He and Revolution Software are remastering the point-and-click series' first entry Shadow of the Templars, and to hear of the love being poured into this new PS5 version was a complete and utter joy. It is a remaster in the absolute safest hands possible.
A lot like other classic remasters, you can switch between the original's visuals and the enhanced graphics at the touch of a button. Doing so highlights the huge upgrades the 4K re-release brings, from significantly better-looking character models and environments to shadows. What's so charming about the remaster is Cecil is also using it as a way of fixing a few continuity errors that have bugged him for over 20 years.
For example, in the first scene where a clown detonates a bomb in a cafe, the blast is depicted on the ground. However, the clown actually placed it on the counter. Now, in the Reforged version, a piece of the counter has been blasted wide open to more accurately depict the explosion. Then, in an alley outside the cafe, protagonist George Stobbart questions whether the clown could have escaped the scene by climbing up some drainage pipes onto the roof. However, you could quite clearly see the ends of the pipes never even reached that high. The remastered version tweaks the scene by having the pipes continue off-screen.
With a brand new entry in Parzival's Stone also on the horizon, Revolution Software appears primed to get the Broken Sword series ticking all over again. This high-quality PS5 remaster is the perfect start as it brings back the original title in 4K, while appealing to fans who have been there since the start as well as curious newcomers looking to try the point-and-click genre. Our brief but impressive exposure to Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars Reforged was more than enough to secure our complete confidence in its remastered release next month. This is a real labour of love, and even without Charles Cecil in the room, you'll surely feel the passion poured into the project too.
