Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged brings the point-and-click classic back to mobile
Bigger, better and, erm, sharper
- Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged brings the adventure classic to mobile
- Experience a complex, weaving story that starts with a bang and ends in an even bigger mystery
- Solve ingenious puzzles and travel the globe from Europe to the Middle East
In the world of point-and-click adventures, few series stand as tall as Broken Sword. The franchise is regarded as Europe's most successful in this usually PC-specific genre, but now mobile fans will be able to enjoy Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged and all the revamped, remastered fun it offers on both iOS and Android.
Set in Paris, Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars follows the adventures of American tourist George Stobbart and journalist Nico Collard. When George witnesses the bombing of a Parisian Cafe and a mysterious clown fleeing the scene, he's swept up in a centuries-old conspiracy that'll take from from Paris to Syria, Ireland and beyond.
As you might expect from the name, Reforged offers a visually remastered experience. Already boasting some impressive visuals, Broken Sword now looks smoother than ever with fully reanimated and repainted graphics for you to enjoy.
Broken Sword is ideal for players who might eschew the more humour-driven sort of releases that dominate the point-and-click genre. There are no rubber chickens here, and the globe-trotting plot offers a complex narrative experience that our very own publication said Broken Sword, 'effortlessly outclasses Dan Brown's similarly themed and tricksy novel'.
Yes, that is us saying that this is better than The Da Vinci Code. And who says there's no room for controversy in journalism? But either way, if you want to experience the complex narrative, ingenious puzzles and adventure for yourself, you can pre-register for Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged right now on the platform of your choice.
Or perhaps you're already a Broken Sword fanatic who has drained the series dry? In which case, you can always check out our definitive list of the top 15 best adventure games on iOS and Android for other examples in that somewhat indefinable genre.
