Posted on: January 11, 2009

Warmdrink

Games: 773 Reviews: 11

Intense, Dark but way over the top

Broken Sword 3 was a huge disappointment for most hardcore Broken Sword fans because of the new graphics - but do any of us REALLY care? There's intense drama, a new dark setting and a rather sinister, albeit over-the-top, story. Again George Stobbart is plunged into a mystery that, once again, threatens the world and all it's inhabitants. Broken Sword 3 carries on the normal globe-trotting traditions and difficult puzzles but this time in a completely new 3D engine. Hardcore Broken Sword fans may find this title disappointing and the dozens of "crate puzzles" are a great annoyance, but Revolution has once again given us great characters, settings and stories full of history, mystery and scandal.

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Posted on: March 29, 2010

peter477

Verified owner

Games: 37 Reviews: 1

Terrible controls

Beautiful looking game but I found it totally unplayable without mouse controls. I have never played a console game in my life and have no wish to start now...Why list a mouse under system requirements if you can't actually use one?

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Posted on: December 3, 2016

Artinum

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Games: 120 Reviews: 2

Slightly Disappointing

I was first introduced to Broken Sword through an app on my phone. It was a special deal, I was intrigued and I'd always liked adventure games. Then I discovered the second game in the series on CD, and thanks to the magic of emulation I was able to enjoy that one on my PC. And then I discovered there's a whole series of 'em. Hurrah! But game number three has been a little disappointing. The storyline and characters are great. I've got to know Nico and George over the last couple of games and their complex relationship continues to entertain here. It was also good to see a few nods to the first game. But the move to 3D has been problematic. This game is now half adventure, half platformer, and it's so easy to miss something because you didn't look in the right corner. Thank heavens for the internet, because I got stuck so many times looking for that one tiny thing I'd missed. Is it behind one of the dozen locked doors in most locations that I can't actually ever open? But my biggest irritation was with the action sequences. Suddenly, you need to do something QUICKLY. Nico got shot dead six times in the first one of these because I had no clue what I was doing, and every time the sequence would restart. No saving allowed here. I was sorely tempted to quit and start again at one point. Then I managed to move on... and missed the next quick button press, and the whole sequence restarted. It really wouldn't hurt the storyline if these were just FMV moments. Then we could get on with the puzzles again. I hope the later instalments in this series have managed to improve on these issues. This is a highly involving story but the controls and the sometimes too well hidden clues can disrupt the immersion.

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Posted on: April 29, 2018

LordHorst

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Games: 99 Reviews: 6

Good sequel

Broken Sword 3 is the consequential continuation of the first two parts. Again we get to experience a story full of mystical and historical elements, and again we get to meet some very interesting characters. Some of those are borderline caricatures, but they are never absurd characters. The 3D graphics work good in this game, but they don't look good according to today's standards. Back in the days, when the game was first released, the graphics where pretty good, but the problem with 3D graphics is that they don't age very well. Anyway, the graphics aren't exactly terrible, the animations just look very stiff sometimes. The biggest downer in this game are the "Quick Time Events". They where "the next big thing" back then, but every player hated them even then. Sometimes you get next to no time to react, so you have to rewatch the whole scene you just messed up all over again. Another downer in this game are the crate riddles. You'll be pushing so many crates in this game that it stops being original very soon. However, I do like the new freedom in character movement. Characters can climb ledges now or can shimmy along drainpipes. It really adds some more action to the game play, as you now don't only "Point & Click" anymore. Overall, BS3 is a good sequel and it brings the world of George and Nico from 2D into the 3D world and does a decent job at it, too.

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Posted on: May 19, 2014

Pau_Diaz

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Games: 367 Reviews: 9

A good game that is too short.

Broken Sword 3 is a well made game, but it is can be completed far too quickly. There are not many characters in the game by comparison to the first two Broken Swords and this harms the game. It feels too empty and brief at times. However, the proud tradition of mystery and suspense continues in this addition to the series. The more proactive, keyboard controls are hard to get used to at first, but they make the chore of moving around a little more challenging. The puzzles are intuitive and require some thought to solve. The little that does happen in the game is enjoyable and worth remembering.

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