Retro Replay Review

Gameplay

The immediate attraction here is the chance to begin with Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars – The Director’s Cut and continue through two more series entries without breaking the run. That matters more than it might in a genre where familiarity with a world and its recurring tone can make a long play session feel more inviting. You are not buying one oversized adventure; you are getting a three-stop tour through the series’ early years.

Starting with the Director’s Cut is the right call. It is explicitly the remake of the original title, so the collection gives you a revised entry point rather than asking you to begin with the first release in its original form. For a newcomer, that makes this bundle easier to recommend than a collection that simply drops three old games in a box with no thought to where you should start.

The practical advice is to treat each included game as its own commitment. Move from Shadow of the Templars – The Director’s Cut to The Smoking Mirror, then The Sleeping Dragon, and let each one earn your interest. That structure gives the collection room to breathe, but it also means the payoff depends on whether you want a sustained adventure-series marathon rather than a quick weekend distraction.

Graphics

There is no single look to judge across this package because it contains three separate games. The first selection is the Director’s Cut remake of the original, while The Smoking Mirror and The Sleeping Dragon remain distinct entries in the run, so expect the visual experience to shift as you progress through the collection.

Story

The strongest story-side argument for this bundle is order. It places the first three Broken Sword titles together, letting you begin with the series’ opening chapter instead of arriving in the middle. That is a much more satisfying proposition if you care about seeing a long-running adventure line take shape from its starting point.

The Director’s Cut also makes the opening game feel like a deliberate introduction rather than a historical obligation. You can start there, see whether the series’ approach to adventure storytelling pulls you in, and then continue directly to The Smoking Mirror if it does.

Still, the collection asks for patience. Three full titles are a lot of narrative real estate, and the bundle is at its best when you want to spend time with the same series rather than sample unrelated stories. If that sounds comforting rather than exhausting, the three-game sequence is the point.

Overall Experience

Adventure Collection 7: Baphomets Fluch 1-3 succeeds because its curation is clean and useful. It includes the first three Broken Sword games and wisely uses the Director’s Cut remake for the first slot. There is a clear starting line, a clear follow-up, and a clear reason to keep going.

That clarity is also why this is not a universal recommendation. A compilation cannot hide whether you enjoy committing to several adventures from one series. If you only want one self-contained game, the package format can feel like more homework than value.

For anyone ready to make a proper start on Broken Sword, though, this is an appealing collection. It offers a coherent three-title path instead of a scattered sampler, and the remake-led opening gives the set a friendlier first step. The reward is not novelty; it is the satisfaction of taking a series in sequence.

Retro Replay Score

7.4/10