Broken Sword-Inspired Adventure 'Crowns And Pawns' Hits Switch This Month

Most of it looks kinda... eh... but it probably deserves more credit because it does try to look and sound like a Broken Sword game. Let's say this game is Mediocre at best.

It's interesting the bad language they allow in games these days. So not needed.

This is quite sad actually.
The original Broken Sword had a certain timeless charm with its goofy characters and macabre plot, while this... just wants to be very witty, cool and mysterious. Emphasis on WANTS TO BE.

Almost all common design faults can be seen in this short trailer: a badly executed script, a very unlikable protagonist, and a totally mediocre overall premise - but oh it is so contemporary and cinematic!

I know that making a game even this quality takes considerable effort, but fulfilling someone's script writing / movie direction ambitions does not result in a great adventure game. Animation Arts and later, Daedalic did the same mistake, and look where are they now. Microids just barely survived this too.

There is a reason why we, adventure game lovers adore those iconic games from the 90s by Lucas/Sierra/Revolution, or even the modern masterpieces from WadJetEye — sadly, this game is not even near.

Needless to say, I'll buy this game, because I'm a sucker for these type of games, but my expectations are extremely low.
Maybe I'm wrong though. Surprise me

I wish Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars would get ported to Switch. I played the GBA port 18 years ago and it was amazing.

@duerer @SwagaliciousJohnson For whatever it's worth, the Steam reviews are very positive, and some specifically mention being surprised because the presentation and premise initially felt unimpressive, but the puzzle solving is surprisingly good.
@TenEighty What language? Did I miss something?

When I played the demo (on PC) I enjoyed the classic adventure gameplay and felt that the visuals looked quite polished. Comparing it to the original Broken Sword sets the bar way too high, but this is by no means shovelware.

Looking at the trailer, it's lacking all the charm that Broken Sword had, so I can't say I'm excited for this.

@sketchturner I think @TenEighty refers to the "Screw you" reply, which is totally out of place in the dialogue. I believe this was a poor attempt to be sassy.

@sketchturner re: good reviews on Steam
That's why I mentioned, that I can be persuaded otherwise

It happened me more than once, for example, Detective Di: Silk Rose Murders looks absolutely horrible, yet the actual game was a very pleasant surprise to me.

Problem is, I'm a jaded adventure gamer, so if a game pretends to be good, it must be VERY good indeed

@duerer @sketchturner
Correct. I didn't think that was needed to be said in the game.

Stunning locations? Eh.

I love point and clicks, but this looks awful.

Edit: Looked on Steam and it seems to be fine, maybe it's just the Switch version running awfully.

I have been partial to some of the Broken Sword games so I'll monitor this. Point and click is sort of my middle genre, I'll only really play the high score review ones or ones that grab me the most.