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Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse is a classical point & click adventure. It abandons 3D graphics and direct control which were used in the two predecessors and returns to the style of the first two games. The only major technical differences are a higher resolution and that the characters are modelled instead of drawn. The game uses an intelligent mouse cursor: a right click on a hotspot results in looking at the item and a left click triggers an item-specific action. Of course this is the main ingredient of the puzzles: collecting items and using them on other items in order to solve problems. On some occasions there are also logic puzzles from a zoomed-in view on an object, e.g. connecting cables of an engine in order to repair the car's horn. Another important part of the game are conversations with the various characters, some of them known from previous instalments. During the course of the game the controlled character switches between George and Nico. A help function supports players who are stuck.
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48 reviews found92
Digital Chumps
Sep 8, 2015
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ZTGD
Sep 10, 2015
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NoobFeed
Jan 28, 2014
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse is the first of the two-part adventure, and its story cooks just right for players longing for more. The story suddenly ends just when you think there is enough evidence and theories for a possible conclusion. But the finale has to wait for nearly a year as the second part arrives in early 2015.
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Cubed3
Jan 25, 2014
Revolution is back in a big way, bringing together everything that made the original Broken Sword so joyous to play. Clever puzzles, intuitive controls, stacks of humour and an array of characters that excite and frustrate in equal measure. As for the story…well, when hitting that 50% completion mark to see in the conclusion of Chapter 1, there will be a definite hunger for more. Exhilarating, hilarious, brain teasing and providing a sensory overload, Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse strikes all the right chords and is by far the adventure game of the year. The king is back!
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Pure Nintendo
Oct 31, 2018
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Wccftech
Aug 31, 2015
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IGN Italy
Sep 21, 2018
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RPG Fan
Dec 20, 2013
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Flickering Myth
Sep 19, 2018
The Nintendo Switch has turned out to be a fantastic new home for this game, as the portability, touch screen and joy-con support lend much freedom as to how you choose to play this game. The Serpent’s Curse has our series protagonist George Stobbart once again back in Paris, this time in the Spring.
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DarkZero
Aug 31, 2015
Broken Sword 5: The Serpents Curse is a worthy addition to the successful and truly unique series. Sure, it has its issues, but I’m happy to still be able to sit down and play a new Point-and-Click Adventure of this quality on my PS4 as I did all those years ago with the original Broken Sword.
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