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The puzzles on the other hand were designed for those interested in math. I also think Holmes needs another breath of fresh air and this company has the right idea. The whole plot is well done and the end is wrapped up quite nicely by Holmes explaining it in classic Holmesian fashion. There came a point where I KNEW where Lupin was, but of course I couldn't do anything about it. Is the game worth buying. So why buy.
Adding, subtracting, multiplying, disguised in lengthy letters and clues is the game's idea of fun. The graphics are much as they were for the prior game but what is interesting is the detail given to the actual historic sights. It has potential but doesn't deliver and instead you end up stuck doing math or getting motion sick because the game doesn't have the bobbing feature we all learned to love post-Castle Wolfenstien 3D and Doom. Other voice-actors tend to be stilted and at times remind me of people who don't speak English as their primary language. I wanted to love this game and I more or less enjoyed the prior adventure, Sherlock Holmes the Awakened. But the graphics are hardly crisp and the human characters a bit blocky.The voice-actors for Holmes and Watson are well done and the game captures the 'feeling' of Holmes quite well.
Yes, but I'd not pay more than $20.00 for it. This particular adventure pits Holmes against a French master-thief, Arsene Lupin, who plans to regain the honor of his country by stealing a variety of English treasures. Lupin in particular just wasn't out-rraaaag-eously Frannnch as I wanted him to be. I think a better design would have been several cases with various ways of observing, questioning, and a few puzzles can lead Holmes to victory. I've been to the Tower of London and it was amusing to see it in the game modeled with great attention to the layout of the place.
Why this game hasn't figured it out is beyond me. Searching for items and figuring out how they go together was enjoyable enough and gave you an excuse to roam. Instead, like the Awakened, you are more or less watching a movie with so-so graphics, a half decent plot, and a predeliction for math. Like so many other reviewers I resorted to the online walkthrough whenever I confronted a puzzle that stumped me for too long. Gameplay is downright frustrating.
The game has potential but is far too scripted. They just need to shake the 'math is fun' and 'script is fun' aspect.
Overall I enjoyed this game as much (and maybe even more than) as SH: Awakened.
SH Nemesis deserves four stars.
Perhaps you should play both.
I thought this was a fun game, with a well written story and mostly well though puzzles.
Please use someone else next time.
Negatives: some puzzles were frankly too hard for anyone without too much free time, a walkthrough will be necessary to complete the game.
This was really a labor of love by the developers, play it and you will likely agree.
Also some of the acting was horrific: Lestrade was horrible and I suspect the same geezer also acted for Lupin.
Still waiting for a 5 star adventure game to come out yet.
The latest installment in the Sherlock Holmes software mysteries does not fail to disappoint. I highly recommend this to any Sherlock Holmes fan. It is definitely challenging in parts, but the curiosity of what will happen next keeps you moving along. This game is very long and in-depth, and provides quite a bit of gameplay. The puzzles are clever, and you're never left wondering what to do next. This was wonderfully different from the previous release, "Awakened," which was very dark and gruesome in parts.
It was a burden.I never finished it. I got about half way through. I have these games for my enjoyment.not for tedious tasks that drag on and on and on and on.I will read all the reviews of the next Sherlock Holmes before I buy another one. I had to keep figuring out the same kind of thing over and over again. I really enjoyed it up until this one point. The fun was totally drained out of the game at this point. This game became SO bad that I did not finish it.
Some of the puzzles are quite obscure in their reasoning. Sheer luck, rather than Sherlock is required in many scenerios.
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