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Broken Sword 5 - Episode 2
How many agames do you finish in a day?
“Going on means going far - Going far means returning”
I’m regretting playing part one when it was released, this could’ve used a “previously on Broken Sword” because I’m forgetting some stuff that happened. I’m getting old… 
Yeah, me too. I had to replay a small part of the first episode and I’d forgotten all the names. Who the hell is that guy, why am I carrying those papers around, what’s all this stuff in my inventory. So I had a quick look at a walkthrough to jog my memory.
Butter my buns and call me a biscuit! - Agent A
Finished it just now. I liked episode two better. More action, harder and for the most part better puzzles, no running around and visiting the same locations many times. I’m not one of the die-hard fans of the BS series and I often wondered why. I love the cartoony graphics, the voiceacting of the main characters is always good, the stories are predictable but so are the Tex Murphy stories and I adore Tex. I think the main reason is the mix of reality and fantasy. George and Nico are level-headed, normal people surrounded by all kinds of lucatics and imbeciles. Like that idiot of an inspector in BS1 or that awful Lady Piermont. No shortage of idiots in Broken Sword 5 either, but I had fun playing it and hats off to Revolution. They worked miracles with a small budget.
Spoiler alert. Don’t read if you haven’t played the game.
That Eva character did not add anything. Beats me why she was there at all.
Butter my buns and call me a biscuit! - Agent A
Thanks for the review! 
How would you rate BS5, and more importantly - how would you rate BS5 compared to previous BS titles?
Recently finished: Four Last Things 4/5, Edna & Harvey: The Breakout 5/5, Chains of Satinav 3,95/5, A Vampyre Story 88, Sam Peters 3/5, Broken Sword 1 4,5/5, Broken Sword 2 4,3/5, Broken Sword 3 85, Broken Sword 5 81, Gray Matter 4/5\nCurrently playing: Broken Sword 4, Keepsake (Let\‘s Play), Callahan\‘s Crosstime Saloon (post-Community Playthrough)\nLooking forward to: A Playwright’s Tale
I don’t do comparative scoring. 
You should ask real BS fans who still remember the many details I have forgotten. My score for BS5 is 3.5 out of 5.
Butter my buns and call me a biscuit! - Agent A
Interesting…people are saying the puzzles are better, but I’m finding some of the later ones more of a grind and not fun.
The only puzzles I haven’t liked so far are the ones inside the cave when you find the Tabulas, and the one where you have to cheer Pearl up by playing the music.
Apart from that, I’m loving the game. The story is what I expect from a Broken Sword game and the artwork is stunning. Surely this has to be up there for best looking game from kickstarter?
Recently completed: Game of Thrones (decent), Tales from the borderlands (great!), Life is Strange (great!), Stasis (good), Annas Quest (great!); Broken Age (poor)
Question to those who have finished it(I haven’t so keep the answer simple as possible).
You can dispose of the flowers, photo and some other paper early in episode 2.
If you keep them, is there any possible use for them later, possibly unlocking an achievement?
Just a simple yes or no, or tell me if George gets rid of them automatically at one point.
You can put it in spoiler tags if you feel it still ruins something.
My immediate review of this game is at least 4 out of 5. Not an avid Broken Sword fan*, nevertheless I am slightly biased because it caters so well to what I look for in adventure games. The ambience(music, artwork, flow of storytelling) is perfect imho. Story definitely appeals to me and the dialogue is in true BS-fashion and compliments earlier mentioned ambience. Normally have a short-attention span with games and just want to keep on moving unless the game really grabs me as is the case with BS5. ‘Smelling the roses’ so to speak; taking my time as much as possible within every location. Not looking forward to leaving this world when it ends.
Already have my fingers crossed for a possible BS6.
*Finished BS1, 2 and 3. Will never touch upon 4. Found 2 underwhelming and the style of 3 kind of irks me.
the artwork is stunning. Surely this has to be up there for best looking game from kickstarter?
Artwork and music at last stage , brings back memories.
There are plenty of things that retain themes and elements of BS1 and 2 in
different style like alternate to Train scene of BS1 was really welldone.
Stupidity mixed with comical stuff, puzzles which are mostly cracking the old
gnostic stuff all welldone. They have done great job at doing fanservice and
playing safe to make all fans happy.
I always feel that each new BS will be forced , since the Fans want old and new stuff,
so many fans with so many expectations, they did great job to retain old essence.
I personally want the series to rest for a while.
Overall 9.5/10 as BS sequel. (BS1 > BS5> BS2 > rest)
8/10 as a stand alone game.
Now they must continue making that Davegibbons or BASS2 game.
Origami, yes, you do need flowers later, don’t remember which papers etcetera.
About the puzzles. I needed hints several times. 
One puzzle in particular took me ages, although I liked it. Decoding the tabula symbols. A symbol for heat/fire in combination with a symbol for region/land is for me a volcano. For a desert I would expect the symbols heat, sun, land.
Butter my buns and call me a biscuit! - Agent A
Origami, yes, you do need flowers later, don’t remember which papers etcetera.
About the puzzles. I needed hints several times.
I gave mine to the goat….......damn.:-[
I have only played a bit but I seem to be 70% through the game. Seems short.
Bs4 was brill until the end. Bs3 well all I can say is crates!
I have enjoyed this game so far and I too had to read a walkthrough to catch up and there have been some very nice features in story and art and loved nico with the goat
Please use spoiler tags. the goat was a nice surprise for me.
Butter my buns and call me a biscuit! - Agent A
I played episode 1 and fairly enjoyed it. Started epi. 2 yesterday but after a while at the first spanish location i suddenly felt; i don’ t care. Why play any more of this, the artwork is very good, saxon still does it good, although not quite as good as yesteryears, but it’s all so tedious. It bores me. Maybe i became too old for this.
I played episode 1 and fairly enjoyed it. Started epi. 2 yesterday but after a while at the first spanish location i suddenly felt; i don’ t care. Why play any more of this, the artwork is very good, saxon still does it good, although not quite as good as yesteryears, but it’s all so tedious. It bores me. Maybe i became too old for this.
I think that’s due to splitting the episodes. I was hooked by the end of Ep 1 but that was a month ago - now I’m faced with puzzles about figuring out stuff I’m not interested in. The momentum is gone. George’s relaxed, easy-going manner doesn’t help.
I think from now on I’m going to wait until all episodes are released before I start an episodic game.
I played episode 1 and fairly enjoyed it. Started epi. 2 yesterday but after a while at the first spanish location i suddenly felt; i don’ t care. Why play any more of this, the artwork is very good, saxon still does it good, although not quite as good as yesteryears, but it’s all so tedious. It bores me. Maybe i became too old for this.
I think that’s due to splitting the episodes. I was hooked by the end of Ep 1 but that was a month ago - now I’m faced with puzzles about figuring out stuff I’m not interested in. The momentum is gone. George’s relaxed, easy-going manner doesn’t help.
I think from now on I’m going to wait until all episodes are released before I start an episodic game.
Yes, almost everybody should try to force themselves to do that. As I said before, episodic gaming is the greatest plague that struck adventure games in the last 15 years.
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