When comparing Broken Sword Series vs The Cave, the Slant community recommends The Cave for most people. In the question“What PC games have the best storytelling & plot? ” The Cave is ranked 24th while Broken Sword Series is ranked 32nd. The most important reason people chose The Cave is:
The Cave supports up to 3 player local co-op play. Sadly there is no online co-op.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Captivating plot and puzzles
The Broken Sword Series presents five intriguing stories filled with smart and sometimes amusing puzzles and remarks for the protagonists. The amazing artsy graphics and the amazing soundtrack draws you in the game's atmosphere making the playing experience authentic, you can feel the story, you feel you're taking part in it.
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Pro Real places and historic elements
The games are sometimes based on real historic elements, symbols entwined with the storyline making it somewhat credible, improving the game's atmosphere.
Pro 90s games that still echo these days
There's no wonder that the legacy still lingers and remakes were made and graphic enhancements, even less doubt the story and the games overall are amazing as they still resound and live in present. With the addition of the latest installment these games will live forever.
Pro 3 player local co-op
The Cave supports up to 3 player local co-op play. Sadly there is no online co-op.
Pro Cheesy jokes of the best kind
The Cave has a good sense of humor within, something expected when considering the game was created by the same people as The Secret of Monkey Island.
Pro Characters based on 7 deadly sins
Each character represents one of the seven deadly sins making the game a bit of a moral tale.
Cons
Con Slow-paced
Players that like fast-paced games would definitely dislike the Broken Sword series. There's a lot of puzzles and some of them can take a while to figure out.
Con Tedious level design
There is a lot of backtracking and lever pulling that gives a feeling of lazy level design to elongate the game.
Con Co-op may leave one or two players out on certain stages
Some stages do not offer gameplay for all co-op players. Although the co-op is drop in drop out, certain points of the game do not offer anything for the other players to do.