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Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars – The Director's Cut
By Revolution Software, released 1 Jan 2009
- Microsoft Windows
- Linux
- Wii
- macOS
- Nintendo DS
What it is
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars – The Director's Cut is a single-player adventure from Revolution Software. It follows journalist Nico Collard and American George Stobbart as they investigate a conspiracy connected to the Knights Templar. Players explore locations, solve puzzles, and follow an added narrative thread alongside the classic story. The Director's Cut includes new puzzles and jokes, additional first-person perspective minigames, and an account of two extra hours of gameplay. Characters are fully voiced, and the listed music is by composer Barrington Pheloung. Steam lists single-player, Remote Play on Tablet, and Family Sharing. The broader platform list includes Windows, Linux, Wii, macOS, and Nintendo DS; the Steam platform list is Windows, macOS, and Linux. The adventure released in 2009 according to its year listing, with a Steam release date of August 26, 2010. Its Steam genre is adventure.
What players like, and what they don't
- Single-player adventure focused on story and puzzles.
- Director's Cut adds a narrative thread.
- Fully voiced characters are listed.
- Windows, macOS, and Linux on Steam.
- No multiplayer mode is listed.
- Steam lists three platforms.
Who it suits
It suits players looking for a story-led, single-player adventure with exploration and puzzles. The added story content and first-person minigames are part of this Director's Cut edition.
The Director's Cut pairs the story of Nico and George with an added narrative thread and new puzzle content. It is a single-player adventure, with Steam availability listed for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
