Before you start watching this, bear in mind that even though I say this is the last video in my Revolution Software Retrospective, I don't mean that it's the last Revolution game I'll be reviewing. It's just the last game in this particular retrospective series. I am still gonna review Beyond A Steel Sky next, so don't worry.
Have you played Broken Sword 2.5? the fan made game, give it a try, it was created when Broken Sword shifted to 3D and the fans were not happy because of that so they made a 2D game full of references of the previous games.
my main issue with the game was how much it was doing the whole " remember broken sword 1?" and not trying to be it's own thing. it's a problem alot of these sequels to long dead series have.
9:45 jeah, the many Cameos bothered me too. I didnt mind the Flower Lady, but the Rest was too much. But man, the Story was really great, and i liked this even more than Part 2
I remember playing Broken Sword for the first time on my Original Playstation late 90s/early 2000s . When my friends didnt understand the game but I absolutley loved it! All those late nights trying to solve the puzzles and having conversations with all the fun charachters in the game. My room was just above my mothers room in my old house we were living in so in the morning she would ask: whats those voices I keep hearing ? lmao.. Good times! Thank you for making this video!
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching. If you want, I also reviewed the previous 4 games in the series. I also played the original on PS1 back when it came out. I'll never forget the times I spent with that game. I think I memorized most of its lines by heart lol
@@FairuzAlBahr You welcome! Yes I also watched the Broken Sword 2 and the Broken Sword 5 review. Never played 3 & 4 but im gonna watch them neither the less :)
I played this one back when it was released and I haven't played a single Broken Sword game since. Yesterday I was feeling a bit nostalgic towards the series so I randomly found your retrospective playlist which I pretty much binge watched. And shockingly as much as I agree that this is an improvement over BS3 and BS4 I still remember those two far more than I remember this one. The majority of this game faded from my memory until I watched this video unlike the previous 4 entries which are still somewhat clear in my mind. And I didn't necessarily even enjoy BS3 and BS4 that much, yet I still think they are memorable. What is wrong with me hahaha
There's absolutely nothing wrong with you. To be fair, when a game is too good, or in some cases too bad, it's very easy to remember it. Perhaps you had Broken Sword fatigue by the time you played 5? Also, thank you so much for watching these videos. I hope you enjoyed them.
I enjoyed this game, and I do list it higher than 4, but I definitely agree with what you and others in the comments have said that it just didn't live up to the first game. You could tell they were trying though, which is more than you can say for the fourth game!
Yeah, what I said was meant to be a joke, don't worry. The joke here is that George is pretending 4 never happened. I didn't say the game doesn't consider it.
Great review, really enjoyed this game myself. Love that they include a comic book with the physical copies too. Funny how the switch version has exclusive commentary.
Nice video! Completed it recently myself and it was nice to hear someone else perspective. I got stuck on that cockroach puzzle for quite a while but i usually get stuck on puzzles since i am a dummy. In the second part of the game in particular i found myself getting stuck on the puzzles a bit too often which really hurt the games pacing. But overall i liked it although the story didn't fully grab me.
Nice! I liked this game for restoring its true point&click roots, made me completely forgot (and forgive) about the existence of BS 3 and 4 hehe Hope to see a new BS 6 someday. Thanks for this review, will be waiting for the Beneath a Steel Sky now :)
I know it does. Been a long time since I watched this video, but if I remember correctly, I think I mentioned it for the sake of a joke, not that it's an actual flaw.
I'm so glad to be able to help. Anxiety sucks, and I genuinely hope you're okay. I won't quit making videos anytime soon. Just had to take a break to fix my PC, but I'm uploading soon.
Given how much you liked the pictogram deciphering puzzle, I wonder what your thoughts on Heaven's Vault are, since it uses essentially that puzzle as its primary mechanic.
Have you ever played the Secret Files games? If not they're worth checking out, they're not on the same level as Broken Sword of course but I got some enjoyment out of them (particularly the first game) they're usually on sale on Steam and I think you can pick them up on android and IOS as well.
I remember playing Tunguska for a few minutes a long time ago, but couldn't play it for longer because it kept crashing at a specific part. I had no idea they made 3 more games after it. I'll definitely give them a shot when I can.
@@FairuzAlBahr I just checked and there's actually four games! I've completed the first two (on the Wii) and I actually enjoyed them both a lot. I'll have to play the other two games at some point.
They're on a sale here as well, so I will definitely pick them up. I'm debating, however, if I should just buy those 4 games, or buy the bundle that comes with Lost Horizon 1 and 2, plus 2 other games I've never heard of.
@@FairuzAlBahr I've not played those games but I'd recommend giving the first two Secret Files games a go (at that price there's nothing to lose) I'm going to pick up the third game.
I finished the game today and I enjoyed it, although I wish it had better pacing. The 1st part is longer and has us walking in circles in Paris with a brief detour to London. The 2 part is more varied but shorter and the locations are quite empty with the finale being especially disappointing. I feel like there should be an entire section between the plane landing and getting to the "temple", without that the final location has only 2 screens and no new characters. Despite that I still had fun, thanks for your retrospective, I watched your previous videos to refresh my memory of the series before playing the 5th part :)
Great game I played on Switch. Another great point & click game is Agatha Christies ABC Murders, available on Switch but I got it on Steam (€1,49). Yesterdays Origins is the latest point & click game I finished on Switch. This week I'll either play BS5 or Grim Fandango again (PS Vita).
@@FairuzAlBahr It was woensdag Grim Fandango go to Vita I got interested again in point & click adventures. The Sherlock Holmes games are pretty nice so it seems, need to try one those on Switch or Steam.
Have you played Beneath A Steel Sky yet? Also Gabriel Knight is great. I loved 1 and I really enjoyed 2, though I haven't played 3 yet, so I can't suggest it.
35:35 ah man, funny: I HATED(!) the Archeoligic Puzzle (Way to less Feedback if i am on the right spot) and i REALLY liked the Telegram-Riddle. And Revolution Software? The Music Riddle can die with the Person which created it. In the End, the Riddles were 50/50 for me. I think the Typewrither Riddle was genius
It's definitely worth playing. I still liked 1 and 2 more, but this is definitely a close 3rd. Almost like I don't even want to acknowledge that 3 and 4 ever happened, and that this is the true Broken Sword 3.
@@FairuzAlBahr yes, but admittedly I was much younger then. Wanting to play the first two again to see what I think now. I also really love beneath a steel sky, that I recently played on my cd32
@@drunkensailor112 do let me know if you ever try the first two again. I'd be interested to know what you think. Also yeah, Beneath A Steel Sky is one of my all time favorites.
Been looking forward to this video! I found this games story a bit boring and I didn't like the character models either but the games backgrounds were beautifully draw. I wish they'd bring back different returning characters instead of the same old faces (never liked the Hendersons) there's so many memorable characters that they could bring back such as Rio, Raoul or Bert from BS2 or McGuire or Nejo from BS1. The song in this game was terrible! (the one you play in the scene were you dress up as the dead man) doesn't come close to 'Happiness Is An Inside Job' from BS2. You should make a video, 'what I want for Broken Sword 6' we can spam Revaluation with it and hope they get the message.
Personally, I really loved the story, but this is definitely a subjective matter. And I definitely think it's not the best in the series, but it certainly beats the stories of 3 and 4, that's for sure. I am not really a fan of the Hendersons myself either, but them being in the game has now become a staple. I really enjoy their presence because they became a big part of what makes a Broken Sword game. Personally, I wish they wouldn't bring back more than 1 or 2 characters from previous games, as I think they should focus more on new characters instead. But yes, seeing the ones you mentioned would be really cool. Especially Nejo, because that's me :P The song is pretty subpar, I agree. Thankfully it wasn't written by Barrington Pheloung, which is why it wasn't as good as Happiness Is An Inside Job. That's a very good idea. I might actually work on that video after I finish my Beyond A Steel Sky review.
@@FairuzAlBahr I didn't mind 3's story it just went off the rails towards the end. The first game clearly had the best story but I did like 2's story and the locations it took us too. I get why you don't like returning characters and I think a lot of that has to do with there being no change or growth (it's too similar) but if they brought back Nejo or McGuire they could expand those characters a bit as both would be (or could be) adults now. I didn't really like most of the locations this game took us too. They were nowhere near as interesting as Ireland and Syria from the first game or the Caribbean level from 2.
This was the best Broken Sword game in terms of graphics (alongside BS1), nevertheless I did not like much the characters (except for Bijou) and the story suffers a little from the same problem of BS2: a story that does not feel much like Broken Sword...
I disagree on the story, to be honest. I thought it felt like Broken Sword a lot. But I agree on the visuals, its backgrounds are absolutely beautiful.
I played through this game only once but watching this review made me dislike it again. I get why because of the gameplay and story people compare it with the first game. But personally I think the character models are ugly and the animations, script and voice acting make this game feel so overacted. Even the first two games who had a clear cartoonish style made me feel more immersed in a more serious story (well, the first game was more serious). This game clearly feels like fan service with its overuse of former characters in silly situations. In the fifth installment it's also so stupid to see how George and Nico's relationship has almost zero progression. It's like the characters are no "real" characters anymore and they were having a theater play in their own world. I know the Parzival's Stone is in development but I'm not looking forward to it. I have the feeling it'll go in a similar direction like this game, yet I'd be open to watch a review first and see what they actually did.
My main issue with bs5 was that the ending felt very out of nowhere, rushed and unpolished, like they were running out of Kickstarter money after the chapel. Also the true antagonist was barely introduced beforehand and that felt cheap to me. And of course, how many times can you endure people saying the word "gnostic"? I still enjoyed the game as a whole, but the ending was very underwhelming.
Really enjoyed this game - I was deligted to see the Pink Floyd animals reference as it's my favourite Pink Floyd album. I agree there was a lot of fan service, but I kinda wanted that by the time I got around to playing this game, it was far better than 3 and 4, and possibly better than 2. Enjoyed the series, I binge watched them, very good quality uploads.
Thank you so much for your kind words. And yeah, the fanservice wasn't a deal breaker, it was just a bit unnecessary. I still loved the game regardless. And I agree, definitely better than 3 and 4, and I am not sure if I like it more than 2 or not, but it's definitely up there.
Before you start watching this, bear in mind that even though I say this is the last video in my Revolution Software Retrospective, I don't mean that it's the last Revolution game I'll be reviewing. It's just the last game in this particular retrospective series. I am still gonna review Beyond A Steel Sky next, so don't worry.
Looking forward to it :-)
If you havent tried The Dark Eye: Memoria yet, i shall hereby reccommend it :D
@@sethecx Seems interesting. I'll give it a shot. Seems like I already own it. Will consider reviewing it on the channel as well.
@@FairuzAlBahr that would be awesome!
Have you ever played Runaway A Road Adventure by Pendulou Studios?
Have you played Broken Sword 2.5? the fan made game, give it a try, it was created when Broken Sword shifted to 3D and the fans were not happy because of that so they made a 2D game full of references of the previous games.
I haven't played it yet. I'll definitely check it out.
@@FairuzAlBahr it's very... "Fanfiction" , but for a Fangame, i didn't bother. Still way better than 3 and 4 i guess XD
Two videos in one month. Glad to see you back into it. Really appreciate this channel.
my main issue with the game was how much it was doing the whole " remember broken sword 1?" and not trying to be it's own thing.
it's a problem alot of these sequels to long dead series have.
I audible sigh as i saw the SECOND Goat in the Game...
Great review and analysis, i appreciate these kind of games!
9:45 jeah, the many Cameos bothered me too. I didnt mind the Flower Lady, but the Rest was too much. But man, the Story was really great, and i liked this even more than Part 2
Excellent reviews mate thoroughly enjoyed the lot
I remember playing Broken Sword for the first time on my Original Playstation late 90s/early 2000s . When my friends didnt understand the game but I absolutley loved it! All those late nights trying to solve the puzzles and having conversations with all the fun charachters in the game. My room was just above my mothers room in my old house we were living in so in the morning she would ask: whats those voices I keep hearing ? lmao.. Good times!
Thank you for making this video!
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching. If you want, I also reviewed the previous 4 games in the series. I also played the original on PS1 back when it came out. I'll never forget the times I spent with that game. I think I memorized most of its lines by heart lol
@@FairuzAlBahr You welcome! Yes I also watched the Broken Sword 2 and the Broken Sword 5 review. Never played 3 & 4 but im gonna watch them neither the less :)
I played this one back when it was released and I haven't played a single Broken Sword game since. Yesterday I was feeling a bit nostalgic towards the series so I randomly found your retrospective playlist which I pretty much binge watched.
And shockingly as much as I agree that this is an improvement over BS3 and BS4 I still remember those two far more than I remember this one. The majority of this game faded from my memory until I watched this video unlike the previous 4 entries which are still somewhat clear in my mind. And I didn't necessarily even enjoy BS3 and BS4 that much, yet I still think they are memorable. What is wrong with me hahaha
There's absolutely nothing wrong with you. To be fair, when a game is too good, or in some cases too bad, it's very easy to remember it. Perhaps you had Broken Sword fatigue by the time you played 5? Also, thank you so much for watching these videos. I hope you enjoyed them.
I think calling Dan Brown mediocre is giving him too much credit.
I enjoyed this game, and I do list it higher than 4, but I definitely agree with what you and others in the comments have said that it just didn't live up to the first game.
You could tell they were trying though, which is more than you can say for the fourth game!
Thank you so much for this! 🙏
10:53 actually, after that, Duane talks about "that little sideshow in Rome" so I think the game takes BS4 in consideration
Yeah, what I said was meant to be a joke, don't worry. The joke here is that George is pretending 4 never happened. I didn't say the game doesn't consider it.
Great review, really enjoyed this game myself. Love that they include a comic book with the physical copies too. Funny how the switch version has exclusive commentary.
I actually didn't know about the Switch thing. Shame they're not adding that commentary to other versions.
My favorite part about Broken Sword 5 was Hector Laine, sure i loved him in Broken Sword 2.. But man did they make him funnier in 5th game haha.
Nice video! Completed it recently myself and it was nice to hear someone else perspective. I got stuck on that cockroach puzzle for quite a while but i usually get stuck on puzzles since i am a dummy. In the second part of the game in particular i found myself getting stuck on the puzzles a bit too often which really hurt the games pacing. But overall i liked it although the story didn't fully grab me.
I am one of the two people who bought in Vita. Loved it!
Nice! I liked this game for restoring its true point&click roots, made me completely forgot (and forgive) about the existence of BS 3 and 4 hehe Hope to see a new BS 6 someday. Thanks for this review, will be waiting for the Beneath a Steel Sky now :)
The game does explain why Moue is a Sergeant again, you need to talk to him about his “problem” and he explains the reason.
I know it does. Been a long time since I watched this video, but if I remember correctly, I think I mentioned it for the sake of a joke, not that it's an actual flaw.
Your reviews are helping me deal with anxiety... Keepem coming
I'm so glad to be able to help. Anxiety sucks, and I genuinely hope you're okay. I won't quit making videos anytime soon. Just had to take a break to fix my PC, but I'm uploading soon.
Given how much you liked the pictogram deciphering puzzle, I wonder what your thoughts on Heaven's Vault are, since it uses essentially that puzzle as its primary mechanic.
I've never played it, but that makes me very much interested to check it out.
Yay! I'll be watching this later. 😁
Have you ever played the Secret Files games? If not they're worth checking out, they're not on the same level as Broken Sword of course but I got some enjoyment out of them (particularly the first game) they're usually on sale on Steam and I think you can pick them up on android and IOS as well.
I remember playing Tunguska for a few minutes a long time ago, but couldn't play it for longer because it kept crashing at a specific part. I had no idea they made 3 more games after it. I'll definitely give them a shot when I can.
@@FairuzAlBahr I just checked and there's actually four games! I've completed the first two (on the Wii) and I actually enjoyed them both a lot. I'll have to play the other two games at some point.
@@FairuzAlBahr I don't know where you live but in the UK all of the Secret Files games have just gone on sale (on Steam) if you're interested.
They're on a sale here as well, so I will definitely pick them up. I'm debating, however, if I should just buy those 4 games, or buy the bundle that comes with Lost Horizon 1 and 2, plus 2 other games I've never heard of.
@@FairuzAlBahr I've not played those games but I'd recommend giving the first two Secret Files games a go (at that price there's nothing to lose) I'm going to pick up the third game.
I finished the game today and I enjoyed it, although I wish it had better pacing. The 1st part is longer and has us walking in circles in Paris with a brief detour to London. The 2 part is more varied but shorter and the locations are quite empty with the finale being especially disappointing. I feel like there should be an entire section between the plane landing and getting to the "temple", without that the final location has only 2 screens and no new characters.
Despite that I still had fun, thanks for your retrospective, I watched your previous videos to refresh my memory of the series before playing the 5th part :)
Great game I played on Switch. Another great point & click game is Agatha Christies ABC Murders, available on Switch but I got it on Steam (€1,49). Yesterdays Origins is the latest point & click game I finished on Switch. This week I'll either play BS5 or Grim Fandango again (PS Vita).
I'm really glad the Switch is getting so many good point and click adventures. This, I think, is helping with re-popularizing the genre.
@@FairuzAlBahr It was woensdag Grim Fandango go to Vita I got interested again in point & click adventures. The Sherlock Holmes games are pretty nice so it seems, need to try one those on Switch or Steam.
I literally ended this game today and i loved it. Hope you get more subscribers. Plz suggest me some other games like broken sword series
Have you played Beneath A Steel Sky yet? Also Gabriel Knight is great. I loved 1 and I really enjoyed 2, though I haven't played 3 yet, so I can't suggest it.
@@FairuzAlBahr i will try gabriel knight. Thank you
35:35 ah man, funny: I HATED(!) the Archeoligic Puzzle (Way to less Feedback if i am on the right spot) and i REALLY liked the Telegram-Riddle. And Revolution Software? The Music Riddle can die with the Person which created it. In the End, the Riddles were 50/50 for me. I think the Typewrither Riddle was genius
I saw that Dan Brown book pic
Only played it once but I think it's probably worth another shot seeing as though I've played the first 2 hundreds of times xD
It's definitely worth playing. I still liked 1 and 2 more, but this is definitely a close 3rd. Almost like I don't even want to acknowledge that 3 and 4 ever happened, and that this is the true Broken Sword 3.
I would very much like it if you reviewed some Daedalic games: in particular, Chains of Satinav and Memoria
I already plan to, though I worry because I am not a fan of their games, so I don't think my reviews will be positive.
Edna the Breakout has such a great, dark and sick Story, i really loves the Story (even it's terrible ported, the german version was great)
I took me 10 mins to see the the picture of the book :)
Nice!
I thought this game was boring as hell. Really had to drag myself to the ending
That's valid. Though I am curious, were you a fan of the first 2?
@@FairuzAlBahr yes, but admittedly I was much younger then. Wanting to play the first two again to see what I think now. I also really love beneath a steel sky, that I recently played on my cd32
@@drunkensailor112 do let me know if you ever try the first two again. I'd be interested to know what you think. Also yeah, Beneath A Steel Sky is one of my all time favorites.
Been looking forward to this video! I found this games story a bit boring and I didn't like the character models either but the games backgrounds were beautifully draw.
I wish they'd bring back different returning characters instead of the same old faces (never liked the Hendersons) there's so many memorable characters that they could bring back such as Rio, Raoul or Bert from BS2 or McGuire or Nejo from BS1.
The song in this game was terrible! (the one you play in the scene were you dress up as the dead man) doesn't come close to 'Happiness Is An Inside Job' from BS2.
You should make a video, 'what I want for Broken Sword 6' we can spam Revaluation with it and hope they get the message.
Personally, I really loved the story, but this is definitely a subjective matter. And I definitely think it's not the best in the series, but it certainly beats the stories of 3 and 4, that's for sure.
I am not really a fan of the Hendersons myself either, but them being in the game has now become a staple. I really enjoy their presence because they became a big part of what makes a Broken Sword game. Personally, I wish they wouldn't bring back more than 1 or 2 characters from previous games, as I think they should focus more on new characters instead. But yes, seeing the ones you mentioned would be really cool. Especially Nejo, because that's me :P
The song is pretty subpar, I agree. Thankfully it wasn't written by Barrington Pheloung, which is why it wasn't as good as Happiness Is An Inside Job.
That's a very good idea. I might actually work on that video after I finish my Beyond A Steel Sky review.
@@FairuzAlBahr I didn't mind 3's story it just went off the rails towards the end. The first game clearly had the best story but I did like 2's story and the locations it took us too.
I get why you don't like returning characters and I think a lot of that has to do with there being no change or growth (it's too similar) but if they brought back Nejo or McGuire they could expand those characters a bit as both would be (or could be) adults now.
I didn't really like most of the locations this game took us too. They were nowhere near as interesting as Ireland and Syria from the first game or the Caribbean level from 2.
I prefered Broken Sword 3 over this one
I can't agree with you on that, sadly. To me, Broken Sword 3 was the worst game in the series.
This was the best Broken Sword game in terms of graphics (alongside BS1), nevertheless I did not like much the characters (except for Bijou) and the story suffers a little from the same problem of BS2: a story that does not feel much like Broken Sword...
I disagree on the story, to be honest. I thought it felt like Broken Sword a lot. But I agree on the visuals, its backgrounds are absolutely beautiful.
Im so glad im the other dude who bought a vita
Mue was an inspector in bs2?
But he died in bs 1 ...
Fanservice is can be weird
I played through this game only once but watching this review made me dislike it again. I get why because of the gameplay and story people compare it with the first game. But personally I think the character models are ugly and the animations, script and voice acting make this game feel so overacted. Even the first two games who had a clear cartoonish style made me feel more immersed in a more serious story (well, the first game was more serious).
This game clearly feels like fan service with its overuse of former characters in silly situations. In the fifth installment it's also so stupid to see how George and Nico's relationship has almost zero progression. It's like the characters are no "real" characters anymore and they were having a theater play in their own world. I know the Parzival's Stone is in development but I'm not looking forward to it. I have the feeling it'll go in a similar direction like this game, yet I'd be open to watch a review first and see what they actually did.
It’s funny. I thought 3 was entertaining and 4 was absolutely atrocious. 5 was wonderful.
That's valid. Personally, though, I found myself enjoying 4 way more than 3.
@@FairuzAlBahr I heard that in the video.
How would you rank the series.
@@AdventureGameHotspot Story-wise: 1, then 2, then 5, then 4, then 3.
Gameplay-wise: 2, then 5, then 1, then 4, then 3.
My main issue with bs5 was that the ending felt very out of nowhere, rushed and unpolished, like they were running out of Kickstarter money after the chapel. Also the true antagonist was barely introduced beforehand and that felt cheap to me. And of course, how many times can you endure people saying the word "gnostic"? I still enjoyed the game as a whole, but the ending was very underwhelming.
Aw was enjoying this review until he started race baiting. I'd go watch alladin before you continue to make a fool of yourself 🤣
Really enjoyed this game - I was deligted to see the Pink Floyd animals reference as it's my favourite Pink Floyd album.
I agree there was a lot of fan service, but I kinda wanted that by the time I got around to playing this game, it was far better than 3 and 4, and possibly better than 2.
Enjoyed the series, I binge watched them, very good quality uploads.
Thank you so much for your kind words. And yeah, the fanservice wasn't a deal breaker, it was just a bit unnecessary. I still loved the game regardless. And I agree, definitely better than 3 and 4, and I am not sure if I like it more than 2 or not, but it's definitely up there.