Starving for a point-and-click adventure game, we explore the first entry in the Broken Sword franchise recently remade in 4k, and a game I've never played before and only recently heard about.
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Game Description:
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (also known as Circle of Blood in the United States) is a 1996 point-and-click adventure game developed by Revolution Software. It is the first in the Broken Sword series, co-written and directed by Charles Cecil. The player assumes the role of George Stobbart (voiced by Rolf Saxon), an American tourist in Paris, as he attempts to unravel a deep conspiracy involving a sinister cult and a hidden treasure, seeing him travel to various locations around Europe and the Middle East. The game's storyline was conceived to feature a serious tone and heavily influenced by research on Knights Templar by Cecil, but was also interlaced with humor and graphics in the style of classic animated films.
Intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard journey into perilous adventures while uncovering ancient conspiracies.
Developers
Revolution Software
Publishers
Virgin Interactive
Director
Charles Cecil
Producers
Charles Cecil
Chris Dudas
Steve Ince
Michael Merren
Writers
Charles Cecil
Dave Cummins
Jonathan Howard
Composer
Barrington Pheloung
Series
Broken Sword
Engine
Virtual Theatre
Platforms
Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation, Palm OS, Windows Mobile
Release
October 14th, 1996
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