If you like point & click, witty humor and a fine mystery you should already be familiar with broken sword. And now you can enjoy it how it probably was envisioned back in the day, in all it's brilliance and bright, stunning art direction. The game looks like I always remembered it in my mind's eye and it's worth every penny. Thank you, Revolution, for staying true to your vision and your community and fans.
This game is a prime example of a well crafted adventure. The voiceover is beautiful and really takes you to the english coutryside and the atmosphere on the whole leaves nothing to be desired. It starts out slow and kind of cozy, a lot of the horror/mystery aspects build up the more you progress and really get into the fabric of the town of Bewlay and it's inhabitants. Everybody who's ever lived in a small community will find facettes of the typical country life in this game, what makes it endearing...until you get to the frightening parts! There's horror, there's unease and it's hidden behind some tasty riddles that are hard but managable. The gameplay and story progression is old school (e.g. you have to do x to trigger event y), but it all flows well within the story without too much backtracking or running around. The only aspect that kind of irritated me was that we get no clear image of what Thomasina actually looks like. The pixel sprite is very...pixelated, obviously, and you, as the player, add in all the details in your imagination. The character in the close ups/cutscenes clashed with my image somewhat. Still, it's one of the best adventures I've played in the recent years and I hope we get to see a sequel or similar game in the future.
