Hi,

So, first off, let me say that two days ago the first game in this series took hold of me, completely by surprise, and it hasn't let go since. It was the Easter weekend and I decided to try something new, so I started playing the original Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars -- a game I'd gotten for free a couple of years ago during GOG.com's 6m unique game downloads milestone and which had been sitting on my virtual shelf ever since.

I have been a gamer for as long as I can remember, and I'm 32 now, but for some reason I never really found the time to properly try point and click adventure games... I know, BLASPHEMY!! and all that. But at least I got hooked once I tried this one. Big Time. I guess some games are just meant to be played at certain times in a gamer's life and this was the right time for me to discover the Broken Sword series. And it's awesome.

Anyway -- now that I'm "in", I am naturally planning on playing the rest of the series and I am wondering about the differences between the original BS2 and the remastered version. I did some research here before I started BS1 and decided to go with the original instead of the director's cut because the general opinion seemed to be that some of the new content and changes in BS1DC were unnecessary / didn't live up to the quality of the original, and there also seemed to be some dissatisfaction about cut content... I do not regret my decision one bit and have no reservations about playing another game made with the original's engine, but if there is no difference between the original BS2 and the remastered version in terms of content, then I don't see why I shouldn't play the remastered version.

TL;DR -- Was any content changed or removed in the remastered version of BS2 or is it a purely cosmetic upgrade? Which version would you guys recommend to someone who loves the original BS1 and has no problems with its "aged" visuals.

They removed one maze puzzle, but added unlockable comic which tells what happened to Nico before the events of the game and journals for both characters, where they record their progress. Otherwise changes are just cosmetic.

What maze puzzle was removed? I thought that, puzzle-wise, the remastered version was exactly the same as the original. If you are referring to the swamp, I don't remember it being any different.

In the original it was possible to make a wrong turn in the swamp and you ended up back to top of the cliff next to swamp. In Remastered version it's not possible to make a wrong turn anymore.

Hmm I didn't even notice the change in the maze puzzle :P
Still it's a tiny change IMO. For the rest of the game I think they did a decent job. They didn't remove any features or animations.. they just modified the user interface a bit and added the character portrait whenever someone speaks.

So my veredict for this one is: Go with the remastered version.

Unlike Broken Sword 1: Director's Cut (which I'm glad you avoided)... this remake is rather respectful of the original material.

And as far as I know they removed a really stupid and hard goat puzzle that many people hated who played the original. But I never played it although I love Point & Click Adventures since I started gaming over 20 years ago, because it's German name never made me realize it was an Adventure game and sounded stupid to me.

Thanks for all the replies :) I went with the remastered version and I'm glad I did. The game is awesome!