The first half of Double Fine's long-awaited Kickstarter-funded point-and-click adventure Broken Age is coming to Steam Early Access on 14th January.Studio head Tim Schafer publicly made the announcement earlier today on Twitter, where he noted that he's not released an adventure game in 16 years. (Has it been that long, Grim Fandango?!) "Haven't shipped a game of my own in 4.5 years, an adventure game in 16, a point-n-click in almost 20. Next Tuesday is going to be exciting!" the legendary developer said.Those who backed the project formerly known as Double Fine Adventure will receive codes for this early access rendition of Broken Age, while the second half of the game is due in a few months.Broken Age follows two parallel stories as the player switches back and forth at will between main characters Shay (Elijah Wood) and Vella (Masasa Moyo). The former is a teenage boy living alone in a spaceship following the destruction of his homeworld, while the latter is a girl who's been chosen as a sacrifice to save her village. While Shay rebels against the overprotective AI his parents left to coddle him, Vella runs from her fate and seeks to slay the monster that's been tormenting her village. The cast is rounded out by Wil Wheaton, Jack Black and Jennifer Hale.

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