Broken Sword 2.5 Review after completing

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Re: Broken Sword 2.5 Review after completing

Post by matteus-85 » 21. October 2008, 18:35

I suggest marching into revelution, slammin the game on their desk
tell em to try it, take it on, do it up and release it (demanding 50% profit)

Re: Broken Sword 2.5 Review after completing

Post by ElPolloDiablo » 21. October 2008, 05:22

First of all, I of course have to say that the game was awesome. I'd been following the progress for a looooong time and I was pumped when the project finally came out! You guys did a great job recreating the atmosphere with the beautiful backgrounds and cool characters...and you worked in the panties into the game! Almost everything in the game was executed to make it feel like a true sequel to the series, and I'm beyond grateful that you guys were able to do all this for free.

My one major complaint about the series was that some of the puzzles were just kinda...unnecessary. The part where you had to specially look up the symptoms of constipation, or the part where you needed a dog barking to get peoples' attention seemed a bit forced just for the sake of adding in puzzles.

Anyway, sweet job and thanks again! Cheers!

Re: Broken Sword 2.5 Review after completing

Post by Citlalcolotl » 18. October 2008, 13:20

thepr wrote:Also, at some point there was a release date contest on the site, and you said the prize would be an appearance in BS 2.5. If there was such an appearance, which character is it?


maybe we should add a big glowing arrow to point at him XD
On the plane, first row, far to the right.

Re: Broken Sword 2.5 Review after completing

Post by thepr » 18. October 2008, 12:35

Sorry about the McLaugh - Fitzgerald confusion... the problem is the characters look similar to each other. Makes me think that you may have ”stolen” it from BS 1.
Also, at some point there was a release date contest on the site, and you said the prize would be an appearance in BS 2.5. If there was such an appearance, which character is it?

Re: Broken Sword 2.5 Review after completing

Post by coal-goat » 13. October 2008, 09:25

indeed a game on what happened leading up to broken sword 1 would be very interesting, and certainly vital to the broken sword series. i think this game would be amazing and already millions of ideas come to mind..

Imagine playing as kahn, and going to the costume shop to get the clowns uniform, face paint etc. what puzzles would he have to solve ? did he think he was doing the right thing at the time ? and then have the game end at the point of walking past george at the cafe and blowing it up.

Broken Sword 0.5 - The Chronicles of Kahn would be a great name :-)

i dont think playing as andre is too important, as the character is not so liked. but to play as Kahn, Nico and of course George.. would be very fun.

Re: Broken Sword 2.5 Review after completing

Post by WeanaFlo » 12. October 2008, 21:55

The discription is about Fitzgerald, the very nervous guy who ran out of the pub, crashed by a ferrari testarossa!

Re: Broken Sword 2.5 Review after completing

Post by Daniel Queteschiner » 12. October 2008, 21:20

thepr wrote: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.

Huh? [smilie=blink.gif] Jimmy McLaugh did not appear in BS 1 at any time. It is a character created by us. You probably mean Fitzgerald.

Re: Broken Sword 2.5 Review after completing

Post 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?

Re: Broken Sword 2.5 Review after completing

Post by Master of Desaster » 12. October 2008, 17:55

Or a game just with Andre! Translating manuscripts is maybe funny! [smilie=icon_cheesygrin.gif]

Re: Broken Sword 2.5 Review after completing

Post by Audiomaster » 12. October 2008, 16:38

What about a game with just Nico?

Re: Broken Sword 2.5 Review after completing

Post by WeanaFlo » 12. October 2008, 16:30

Kahns Broken Sword

Re: Broken Sword 2.5 Review after completing

Post by NoTrace » 12. October 2008, 15:10

Khans Revenge

Re: Broken Sword 2.5 Review after completing

Post by Audiomaster » 12. October 2008, 12:24

What about "The Wrath of Khan"?

Re: Broken Sword 2.5 Review after completing

Post by Master of Desaster » 12. October 2008, 11:23

Baphomets Fluch = Kahns Fluch (German Title)
Broken Sword = Kahns Sword (English Title)

Re: Broken Sword 2.5 Review after completing

Post by Gally » 11. October 2008, 21:07

try it with
Sword of Kahn
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Re: Broken Sword 2.5 Review after completing

Post by Fostus » 11. October 2008, 20:41

NoTrace wrote:Kahns Swort
Kahns Fluch


Kahns Fluch = "Curse of Kahn" I guess? (well, a title as "Baphomets Fluch" ^^)
But I can't translate "Swort" [smilie=oops.gif]

Could you help plz?

Re: Broken Sword 2.5 Review after completing

Post by NoTrace » 11. October 2008, 12:41

Kahns Swort
Kahns Fluch

Re: Broken Sword 2.5 Review after completing

Post by Daniel Pharos » 10. October 2008, 10:40

cool Idea!

Re: Broken Sword 2.5 Review after completing

Post by Fostus » 10. October 2008, 08:45

coal-goat wrote:Is there any chance you will be making a sequel ? maybe Broken Sword 1.5 ? of what took place in between 1 & 2, or even Broken Sword 0.5 ? what happened before BS1... or even a totally new idea. either would be amazing.
coal-goat



Wopopop! Reading it, a idea comes through my head>> Broken Sword 0.5, which main character as... Kahn! As we learn in BS 2.5, Kahn was engaged as a mercenary by neo-Templars, maybe ......... [smilie=icon_cheesygrin.gif] [smilie=icon_cheesygrin.gif] ihihihi
xD

Or a BS 1, but this time on the side of Kahn. Wouldn't be a good idea?

Re: Broken Sword 2.5 Review after completing

Post by Deville » 9. October 2008, 22:54

Just replayed the game and im still lovin it!

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