Broken Sword 3: The Sleeping Dragon

[Interference]

Ok, bought this a couple of days ago, just finished it. It's utterly brilliant. I thoroughly enjoyed it, even the bits that weren't so good.

Some painfully obvious block-pushing puzzles ("Oh no! Not again!") and some out of place arcade sequences but when we take a look at the bigger picture we see a veritable masterpiece.

Ok, its not the greatest adventure game in the world but I love it: the intro made me cry tears of joy act the fact the series was back and it was doing it with style. The graphics are fantastic, the humour spot on, the puzzles are rarely irritating and all have a logical answer without being frighteningly easy. Thoroughly enjoyable.

A few people had misgivings about the control system but its pretty good. Controls are always quickly on hand, although the directional keys are relative to the camera and not the player, which was a bit irritating since left can suddenly become forwards..

The credits music is worth waiting for too. Blinding.

Anyone else played / purchased / plans to play it?

[remixor]

Well, it's supposed to come out today here in the States for PC.  I haven't seen it advertised in any shops or anything, but I've been waiting for years so EB damn well better have it.  Whether it'll run on my video card though is yet to be seen....

[Minimi]

Well... I downloaded the full game, because I couldn't wait for it to be getting released in Holland... and it disappoints me alot!

The interface is very bad... no mouse is just sooo worse. And please someone tell me why I see those white blinking stars on every object i can interact to. It's like people are to stupid in these times to solve puzzles of adventure games, because this game is so easy!

The graphics are nice, but although I'm a fan of 3D... it doesn't improve on the gameplay. It's just all to obvious in the game, and it seems like I'm just walking a straight way, without exploring.

The speech though, is very good and mooded. I liked the cutscenes also alot, and I haven't finished the game yet... so I'll just go on playing some more... but for as far as I know until now, my final score is :

Graphics : 8
Sound : 10
Gameplay : 6
Overall : 7

[Lucky]

I downloaded the full game, because I couldn't wait for it to be getting released in Holland...

Tsk tsk... Bad bad...

Anyway... I'll probably buy it, eventually. Those block puzzles don't really attract me, so I might wait before it gets cheaper before I buy it.

[Interference]

Well... I downloaded the full game, because I couldn't wait for it to be getting released in Holland... and it disappoints me alot!

The interface is very bad... no mouse is just sooo worse. And please someone tell me why I see those white blinking stars on every object i can interact to. It's like people are to stupid in these times to solve puzzles of adventure games, because this game is so easy!

The graphics are nice, but although I'm a fan of 3D... it doesn't improve on the gameplay. It's just all to obvious in the game, and it seems like I'm just walking a straight way, without exploring.

The speech though, is very good and mooded. I liked the cutscenes also alot, and I haven't finished the game yet... so I'll just go on playing some more... but for as far as I know until now, my final score is :

Graphics : 8
Sound : 10
Gameplay : 6
Overall : 7

I hated having to search for useable items. The stars highlights are more of a step forward for me than a step back. Remeber those hallowed games before the status line? When what your mouse hovered over didn't even have a text name to tell you it was useable. Don't make me go back. They don't make the puzzles any easier, they just take the monotony out of the process.

If you want to replicate the experience you would get without them, I suggest you go and make a cup of tea and watch tv or something, simulating the wasted hours of searching for items that are right under your nose.

I actually like the control system. A mouse would have been a hindrance. The required action button is always right at your fingertips, rather than having to right-click until you find the right cursor. Argh!

Oh, and buy it legitimately, Revolution are a gaming company that deserve the cash.

Block-puzzle-wise, don't fear 'em. They might crop up here and there but I actually found myself enjoying them. Block puzzles they may be, but they're the finest block puzzles ever.

[Minimi]

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Oh, and buy it legitimately, Revolution are a gaming company that deserve the cash.

I always buy games legally, and also applications. I agree that this company deserves the money, I just found it abit disappointing... but maybee I expected too much of it.

[jannar85]

Well... I downloaded the full game, because I couldn't wait for it to be getting released in Holland... and it disappoints me alot!

The interface is very bad... no mouse is just sooo worse. And please someone tell me why I see those white blinking stars on every object i can interact to. It's like people are to stupid in these times to solve puzzles of adventure games, because this game is so easy!

The graphics are nice, but although I'm a fan of 3D... it doesn't improve on the gameplay. It's just all to obvious in the game, and it seems like I'm just walking a straight way, without exploring.

The speech though, is very good and mooded. I liked the cutscenes also alot, and I haven't finished the game yet... so I'll just go on playing some more... but for as far as I know until now, my final score is :

Graphics : 8
Sound : 10
Gameplay : 6
Overall : 7

I need help. Check this thread:
http://www.adventuregamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=912

[remixor]

[quote}
Oh, and buy it legitimately, Revolution are a gaming company that deserve the cash.

I always buy games legally, and also applications. I agree that this company deserves the money, I just found it abit disappointing... but maybee I expected too much of it.

You only KNOW it was disappointing to you because you obtained it illegally in the first place.  :

And there's no reason this game has to be your cup of tea, but it has garnered amazing critical acclaim from many magazines, and its reception in the adventure community (check the adventuregamers.com forums for example) has been overwhelmingly positive.