Many people complain that this is a hidden object game rather than a point-and-click adventure they expected from a Sherlock Holmes videoMany people complain that this is a hidden object game rather than a point-and-click adventure they expected from a Sherlock Holmes video game. Store's description of the game and screenshots are making it pretty clear though, so I went into it already aware of that fact... It didn't help.
You'd think that as a mystery-solving game, the plot would be interesting at the very least. But even setting aside the really plain and frankly boring premise, there is barely any story to speak of.
Other than at the end of the game, where Sherlock is explaining to you the entire mystery, there is pretty much no dialogue between any of the characters in the game. All you'll get is a short description of said characters in their police files, which you probably won't even read because the frustrating mechanics of the game will make you want to skip past the entirety of the game as fast as possible (if not outright turn it off.)
Even for the hidden object genre's standards, it's not very good. Not only are the items you are looking for tiny and blend into the background a lot more than they should (especially considering that half of them are things like a single strand of hair or a random smudge on a wall,) but also the hit detection on them is pixel-perfect. This means that most of the time you'll be clicking furiously all over the screen or abusing the hint system, which is very limited.
Other than that, however, there are also plenty of puzzles. Some consist of basic sliding puzzles or board games, others make you decipher cryptic codes or other logic puzzles. It's a pretty decent package, which makes sense because just like the audio and visuals of this game, it was taken straight out of other Sherlock Holmes games from this studio.
In short, it's a rather crude (if not lazy,) cash grab, patched together from already made assets, with very unpolished gameplay and a short, boring plot. It's not worth the full price, and even at a sale, I wouldn't really consider picking it up.… Expand
