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Broken Sword 1 - Shadow of the Templars: Director's Cut

 
Point-and-click adventure game royalty Broken Sword is backAug 23, 2023 - PCGamesNBroken Sword Parzival's Stone will be the first new entry for the iconic point-and-click adventure games in a decade, and it'll be preceded by the arrival of a 4K reinvention of the beloved first game in the series. Alongside the new Broken Sword Parzival's Stone, Broken Sword Shadow of the Templars Reforged is set to arrive in early 2024, and developer Revolution Software says it's aimed to be a perfect introduction for newcomers and a nostalgia trip for long-time fans alike. Read the rest of the story... Classic adventure series Broken Sword returns with a sixth instalment and a beautiful remasterAug 23, 2023 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunClassic point ‘n clicker series Broken Sword is planning a big comeback starting next year with a remaster of the original adventure game, followed by a new sixth entry sometime after. Snooping tourist George and snooping professional (investigative journalist) Nico will reunite in the all-new Broken Sword: Parzival’s Stone, but first, over two decades after it launched, Broken Sword - Shadow Of The Templars: Reforged revamps the first outing of the nosy duo. As you can see from the reveal trailer, it’s enjoying quite a dramatic makeover. Read more Classic point-and-click adventure Broken Sword: Director’s Cut is free on GOGDec 20, 2022 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunThe Winter Sale continues over on GOG, and they’re giving away Revolution Software’s classic point-and-click Broken Sword for free until Thursday. It’s the Director’s Cut too, which adds some more stuff for nosey American tourist George ‘Goat-wrangler’ Stobbart and French journalist Nico ‘Curtains’ Collard to investigate. Good grief, I can’t even remember the last time I played a Broken Sword. The first one is a classic adventure game from a time when they were beginning to fade from PC, goat puzzle notwithstanding. Read more We're launching Merch!Dec 8, 2021 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/3953527/4726a1fadf269e52b27e62cbe33880b2845fa9f3.png ▶Official Merch is now available!◀ Currently only available in the UK! It's finally here, our official merch! We're starting off with a smaller range of things until we get more confident in how things work, and with the help of your feedback will improve our services over time GET YOUR HOLIDAY JUMPERS NOW As in yesterday, as in actually as soon as you can if you want it in time for the 25th! We tried to launch this last week to give you all more time, but it's been A Week and we hope you understand. These very special, limited edition Holiday Jumpers are made on demand, once you place your order, before they get shipped out to you, so please plan at the very least 9 days for them to arrive. Our Holiday Collection is available to order until end of January 2021 and features 2 Holiday Jumpers in: Merry George Green: https://revolution.co.uk/merch/holiday-jumper-george Jolly Nico red: https://revolution.co.uk/merch/holiday-jumper-nico and we designed them with a focus on winter, not *just* the holidays to let you get away with wearing them for more than just the festive months! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/3953527/9c9a316335f1ade1d68bb557d25a75addab42d48.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/3953527/3187ed9c6b62a3dffbca2e258fc0b3f623bc3636.jpg THE CLASSIC LINE A line of t-shirts focusing on the iconic box art from beloved Revolution Software games! Available in pitch black, and some even feature prints reminiscent of the original, and slightly distressed look of the official box art of Broken Sword’s first ever physical release. We hope it sparks some memories.. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/3953527/fa072bae361c563cdf990f393acf264ee8c757d7.png WHY ONLY IN THE UK??? Because there is a lot of legal stuff to sort out selling to the EU right now, and it's all constantly changing. Currently we can only get it set up to ship and charge within the UK, and trying to figure this out was part of our delay in launching this, but we decided it's best to launch it now, and continue to try and see how things develop, then delay any further! We hope you understand. WHAT WE'RE STILL WORKING ON ✨More merch, once we know what sells and what doesn't ✨Cooler packaging ✨Super special limited edition runs??? MAYBE??? ✨Reappearance of some old faves??? ✨Making sure everything runs smoothly, this is a brand new way to do merch for us and it will come with a learning curve! PLEASE READ OUR SHOP POLICY We made sure it's short, easy to understand, and very readable. We're a little strict with refunds & exchanges, and we want to be super transparent about it before you purchase: https://revolution.co.uk/terms-of-service-and-policies WE HOPE YOU'LL LIKE IT This has been in the works for a long time, and we really hope you'll love everything on our merch store! If you have any questions you can email us at [email protected] or chat with us on here Thank you for always supporting us, and being so kind about everything we do. We push ourse...Beyond a Steel Sky - Release updateDec 5, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsHello Everyone! Beyond a Steel Sky is well and truly on it's way, and the team here are working like crazy to deliver the best game we possibly can. With everything we're trying to fit in to the game, and a well as keeping quality high, development is beginning to take a little longer than initially scheduled. There's no need to worry, and this isn't a bad thing at all! Some of you may have spotted on our initial announcement press release that Beyond a Steel Sky would be coming out in 2019. We can now confirm that it will be releasing a few months later in 2020. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35777653/a79e907cfac7213aaa0c78d6d39d3bedc36133fc.png We still can't say exactly what the date will be yet, and we'll have updates for you on that in the new year. You can head over to our website for a more detailed update. There's also a PC Gamer article sharing the information, as well as some more lovely Beyond a Steel Sky goodness, which we strongly recommend checking out when you get the chance! Be Vigilant everyone!Beyond a Steel Sky @ EGX 2019!Oct 23, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsHello everyone! At EGX London last week we had our first hands on demo for Beyond a Steel Sky available for you all to play. We had such a blast, and the feedback couldn't have been better - a shame it all had to come to an end! For those of you who came along to play, we really hope enjoyed it! For those of you who couldn't make it, there'll be other opportunities soon! Amongst all the fun and excitement, Charles Cecil (who you may know as the Director of the Broken Sword series and co-founder of Revolution Software) also gave a talk about Redefining the Rules of Adventure Writing. Covering all of our games (Lure of the Temptress, Beneath a Steel Sky, the Broken Swords series) and our current work in Beyond a Steel Sky. How better to learn about what goes into a classic Revolution Adventure game! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9igYz1lzv8 As always, if you want to keep up to date with the latest developments for Beyond a Steel Sky, then follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Discord - and adding the game to your wishlist doesn't hurt either! Be Vigilant!Revolution's new adventure: Beyond a Steel SkySep 11, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsHello everyone! It’s been a while since we last posted any updates here, and we hope you're still enjoying Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse! We really wanted to take this opportunity to tell you all about the latest adventure we’ve been working on. If you haven’t seen already, we’ve been working on Beyond a Steel Sky, the sequel to one of our first games: Beneath a Steel Sky, and there’s now a Steam page Live and ready for you to have a look at! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1146310/Beyond_a_Steel_Sky/ Things are still in development right now, so please add the game to your Wishlist to keep up to date with all the latest news and updates on how it’s all coming along. We’d also love to hear what you think! And if you’re hungry for some more information on the game, you can check out IGN’s First Look at Beyond a Steel Sky for lots of juicy info.New DLC for Broken Sword's 20th AnniversaryMar 10, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsOne of the most frequent questions we receive at Revolution is: “Will you make the original version of Shadow of the Templars available at Steam?” We’re very pleased to let you know that we can finally answer with a resounding “yes” – as part of Broken Sword’s 20th anniversary celebrations, the original version of George and Nico’s very first adventure is now available as free DLC with the Director’s Cut of the game. For our community looking to be transported back to Paris in the Fall, we’ve also made Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars' stunning soundtrack, featuring music from world-acclaimed composer, Barrington Pheloung available as a DLC. Furthermore, we have a brand new Broken Sword: 20th Anniversary Collection, containing all Broken Sword games, soundtracks, and a fascinating documentary looking at the history of Revolution and the making of Broken Sword. Complete the saga with a 30% discount!New DLC for Broken Sword's 20th AnniversaryMar 10, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsOne of the most frequent questions we receive at Revolution is: “Will you make the original version of Shadow of the Templars available at Steam?” We’re very pleased to let you know that we can finally answer with a resounding “yes” – as part of Broken Sword’s 20th anniversary celebrations, the original version of George and Nico’s very first adventure is now available as free DLC with the Director’s Cut of the game. For our community looking to be transported back to Paris in the Fall, we’ve also made Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars' stunning soundtrack, featuring music from world-acclaimed composer, Barrington Pheloung available as a DLC. Furthermore, we have a brand new Broken Sword: 20th Anniversary Collection, containing all Broken Sword games, soundtracks, and a fascinating documentary looking at the history of Revolution and the making of Broken Sword. Complete the saga with a 30% discount!Daily Deal - Broken Sword Series, 50% OffApr 3, 2016 - Product ReleaseToday's Deal: Save 50% on Broken Sword Series!* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Monday at 10AM Pacific Time Inside Adventure GamesJan 10, 2012 - EurogamerIntroduction Once upon a time it was easy. Just 15 years ago most games slotted into their categories with librarian-pleasing snugness. Take the adventure game. In 1985 they were text games with a focus on storytelling and puzzle solving. Five years later it was the same but with animated graphics and mouse clicks replacing the typing. But defining the genre now is like hugging fog. The once firm borders of adventures have crumbled and their ideas have diffused out into the wider gaming ocean. Today the definition of an adventure game depends on what school of thought you embrace. Dan Connors, head of adventure specialists Telltale Games, sees the genre as a broad church. His definition is inclusive not exclusive. It includes Heavy Rain and Uncharted as well as his company's more traditional efforts such as the Back to the Future adventures. "In the late '80s and early '90s it was very clear cut," he says. "Now you could attribute the dialogue trees in Mass Effect to adventure games. A lot of the scripted storytelling in Valve's games comes from adventure games. I think adventure games went out and permeated every single genre because they've always remained the best way to interact with characters in a world and to interact with an environment." Others view adventures in more exclusive terms. "Stories in games need to mould themselves around what gameplay a game is trying to deliver," says Charles Cecil, founder of Broken Sword developer Revolution Software. "Uncharted is absolutely not an adventure game as I would define it, same with Heavy Rain. Both require considerable expertise with a joypad and an adventure is a cerebral experience rather than one requiring manual dexterity." A lack of violence or death is also a common trait of adventures, he adds. But even then Cecil's definition has grey areas thanks to the likes of L.A. Noire, which lets players skip the action and focus on its adventure-inspired detective work. A Brief History While the exact definition may be debatable, the origin of the adventure game isn't. The first adventure is the aptly named Adventure, a 1976 text game created by Will Crowther on his workplace's PDP-10 mainframe computer. It let players explore a world described in text by inputting verb-noun commands such as 'go north' or 'get torch'. As well as exploring there were puzzles to solve and monsters to encounter. Within a few months a Stanford University student called Don Woods had rejigged the game, adding more puzzles, locations and fantasy elements. Woods' version became a sensation in the mainframe-computing scene of the late 1970s. Other computer users began creating their own adventures and it went on to inspire MUD, the first MMO - but that's another story. By the time the first mass-produced home computers began rolling off the production lines adventures were an obvious choice for making the leap out of the labs and into our homes. In 1978 the first commercial adventure game - Adventureland for the TRS-8...Daily Deal - Broken Sword Series 50% off!Oct 6, 2011 - AnnouncementToday's Deal: Save 50% off the titles from the Broken Sword series! Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! Shack PSA: Broken Sword free on GOGSep 29, 2011 - ShacknewsTo celebrate breaking the 6,000,000 unique game downloads mark, virtuous virtual vendor of vintage video games Good Old Games is offering a classic for free. Revolution Software's fine adventure game Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars can briefly be had for $0.00, but be quick as time's short. GOG approaches 6 million downloadsSep 22, 2011 - EurogamerDigital vintage game emporium GOG is about to hit the six million downloads mark, and has announced how it intends to celebrate. The lucky customer responsible for nudging the store over the milestone will receive every single game in the GOG catalogue. Further to that, anyone with an account will be able to download point-and-click classic Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars Director's Cut free of charge for 48 hours after the champagne corks are popped. Check its Twitter feed to find out when you can grab your freebie. New Release - Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: The Director's CutSep 2, 2010 - Product ReleaseNew from Kalypso, enjoy the adventure of Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: The Director's Cut Paris in the Fall... a brutal murder at the Palais Royale. When Nico Collard is invited to interview statesman Pierre Carchon, she finds herself inextricably drawn into a terrifying conspiracy.

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