]

Tales from the borderlands style graphics and Herbert the pervert as narrator count me in 😂😂😂

[@ItsMrAssholeToYou]

For question 6, where's the option to try to recruit them to my settlement? They're obviously desperate and the settlement could probably some more able hands. Plus, diverting them from potentially becoming raiders seems a good idea too.

[@DropBearBytes]

Hah, that's a great option. We just can't fit them all in :)

[@darby2314]

The Narrator reminds me of an Australian Michael Caine.

[@bentilbury2002]

Australia always seems like a strange place to set a post-apocalyptic anything. I mean, for 97% of the place, how could you tell?

[@walkingcontradiction223]

Narrator whistles like he's got a broken grill.

[@georgiusheatwave]

Wow!! At first sight reminds me of pillars of eternity

[@georgiusheatwave]

Deadfire

[@nillman]

made me think of wasteland 3 for a bit..

[@DropBearBytes]

Yep, Pillars of Eternity 1 and 2, and the old Infinity Engine games, old Fallout games, Ultima series etc are all influences. Versus Evil, our publisher, also published Pillars.

[@lukestewart6155]

The voice for the narrator is sort of the typical Australian voice they use when they do a narrator

[@witchdoctor1]

Oh holy shit. That part where you tried to disarm the kid... this game looks really, really promising.

[@DropBearBytes]

Thanks for saying so! Hope you enjoy it.

[@witchdoctor1]

@@DropBearBytes I certainly am enjoying the demo so far, and I really dig the art and voice over work. Can't wait for full release.

[@alessimc]

Gotta flank em, dawg!

[@NoxDracul]

The game is being made in Australia. So id hope they'd get this land right haha, definitely got the humour right