Post Apocalyptic Australia Tactical RPG Heavy on Story // BROKEN ROADS

Broken Roads is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in a decaying, post-apocalyptic version of the vast Australian Outback, featuring a genre-redefining morality system. Check out Broken Roads here: tblink.co/RoadsOdd. Thanks to Versus Evil and Tiny Build for sponsoring this video.
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Hi! My name is Christopher Odd and I’ve been playing video games on the internet for a few years. I really enjoy a variety of games but generally lean towards games with a unique and engaging story (Bioshock, The Witcher, Cyberpunk 2077, The Last of Us etc), strategy/roguelike games (XCOM 2 War of the Chosen, Darkest Dungeon, etc), and RPGs (Dark Souls, Elden Ring, Dragon Age, etc). Of course, I am always looking for great indie games too!
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[@NeoN-PeoN]

"Hard yakka" is Australian slang for hard work or laborious effort. It's often used to describe tasks that require physical exertion or considerable effort. The term "yakka" itself is believed to have originated from an Aboriginal Australian language, meaning work or toil. So, "hard yakka" essentially means tough or difficult work.

[@damlurker]

I've lived in australia for 8 years and never knew this lol. I only know of a clothing brand called Hard Yakka.

[@NeoN-PeoN]

@@damlurker I had to Google it lol

[@CheerupButtercup]

Thank you 🙏 😊

[@davidwhitfield6025]

I'm Australian and have never used the word or heard it in any urban area. I think the only time I've heard it, other than on TV, is in outback Queensland at a cattle station.

[@kawapatch]

They're also a type of tree here in Australia that are notorious for having sharp leaves that can easily poke an eye out, and for being a massive pain in the arse to remove. Their roots spread far and can easily regrow years after removing the stump. Would *not* recommend planting them in your yard, unless in a pot. 😅

[@HoangTran-wu6se]

Oh god, imagine the mutated wildlife in Australia.

[@oneleghendo5239]

So you mean modern day Australia?

[@NeoN-PeoN]

Right? I'm hoping there is an intelligent race of telepathic Blue-Ringed Octopus!

[@ChristopherOdd]

Aren't they already mutated?

[@Milleniumlance]

Geez they already have spiders the size of dinner plates

[@Dwarfman01]

Hey now! That's no way to talk about people from Wollongong.

[@suggestiveartefacts3956]

Hoping you do a full playthrough of this, when I saw this in development, I was truly impressed by the minute details that were accurate to not just the country, but the region! I've visited the Wheatbelt several times.

[@ws6619]

Pillars of Eternity also has heavy story / character details. Beautiful environments and art here.

[@lewandowski1313]

I am very excited to not only play this game myself but to see more of it from your play through.

[@oscarlaurie8879]

Yakka means work. I wishlisted the game! Looks very interesting.

[@ChristopherOdd]

You and me both!

[@damlurker]

no one actually says that here. Never heard it used.

[@bossb6390]

@@damlurker must be a age thing heard it all my life

[@louiscypher4186]

​@@bossb6390 it's culture and age. I doubt they use the term in east of the Cumberland no matter the age.

[@bossb6390]

@@louiscypher4186 cumberland you meant sydney yes?

[@spyro257]

new game called The Crust is releasing in the 3rd quarter of this year... it's kinda Surviving Mars and Factorio mixed, and there's Beta gameplay out now... looks like something u would play

[@kevinkennedy5442]

Living in Australia it is really good to see a game based here, hope you continue to play the game

[@n173w0lf]

We all know where your compass will go, Canadian Odd

[@anofsti]

Hopefully not the WW1 type that caused the Geneva Convention 😬 Or the Geneva Checklist as their military calls it

[@sarundayo]

Wasteland meets The Sims

[@robertagren9360]

Colony ship Age of decadence Rogue-lite

[@lstcloud]

Saying the phrase, "post-apocalyptic Australian Outback" feels more redundant than saying "Automatic Teller Machine... Machine." Freaky fish, poisonous snakes, jumping spiders with a body the size of a dinner plate, kangaroos that wanna kick your teeth in, DROP-BEARS! 🤠 🦘 🐍🕷🐨

[@Narcissist86]

I'm reading your descriptions and I don't see which part is post-apocalyptic. That's just regular ole Australia.

[@FulloutPostal]

"Post Apocalyptic Australia" so, australia? "but everyone has guns" so, texas? "but society has collapsed" so, texas?

[@srellison561]

@@Narcissist86 I think that was the point.

[@Dwarfman01]

We are one.... But we are many! And from alll the lands on Earth we roam!!!!

[@NevFTW]

That is my Australian national anthem

[@jensjensen2152]

I need more of this Mr odd 😍😍

[@Agrona33]

I just saw an article about Broken Road and here you are showing it to us! Awesome! 🤘 I love everything post apocalyptic! Reminds me of Fallout 1 and 2, but nicer graphics. The art style is definitely cool. It also brings back memories of the Wasteland games.

[@vigneshmoorthie922]

Love the art style and graphics of this game.

[@NeoN-PeoN]

I'm genuinely digging this. Is this going to be a potential playthrough after XCOM?

[@milamberpuc7059]

Hmm I might pick this one up, also interesting how you would tackle the story with your morale compass

[@carlinpotter137]

This looks cool. Reminds me a bit of Miasma Chronicles, but with a heavier emphasis on RPG mechanics, which I love. Very cool. :)

[@krazyknightmare7410]

It got that fallout 1 - 2 & wasteland 1 - 2 vibe. Awesome!

[@rebelliousgrayfox]

Hope to see a full playthru of this. Haven't really watched since XCOM 2 season... 4? Idr. Episodes were like movies unto themselves. A bit too much for casual watching. Oh, did see Last Train Home start to finish tho. That one was awesome. Point being: Broken Roads series LP

[@cidolfas86]

Wishlisted and ready to give it a try :)

[@CheerupButtercup]

Same here

[@conq1273]

Interesting mechanics. Hope it will be succeasful❤

[@wyomingsioux]

I’ve been keeping an eye on this. Turn-based, story-heavy, post apocalyptic CRPG aligns with the types of games I’ve played and enjoyed in the past (starting with the first Wasteland from 1987). I see that, per custom, Odd is attempting to play the “good guy”. Or at least the nice one.

[@jakeofyore]

really hope you keep playing this. the graphical style is so good...

[@ClayThrower]

I picked all the same options you did. (for the ethics questions)

[@VyberWolf]

"Not mad, bait." 😂

[@wyomingsioux]

Spoonerism!

[@snakeeyes1970]

This looks very similar to Wasteland.

[@Serbokrat]

Please do playthrough!

[@luinthoronytb]

Speaking of Disco Elysium, the other look you considered at the start looked a lot like a slightly younger and less drunk Harrier.

[@RyanNightTalks]

sick

[@anofsti]

I'll be very happy if you go for humanist/nihilist I think that's a cool combo and philosophically the most interesting. Kinda like positive nihilism (it's a real thing - basic principle is that there are no true meaning of life - but that doesn't mean we shouldn't make the most out of it while trying to make the world a better place, both as individuals and as a society Kurzgezagt has has a brilliant video on the concept that explains it in a much better way than I can

[@dalaraz1]

you have 6 bullets it seems based on the tooltip so no need to reload every turn i guess?

[@TMarkisson]

Sounds like Karlac is in the cast.

[@shayliakara]

Leaving Ella got her rifle back? How did that happen?

[@jajsem1109]

The test: 3,1,4,3,4,1 It would be interesting, if they make take you this type of test and it actually change the world.

[@SamuelGeist]

I know it's post-apocalyptic and everything, but I'd be saying "nah, I'm out" right when the lookout threatens to KILL you if you don't do a simple chore for her. I know she probably isn't serious, but I'm not doing ANYTHING for anyone who idly makes deadly threats.

[@Zifferony]

Watched the first 10 min of this video so far. Interesting concept of a game. I would have wished they'd gone all the way and allow the players to hide the DISC and the stats completely so that players won't be tempted to meta through out the game. 🙂

[@wyomingsioux]

19:36. Spoonerism detected!

[@fatkorn]

Some reason I have a craving for a blooming onion, huh?

[@BroadMeadowLuck2]

🎉🎉🎉

[@pbsixgun6]

I believe your percentages were bad for 3 reasons: Your level compared to theirs, Darkness, and their armor/defense (can't remember which affects aim). The NPC party members start higher level and better stats than you pretty much.

[@callisto537]

Brother I want to know your opinion, very little positive about this game, I love wasteland 2 and was waiting for this

[@Finly052]

This really looks like it has potential. If they keep that gritty edge and don't do the jrpg dumb fuckerie that Waste lands 3 had,it should do well. More voice acting would be great to, but how long is the game? You used to get 100 +hrs for games and not to long ago. Nothing is worse then 90$ for a short game with little replay ability. We need a game in this genre that has good replay ability. I'm kind of Bethesda'ed out. I so hope they dotted the I's and crossed the T's. Fingers crossed. Take care everybody.

[@TheShorterboy]

not sure where the guns are from, they banned them decades ago

[@amca68]

Welly well seems I'm a humanist.

[@dominguezvive]

Yakka work.

[@oneleghendo5239]

This game looks really cool! Makes me sad I don’t have a PC…

[@Shadow86TheGamer]

When you thought xcom is rough on their 70%... They were blank shot, right in his face with 70% and failed. How did you survive the apocalypse at that point? 🤣😂

[@kittyspam2146]

Yeah not a fan of the way they separate the morality to much of the politics of elysium though hidden better here I suppose

[@Dz-sg4ib]

1

[@SparklyPurpleNails]

That voiceover at the start is… a choice. She sounds too cheerful and also like she’s reading from something directly in front of her. Makes it feel amateurish right off the bat.

[@daltsy]

Really liking their immediate and clear acknowledgment of our First Nations people. Great job, devs!

[@jed2055]

In fact all humans and all life for that matter is mutated. Am I wrong? It's arsehole not asshole. Lets get that sorted first up. Sad to realise Aussie millennials don't know some of our own basic lingo. Yakka has been around for yonks. I won't be forking out for this one. (G2A AU$31.27)

[@MrZotteltier]

I feel like this is a suuuuuper slow opening to a game. Almost feels more like a point and click or visual novel with movement than a rpg.

[@iainjames313]

It does look like a bit of an oldschool fallout clone - and there are a tonne of those out there. Not sure anything other than the moral compass system particularly stands out and even then it's just a four-axis version of the old "paragon-renegade" system bioware used to use. I'm also not sure that "humanism" and "nihilism" should be neighbours or close than humanism and machiavellianism. Even machiavelli (in the Prince) didn't disregard human life or existence like a nihilist would.

[@shobhitkaul8076]

Don't xcom this one lmao

[@gg.youlubeatube6249]

Combat camera is too agressive. In general, combat is weak.

[@shane7103]

Rubbish game

[@Zaryn10]

How did non Aussies go with the accent ? I'ts funny as an Australian to hear our accent in games. 🦘

[@biggusdickus4952]

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