The emotional impact of playing through this game for the 20th time, now in 4K, was strong. As the end credits appeared, tears of nostalgia rolled down my cheeks and the knowledge of the future proofing of the greatest point-and-click game of all time was set in stone. As a Broken Sword fanboy who hated the "Director's Cut" this game definitely was what I wanted in 2009, but never got until now. We are so lucky to have such a strong community and beloved developers who created this amazing work of love for the world to experience once again - hopefully until the end of the next millennium. I absolutely love this game!
Broken Sword on GoG is the best version to get since it also comes with a download of the original version which in my opinion is superior until they release the remaster. Broken Sword is a story of the unlikely hero who gets sucked into an evil conspiracy with a mystery hundreds of years in the making. It has great characters, great voice acting, wonderful art style and great music. I began playing Broken Sword as a child with the Demo version of BS2. As I got older I eventually beat it and bought the full version of BS 1 and 2 on "Sold-Out-Games" which existed before GoG. The opening scene grabs you from the start and never lets go. They changed this in the Director's Cut which is one of many reasons I don't recommend that version. The story is very elaborate and borrows heavily from the book Holy Blood, Holy Grail - which also inspired Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code. There's even some French history thrown in, and alltogether shapes the image of that this could actually happen - it's very well done! The game never drags, and every location has its memorable characters. My favourite is probably towards the end when we come to a new location to unravel yet another piece of the puzzle and are introduced to an elderly woman who becomes part of a final adventure. The story and characters makes this soon to be 30 year old game timeless. Soon we will have a 4k remaster which definitely will become the "go to version" of Broken Sword, but for now - and for sake of history get this version! It's usually for sale for around $1 which is an absolute steal!
As you can see in my user name I like Skyrim a lot. I've been playing Skyrim for thousands of hours and modded it to perfetion with currently 1169 mods installed. My Skyrim folders takes around 500 GB total space even after I deleted the archives. Baldur's Gate 3 is better than my modded Skyrim by a mile, it's not even close. All the functions I added are in BG3 vanilla. The dice roll mechanics, characters that complement the group, the voice acting, the immersive exploration, absolutely everything is so crazy good I can't even believe this game is real. The replay value is throught the roof, the size of the game insane and it's challenging in a way that's not just about upgrading your sword or spell, it actually requires thinking and tactics. I'm totally speechless. Even after a measly 4 hours of play I'm totally convinced that this game will be the only fantasy RPG I will play in 2024. It's a no brainer, just buy this game!
This game... is bad. As in REALLY bad. It reminds me of some bad NES game from 1987. The concept is cool - synth racing in neon - there are cool games that has done this like Sayonara Wild Hearts. This thing, however is not it, it's like a tech demo that's not finished, nowhere near it. - The music is very, very bland - it feels like a 30 seconds loop. Not exactly Hotline Miami. - The camera is inverted in the beginning, when you walk up to the car lol - You drive along a super narrow road, if you touch the sides of the road you crash, GAME OVER - The gameplay is non existent (drive over icons, "finish the level", avoid the unfinished traffic that is basically road blocks) - The driving mechanics are awful and stiff + The only cool thing isthe background photo which you see in the screenshots This is the worst game I've played in many years, it's not even Alpha, it's an unfinished idea. Should not be sold on GOG. I paid $1, I demand a refund. AVOID AVOID AVOID!!!!
2.5 years later and the game is... playable! On a 3060Ti it runs very well on Ultra 1080p (ray tracing off). Loading times are basically 0 and the world looks amazing! I haven't ran into a single bug yet! The vibe of the story and location is very, very good - feeling like a South East Asia metropolitan area, like Tokyo or Singapore with more filth. Voice acting is good, story is OK, gameplay is fun, I don't know what to say other than... get it on sale. This game is always on 50% sale every other week, just get it, it's totally worth it. The bugs dissapeared like Covid 19 yo.
This game makes House Party look like House Party 2.
OK, so this game I absolutely loved as a kid. I was a huge fan of MoH and kind of disliked CoD. Allied Assault was one my favourite games, and here comes the sequel! In the times of release it came complete with a Pearl Harbor battle scene - with the movie fresh in our minds - boot camp training and a new squad based system. I loved this game back then, you even got to fly an airplane!! Played it on my shit computer before getting a new one, in slideshow framerate. In 2023 however... yeah... This game kind of suck. The protagonist is emo, the squad based system really, really bad and the graphics are not as good as they should be (same year as Half Life 2, come on!). The weapons feel weird with the bullet counter on the side and they just sound off. Many weapons absolutely suck and the rifles are terrible. Stealing japanese rifles is a death sentence since they do no damage. Most missions are kind of bland too, and there's no open terrain in the way one would expect a jungle war game. I have lots of problems with this game as an adult, but as a teenager I had a blast.
This game... is bad. TECHNICAL It's utter trash from a technical standpoint. I remember playing games like this in 2007 on the Internet for free. A slideshow with images and some "choices" that gave you "points". No voice acting, 2D pre-rendered. This game was released in 2020 and its sequel in 2022. This game has spawned a plethora of 2D slideshow games. Did I miss something? It's like going back in time to the immaturity of early Internet era. Even back then people wanted "GTA San Andreas but with flirting", but no, we just got sleazy 2D slideshow games. THE GAME This game is so weird. You're basically a barbie Ken doll in the Barbie house. Whoever says that this game has "depth" has probably never interacted with a physical human being their whole life. Avoide
I've played this game one time. I hate it. I love Broken Sword 1 and 2, but this... this was the last game I ever bought at retail price of $60 on launch. It was released in january 2007 so that's almost 16 years of me not buying games at launch price ever again. This game costs $1.19 on sale. This is by far one of the biggest let downs in my entire life. Don't buy this game, it sucks.
