Yeah, I've been so excited about this project over the many years of development. I just cant recommend it. I would rather play through any vanilla fallout game. So many hoops to jump through to get this to work and it still crashed randomly and frequently. These guys should have built their own game in Unreal or Unity. Overall, its a waste of time unless you like long load times and random crashes. Also a multitude of bugs.
I have to give this 'director's cut' version of Broken Sword a low score. I enjoy the original two games (Shadow of the Templar and Smoking mirror). There is little replay value other than for the story and nostalgia. But first time play through is great, for any adventure fan. Get the original from Amazon on CD its dirt cheep and much better than this directors cut. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Broken-Sword-Shadow-Templars-PC/dp/B00005AM4I After playing, Its obvious this version was for Nintendo DS and has been ported to PC, Why doesn't GOG list the original game? my reasons for low score: 1) Pretty much every card (playable area) in the game had a cinematic or two in the original, all of which are cut from this version. In my opinion the game feels empty without them. These cut scenes would play after the key puzzle in the current area was solved, and now in place is nothing, just a line of dialogue in a couple of instances. 2) The whole graphical user interface has been re-done to the same effect as the crowd funded Broken Sword 5, it's a lot less fitting than the original system. It feels like a mobile or flash game GUI and doesn't fit the game's look and feel at all. 3) During conversations with NPCs we have portrait's in respective corners of the screen. They are terrible and really distract from the hand drawn scene in front of you. 4) The additions too this game are poor. They really stand from the original game design, some of Nico's parts are entertaining but their placement breaks up the story telling and shifts the spotlight from our hero George Stobart. 5) My biggest gripe with this version. No Death state. In the original certain actions would render George caught and dead, with accompanying cinematic scenes. No deaths in this version! If your new to broken sword play the original this versions of 1 and 2, they are great. Broken sword 5 is worth a shot too, after playing 1+2, but as for this one, steer well clear, THIS IS A DIRTY DS PORT!
