Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars - PC Games

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This is a true classic of the point and click adventure genre. It is one of the few games not produced by Lucas Arts or Sierra that met the same high standards for art and story.

The main character George Stobbart is an entertaining protagonist and the Parisian world he explores is populated by wonderfully memorable locations and characters. The graphics are bright and vibrant and, ... read more

Description: Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars (known as Circle of Blood in North America) is the first part in the Broken Sword series. It is a third-person point-and-click adventure entirely in 2D. The player controls George Stobbart, an American tourist spending his autumn vacation in Paris. He barely escapes a bombing of a café and decides to investigate the clues left behind by the killer. This eventually leads him to a mystery dating back to the legend of the Knights Templar. The game is entirely in 2D and gameplay is in typical point-and-click fashion. The player moves the character around using the mouse, examines the environm Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars (known as Circle of Blood in North America) is the first part in the Broken Sword series. It is a third-person point-and-click adventure entirely in 2D. The player controls George Stobbart, an American tourist spending his autumn vacation in Paris. He barely escapes a bombing of a café and decides to investigate the clues left behind by the killer. This eventually leads him to a mystery dating back to the legend of the Knights Templar.

The game is entirely in 2D and gameplay is in typical point-and-click fashion. The player moves the character around using the mouse, examines the environment, talks to other people and collect items stored in an inventory. These items need to be used or combined with other items to solve puzzles. George gets help from Nicole Collard, a French journalist.

The story has been divided into eleven chapters and takes place in locations such as Paris, Ireland, Syria, Spain and Scotland. ... (more) (less)