from Game Dev | Revolution Software co-founder Charles Cecil explains how the studio ditched ’90s design conventions to reinvent Broken Sword for modern audiences.
How do you marry past and present? That was the question facing the Revolution Software team when they decided to remaster and retool the celebrated point-and-click adventure Broken Sword for modern audiences.
The result is Broken Sword–Shadow of the Templars: Reforged, an enhanced version of the classic escapade that features 4K remastered visuals that can be swapped out with the original pixel art in a flash, upgraded audio (complete with fully-voiced dialogue), and quality-of-life tweaks designed to ease in players who might be new to the genre.
