Interviews

AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH BROKEN SWORD STARS GEORGE AND
NICOLE Interview
Conducted by Randy Sluganski

Hot on the heels of
their newest critically acclaimed adventure – Broken
Sword: The Sleeping Dragon – we managed to obtain an exclusive
interview with the stars of the Broken Sword series, George and Nicole.

From the moment they
first met in Shadow
of the Templars  to their re-teaming in The
Smoking Mirror, George and Nicole have become the most celebrated
couple in adventure gaming.

It was indeed a pleasure
to sit across from these reclusive superstars and ask the questions
that have haunted adventure gamers for years.

• George,
  what do you do for a living back in Iowa when you are not adventuring?

George:
I’m a patent lawyer.

Nico:
He’s much more at home living the quiet life, isn’t
that right George?

George:
No – it is not! There’s nothing quiet about patents,
in fact –

Nico:
George…

George:
What? Ah. You’re… kidding me aren’t you Nico?
She’s just kidding me. She does that.

• Looking back
  at what has transpired, would you still go on that trip to France?

George:
You bet, but this time I’d fit in a trip to the Follies
Bergere.

Nico:
Typical!

• You seem to
  have beefed up since your last adventure. To what do you attribute
  your new physique?

  George:
  Good food, clean living and plenty of exercise.

  Nico:
  Clean living, huh, George?

  George:
  Let’s just say – Iowa’s a great vacation state
  and I make the most of it.

• Nicole, you
  always look so fresh and vibrant. Is there a secret to maintaining
  your youthful look?

  Nico:
  I think French women just have an instinct for looking chic.

  George:
  I always said you were a good looking chick.

• Nicole, is there
  anything George does that sometimes puts him in that ‘Ugly
  American’ category?

  George:
  She loves everything about me.

  Nico:
  Except when he answers my questions for me.

• Looking back,
  would you still have agreed to help George investigate the explosion
  at the Cafe?

  Nico:
  I always looked on it as George helping me to get my story.

  George:
  Yeah, right…

• You have both
  made incredibly clever use of the simple objects around you. You
  knew exactly what was significant and what could be useful later.
  How were you able to do this, is it some sort of an adventurer’s
  instinct?

  Nico:
  I like to think that in my case it was my natural intellect
  and a flair for inspired inventiveness.

  George:
  Yeah, me too.

• You have also
  both traveled to many interesting and exotic destinations. Are there
  any you would like to return to strictly as a tourist?

  George:
  Oh, plenty. Trouble is – I turn up someplace as a tourist,
  but it never seems to stay that way…

  Nico:
  America, I think. George always tells me he’s just mister
  ordinary American. I want to find out if it’s true…

• Who
  were, in your opinions, some of the more memorable characters you’ve
  encountered during your adventures?

  George:
  Clown with a bomb tends to stay in the memory…

  Nico:
  I’m still having nightmares about the General I met in
  Quaramonte – ugh, what a creep!

• First the Knights
  Templar and then the Aztecs. You have both seen things most people
  do not even believe in. After these experiences, do you give tales
  of the supernatural more credit? Do you believe in the existence
  of higher forces in our world?

  George:
  You wanna know if there’s higher forces at work in the
  world? Take a look at Nico’s credit card bill.

  Nico:
  Hey!

  George:
  Seriously. From what we’ve seen we’d be fools not
  to believe.

• George, was
  there ever a moment of self-doubt? Perhaps when that assassin pointed
  his gun at you at the edge of that cliff? Or maybe when Tezcatlipoca
  was about to step out of the mirror? And what about you Nicole,
  did the seemingly insurmountable challenges ever make you want to
  give up?

  Nico:
  Sure. But whenever I felt like that I reminded myself why I
  was doing it.

  George:
  Which was?

  Nico:
  To save the world, of course.

  George:
  Not for me then?

• Previews of
  your new computer adventure can now be seen in movie theatres. Do
  you think there is a chance that the both of you might someday appear
  together in a film adaptation of your adventures?

  George:
  Guess it all depends if Brad Pitt’s available.

  Nico:
  In your dreams, George.

• A question for
  both of you – how do you feel about finally being realized
  in 3D?

  George:
  It’s added a whole new dimension to our relationship.

  Nico:
  Unfortunately, it’s not given George any more depth.

• So what does
  the future hold for George & Nicole? More adventures or possibly
  a romantic interlude?

  George:
  I’m not sure. Unless…

  Nico:
  Unless what?

  George:
  Unless you’ve got a better idea, Nico?

  Nico:
  Meaning?

  George:
  Well, I dunno… You’re the one with the brains, right?

  Nico:
  So it’s up to me, is it?!

  George:
  No, I just want us to be clear who wants what round here…

  Nico:
  Well how about you just tell me?

  George:
  Oh typical.

  Nico:
  I’m not a mind-reader, George!

  George:
  You obviously expect me to be…

   

Thank you both for
this rare opportunity to delve into your lives outside your Broken
Sword adventures and let’s hope that the success of Broken Sword:
The Sleeping Dragon inspires even more tales of adventure.