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Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Linux • 2013

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Quick resume

From multi-award winning Revolution Software comes the latest explosive episode in this classic series. Playing as intrepid American George Stobbart and sassy French journalist Nico Collard, you find yourself on the trail of a stolen painting – and a murderous conspiracy...

Global score

89/100

Genres

Adventure, Role-playing (RPG), Puzzle, Point-and-click

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    Pros

    • Return to classic 2d point-and-click gameplay
    • Engaging and well-written story with strong voice acting
    • Beautiful hand-drawn backgrounds and art style
    • Logical and enjoyable puzzles with helpful hint system
    • Nostalgic appeal for fans of the series

    Cons

    • Slow pacing and character movement
    • Some puzzles considered illogical or frustrating
    • Limited character animation and occasional technical issues
    • Shorter length compared to earlier entries
    • Minimal exploration and character customization

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Many players report long playtimes (40-50+ hours), replayability, and emotional attachment encouraging extended engagement."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      "Players engage creatively with puzzles and exploration, but within a fixed narrative and predefined environments."

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and love for the genre and series."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention during puzzles and story; some slow pacing but not background or idle play."

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    • Intimacy

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    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management; single-player narrative focus."

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    • Progression

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      "Progression through story advancement and puzzle completion; some inventory item collection."

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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      "Strong narrative immersion with engaging plot, character development, and voice acting."

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Expression. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Thrill, Continuation.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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