| Broken Sword: The Shadow Of The Templars / Circle Of Blood | Revolution Software / Avalon Interactive | 1996 | |
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This game is a real winner! It combines the very best aspects of traditional
adventure games and mystery thrillers, with even a little romance thrown in for good
measure, and a suspenseful and slowly evolving story that will keep you glued to
your seat. You are young George Stobbart, just a regular guy from California on
vacation in Paris, the city of love. You are sitting outside a French cafe one day,
watching the world go by and trying unsuccessfully to pick up the waitress, when out
of the corner of your eye you notice a well-dressed gentleman carrying a briefcase
enter the restaurant. He is followed by a garish-looking clown, in full makeup and
costume, playing an accordion. Moments later the clown reappears on a dead run, but
now he's the one carrying the briefcase! But before you even have time to question
what's going on, a massive explosion rips out the entire front wall of the cafe,
sending you flying, luckily, into one of the restaurant's table umbrellas. When you
finally come to, at first dazed and confused, you are naturally anxious to know what
happened, and why. What was in that briefcase that was worth killing for? Little do
you know that your questions, and your efforts to find the clown who almost killed
you, will change your life. You will follow a path of deception and murder that leads
you into the very heart of an evil plan, a plan that revolves around the legendary
mystical powers and treasure of the Knights Templar! And so begins the long,
engrossing and often humorous, professionally written script. You will meet and talk
to many people, and you should exhaust all topics of conversation in order to obtain
vital clues. The topics available are determined by what you have learned to date,
so make sure that you return to talk to them again after new developments. One of
the people that you meet early in the game is a beautiful photographer named Nicole
Collard, or Nico. She not only becomes your romantic interest, she will also give
you suggestions about what to do next if you telephone her. This is a 2D, 3rd person,
point & click game, with an easy-to-use interface. The music is good and the
graphics were rendered by professional movie animators, with an attention to detail
that makes you feel as if you really are visiting the various worldwide locations in
the story. There is a map for easy travel and new locations are added to it as the
story unfolds. Note that each location that you visit may be larger than the area
that you see on the first screen, so make sure that you check all of the edges of
the scene, as well as other places within the picture, for any exits that may be
hidden. The puzzles are excellent and integrated into the story. Many of them
require creative and sometimes daring thinking. Don't forget to click your right
mouse button on objects for descriptions and clues: it is essential to solving one
or two of the puzzles. And yes, you can die, so make sure that you remember to save
before facing something dangerous.
See also: Director's Cut |
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