Broken Sword 2: Remastered (2010)

I'd forgotten how enjoyable these old-style cell-animation games could be. I guess it just serves as a reminder that when you've got a solid story with logical puzzles and no bugs you really don't need much more in the way of flashy technology. Hard to believe this thing's 13 years old - I actually enjoyed it more than the next one in the series. Great game.

An enagaging game but involves a lot more talking as opposed to puzzle solving than I remember upon it's original release. So much so that some parts of the game are just downright boring.

I've just found all the old Broken Sword games, and it feels like a breath of fresh air! Broken Sword two is a good sequal to Broken Sword. It continues with great gameplay, puzzles, story and characters. The Broken Sword series are one of the best adventure games I've played!

As my first Broken Sword game, this game definitely impressed me and certainly made me curious about the other games in the series. One of the best things about this game is the humor. The main character, George, is quite a witty guy, and many of the situations involve humor of some sort. I have to compliment the writing, which was both creative and entertaining. The voice acting was generally strong as well, although at times exaggerated, but that's to be expected to some extent in a humorous game. I usually didn't have too much trouble with the puzzles. At times I had to really think the possibilities over, but that's part of the fun. There were definitely a few times where I did get a bit lost, because a puzzle was somewhat illogical, but overall it wasn't a problem. The story itself was interesting but not thrilling. For me, the characters, writing, humor, and colorful graphics really made the game. I did enjoy the tidbits about the Mayans though. As for GOG's version, I have nothing to compare it to since I've never played the game before, but I had zero problems running it on my computer (Win 7 64-bit) & everything looked great to me. Overall, I have to say I enjoyed this game, primarily for the wit, characters, and writing as I mentioned before. I'd recommend this game if you like more traditional adventure games with a touch of humor. For me, it wasn't amazing or awe-inspiring, but it's a really good little game. So give it a shot!

A few weeks ago I picked up Broken Sword II from GOG, not quite knowing what to expect. Having been a fan of point-and-click adventures ever since playing Day Of The Tentacle when I was a little gamer, Broken Sword II had me pretty excited! The work the GOG team did is excellent - the download is a nicely packaged ScummVM game, with no glitches or bugs whatsoever, as far as I could tell. The graphics were good - nothing earth-shattering, but well-done. The dialogue and voice acting are very good - I've enjoyed listening to the conversations. A proper balance of storyline, humor and clues on how to proceed. The storyline, as you can read in the other reviews and description, is focused around Mayan religion and history - it manages to teach the player about this interesting culture, while providing an enjoyable story. The one thing that bothered me about the game was its extreme linearity - hardly any chance for moving back and forth between scenes. As with all games in the genre, I sometimes found myself frustrated at not being able to progress due to missing a certain item, or not being able to piece together the clues I'd been given yet... this is of course the whole point of the game - the feeling of accomplishment after 'getting it' is what we play for. Overall, I'm very pleased with Broken Sword 2, and happily recommend it to anyone who enjoys the genre. While not a must-have, for this price it's a very sweet deal!