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Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse

"Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse is a classical point & click adventure."

Revolution Software·Ravenscourt·Deep Silver· December 4, 2013· Main Game
70
Critic Score
14 reviews
71
User Score
94 ratings

Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse is a classical point & click adventure. It abandons 3D graphics and direct control which were used in the two predecessors and returns to the style of the first two games. The only major technical differences are a higher resolution and that the characters are modelled instead of drawn. The game uses an intelligent mouse cursor: a right click on a hotspot results in looking at the item and a left click triggers an item-specific action. Of course this is the main ingredient of the puzzles: collecting items and using them on other items in order to solve problems. On some occasions there are also logic puzzles from a zoomed-in view on an object, e.g. connecting cables of an engine in order to repair the car's horn. Another important part of the game are conversations with the various characters, some of them known from previous instalments. During the course of the game the controlled character switches between George and Nico. A help function supports players who are stuck.

Released 4 December 2013 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Linux by Revolution Software, published by Ravenscourt and Deep Silver. Rated PG by ACB, 12 by ClassInd. About 14 hours to beat.

Story

The story plot centers around the painting La Maledicció. George Stobbart and Nicole Collard witness as a masked man steals La Maledicció and kills the gallery owner. Both have their motivations to solve the crime, George works for the painting's insurer, Nico is a reporter and the police are incompetent, and so they unravel a conspiracy which is somehow connected to the Gnostic Gospels.

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PlayStation 4
Standard
NA
Sep 8, 2015
Xbox One
Standard
WW
Sep 4, 2015
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Standard
WW
Dec 4, 2013
Linux
Standard
WW
Dec 4, 2013
Mac
Standard
WW
Dec 4, 2013
Nintendo Switch
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WW
Sep 21, 2018
PlayStation Vita
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EU
Dec 18, 2013
PlayStation 4
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EU
Sep 4, 2015
Critic Score
70 /100
Mixed or Average
Based on 14 professional reviews
Aggregated from professional game critics and publications.
User Score
71 /100
Mixed or Average
Based on 94 ratings
Aggregated from player ratings across platforms worldwide.
Score Comparison
Critics
70
Users
71
Score Guide
90–100
Universal Acclaim
75–89
Generally Favorable
50–74
Mixed or Average
CriticsUsers
20–49
Generally Unfavorable
0–19
Overwhelming Dislike