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Author: zippdementia
Posted: September 09, 2010 (04:22 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
This is my least favorite thing for a game company to do: release an updated version of a game and make it worse in the process. What a !@#$! travesty. It happened with Siberia DS in an even more aggravating way, but this still makes the cut as a terrible, terrible, tragedy.
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Author: EmP (Mod)
Posted: September 09, 2010 (04:54 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Playing through Director's Cut (for a second time to pen my second review -- that was harsh enough) was disappointing. I'd hoped that the trip back to PC taking over a year would mean a lot of things have been fixed, but, frankly, despite the time taken, the game doesn't feel finished. The audio is off, scenes end prematurely and the game talks down to you, assuming you'll get stuck at every step and waiting for you with a hint book and a cup of marshmallow-filled hot chocolate.
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Author: Lewis
Posted: September 10, 2010 (03:38 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I thought The Director's Cut was wonderful. The transition between old and new was jarring, but the new interface, hints systems, and additional content were all delightful in my eyes.
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Author: EmP (Mod)
Posted: September 10, 2010 (05:38 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Growing apart, man.
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Author: CoarseDragon
Posted: September 10, 2010 (02:18 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
A couple of things in the last paragraph.
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Author: wolfqueen001
Posted: September 10, 2010 (02:28 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Heh. Nice review. I was wondering how you'd compare this one to the old. I mean, I already knew you weren't as happy with it, but I was wondering how exactly you were going to put that into words, especially after already having reviewed this game effectively twice. To that end, I think you did it well here, and though I've never played a Broken Sword before, I know now what to expect from this one and not to let it deceive me.
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Author: EmP (Mod)
Posted: September 10, 2010 (05:17 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Thanks for those catches, the pair of you.
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Author: fleinn
Posted: September 11, 2010 (02:52 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
..oh, good. I thought "lounging" was some sort of perfectly ordinary American activity I didn't know about :p
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Author: sashanan
Posted: September 19, 2010 (04:03 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Yikes, sounds like they messed this version up rather badly. I hear you on the dissonance between the way George's original chapter's play out and how Nicole's new ones apparently do - the latter reminding me a lot more of Broken Sword 3 than of the original - and cutting George's dialogue is murder. That's what made the whole game awesome, especially since for all his smugness he's frequently outwitted by, well, everybody else.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: February 14, 2012 (12:32 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Don't hate me EmP... I'm playing the Iphone version. Which is the director's cut. I do really like it thus far, anyway. I'm planning on reviewing it from the perspective of someone who never played the original.
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Author: EmP (Mod)
Posted: February 15, 2012 (09:14 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Trust you to side with Lewis. If he was still around, he'd gloating like crazy right now.
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