Broken Sword 6 announced, plus 4K remaster of Broken Sword 1

After a decade of absence, the classic point-and-click series Broken Sword returns with a new twist. Revolution Software is working on their sixth game. Broken Sword — Parzival’s StoneAs well as the full 4K remake of 1996’s original. Shadow of the Templars

The games will be available on consoles, Windows PC, and mobile devices. Broken Sword — Shadow of the Templars: Reforged It is expected to release early in 2024. Parzival’s StoneThe date is off, but the distance from it is greater.

These games, which are reminiscent of LucasArts’ early 90s hits like The Legend of Zelda, offer light conspiratorial adventure with an historical twist. Secret of Monkey Island… but with a gentler sense of humor and, arguably, a more logical design for the puzzles. These games feature American patent attorney George Stobbart, and French journalist Nico Collard, as they travel the world, solving puzzles, uncovering secrets, and investigating conspiracy theories.

Parzival’s Stone will reintroduce 3D graphics to the series, after a return to the original 2D in 2013’s fifth, Kickstarter-funded game, The Serpent’s Curse. But series creator Charles Cecil has dubbed the new graphical style “Super 2D” as it attempts to recreate the look of the original games by applying hand-drawn textures to the 3D geometry. The interface will be a point-and click adventure game.

A man rides in the back of a tiny three-wheeled van into a picturesque southern French village square in the mountains in Broken Sword: Parzival’s Stone — *Broken Sword: Parzival’s Stone*

Two suspicious characters dressed in pink stand outside what looks like a Parisian café in Broken Sword: Parzival’s Stone

Parzival’s Stone will send George and Nico on a quest for the mythical Holy Grail — “but not as one might expect,” according to the press release. Their quest will take them to Montségur in the South of France, former stronghold of the Cathar Christian sect, and pit them against tech entrepreneurs, government agencies, and energy corporations in a story that also involves Nazi treasure hunters (but of course) and quantum physics.

The new version of the first game — in which George witnesses a bomb attack on a Parisian café, drawing him into a mystery involving the Knights Templar — notably updates its hand-drawn, animated-film-style visuals from 640×400 pixels to 4K resolution with fully redrawn assets. It was a mix of A.I., human artists, and A.I. that accomplished this enormous task. techniques; Revolution head Charles Cecil told Polygon that the tiny studio “just simply couldn’t afford” to remake the game without using A.I. The game’s audio will also be upscaled, a few minor changes made to story and characterization to fit modern sensibilities, and gameplay improvements brought over from the currently available Director’s Cut version.

Cecil said if re-issued of Shadow of the TemplarsIt is planned to remaster the Broken Sword 2 game if it proves to be a great success. The Smoking MirrorUse the same technique.