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December 1, 2006
Broken Sword – hello again!
"My name’s Stobbart- George Stobbart. That’s two b's and two t's" (George)
Among the bazillion of quest or adventure games I’ve already played, my favorites are the first two parts:Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars и Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror. These games are so good that once or twice a year I try to play them once again. The graphics is perfect (even taking into account that now it’s 2006), the scoring is supreme, mysterious music appears and disappears now and then, sound effects are thoroughly selected (do you remember the sound of water with all sorts of rubbish quietly splashing in Marseille dock – those who live by the river and pop at the wharf or boat-station will understand me), the plot is great – all this swallows you up, making you catch the blast from the very fact of presence in this game. And George Stobbart, always cheerful blockhead lawyer, the favorite of the aged ladies, evokes my great sympathy. That also makes a deal.
"I'd love to, but right now I'm trying to save the world" (George)
I’ve never been to Paris, but I’d love to go there in warm autumn, when the foliage is starting to become red-and-yellow, find unknown Rue Jarry street and Montfaucon square, where Templars were executed (my friends, who visit Paris rather often, fail to find it), and sit there in a small cozy café.
“What about personal safety? Can’t you at least give me some advice?” (Stobbart before leaving the cafe)
"Don’t cross the road until the little man shows green!" (Moue’s answer)
My most favorite and cozy location is Villa de Vasconcellos on the sea-shore in Spain - luxuriant verdure, a new house "only 300 years old", and the land-lady, straight as the stick old woman with Spanish temper and coal eyes. 
Ketcha Island in the Caribbean Sea is the best for me in the second part.
With the help of a wonderful ScummVM program it has become possible to run Broken Sword at any platform. Thank them very much!
And now, in the evenings, I make myself comfortable in the soft armchair under the palm tree and play Broken Sword on my iBook with MacOS operating system; I play the game, written for PC and enjoy the process.
At this point I gonna finish. Perhaps someone, who hasn’t fortunately played Broken Sword yet, but likes quests, will appreciate my delights choosing the game to play further.
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Posted by Xena at December 1, 2006 10:38 PM
