Yesterday the fan-point-and-click-adventure-game Broken Sword 2.5 was finally released. You can find download links and a torrent link on the official site:
www.brokensword25.com
www.brokensword25.com
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Broken Sword 2.5 released (FREE ADVENTURE GAME!!!)
- Thread starter Ogni-XR21
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dr3upmushroom
Banned
Why should I care about this game? Serious question, I've been wanting to get into adventure games.
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Deleted member 30609
Unconfirmed Member
I didn't play 2 but I'll give this a shot. I've been inkling for some old school adventure fun (even though the original, official, Broken Sword is the most over rated title in the genre by a wide margin).
Alex Connolly
Member
Superb news. Damn awesome series.
Ogni-XR21 said:
From the official forums:
Well, firstly, about Rolf Saxon. He was really motivated to voice our game, but after thinking for a while, he stated a couple of reasonable arguments, why he won't do it. The main argument is that if he voices our game, it will be even more similar to the originals. According to him, this could not only be wrong for the Revolutions, but for us, as well. Why? Probably because many people would think that the game was made by the original creators and we, as a team, would fade into darknessYou can disagree, but I suppose this is quite true. What's more, some guy/actor will have a good opportunity to be noticed
... Why? Probably because many people would think that the game was made by the original creators and we, as a team, would fade into darkness
The team will still fade into darkness, only a small percentage players will probably check the website or care about too many details in making the game. The only thing that I see coming from this is that fans will complain about the wrong voice in the game. And believe me, people love to complain about games they get for free just as much as complaining about games they buy or read about on a message board...
crowphoenix
Banned
Once my laptop gets back from the shop, I'll download this. The first two games were awesome.
soultron said:
Neither. I worked on another fan-poc-adventure-game, Zak McKracken: Between Time and Space, for which I did most of the in-game animations (that's where my original avatar comes from). But we only released the German version so far, a directors cut and English version is in the works though.
Heh. I downloaded it yesterday (there's a torrent) and played up to Portugal already. :lol
I like it so far. There's a bunch of things I could mention that stick out rather obviously, but I'm not going to rain on anyone's parade right now. It's amazing that this even exists, so I'm just going to have fun with it.
I like it so far. There's a bunch of things I could mention that stick out rather obviously, but I'm not going to rain on anyone's parade right now. It's amazing that this even exists, so I'm just going to have fun with it.
Finally beat the game, a bit short but that was expected, after all it was only a 700 MB download. The puzzles were quite obvious most of the time and sometimes a bit too few per screen. I guess if there was no option to show the hotspots with the space bar it would have taken me a bit longer to beat the game.
The story was ok, but lost it's drive towards the end. But it's a fan-game, so who am I to complain. I had 4 hours of good old fashioned point and click fun for free, so props to the developers!
The story was ok, but lost it's drive towards the end. But it's a fan-game, so who am I to complain. I had 4 hours of good old fashioned point and click fun for free, so props to the developers!
I agree. Though I didn't even know about the highlighting funtion. :lol Took me about 4 to 5 hours to finish it as well.Ogni-XR21 said:
It's flawed in every aspect, but eh, I don't want to seriously criticize it either. It's fine for what it is and I'm still amazes that they got Schottky (George's german voice actor) on board.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
you should really try and replay the CD version, the voices and animations are what really make it great.Apenheul said:
sankt-Antonio
:^)--?-<
played the first one - downloading this now... (good that i speak german )
edit:
wait a minute - this is broken sword 2 just with....?
edit2: nevermind
edit:
wait a minute - this is broken sword 2 just with....?
edit2: nevermind
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
Ill download this version just encase they get law-owend.
sankt-Antonio
:^)--?-<
this turned out pretty great - even the voices are really good!
make shure you download (when englisch voices are done) this -
make shure you download (when englisch voices are done) this -
I just completed this game on a different 'pooter and I very much enjoyed it. When it comes to free, fan-made games, this is as good and 'professional' as it gets. The backgrounds are gorgeously detailed, the music is very high quality, the voice acting is good and the 3D cutscenes aren't bad either.
The story and writing are classic Broken Sword; great adventure/mystery/conspiracy stuff. Much respect to Daniel Butterworth for remaining true to the series' humour, for 'getting' all the characters, and for concocting a story that would fit perfectly in a 'real' Broken Sword game. I especially liked the ever-hilarious conversations between George and Andre.
This is an absolute must play for fans of the series. There is so much in here to recognise and appreciate. A lot of the locations in Paris are from the first game(s), and there are lots of references to past events, much like in Revolution's own games. One particularly nice touch was George and Nico's animosity towards crates. Anyone who's played BS3 will instantly relate.
The puzzles are not very obscure, which has always been a high point of the series, and there's hardly any feelings of being totally lost. The ending did feel a bit rushed and unexpected, but overall it has a good length for a free adventure game (took me about 3/4 hours).
Muchos kudos to everyone who's worked on this. Best free game I have played in a long, long time. Of course fans of Broken Sword will appreciate it more, but it's a very solid adventure in itself with amazing production values for a free game.
Highly recommend it to anyone who's into point & click.
The story and writing are classic Broken Sword; great adventure/mystery/conspiracy stuff. Much respect to Daniel Butterworth for remaining true to the series' humour, for 'getting' all the characters, and for concocting a story that would fit perfectly in a 'real' Broken Sword game. I especially liked the ever-hilarious conversations between George and Andre.
This is an absolute must play for fans of the series. There is so much in here to recognise and appreciate. A lot of the locations in Paris are from the first game(s), and there are lots of references to past events, much like in Revolution's own games. One particularly nice touch was George and Nico's animosity towards crates
. Anyone who's played BS3 will instantly relate.The puzzles are not very obscure, which has always been a high point of the series, and there's hardly any feelings of being totally lost. The ending did feel a bit rushed and unexpected, but overall it has a good length for a free adventure game (took me about 3/4 hours).
Muchos kudos to everyone who's worked on this. Best free game I have played in a long, long time. Of course fans of Broken Sword will appreciate it more, but it's a very solid adventure in itself with amazing production values for a free game.
Highly recommend it to anyone who's into point & click.