- Publisher: Revolution Software
- Release Date: Sep 21, 2018
- Also On: iPhone/iPad, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
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Sep 23, 2018Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse is a great point&click adventure, an heir worthy of the first two original games from Revolution Software.
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Feb 2, 2020One of the great point & click sagas comes to Nintendo Switch. Enjoy its excellent history, its great variety of puzzles and situations, and discover a very rare genre in recent years. Its excellent dubbing and narrative style will make you feel inside a novel.
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Sep 25, 2018Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse is a good adventure than delivers a captivating story with great characters and humor.
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Sep 23, 2018Undoubtedly one of the best versions of the product.
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Sep 23, 2018Joining many other quality examples of its genre on Switch, Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse continues the series' excellent storytelling and puzzle structure, with what is sure to please both fan and newcomer alike with fiendish brainteasers and the optional hint system. A more contained story structure, and character movement hitches aside, point-and-click adventure devotees will find a lot to love here.
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Sep 20, 2018Even now, Broken Sword 5 still looks gorgeous, and although its murder-turned-conspiracy story feels somewhat rote these days, its characters and dialogue are still great fun to watch as the drama unfolds.
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Sep 20, 2018Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Curse doesn’t revolutionize adventure games, nor will it particularly appeal to players who aren’t used to slower point-and-click gameplay. However, it succeeds in following the developer’s vision for the series: a modern update in the style of the original. The puzzles may have logic jumps, and the story’s action ebbs and flows. But the witty characters, perplexing mysteries, and traditional problem-solving are enough to win over fans of the genre.
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Sep 20, 2018It isn’t the best adventure game released in recent years, but it’s charming, fun and a worthy update of a four-year-old title that you might have overlooked.
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Sep 20, 2018As good as it has ever been, but if you’ve already played it on one of the numerous formats it’s already available on, it’s probably not a high priority to play again.
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Sep 30, 2018Broken Sword 5 is still a solid adventure on the Nintendo Switch, a bit late but with the nice plus of portability.
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Oct 3, 2018Broken Sword 5 arrives on Switch with no significant new elements. After the first two chapters, this is probably the best of the series, with a good plot and well written enigmas.
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Sep 21, 2018A good fit for the Switch. In terms of the game play, it doesn’t add anything that previous versions didn’t have, however the addition of the bonus content showing the development process is a nice extra for long terms fans of the series. Games like this are more suited to portable play in general so it is great to have Broken Sword on the Switch.
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Sep 20, 2018Broken Sword 5 delivers a competent point-and-click, with a cast of colorful characters, a rollicking-if-cheesy adventure, and solid puzzle design. Some minor issues with gameplay and puzzle design don’t harm the game’s quality too much, and in such an undeserved genre they’re forgivable. The biggest issue with the game is that it is a bit too married to convention both in plot and gameplay. Broken Sword 5 won't stick with like classics of the point-and-click Golden Age, but it’s still a solid adventure and I’ll be keeping my eyes open for future (and past) travels of George and Nico.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 21
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Mixed: 4 out of 21
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Negative: 3 out of 21
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Mar 3, 2020