As I've seen many people here celebrating the recent release of the 4K Reforged Edition of the genre defining #BrokenSword 1, today's #RetroTrivia will be about the PS1 port from 1996:
Whereas the original PC version runs at 640x480 pixels, the PS1 halves the vertical resolution to 320x240 due to the consoles technical limitations. This leads to...
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...some of the hotspots being only a couple of pixels wide and therefore hard to detect and interact. ⬉
Another disadvantage are the loading times required for nearly every interaction and the lagging gameplay when there is too many animation on the screen (yes, I look at you Syrian marketplace 🧐 👉).
I first experienced Broken Sword 1 on the PS1 and was hooked by the story, atmosphere and music. ⛪
Since then...
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...I am a big fan of the series that introduced me to the genre and will always be my benchmark for an atmospheric #PointandClick. ⚖️
How did you get in contact with the game and are you considering buying the Reforged Edition to bring back some childhood memories? 🤔
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@repeatro I came upon these games about fifteen years ago when I had a longer PnC phase. I really liked the first one and I'd like to revisit it. I'm sure I played the sequels as well, but I can't remember much about the games.
I already own it on GOG, so I'm probably not going to get the Reforged version. I'm planning to put that on my phone once I'm done with the Blackwell series. 🙂
I am not a big fan of the Reforged Edition because this game is a pixel game in my memory. Ok, it shouldn't be the resolution downgrade of the PS1, but the classic 640x480 pixels or little above are the way I remember and like the first two titles of the series.
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