Broken Sword 3 - the Sleeping Dragon (2003)

I started playing the Broken Sword games a few years ago. I began with Broken Sword 1, 2, and 5, skipping 3 and 4 because of the mixed reviews. While waiting for 6, I thought “what the heck” and decided to try 3 and 4 (they were cheap). There’s a certain freedom in the 3D movement that feels a bit old-school. I’d recommend 3 and 4 if you want to catch up with the Broken Sword universe. Just be aware of the changed controls, as mentioned in other reviews. Remember to change screen rosulution for the best. All in all, it’s okay. As a fan—I wouldn’t skip it. Keep your expectations LOW, and maybe—just maybe—you’ll occasionally be pleasantly surprised, like I was.

this game freezes my computer so routinely and it makes it so I cant get to task manager either so sometimes I have to force shut down. I only have 1 screen so I cant just move over to another one. I lose tons of progress every time I have to shut down. so the 4 hours I have played is probably closer to 8 at this point

Ich empfehle das Spiel, weil es mir vom Verlauf und der Geschichte schon Spaß gemacht. Mein Problem lag eher bei den QTEs und den Kampf oder Fluchtszenen. Könnte gut sein, dass die mit Controller besser funktionieren, mit der Tastatur hatte ich da schon Schwierigkeiten. (Taste bei den QTEs musste ich zum Beispiel immer mehrmals drücken damit es funktioniert, wenn ich nur einmal gedrückt habe, ging das Event trotzdem schief)

Es ist in Ordnung. Ich würde dem Spiel 70 von 100 geben. Am Ende ist es mehr ein Schleichspiel, anstatt ein Point&Klick Adventure.

Die Steuerung ist für solch eine Art von Spiel nicht zu empfehlen. Sehr schade, da ich die Baphomets Fluch Reihe sehr liebe!

super grafiken , lösbare aber nicht langweilige rätsel , gute storyline

The franchise was never great on puzzles, but this one dropped the ball by substituting most of them with so many banal crate shoving rooms, "action" scenes, "platforming" and terrible stealth sequences. Because, of course, 2003, what else was there to do for point & click adventures than to turn into ugly 3D action games with poor controls? Though to be fair, this one doesn't look and play all that badly. Had it had some more actual puzzles, it could've been a solid entry, but, well, it hadn't. The story is all over the place and terribly drawn out, but they managed to make the characters a little more likable. I played it back then and I replayed it now and can see why I didn't remember anything about it ... it's totally forgettable.

• Histoire/Écriture : Fidèles à la saga, jeux de mots et traits d'esprit ! -- • Graphismes/D.A : Honnêtement ça va ! -- • Bugs : Aucun pour ma part -- • Level design : La caméra et le déplacement sont HORRIBLES... -- • Lore : Fourni et bien expliqué -- • Le petit + : Tous les dialogues sont doublés, et BIEN doublés - c'est vraiment appréciable -- • En résumé : L'univers et l'ambiance collent à la saga qu'on aime tant. Malheureusement le passage à la 3D a rendu les choses désagréables...

Pretty fun and enjoyable game! I personally really enjoyed this breath of fresh air with the devs making this game 3D and normal movement (even though the 2D-ness and the point-and-click nature of the 1st 2 games is cool as well). Decent story, quirky and fun characters and interactions between them. Also, I love how they made George from a cartoony character into a really handsome man (and this continues in Broken Sword 4). The 3D-ness also made characters in general feel more real, which I really liked. There *are* some issues, where if you are running near something, you're slowed down, and sometimes movement is a bit clunky. Some items were never used (sadly), which was a bit of disappointment. However, for an experimental approach to the franchise, I really enjoyed the game! (as well as the sequel, Broken Sword 4, which is also 3D, although returns to the point-and-click nature) Definitely worth a play!

Garbage