Broken Sword 5 – The Serpent's Curse
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    03-04-2016 03:02 PM

Midling point & click adventure

I'm a little surprised to see this game getting 4 and 5 stars from people. I did enjoy the story parts, but I didn't find the puzzles to be particularly challenging. Good puzzles have that ramp where they build on what you've learned and you always feel like you know what to do. I thought they were either obvious or too hard. I also didn't care for some of the achievements that required me to look up the solutions and replay large chunks of the game. Maybe if I had played Broken Sword 1-4 I would have know there is a hidden robot in the window, maybe that's part of the charm.

It sounds like I'm being harsh on the game, but I did enjoy it a good amount and it felt like the right length (minus me replaying sections) so overall I found it to be a nice break from the Telltale style and back to more traditional point and click.
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