The best before Dan Brown came along (Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars (PS))

Member Name: Lord22

Product:	Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars (PS)
Date:	12/06/09 (9 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: simple to use, good puzzle excellent story

Disadvantages: may not appeal to die hard action fans

To be honest ive always been a fan of point and click games i can never understand why some people in the gaming community hate it!Broken sword is an excellent example of the genre, ive played other games like this before but this one really got me hooked!
Broken sword starts off in Paris where you play a character named George Stobbard who get involved when he is survives an explosion intended to assasinate an individual in the cafe with him, what follows is a journey across europe to unlock the secrets of the Knights Templar.
In todays terms i would view this game as sort of like Dan Brown Da Vinci Code, the story is kept at a good pace and the plots with its teist and turns are brilliant,as well as the comedy characters you meet, you get indepth history of the Knights Templars.
Gameplay in the game is a simple point and click affair and timing is crucial in some parts if you are to progress, the puzzles in the game can be simple and at other time really complicated but never impossible,the presentation of the game is superb in a sort of cartoon animation.
i thoroughly enjoyed this game and have been adding the others in the series into my collection, some moment in the game are downright funny and at times you feel a tug at your heart as something emotional happen on screen, that in by book is what makes a great interactive game.

Summary: a great piece of story telling