Broken Reality 2000

Old enough to know what Playstation Home was? Then yeah you'll get a kick out of this. It's a bit of a puzzle-y explore-y secret hunt-y type game - not the hardest or most complex, certainly not the longest, but it kept me engaged long enough to 100% it and it was a good time. I played the original back when it first released, and then heard that they were making this one... the day before it came out, so I fired up the original again to do another playthrough since I'd forgotten pretty much everything. With the first one fresh in my memory I can say that if you enjoyed Broken Reality then you will almost certainly enjoy Broken Reality 2000. Alright was THIS the right one??

Its very fitting for the followup to Broken Reality to not live up to the first iteration. The movement is painfully slow, the level design is sprawling but uninteresting, and the vibe comes off as the shift from forum culture to socmed flattening everything out into the same empty feeling. I'd rather just replay the original again.

Week one release hiccups aside, I enjoyed my experience, I went in with the expectations of exploring an evolved world based on the original game, and I believe this game delivered that well. I really enjoy how the mechanics have changed since the first, taking photos felt more streamlined and less awkward in comparison to the first game, I also appreciate how the katana mechanics have been more thought out than just mindlessly hacking away at obstacles. Without spoiling too much in regards to the story, I felt it was a little light in comparison to the first, I would almost go as far as to say it felt more like an afterthought, it made things feel like the primary focus of the game was more about the exploration aspect rather than why you were even there to begin with. Overall, I've finished the game satisfied.

liked the first game. did not like this one.

Thoughts on Broken Reality 2000, largely relative to the original. I think both are absolutely good games in their own right and strongly recommend both. -It feels a lot angrier at the state of the internet than Broken Reality, and rightly so. BR's focus was on the vapourwave "melancholy nostalgia" feeling of the old net, whereas 2000 is focussing more on both the early 2000s and the modern internet landscape, with likes becoming secondary to cold hard cash in some areas, multiple cargo cults, a few returning characters being largely bit players, or lost to conspiracy and grift, and much less of a hopeful atmosphere overall -This more angry approach and clear dislike for the internet as it exists, versus OG Broken Reality being sort of inherently hopeful for the internet because of the chosen visual theme (vapourwave nostalgia largely being a lamentation for what the internet could have been/was being more pro internet by default) does create a strange feeling of not knowing which aspects of the game that I didn't entirely gel with were intentional. One area (♥♥♥♥ the Crypts) is just genuinely pretty bad, but otherwise many issues feel thematically appropriate in the ways they create friction and frustration, emulating the modern net. -The gameplay is quite jank, maybe give it a week or two to pick it up so the major issues get fixed. I never got softlocked or had to reset, but from what I've read I'm relatively lucky in that regard -While I think the games artstyle is very appropriate given the subject matter, I'd be lying if I said I didn't prefer Broken Reality's look overall. There's definitely still a few "wow" moments, but I don't think anything's taken my breath away quite like AQUANET or the city from the original, except maybe the first look at NEXUS -The moment to moment story is largely a bit farcical, with some interesting things going on under the surface. I'm very much playing for the feelings I get from it though. -I think the ending is weaker, which is a shame as Broken Reality has one of my favorite endings ever. Overall, I have a lot to chew on thematically, and while I prefer OG Broken Reality, I think 2000 is a very worthy sequel.

Me diverti bastante com o jogo e valeu a espera do lançamento. 10/10

[h1]奇ゲーの名作、その続編[/h1] 前作『Broken Reality』の世界観にハマり、新作の発表から楽しみに待っていました！ 日本語非対応かつ、ネイティブな英語表現が頻出するので 翻訳ツールやGoogle翻訳のカメラ機能を使うとストレスフリーです。 [spoiler]（前作からテキストめちゃめちゃ増えてます）[/spoiler] 新作ではストーリーが充実し、前作で「？」だった部分も少しずつ明かされていきます。 ゲームの進め方は前作を踏襲しており、15時間弱で全エンディング回収できました。 前作に引き続き、 [h3]「オブジェクトの当たり判定がおかしい」[/h3] [h3]「マップやアイテム配置、ギミックが分かりづらい」[/h3] [h3]「頻繁にスタックしてロードし直す羽目になる」[/h3] など、[b]嬉しい[/b]要素が満載です。 ぱっと聞きクソゲーですが、[b]開発陣は意図的に作り込みを甘くすることで世界観を演出しています。[/b] 2000年頃の3Dゲームだと思って不親切さを楽しみましょう。 ただし、致命的なものとしてスイッチ扉系のギミックでアイテム「[spoiler]Bookmarker[/spoiler]」をうまく（？）使うと、おそらく詰む箇所がいくつかあります。 セーブのタイミング次第では進行不可になるので気を付けましょう。 [spoiler]マップのロード時に、シリーズのキーパーソンである"Onee-Chan"のイラストが表示されるのですが、マップごとに違うイラストが用意されていて、これがとてもかわいい！！[/spoiler]