DoG: Broken Sword Review
Broken Sword has survived the rigours of time brilliantly. This is thanks in no small part to a series of superb design decisions. The hand drawn backgrounds from Dave Gibbons – of Watchmen fame, no less – are beautiful to behold. The screen overflows with incidental details and colour. The characters are also superb, blessed with charm and flaws and served by a superb script full of wit and wry observation.
This is handy because there’s a lot of talking in Broken Sword. Lots. Really, lots. Anybody who considers a lunch menu a heavy read is undoubtedly going to have a hard time, but for those of us who like this sort of thing, Broken Sword is a rewarding experience. Even though the dialogue choice that will help you progress is often obvious, you’ll probably click every option simply to hear what the larger than life characters have got to say for themselves.
