by thepr » 12. October 2008, 19:43
I finished the game a few days ago, and I thought I should leave a commentary too, as I noticed some stuff...
First, the story is too vague, it doesn't explain how did the Templars manage to escape. I know adding The Grandmaster again would have been bullshit, as in BS 3 is clearly stated he never showed himself to George and Nico after Bannockburn, so I don't even suggest it. I don't understand how could Guido have escaped the Bannockburn explosion, as the bomb was right near him. The Kahn clishee was worthy to believe, though...
And, sincerely, I could not understand how did George get from the train to the pub. Another cutscene would have been of great help... or at least a comment of George explaining how he got there. You obviously weren't very careful when you played BS 1 (if you played it), because you made a mistake when you added Jimmy Mc Laugh as a character, as we know that he was ran over by a car driven by Kahn. Also, he lived in an Irish village, not in an estate in England. And I'm still not sure if Andre was helping the Templars or not... and if he was, why did Nico and George trust him in BS 3? One final thing and I'm getting to the good parts. The final cutscene, even though I know you're not professionals in creating 3D graphics, was a bit too... unreal. I mean, it didn't look well to me.
And now to the good parts: BS 2.5 is a combination between BS 1 and 2 as many people already stated. I liked the fact that you used backgrounds from the previous games too, it made it feel like a deja-vu. Also, I would like to congratulate the soundtrack composer, as he did a great job. And the 3D cutscenes were great (except the last one) too. I was disappointed by the fact that only a small part was playabile with Nico. It would have been better to play more as her... or even as Khan or Andre. It gets boring to play only as George.
Despite the +'s and -'s I stated above, and despite the graphic error that can be fixed by updating the drivers (and it works perfectly on Vista too), I'd give this game at least 9/10. You don't see a Broken Sword fan game everyday, do you?
I finished the game a few days ago, and I thought I should leave a commentary too, as I noticed some stuff...
First, the story is too vague, it doesn't explain how did the Templars manage to escape. I know adding The Grandmaster again would have been bullshit, as in BS 3 is clearly stated he never showed himself to George and Nico after Bannockburn, so I don't even suggest it. I don't understand how could Guido have escaped the Bannockburn explosion, as the bomb was right near him. The Kahn clishee was worthy to believe, though...
And, sincerely, I could not understand how did George get from the train to the pub. Another cutscene would have been of great help... or at least a comment of George explaining how he got there. You obviously weren't very careful when you played BS 1 (if you played it), because you made a mistake when you added Jimmy Mc Laugh as a character, as we know that he was ran over by a car driven by Kahn. Also, he lived in an Irish village, not in an estate in England. And I'm still not sure if Andre was helping the Templars or not... and if he was, why did Nico and George trust him in BS 3? One final thing and I'm getting to the good parts. The final cutscene, even though I know you're not professionals in creating 3D graphics, was a bit too... unreal. I mean, it didn't look well to me.
And now to the good parts: BS 2.5 is a combination between BS 1 and 2 as many people already stated. I liked the fact that you used backgrounds from the previous games too, it made it feel like a deja-vu. Also, I would like to congratulate the soundtrack composer, as he did a great job. And the 3D cutscenes were great (except the last one) too. I was disappointed by the fact that only a small part was playabile with Nico. It would have been better to play more as her... or even as Khan or Andre. It gets boring to play only as George.
Despite the +'s and -'s I stated above, and despite the graphic error that can be fixed by updating the drivers (and it works perfectly on Vista too), I'd give this game at least 9/10. You don't see a Broken Sword fan game everyday, do you?