The transition between the two characters has been particularly well crafted with a constant attention to respect the overall story line. Never does the player feel confused about what is needed to do or where the action takes place, and this, despite the several transitions between the two actors of the story.
For example, when George and Nico must split to look after artifacts, you really feel like they do search simultaneously for the precious objects in two separate places. The succession of the different phases, alternatively interpreted by George and Nico, is so well coordinated that you are always aware of the actions of the other character.
And while it doesn't help you solve any puzzles within the game, it does brings a movie like atmosphere to the game that no other has ever be able to recreate. Speaking of a movie, BS2 has an impressive cast of over 60 characters, each with a distinctive voice often tinted with foreign accents. Nico still has her so typical French accent and so does Lobineau and Oubier, while the inhabitants of the Central American country Quaramonte feature a strong Spanish accent.
As in the original episode, voice-overs are excellent for most characters. It is easy to perceive the emotions during dialogues, and if there was only one proof for good acting, this would be it in my humble opinion. Also very good throughout the game are the different sound effects that you will hear in the background. Whether they are birds singing in the jungle, waves breaking on the docks, or the hum of the crowd at a local market, they will accompany you wherever you go, changing from one to another without noticing it.
The soundtrack once more written by Barrington Pheloung behaves the same way, one time outlining crucial moments with a louder musical score, the moment after becoming barely noticeable as if there was a total interactivity between the music and the story line. Like in the first episode, the regions visited by our two heroes will influence the style of the music with exotic rhythms from such places as the Caribbean and Central America.
Broken Sword 2 features over two hours of fully-orchestrated original music, providing players with a rich musical environment that subtly accompanies the unfolding of events.
In terms of graphics, BS2 also innovates when compared to its predecessor. Through the use of new techniques such as alpha-blending, geometric sprite transformation, shadows and transparency effects, characters appear even more realistic and are seamlessly integrated into the backgrounds. As these graphical enhancements may slow down your computer, options will let you select the level of graphics complexity so that they match your computer's performances.
The impression of depth in the backgrounds were rendered with parallax layers in the first game and also in BS2, but this time with a greater number and multi-panning layers. The screen shots really speak for themselves, BS2's graphics are among the finest of the industry, and easily stand as landmarks for other adventure titles, the icing on the cake being the beautiful classically animated sequences that unfold important parts of the plot.
The interface in BS2 almost didn't change, except for the disappearance of the moving gears icon symbolizing a possible interaction. After all why would Revolution Software re-design an interface that is close to perfection? The grabbing hand will indicate that you can take an object, the mouth will obviously allow you to dialog with other characters, and the pointing hand will show you the possible exits.
Notice that if you double click on an exit, it will move you directly to the exit. With the inventory, still placed at the bottom of the screen, you can combine items together, examine them more closely with the right mouse button, or move them by a single click to use them on something or someone. Dialogues are still handled with icons representing the subject of discussion, which definitely seems the best way.
What seemed clear with Broken Sword, is now a fact with this second episode: Revolution Software has mastered the adventure genre, elegantly mixing historical facts and fiction to create captivating stories that literally illuminate the player's imagination.
It's difficult to think of a better game, except maybe for LucasArts' upcoming Monkey Island-based title, but in the meantime Broken Sword 2's hundreds of puzzles will keep the gamer's attention for countless hours of challenging game play. Broken Sword 2 has reached the top, and it will be difficult, maybe impossible, to dethrone it unless Revolution Software comes up with a new title in the series, but that is another story.
The game also features Dropbox integration which facilitates a unique cross-platform save-game feature, enabling players to enjoy the same adventure simultaneously on multiple devices, full Game Center integration — including in-game achievements — and many other enhancements. Many hours of entertaining storytelling lie ahead.
Bravo, Revolution. Additional speech files can be added to any version for mix and match language support. This is one of my favorites; right up there with Thimbleweed Park. It worked best if I flicked my finger downward over the spots ie: inventory bag. Pros: Storyline, voice acting, puzzles, graphics, music, hint system, mechanics. The ending was fun! Cons: Hoping in an update there will be an option to make the characters walk faster.
I would have like to be more involved in the final cut scene. I remember playing this as a kid on my PlayStation. Only complaint I have is, none of the cutscenes will play. Not sure why but I would love if this was fixed! The controls are finicky. I had to use a hint in the first problem because it was pretty random. Along with his companion George Stobbart, he had no idea that his ordinary trek would turn into a web of mysterious events and deadly obstacles.
To survive, heroes will need to overcome mysterious enemy forces trying to accomplish dark goals. As you progress, the gamer will encounter many secondary characters over 60 units. You can interact with each of them, learning more information or features of the environment.
There are hundreds of puzzles and interactive items required to progress in the walkthrough. Each location consists of many small details and hidden items. Download torrent. The site administration is not responsible for the content of the materials on the resource.
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