Articles
The
Best Adventure Games of 2003
by Randy Sluganski
February
13, 2004
JA’S
BEST ADVENTURE GAME OF 2003
| Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon Developer: Revolution Studios Publisher: The Adventure Company Release Date: November 2003 |
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It’s
great to finally have enough excellent adventure games released to
compete for Game-Of-The-Year honors: Uru: Ages Beyond Myst,
Runaway & Mysterious Journey II were but a few
of the nominees. With any luck next year’s competition will
also be teeming with quality products, but easily the hands-down ‘Best
Adventure Game’ of 2003 was Revolution Software’s Broken
Sword: Sleeping Dragon.
It is an excellent game
for both newcomers to the adventure genre and experienced gamers alike.
The plot moves quickly and logically, the graphics are sparkling and
the witty dialogue and crisp give-and-take between the hero and heroine
is top-notch and rivals -and at times even surpasses – the acclaimed
Gabriel Knight series.
In fact, when the worse
that any reviewer can say about a game is that it has too many puzzles
that involve moving crates, then you know you’ve done something
right.
Ray Ivey – probably
our sternest reviewer – has this to say in his JA review:
Broken Sword: The
Sleeping Dragon is a triumph. It’s at the same time a real
3D game and a crackerjack pure adventure. High levels of craftsmanship
and designer TLC are evident throughout the game. Playing it is
like falling into an exciting movie thriller. This game is recommended
for anyone, and for adventure lovers it’s absolutely not to
be missed.
The
initial brouhaha over a remark from BSSD creator Charles
Cecil that the point-and-click concept was dead has since died down
and we are glad that Charles finally came out of hiding so we could
present him and his team with this award:
We are enormously
flattered to receive this award. Our move away from point and click
caused controversy, but throughout JA has given us enormous support
for which we are very grateful. Thanks also to our publisher in
North America, DreamCatcher, and to every member of the team who
put in long hours of hard work to make this possible!
