Check Out: Broken Roads

Talking about the upcoming crpg Broken Roads, set in a post apocalyptic Australia with a big emphasis on choice and consequence with it's narrative
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[@DropBearBytes]

Wow, thanks a lot for the kind words in this awesome video! Game Director on Broken Roads saying hi and will respond to some of the comments/questions you may have!

[@dgmaffi]

I really enjoyed the demo. I'm looking forward to the full release. Question: Will the final release have more voice acting or will it remain how it is right now with partial voice acting. Just curious! Will certainly play more regardless.

[@jakehelder3254]

I just wishlisted! I'm very excited to buy it. As an Aussie, it makes me so excited to see our beautiful country on the steam front page. Keep it up and don't ever stop.

[@lala-bp3wh]

there is a similer vibe with this game to a game called disco elysium, are they are the same develpors?

[@TerrorZelle]

can you become communist or fascist?

[@jacoporegini8841]

Australia is the post apocalypse par exellence. The Fury Road goes through it.

[@NaumRusomarov]

it's set in post-apocalyptic australia that looks just like regular australia.

[@martinsoukup562]

Looks like normal Australia

[@maxchronicler]

😂

[@Wodan85]

i think this is just australia today

[@harrymason4300]

At least you aren't Canada.

[@Nostromo2144]

Torment down under? Gidday from Straya mate! ;)

[@hugoafonso2102]

Nope, not enough killer spiders.

[@ostrowulf]

Way more guns than Australia really has.

[@harrymason4300]

@@ostrowulf Australia has plenty of guns, they're just owned by the criminals. 😂

[@DeMause]

Holding off for the full release but excited to see the full game being an Aussie myself and having grown up partially in a country town. Very excited to play a game centred around my homeland for a change.

[@TheMarcHicks]

Same here.

[@Arasaka]

Same, looking forward to this one. Hope it delivers.

[@Taranchule]

Games (and major movies for that matter) set in our neck of the woods are so very rare, aren't they?

[@Zixxthify]

@@Taranchule any country outside of the us or europe, in fact you have more stuff there (in australia) than other places like my country

[@DropBearBytes]

Awesome - thanks for saying so. Really proud of how the team have recreated parts of WA in the game!

[@coconutologist]

Australia doesn't appear much in the post-apocalypse? Mad Max would like to have a word with you. I kid. Onward to 200k. All glory to the algorithm.

[@dempa3]

Glad to see another crpg with narrative focus. It will be interesting to see how the morality system works.

[@ostrowulf]

That morality system is what has me most interested.

[@fredx2570]

If I can’t be a murder hobo what is the point? ;-)

[@dempa3]

@@fredx2570 Who said you can't? Now you can be a murder hobo classified in a morality system! Look at them! Making system to classify us, looking down on our lack of permanent living arrangements, and our pragmatic approach to property rights! :D

[@DropBearBytes]

Hey - yep, Broken Roads is very much narrative-driven and we hope you all have a lot of fun with the Moral Compass. We've added settings in the demo that will resemble the game closer to launch, but we want people to be able to display the Moral Compass and moral choices however they please (say, hiding a preview of how that choice will move your world view, or hiding the fact a dialogue option is a moral choice at all, or displaying only [Moral] instead of the actual quadrant... whatever suits your play style/preferences).

[@dempa3]

@@DropBearBytes Thank you very much for the reply! Will there be any strain on the characters for making difficult choices, or choices not incongruent with Previous views and actions? I don't know exactly how that would work game mechanically. A debuff, for moral och psychological fatigue, maybe?

[@CaravelClerihew]

Played some of the demo. It's really great to see that they haven't shied away from the Australian-ness of the setting. There's a ton of slang used that's pretty incomprehensible to non-Aussies.

[@DropBearBytes]

We're adding in a glossary/cyclopedia feature where you can mouse over/highlight a word and a definition will appear, both for the slang and for locations/key characters that the player may need to know about

[@bafaxx851]

Played the Demo -it was too short:) - but leave a good Feeling

[@DaPauliP]

This one's right up there for my most anticipated games right along with BG3 and Rogue Trader!

[@quietinsound8087]

Post apocalyptic Australia, So just regular Australia.

[@schemage2210]

As an Aussie it actually is awesome to see a game set in Australia. Really aren't many of them out there. :)

[@bsgeneral121]

I absolutly love that drunk is an actual playstyle. I always thought it was cool that fallout gave you perks to improve alchohol but now i can be a full on alcoholic like my dream come true.

[@JoseRodriguez-xu1jz]

I wish we could see more fully voiced CRPG tho

[@rosscop.coltrane2747]

Have you played Wasteland 3. Dos 1 and 2 are also great

[@Mandrake42]

As an Aussie I have really been keeping an eye on this one as I always want to support local devs. Plus an Aussie setting seems a good choice give that Mad Max/The Road Warrior helped shape how we think of post apocalyptic style worlds.

[@Dermetsu]

It's pretty cool to have a post apocalyptic setting that's not the US or Russia for a crpg. I'll definitely be buying this one.

[@DropBearBytes]

Awesome, great to hear! Hope you enjoy it

[@Gregorovitch144]

This one's def on my radar. How it's gonna find some space with Rogue Trader, BG3 and Starfield on the horizon is another question.

[@ARealFreeAgent]

This is exactly how I picture a Fallout 1 and 2 remake to look. This art style is perfect.

[@lkim100]

mad max was set in australia, if i remember right. this game is just going back to those roots.

[@imperatorofman]

Thank you. Definitely cover this more I'm really interested in it. Love post-apocalyptic CRPG's like Atom and the original Fallout.

[@russeljackson7633]

You're right. The thing that has me the most interested is that moral compass. Already thinking of all the ways that could be played into the story the game's trying to tell.

[@DropBearBytes]

Great to hear. We've worked in a lot of reactivity from your companions/convoy members and some hopefully tough choices with some very 'you're not going to please everybody no matter how hard you try' moments.

[@maxchronicler]

This game looks like my cup of coffee 😅. Will try to the demo today. Thank you.

[@vinniecorleone62]

A great preview of this fascinating new RPG I've been following with it's development for some time!

[@jweare333]

This was already on my wish list… Going to check out the demo now. That narrative system looks very juicy… Can’t wait. Thanks for the heads up on the demo.

[@PeculiarNotions]

I'm glad to see this one is shaping up to be pretty good.

[@FrostWight]

I’m interested in this one too, primarily because it’s set where I come from: Western Australia. Looking forwards to seeing very familiar places reimagined into a fantastic setting

[@Dave-xb3xe]

Strewth mate! Reckon it'll be ridgey-didge/fair dinkum?

[@EvA-is5ed]

Fallout Down Under? FallOz?

[@GoatBoat22]

Inspired by Americas fallout and wasteland 🇺🇸

[@DropBearBytes]

Awesome! Got a bunch of Wheatbelt and nearby towns/locations. Hope you enjoy the demo and the game when it launches.

[@JankyToe]

Oh man, thanks for bringing this to my attention. A CRPG set in the Aussie outback has got me incredibly curious!

[@chanm01]

Been watching this one for years. A little disappointing that they can't announce a firm release date yet, but I'd definitely watch more coverage about it!

[@DropBearBytes]

As soon as we know when it will be, we'll announce publicly. Aiming for late this year.

[@filnisius2153]

Thanks for covering this, I'm wishlisting this right now! Looks super interesting!

[@a.s.5986]

Nice visuals, narrative. Looks promising 👍

[@grey_wulf]

Heyo Mortym! The Wasteland/Fallout series are among my favorite games. Broken Roads looks like it just might scratch that crpg post-apoc itch. Also, the setting is very appealing. (I'm from the U.S., and would like to see more games like this set in other places around the world.) Thanks and have a great day everyone!

[@odenat3701]

You can try Atom RPG and its DLC. It is a game similar to Broken Roads, a little rough on edges but still fun.

[@grey_wulf]

@@odenat3701 Thanks for the heads up. I'll give it a look.

[@t.t6294]

@@odenat3701 the writing in that game was...meh but overall it's worth a shot

[@DropBearBytes]

Really great to read posts like this - thanks for the encouragement and hope you enjoy the demo/full game at launch!

[@battlericky17]

This definitely looks fun. Wouldnt have heard about it without you. Thanks my good man!

[@Yameri]

Look forward to your videos, its like Christmas when they come out!

[@nhatvinhnhatvinh7310]

Fallout 8: The Aussie Rumble

[@shawngillogly6873]

Looks intriguing. I've seen this pop on my feed, but wasn't sold on it by the description. I'll be following it now, at least.

[@sinisasub85]

This one ticks all of my boxes!

[@binarysurfer5066]

As a big CRPG fan, I must admit; your channel has become required viewing before buying any game of that nature. It's also a highly refreshing approach to reviewing instead of the modern dross that passes for 'games jounalism.' Keep up the good work; i'm about to start my first playthrough of WOTR, and will be viewing your vids on it repeatedly. Pumped for Rogue Trader; with Space Marine 2 looking promising, 40k appears to be 'finally' passing the 'crap' games phase.

[@Redfren]

You sold me on it, added to my wishlist. Thanks Mortismal

[@myeroku4182]

I found this demo and you today on the Steam Fest Demo going on and I have to say it reminds me of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy mixed with the pick-a-path adventure books we had growing up with a touch of D&D style character creation, its not a game I would have normally gravitated toward but the demo was there I put in the time to read and create the character and honestly I really like this one. Its going on my watch list and Ill pry pick it up when the price is right. Thanks for putting this review up its insightful.

[@musguera]

I have been following this game on Steam for years, hope it turns out good. Another CRPG I'm following is Zoria, already has a release date in september.

[@dls3939]

Just went through the demo two days ago, definitely a buy for me. Got a tiny bit of Mad Max vibes too which is a very welcome thing.

[@ELSuperJake]

I think I wishlisted this years ago,really excited for this one

[@RialuCaos]

The demo was very short, but it seems promising enough if they can make it into a full-length RPG.

[@DropBearBytes]

Have you tried replaying it with a different character build or different moral choices? We've patched in a bunch of new features and polish over the last few days, including holding [Tab] to highlight interactables and display character names, different coloured text for descriptions/spoken dialogue, and so on.

[@brandonwooldridge1877]

Wow it seems like you post something everyday. Your commitment to your content is really inspiring Mortym

[@CrazyxEnigma]

This looks very interesting the morality system alone makes it stand out but its also a post apocalypse in Australia and given the popularity of Mad Max I'm surprised it's not more common place.

[@DropBearBytes]

Awesome, thanks for saying so. Hope you enjoy Broken Roads!

[@ThomasPaine01]

It's on my wishlist already. 😎

[@VideoAlone]

I had the opportunity to try a short demo last August in Cologne, and I think it's really solid. It's not groundbreaking but the premises are very good. I'll buy it and definitely spend tons of hours on it. I recommend you do the same!

[@dgmaffi]

I really enjoyed the demo! The art style really reminds me of Disco Elysium. The narrative seems engaging and meaningful and the moral compass is a really cool game system and I look forward to experiencing more. Definitely recommend you try it out!

[@gabriel897100]

i just downloaded the demo so glad to see this. hope it turns out good!

[@sisyr5615]

Really looking forward to this.

[@suzanner8360]

Looks interesting! Thanks for showing it

[@TheRealClaylex]

REALLY excited for this game.

[@lanagievski1540]

Ahh yes, the rural Queensland simulator

[@ondrejuz]

Looking forward to this one.

[@fabionunes7081]

it looks prety cool. waiting for your review

[@pendantblade6361]

As long as I can wear leather armor and have a pet dog, I'm game.

[@darthenclave6946]

I'm so excited for this game!

[@AyarARJ]

Seems like there are too few cane toads for a toadapocalypse setting. Regardless, this looks interesting. I had seen some early stuff about this being in development, after which it fell off my radar. But after this I'm looking forward to your full review--certainly up my alley and looks promising!

[@svenschnekel3997]

This looks kinda cool. The one thing I would like to change is that you cannot see the morality behind your answer

[@user-nr1py1xe9o]

You can straight up avoid saying "postapocalyptic" and it is just a normal day in Australia

[@Khay-77]

This game looks really promising. I'm waiting for reviews though before I pick it up.

[@tiagoferreira5368]

I love the setting I love the fact that the writing seems good. But im afraid about the lack of combat. I like a good balance between story and combat.

[@ScottSteubing]

This is already on my wishlist, but I'll definitely keep an eye on it.

[@Comissar_Carolus]

Just sub to your channel. Yoh have an amazing content, and I really like your reviews.

[@Kai-tn4yx]

Can you check out The Bookwalker? It's coming out in a few days, and also has a demo out. Very interesting story-based RPG, lots of narrative.

[@stehmer3]

Looks great

[@erikskoog8415]

Good show sir

[@taomahNEGEV]

Most promising. A nice Fallout vibe here.

[@VisibleToeHead]

Remember its not "Your money or your life!," its "QueeeeensLaaaaander!!!"

[@erics8192]

I'll give it a look

[@foreducation408]

I would love to play a lot of crpg games if they have full voice acting, sadly there are very few amount of games that have that.

[@HowardsCat]

Fully voicing everything costs money, makes it more costly and time consuming to make changes and rewrites and generally incentivizes devs to limit the amount of dialog and dialog options in the game. Text is king when it comes to CRPGs if you actually care about the writing.

[@TheGoukaruma]

@@HowardsCat Disco Elysium had both. In 2023 it should be the default for games to have voice acting.

[@RialuCaos]

@@TheGoukaruma Voice acting is not any cheaper in 2023 than it was in 1998.

[@foreducation408]

@@HowardsCat yeh i totally understand your point, i know it cost lot of money and for indie devs, it's really hard to do that on a budget. I just wish it had fully voice acting because for me personally it hard to read a lot of text in a game after doing my software development job in which i have to read a lot of documentation, because of that i become tired of reading anything

[@HowardsCat]

@@TheGoukaruma It didn't on release. They were able to fund voice acting for the entire game due to the success of the original release. Supposedly, the process of casting and recording all the characters took about 14 months. Now imagine that they had decided to do that from the start and add all that work and cost to the initial game. Do you still think the writing would have been as expansive? Or would they have cut down on dialog and characters to save time and money, to not sink the entire project?

[@michael2968]

other countries call it post-apocalypse, we just call it summer.

[@zyonhenderson67]

This might be the first CRPG I finish along with Disco Elysium. I never played CRPG's cause I found their stories to be secondary and the combat too boring. But the story seems to be phenomenal here so I will give this a shot!

[@rolafgrim8039]

Looks interesting.

[@Slim7073]

Mort, you might wanna check out Roadwarden. It's a visual novel with an isometric perspective.

[@user-rr8si7lx7p]

you Uploud even on sunday ! When do you take a day off?

[@kaidorade1317]

I also have this on my wishlist ha

[@Rasc0117]

Happy Father's Day! I Hope you and your son have a wonderful day! 🎉

[@armelior4610]

No parts of the video show an attack by the local wildlife, it's definitely post-apocalypse

[@xwlodarz]

Except for Mad Max? Mad Max took place in Australia.. ;)

[@captainfantastic7643]

psyched

[@happyninja42]

Is there any voice acting in the game? I know these kind of crpg's will sometimes mix voiced dialogue with just silent text, depending on the characters or quests, or maybe just like a narration style voice acting. Any of that in the demo, or any mention from the devs if it will be voice to any degree?

[@MortismalGaming]

It's a mix

[@mrmm1110]

When you think Australia couldn't be Post-Apocalyptic enough XD

[@James-Alai]

Dingo Elysium

[@YahBoiiTroy]

Wazaaaahhhhhh

[@rubbercable]

I remembered your 'preview' of this earlier. Disappointed it's still 'demo' but tbh, so are two other crpgs on my list.

[@Jadegreif]

Looks interesting, though I wish you would have shown the appearance tab in character creation. Can you pick gender, hairstyles etc. there?

[@MortismalGaming]

It's just 4 pre sets, no options

[@loreofmetalenthusiast]

Even bigger spiders? 👀

[@libertylion6088]

I'd like to see some more combat and gear crunch. Sure narrative is nice, but if it completely overshadows reward systems then I lose interest. Same reason the last two big games that were mostly narrative 3rd person perspective didn't appeal to me (talking about the planescape(ish) one and that other cyperpunk(ish) one. I do love the art style and setting for this though. I just need to satisfy my tactical and rpg growth itch.

[@umahorseman]

....... Will there be a mutant kangaroo or a pet kangaroo? Serious question.

[@bigt4135]

Just about home. You?

[@seagrey75]

The wastelands...

[@pinegulf]

Good. I could play a bit more wastelands.

[@rajahava]

Looks "heavily inspired" by Disco Elysium.

[@asarishepard8171]

While I appreciate your video on this game, you never heard of mad max?

[@DNDmaster29]

Day 21, pls review fear and hunger

[@onatgz]

free comment.

[@BlazeShorts820]

This looks great, but the bar for crpg's has been set so high by Baldur's Gate 3, it's hard playing any others

[@petemisc4291]

Shame it’s not fully voice acted

[@kukkukuttu]

Tried yhr demo, really liked the setting and voice acting but the turn based combat is very bland and non-intuitive