Following the release of last year’s well-received Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars remaster, developer Revolution Software has teased a similar “reforged” treatment for the beloved 1997 point-and-click adventure sequel, Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror.
Last year’s Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars Reforged took the original 1996 series – in which American tourist George Stobbart teams up with photojournalist Nicole Collard to uncover a global conspiracy – and gently revived it with 4K backgrounds, re-animated sprites, enhanced audio and more.
The end result – which was released for PC, Xbox and PlayStation last September (with a Switch version arriving a bit later) – was well received by fans, and Revolution has now hinted that it’s getting ready to give Broken Sword 2 a similar makeover.
As discovered by GameWatcherRevolution Software head (and Broken Sword designer) Charles Cecil finished the studio’s the last Christmas recap video by going through concept art created for Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars Reforged. But one final drawing lurked at the end of the pile – this one featuring different designs for George Stobbart’s shorts-and-sunglasses outfit, which he wears as he explores the Central American town of Quaramonte in Broken Sword 2.
At that point, Cecil offered a knowing shrug to the camera before the video cut to a lingering close-up of George’s vacation gear, just in case it wasn’t clear enough the first time.
A Reforged edition of Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror would no doubt be warmly received by fans (especially since it’s been fifteen years since the game’s last remaster), but it’s unclear when Revolution might come around. The studio is still working hard on its previously announced sixth series grant, Broken Sword – Parzival’s stonewhich is currently expected to arrive next year. Hopefully it will have more than one tease to share soon.
