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Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars

Revolution Software · 1996

Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars is a 1996 point-and-click adventure game developed by Revolution Software. It stars George Stobbart and Nicole Collard in a globe-trotting investigation sparked by a bombing in Paris. Players solve puzzles using a point-and-click interface, hand-drawn environments, and dialogue-driven exposition. Death is possible — a rarity for its time — and saves are manual. It launched on PC and PlayStation in 1996, with a Game Boy Advance port in 2002.

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Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror

Revolution Software · 1997

Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror is a 1997 point-and-click adventure by Revolution Software. It runs on PC and PlayStation. Players guide George Stobbart—and briefly Nicole Collard—through hand-drawn 2D environments using a mouse or gamepad. Interaction relies on right-clicking for clues, branching dialogue for exposition, and collecting/combining objects to solve puzzles. A dynamic map unlocks new locations as the story progresses. It sold one million copies in the mid-1990s and was well received.