Comments on: Broken Sword: Director’s Cut, And Me http://botherer.org/2009/03/20/broken-sword-directors-cut-and-me/ John Walker's Electronic House Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:38:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: John Walker http://botherer.org/2009/03/20/broken-sword-directors-cut-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-5584 John Walker Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:18:36 +0000 http://botherer.org/?p=1189#comment-5584 Heh, my goat joke survived : ) If my name's not in the credits, I'll be a little perturbed. Heh, my goat joke survived : )

If my name’s not in the credits, I’ll be a little perturbed.

]]> By: Richard http://botherer.org/2009/03/20/broken-sword-directors-cut-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-5582 Richard Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:54:02 +0000 http://botherer.org/?p=1189#comment-5582 You can get BS3 over at GOG - http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/broken_sword_3__the_sleeping_dragon. You can get BS3 over at GOG – http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/broken_sword_3__the_sleeping_dragon.

]]> By: The_B http://botherer.org/2009/03/20/broken-sword-directors-cut-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-5581 The_B Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:37:58 +0000 http://botherer.org/?p=1189#comment-5581 Righty, finished it - again, just have to reiterate how much I love the series, and it's encouraged me to play number 2 and (when I can find it on it's own) number 3 again (if I have time, I may even slightly forgive four for long enough). Really don't feel cagey about saying my favourite game series, and just hope if we see any more fully new ones they return to their former glory. This goes a good way to regaining the goodwill for the series, I would hope, especially to a new audience. I will mention though, I didn't see your name in the credits at all, or was this me being unobservant? It is 3.30am in the morning, mind, so could well be the latter. Righty, finished it – again, just have to reiterate how much I love the series, and it’s encouraged me to play number 2 and (when I can find it on it’s own) number 3 again (if I have time, I may even slightly forgive four for long enough). Really don’t feel cagey about saying my favourite game series, and just hope if we see any more fully new ones they return to their former glory. This goes a good way to regaining the goodwill for the series, I would hope, especially to a new audience.

I will mention though, I didn’t see your name in the credits at all, or was this me being unobservant? It is 3.30am in the morning, mind, so could well be the latter.

]]> By: Anthony s http://botherer.org/2009/03/20/broken-sword-directors-cut-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-5580 Anthony s Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:16:16 +0000 http://botherer.org/?p=1189#comment-5580 I'm currently playing this on the DS and loving it. I like the hotspot cues that fade in and out as you move around the screen, it keeps that old pixel-hunting feel, but without the frustration. Also a fan of the tiered hint system, which i've had to use a couple of times (again, prying open that jammed door. I still don't see how you can pry open a huge stone door with a bullet casing, flat or no) . It's nicely vague to start with and then more to the point in later hints. Which is what you want; i remember some hint systems where the final hint was almost as baffling as the first. I’m currently playing this on the DS and loving it.
I like the hotspot cues that fade in and out as you move around the screen, it keeps that old pixel-hunting feel, but without the frustration.
Also a fan of the tiered hint system, which i’ve had to use a couple of times (again, prying open that jammed door. I still don’t see how you can pry open a huge stone door with a bullet casing, flat or no) . It’s nicely vague to start with and then more to the point in later hints. Which is what you want; i remember some hint systems where the final hint was almost as baffling as the first.

]]> By: The_B http://botherer.org/2009/03/20/broken-sword-directors-cut-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-5579 The_B Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:36:37 +0000 http://botherer.org/?p=1189#comment-5579 (SPOILER WARNING) "So the 'ghost of Lochmarne' is no more than a fierce Billy goat. For a moment I thought he was going to be incredibly awkward to get past, but in the end it was surprisingly simple. Who would have known?" (SPOILER WARNING)

“So the ‘ghost of Lochmarne’ is no more than a fierce Billy goat. For a moment I thought he was going to be incredibly awkward to get past, but in the end it was surprisingly simple. Who would have known?”

]]> By: John Walker http://botherer.org/2009/03/20/broken-sword-directors-cut-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-5578 John Walker Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:50:00 +0000 http://botherer.org/?p=1189#comment-5578 What does it say? I haven't seen it in the final version yet. What does it say? I haven’t seen it in the final version yet.

]]> By: The_B http://botherer.org/2009/03/20/broken-sword-directors-cut-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-5577 The_B Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:32:17 +0000 http://botherer.org/?p=1189#comment-5577 Well, at least there were no random dragons ready to come and bash the door down... Also, loving the sly little nod & wink in the diary after the goat bit. Well, at least there were no random dragons ready to come and bash the door down…

Also, loving the sly little nod & wink in the diary after the goat bit.

]]> By: John Walker http://botherer.org/2009/03/20/broken-sword-directors-cut-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-5576 John Walker Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:31:13 +0000 http://botherer.org/?p=1189#comment-5576 Cecil and I will go to our graves disagreeing about that puzzle. One of us is right : ) Cecil and I will go to our graves disagreeing about that puzzle. One of us is right : )

]]> By: The_B http://botherer.org/2009/03/20/broken-sword-directors-cut-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-5575 The_B Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:50:00 +0000 http://botherer.org/?p=1189#comment-5575 That indeed was very clever. SPOILERS: I have to admit I did get a little frustrated when I had to pry the door open and the shell casing didn't work at first as I initially thought I needed an entirely different inventory item rather than having to modify an existing one, but once it finally clicked (or rather reading the hint) I worked out the rest. I have to agree the hint system so far has been excellent at cluing me up without just telling me the answer straight. I also really liked the deciphering the code puzzle too, provided just the right amount of challenge for me although I was worried at first that without any letters given it might be a little too hard. I'll most likely have more comments about stuff as I play through, although I don't want to clog up this post with spoilers - I'll probably Tweet them your way or something. That indeed was very clever.

SPOILERS:

I have to admit I did get a little frustrated when I had to pry the door open and the shell casing didn’t work at first as I initially thought I needed an entirely different inventory item rather than having to modify an existing one, but once it finally clicked (or rather reading the hint) I worked out the rest. I have to agree the hint system so far has been excellent at cluing me up without just telling me the answer straight.

I also really liked the deciphering the code puzzle too, provided just the right amount of challenge for me although I was worried at first that without any letters given it might be a little too hard.

I’ll most likely have more comments about stuff as I play through, although I don’t want to clog up this post with spoilers – I’ll probably Tweet them your way or something.

]]> By: John Walker http://botherer.org/2009/03/20/broken-sword-directors-cut-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-5574 John Walker Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:48:14 +0000 http://botherer.org/?p=1189#comment-5574 What did you think of the cylinder/hole/cross/shell casing/shell casing puzzle? What did you think of the cylinder/hole/cross/shell casing/shell casing puzzle?

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