History Main / BrokenBridge

* ''VideoGame/DriverSanFrancisco'' has red barriers that are removed as the story progresses, and respawn you facing the other way if you try to drive past them. In a bit of GameplayAndStoryIntegration, one StalkingMission actually ends early when the suspect drives past the barrier and forces Tanner to stop there (much to the confusion of his partner).

** In ''VideoGame/EscapeFromMonkeyIsland'', Guybrush is framed for a crime and stuck on Lucre Island because they give him a cursed Voodoo anklet. It would become ''very'' uncomfortable if he tried to leave.

** 'VideoGame/Persona3'': Several floors throughout Tartarus act as dead ends that halt progress through the dungeon, but each becomes a regular floor after the relevant plot-related events occur.

*** Even if you somehow get around those, there is a layer of fog at the center of Paldea that you just aren't allowed to dive through. [[spoiler:Beneath the fog is Area Zero, which is restricted access by the Paldean Pokemon League and the Academy. Unfortunately, the first time you fall through, your mount - the cover legendary Pokemon - is triggered by the presence of its counterpart enough to not come out of its Poke Ball no matter what you try, locking you inside Area Zero until you resolve that plotline.]]

** The Mines are blocked off by a landslide and isn't cleared until the 5th day of your first Spring.
** The path to the train station and the Spa are locked until an earthquake on the 3rd day of your first summer clears the path.

** The Sewers are locked until you get the key after donating 60 items to the Museum.
** The bus to the desert is broken down, and there is another literal broken bridge to the Quarry, both of which require completing bundles at the Community Center (or Joja Community Devleopments) to fix. After you gain access to the bus, you need to find the Skull Key on the 120th floor of the mine before you can access Skull Cave.

* Because the majority of ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedI'' takes place [[ShowWithinAShow inside a computer interpretation of Desmond's ancestral memories]] that requires Desmond to complete one set of memories to unlock others, areas that cannot be accessed are simply blocked off by transparent walls of DNA memory codes. Although never stated outright in the game, it's implied that, because Desmond's ancestor did not go to the part of the city at that particular time, there are no memories to fill in the city.

* ''TabletopGame/MagiNation'' featured this in the UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor game, where the bridge in question needs to be built. In order to do that, you must first obtain a specific [[{{Mon}} Dream Creature]], which essentially means seeking them out and beating up enough of them to get enough randomly-acquired animite to have someone forge it. Once you get it, the bridge can be built... and collapses immediately afterwards. Some bridge.

* In ''VideoGame/PotionPermit'', there are some parts of the overworld blocked off by debris or broken transport, and you need to clear them by gathering enough materials and leveling up your badge.

* ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'': there is a literal Broken Bridge that is repaired as soon as you've progressed enough.

** There is also an example of a Broken Bridge mechanic in the opening scenes with Marle, when you stop for candy, Marle will constantly stop if you try and run away. [[spoiler:If you do, this is used against you later in your kidnapping trial]].