Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse

Любимые персонажи, захватывающая история, что ещё надо для того, чтобы провести несколько приятных вечеров? Отличное продолжение классической серии. Графика вызывает ностальгию по первым двум частям, и при этом не кажется старой даже в 2026 году. Загадки разного уровня: от абсолютно простых, до таких, которые даже квестоводы со стажем не смогут сходу решить без подсказок. К игроку относятся щадяще, без тупиков и внезапных смертей - можно играть без стресса. И, конечно же, отличный повышающий настроение юмор. Жалею только об одном: пропустил игру в момент выхода.

Broken Sword 5 feels like a true return to the spirit of the first two games. The historical mystery, the atmosphere surrounding the Cathars, the international locations, the music, the humor, and of course George and Nico all bring back a lot of what made the original games so memorable. Visually, the mix of 2D backgrounds and 3D characters works surprisingly well most of the time, even if some animations feel a bit stiff nowadays. The voice acting and soundtrack are excellent and really help maintain that classic Broken Sword feeling. What I enjoyed the most was the overall sense of adventure and mystery. The first half of the game in particular has very solid puzzle design: challenging but logical. Unfortunately, I felt the second half became much more obscure and less intuitive. In several cases I knew what I was supposed to do, but not how the game expected me to do it, which led me to use hints more often than I would have liked. The story itself is engaging and the historical themes are very interesting, although the final stretch becomes a bit too over-the-top for my taste, leaning more into supernatural spectacle than mystery. Even with its flaws, this is still a very enjoyable point-and-click adventure and probably the closest the series has come to recapturing the charm of Broken Sword 1 and 2.