Broken Sword: Director's Cut

for providing the original with the new version! :) And I strongly want to give players who don't know Broken Sword already an IMHO good advice: play the original game, first - then you will enjoy the genuine feeling of playing it and understand, why this game earned cult status among its players. After that you will enjoy that extra portion of Nici in the beginning of the new version :) But after diving deeper into the new one, you also will soon be very, double or triple happy to have the original, too. a) for reasons of comparison and b) because the bf version definitively lacks the charme the original version will let you love it for. And while the price is so reduced that even getting the new version alone would be a bargain, you should really put this superb bundle in your basket, today, I'm pretty sure you'll not regret it! :) (sorry, my English is not too good, for I'm no native speaker... but I hope it was understandable)

My advice, play both versions. but the original first. The director's cut adds several scenes that allow you to both play as Nico and learn more about her back-story, which is nice. But several cut-scenes are missing or broken up from the original, leaving the original feeling much smoother and cohesive—in a way more cinematic, which is how this gameified story is supposed to be enjoyed.

There is a reason this is one of the most acclaimed point and click adventures of all time. Memorable characters, beautiful 2D artwork and animations, top shelf voice acting (and lots of it) and a well written story with a good dose of humour thrown in. The puzzles are fairly light and mostly logical, sometimes relying on dialogue to solve. This is good as it keeps the player progressing through the story at a decent pace, visiting new locations around the globe and meeting the cast of wacky characters. I'm honestly not that a hardcore P&C player, but I rate this classic as a must play. It has stood the test of time well and is stil a great experience. Pro tip - this GOG version contains both the inferior Directors Cut, and the superior original version. Do yourself a favour and start with the original. The DC version adds an uneeded (and in all honesty rather boring) Nico story, removes all the hunting for clues, and also removes content including deaths and has a more cumbersome inventory system. Gameplay comparison below. https://youtu.be/1Ih8ySbJB7I

I've heard a lot about this game, it was particularly famous back in the 90's. I like the story, the music, the characters, nice puzzles, it's like a cartoon but with mature contents and no violence/offese etc. The cutsceens have not aged well, the rest is still enjoyable. I liked Nico's background.

Beautiful graphics, great sound, but it feels a little watered down even thought I have no experience with the original version. The "casual" puzzles are OK, but most of the problems are maybe too easy. You can easily go from to start to finish just by trying all the (limited) options. And the end of the game is pretty automatic, with very limited interaction. Regardless of these shortcomings, I still enjoyed playing this game. If you have little or no experience with adventures and want to try this genre, this is a very good option.