Broken Sword: The Angel of Death

Posted by Philip Jong.
First posted on 16 September 2006. Last updated on 23 May 2014.
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Broken Sword: The Angel of Death is the fourth game in the Broken Sword series that has supposedly ended as a trilogy according to its developer. While diehard fans are undoubtedly pleased with the news of another sequel, many fans are initially dismayed with the announcement by Revolution Software that it has partnered with Sumo Digital to develop the sequel, citing the prohibitive cost that…

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Excellent

i have this game in cd, but is in german version how to change language anybody now that can i find patch to change the language in english

Czechoslovakia (former) By Besim • On 11 November 2006 • From Gjilan

Very Good

Along with BS1 the best in the series, and my personal favorite. The episodes in the massage parlor and the vatican factory are very good, fun and original.

Sweden By hjortdödaren • On 12 October 2006 • From sweden

Good

I enjoyed the game save for the ending. The ending left such a horrible impression that it made me forget all the things I liked about this game.

United States By Xi • On 30 September 2006 • From Somewhere

Good

I enjoyed reading the comments concerning Broken Sword 4 and agree with them. However I am disappointed with overall look of the game. Where is the WOW factor as in "WOw look as those graphics". The game seems very dreary compared to the jewel-like colours of BS1 and 2 and the glory of BS3. Perhaps this is a modern trend with games these days. Somewhat gloomy, and to be played in a darkened bedroom rather than my front room.
I am finding the game controls very sloppy and the zooming round of the camera is positively nausea inducing.
I WILL finish the game, having played the other 3 and at least I can save my progress as often as I like. Too many games are ruined by set save points eg. the Da Vinci Code. That went straight back to the shop!!

Great Britain (UK) By Mary-Frances Dorward • On 24 September 2006 • From Witney, UK

You must be exagerating with the one star rating, George Stobbart. All the thing you criticize are secondary stuff, especialy in an adventure game.

While I haven't played the full game yet, the demo is already much more fun than the whole Broken Sword 3, which had really poor gameplay. BS4 is also definetly better looking than it's predeccesor.

Poland By Ascovel • On 24 September 2006 • From Somewhere

Poor

Cannot agree. The game is one of the biggest disappointment in the history of Revolution software. Beside the sterile graphics (part 3 was much more lovely), the point and click control is often a real torture. E.g. the pathfinding of the chracter often acts like a lemming: running straight into objects and walls.
Somehow the game gives the impression that it was put together in a hurry: Very bad controls (not only the mousecontrol, even the keyboard contorl is a real pain), regular strange animations (how it is possible that graphic is stuttering but you've got 80 or more frames per second?) and background locations that look like cuboids put on each other and painted with some textures.

For the good things: Beside the background graphics the characters are often well done and they will tell you a nice story (but with an abrupt ending) and the good soundtrack. Unobtrusively, but it's very nice to hear some parts of the original Broken Sword 1 tracks here.

Germany By George Stobbart • On 24 September 2006 • From Somewhere
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