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Paris in the fall. That’s where you find yourself inBroken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforgedas you take control of George Stobbart and find yourself in the middle of a mystery that begins with a bombing at a small Parisian cafe, with a creepy clown as the culprit.
This walkthrough is going to cover the game as if you were playing in Classic Mode and we’ll aim to stick to the key information you need to progress, though we recommend you explore a little to appreciate the game to its fullest. Here’s how to get started.
Café De La Chandelle Verte
Once you gain control of George after the explosion,pick up the newspaper in the foregroundjust beside the lamp post.
A Note On Optional Content
you’re able to go into the alley to the right of the screen, or into the cafe and speak to the waitress about what happened, or you can skip this entirely as neither is necessary.
Broken Sword has many scenes like this and they can be quite funny or interesting. For example, you can tell the waitress you are a doctor and give her some alcohol. In a later conversation with the police, she then won’t corroborate your story because she became drunk.
It doesn’t change the overall direction of the narrative, but there are some funny scenes and conversations you can see play out by exploring a little more. We won’t cover all the optional content in these walkthroughs but feel free to look around.
You can then turn around andhead north towards the workmanand onto the next screen. There, you will bestopped by the policewho will then take you to the cafe where the explosion took place.
In the cafe, Rosso will question you. Answer his questions however you see fit,it doesn’t matter either way. At the end of the conversation, he’ll give you his business card and you’ll exit the cafe.
You’ll notice a woman walking around taking pictures, this is Nicole Collard (Nico).Speak with her about the following:
After you’ve chosen all three options,she’ll give you her phone number and leave.
Once again, there is optional content here. During most conversations, there are a lot more subjects you can speak about to learn more about the narrative or for funny lines.
Ultimately, you’re able to just choose the only options you need to progress, or you can choose to exhaust the other options first to learn more.
Head northto the screen with the workman again. Open your inventory,select the newspaper, and thenselect the workman to give it to him. After he leaves, check his tool box in the little tent and George willgrab the sewer Key.
Return to the cafe, then exit to the right of the screeninto the alleyway. Open your inventory anduse the sewer key on the manhole coverto open it up. Afterwards,head on downinto the sewer.
Head to the rightandgrab the red ball, which is actually a clown nose, thenhead to the far back exitto the right of the screen.
On the next screen,pick up the tissuefrom the floor, thengrab the scrap of material from the ladder. Finally,head upthe ladder.
You’ll be immediately stopped by a man as you exit.Choose any answeryou want regarding why you were down there.
To progress, do the following:
Stop talking to himand he’ll let you out, right by the workman’s tent.Use the phonebeside the tent tocall Nico.
She’ll invite you to her apartment, soexit to the right of the screenandchoose Rue Jarryas your next location.
Rue Jarry
Speak to the woman knittingbeside the flower stall andask her about Nicoto learn how to open the apartment door.
Next,use the door directly behind the flower sellerto go up to Nico’s apartment.
Inside the apartment, speak to Nico about:
It is quite funny to keep showing everyone you speak to the dirty tissue.
End the conversation, it’s time to head to the costume shop! Once you exit the apartment, exit the screen on the left and thenchoose La Risée du Monde as your next destination.
The Costume Shop
Inside the costume shop, speak to the man behind the counter about the following:
End the conversationand you’ll get an electric hand buzzer.
Youneed to phone Todyrk the tailor next.Speak to him about thephoto of Khanand he’ll tell you about the hotel.
There are a few phones in different locations you can use, such as the workman’s phone, the phone in Nico’s apartment, or the phone at the police station.
Head back to the map andchoose the Hotel Ubuas your next destination.
Hotel Ubu
Head inside the hotel andspeak to the woman playing the pianotoshow her the photo of Khan. She’ll tell you he goes by the name of Moerlin.Speak to her about Khan/Moerlinuntil the icon disappears.
End the conversation andhead to the left towards the desk clerk. Behind him is a key hanging on a green board,try and take itbut the clerk will stop you.
Head back to the pianist Lady Piermontand speak to her about the key. She’ll distract the clerk, so as soon as he’s left the desk,grab the key. Next,head upstairs.
Upstairs,use the key on the first dooron the right.Open the window and climb outside. Move to the right andgo in through the open window, into Khan’s room.
Next,try and leave through the door, but George will notice Khan returning and get into the wardrobe to hide.
Search the clothes he left on the bed to finda matchbook and a pass card.
Leave the roomand head back to the clerk downstairs.Speak to him about the safe, then show himMoerlin’s pass card.
Speak to Lady Piermontagain andshow her Moerlin’s pass cardand she’ll come with you to the clerk to force him to hand over the contents of the safe. Now you have your hands on the manuscript.
Don’t go outside. This is one of the few occasions you can die in the game if you make the wrong move, and those thugs outside are waiting for you… and that manuscript.
Go upstairsand use the key toenter the first room on the rightagain. Go to the window andhead outside, thenuse the manuscript from your inventory with the alleywaybelow.
Go back inside, head downstairs, andleave the Hotel Ubu. Two thugs will pat you down. Aren’t you glad we ditched the manuscript first?
Head into the alleyway to the leftof the hotel’s entrance and George will retrieve the manuscript, after which you’ll automatically go to Nico’s apartment.
Once the automatic conversation ends,speak to Nico about the manuscript againand she will say she knows an expert called Lobineau that you can speak to and gives you the museum address.
End the examination of the manuscript and the conversation and return to the map so you canhead to the Musée Crune next.
Musée Crune
Go inside the museumandinspect the tripodin the center of the room. This gives you your next clue, Ireland!
Leave the museumandselect the Aéroporton the map, and thenchoose Lochmarnein Ireland.
