Broken Sword 2.5: The Return of the Templars

Broken Sword 2.5: The Return of the Templars is a fan-developed sequel that continues the story after the first two games of the Broken Sword adventure series and ties in with the events before the third game. Like the first two games, it uses a 2D view with point-and-click gameplay, rather than the 3D view of the later games. Familiar locations around the world are mixed with new locations and characters. George, Nico, and André all return, but new ones like Christophe Brai and English historian Jimmy McLaugh also play important roles. Movement is done with the mouse, with the cursor automatically switching to an available action when hovering over a hotspot. Items are stored in an inventory and dialog trees are displayed as icons representing items or characters. Players take turns controlling George and Nico through the story. It is also possible to die in the game. Although it is an homage to the original series, the production values are high, with completely new environments, characters, rendered cutscenes, sounds, and a storyline that corresponds to the original games. Some people involved in the original game have participated, and there is a complete German (with some voices from the original games) and English voice acting.