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Circle of Blood

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Circle of Blood

Oct 14, 1996

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4.14 average rating based on 589 ratings

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Circle of Blood is a 2D adventure game played from a third-person perspective. The player uses a point-and-click interface to interact with the environment and to guide protagonist George Stobbart through the game's world. To solve puzzles and progress in the game, the player collects items that may be combined with one another, used on the environment, or given to non-player characters. The protagonist converses with NPCs via dialogue trees presented through "conversation icons" to learn about the game's puzzles and plot. Clues and other information are obtained by clicking on items in the inventory and on objects in the … More
Circle of Blood is a 2D adventure game played from a third-person perspective. The player uses a point-and-click interface to interact with the environment and to guide protagonist George Stobbart through the game's world. To solve puzzles and progress in the game, the player collects items that may be combined with one another, used on the environment, or given to non-player characters. The protagonist converses with NPCs via dialogue trees presented through "conversation icons" to learn about the game's puzzles and plot. Clues and other information are obtained by clicking on items in the inventory and on objects in the environment. The player navigates with a map, to which new locations are added as the story unfolds. Unlike in most adventure games at the time, the protagonist's death is possible, after which the player starts from the last save point. Less
Release Dates
Oct 14, 1996 (Europe)
DOS, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nov 06, 1996 (North_America)
DOS, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Dec 1996 (Europe)
PlayStation
Mar 24, 1998 (North_America)
PlayStation
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User Stats
2323
In Collection
150
Wish Listed
27
Playing
1122
Backlogged
How Long Is Circle of Blood?
Main story: 10.8 hours
Main + extras: 12.1 hours
100% completion: 16.1 hours
Total completions: 17
thewritingj
thewritingj gave Jun 4, 2016
thewritingj gave Jun 4, 2016
thewritingj's review of Circle of Blood

This was a fantastic import(?) of a classic game. I hadn't played the original, but the version I got on Steam was retro enough to be fun, but not so bad it made your eyes water for bad graphics/sound quality/etc. All of the dialogue is voiced, and the different characters are hilarious. I wish we got to spend more time as Nico, but hey, the 90's. Definitely a fun point-and-click adventure. :)

Jeslie
Jeslie gave Sep 14, 2017
Jeslie gave Sep 14, 2017
Jeslie's review of Circle of Blood

I desperately wanted to like this game, in no small part because it's so well-regarded, but after finishing it I find I just...don't. There were a few puzzles I enjoyed, a few bits of dialogue I laughed at, but overall I rarely found the characters interesting or the plot compelling. (I will say that getting to show characters what's in your inventory was a nice--and often hilarious--touch.)

In fairness, I played the director's cut and I'm told a fair amount of content was taken out of that, so perhaps I'd like the original better. But as things stand, I'm just not seeing the appeal of this classic. I'll give the second game a try and see if I have more luck connecting with that one. Two stars out of my customary four.

agurczuk
agurczuk gave Apr 14, 2017
agurczuk gave Apr 14, 2017
agurczuk's review of Circle of Blood

A bit old but still holding up pretty good.

A classical adventure point and click game in which you play as an American tourist on vacation in France. Just so happens that a bomb explodes inside the cafe at which you were having a coffee. Needless to say it's enough for the main character to investigate and get tangled inside the Templar story.

So the game is a bit cheesy. Has that 90's vibe as well. But that's actually quite refreshing nowadays. And I enjoyed it quite a bit. The story is a standard Templars story - there's a conspiracy, they want something to rule the world, you're up to stop it. Simple but quite entertaining. On your adventure you'll get to visit France, Spain, Ireland and Egypt. The characters while feeling a bit cliché are still pretty interesting and the dialogs are pretty fun.

Visually it's still very lovely looking. Hand drawn locations are varied and pretty - although in a bit smaller resolution. It still looks good. And the animations remind of older French animation films. The sound is also well done - all dialogs are spoken so no reading necessary.

The puzzles are pretty nice - there's …

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A bit old but still holding up pretty good.

A classical adventure point and click game in which you play as an American tourist on vacation in France. Just so happens that a bomb explodes inside the cafe at which you were having a coffee. Needless to say it's enough for the main character to investigate and get tangled inside the Templar story.

So the game is a bit cheesy. Has that 90's vibe as well. But that's actually quite refreshing nowadays. And I enjoyed it quite a bit. The story is a standard Templars story - there's a conspiracy, they want something to rule the world, you're up to stop it. Simple but quite entertaining. On your adventure you'll get to visit France, Spain, Ireland and Egypt. The characters while feeling a bit cliché are still pretty interesting and the dialogs are pretty fun.

Visually it's still very lovely looking. Hand drawn locations are varied and pretty - although in a bit smaller resolution. It still looks good. And the animations remind of older French animation films. The sound is also well done - all dialogs are spoken so no reading necessary.

The puzzles are pretty nice - there's nothing too abstract and they do make sense for the most part. Only on few occasions you get the full map with no clue where to go next. For most part the next step is obvious. The interface used is a standard point and click - but instead of picking sentences to speak you use the icon of the topic or item you want your character to talk about. Pretty neat if you don't like reading all the possible questions you might want to ask.

Overall this game is pretty fun - even after all these years. Interesting characters, well designed and drawn locations and most of all entertaining story makes this a must play on any point and click enthusiast list. Highly recommended.

P.S. This is about the regular version - not the directors cut one.

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Guran
Guran gave Jun 16, 2015
Guran gave Jun 16, 2015
One of the best classic point and clicks!

*THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE IOS DIRECTORS CUT VERSION*

Im happy to say that point'n'click adventure games in general work really well on the smart phone, Broken Sword being no exception! For those that havent played the original, Broken Sword features George Stobbart and Nicole as they try to hunt down a killer but get ensared into a treasure hunt that involves the Knights Templar. The subject was very original in the middle of the 90's but post Da Vinci Code and all its followers it feels a bit cliched. It's still a strong story well worth a playthrough for adventure game fans!This director's cut also includes game segments with Nicole's investigation that was not included in the original game.

anarchistica
anarchistica updated their status Dec 19, 2022
anarchistica updated their status Dec 19, 2022

This is free on GOG for the next 68 hours:

https://www.gog.com/#giveaway

This gives you both the original and the remaster.

Sheldipez
Sheldipez updated their status Jan 24, 2022
Sheldipez updated their status Jan 24, 2022

Even though Broken Sword is my favourite game of all time, it's been a while since I played through the PS1 version as it's not the most pretty nor optimised version however I've just discovered Retro Achievements which adds 26 achievements into this edition. Good excuse to finish it again. Was fun to blast through again.

Kory
Kory updated their status Apr 3, 2019
Kory updated their status Apr 3, 2019

Started playing after deciding I needed something new. I don't think I've ever really played a point and click adventure game outside of Professor Layton. Enjoying it so far, good sense of humor.

happy_emi
happy_emi updated their status Feb 24, 2013
happy_emi updated their status Feb 24, 2013

The original game was great. The added sequences on this release are nothing exceptional and I dislike the death sequences removal.

happy_emi
happy_emi updated their status Feb 24, 2013
happy_emi updated their status Feb 24, 2013

I'm actually playing the director's cut release.