SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO: With Hollywood plundering the video game industry for more big-screen adaptations, it appears that the spotlight has turned to older titles. Point-and-click classic Broken Sword, which first arrived in the mid-1990s, is next in line, and it's being made by the studio behind the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movies.
Created by Charles Cecil, Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars became a much-loved entry in the point-and-click genre when it launched in 1996. It joined the likes of Secret of Monkey Island, Beneath a Steel Sky, and Grim Fandango as all-time classics.
The story follows American tourist George Stobbart, whose Paris vacation is derailed when a clown plants a bomb in a café. Teaming up with French journalist Nico Collard, George investigates the attack and uncovers a conspiracy involving the Knights Templar, ancient secrets, assassins, and a trail that stretches across Europe and the Middle East.
Four more Broken Sword games were released after the original, with the final, episodic Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse arriving in 2013.
There have also been several remastered versions of the games. A successful Kickstarter for a "Reforged" version of the second entry, The Smoking Mirror, concluded last year. It raised almost $1 million, though the goal was just $68,000.
