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TechRadar · September 20, 2026 · On the brief until October 4, 2026

Broken Sword creator chose human artists over AI for all 55,000 new frames of animation in the upcoming 2 remake — 'People are going to seek out human-crafted art'

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Initial visual upscaling of assets

For the remake of Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror, developer Revolution Software chose human artists over generative AI to hand-draw approximately 55,000 animation frames. Creator Charles Cecil restricted AI's role strictly to preliminary image upscaling, arguing that machine generation cannot reproduce nuanced human expression, intent, or emotional connection. This decision underscores a deliberate production choice to prioritize human artistic labor and authorship over automated creative shortcuts in digital media.

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Students can examine the critical boundary between using AI as a technical utility for upscaling versus preserving human animators for expressive visual nuance and intentional character acting.

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