Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments

 PlayStation 4
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7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 254 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 57 out of 254
  3. Negative: 40 out of 254
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  1. Youngybhoy1988
    Oct 3, 2014
    7
    This game is good for players looking for something a little different, kind of like LA noire but without any driving or shooting so very slow paced, not everyones cup of tea but as a holmes fan i really enjoyed it, only 6 cases but they last a while and can end several different ways without the game telling you that you're wrong and have to start again, there are a good few negativesThis game is good for players looking for something a little different, kind of like LA noire but without any driving or shooting so very slow paced, not everyones cup of tea but as a holmes fan i really enjoyed it, only 6 cases but they last a while and can end several different ways without the game telling you that you're wrong and have to start again, there are a good few negatives though, most already mentioned such as long loading times while constantly travelling back and forth from locations,annoying mini games and sometimes the game removes the need for thinking by making puzzles a little easy, overall worth buying… Expand
  2. BaronMonaco
    Dec 11, 2015
    7
    Crimes and Punishments may be the best Sherlock games yet, however its still not a great game in my opinion.

    First of all technically it's one of the worst game I played on PS4, they clearly paid the price of the old-gen versions you can find better graphics on the most beautiful games of PS3/360, there's way too much loading time (even more considering how the game looks) and the    Crimes and Punishments may be the best Sherlock games yet, however its still not a great game in my opinion.

    First of all technically it's one of the worst game I played on PS4, they clearly paid the price of the old-gen versions you can find better graphics on the most beautiful games of PS3/360, there's way too much loading time (even more considering how the game looks) and the controls are clunky for a controller (you can clearly see it was made for PC with a mouse in mind). That being said there's no major bugs harming the experience and that's better than others game.

    Also for a detective game I found the solutions of the cases very, very, very easy, I've seen a lot of cop shows and given that the game uses the same mechanics you can easily identify the guilty in the first moments of the case, but at least the different steps you'll have to make in the game to acquire the needed evidence are very well done and the cases itself are pretty interesting (except maybe case number 4) .

    The game could use better actors, given the importance of dialogues in a detective game, but all in all they're okay ann won't ruined the experience. The universe of Sherlock Holmes is respected to the perfection and the game will last about 12 hours which is good, with some replay value if by misfortune you didn't caught the right guy.

    All in all Sherlock Holmes : Crimes and Punishments is a good detective game at its heart, but not the best due to its easiness, and not much more, therefore I advised it only to the one looking to put some bad guys in jail.    … Expand
  3. NikolayG
    Oct 11, 2014
    7
    I'll update this review as I progress. I'm only on the first case (of six) and I was moved to write because of a flaw in the first case. First I'll say Sherlock Holmes' apartment looks fantastic. The acting is fine. The mechanics all work just fine. Doesn't feel like a traditional point-and-click style adventure, though. It's too easy, at least so far. My biggest gripe so far - this is aI'll update this review as I progress. I'm only on the first case (of six) and I was moved to write because of a flaw in the first case. First I'll say Sherlock Holmes' apartment looks fantastic. The acting is fine. The mechanics all work just fine. Doesn't feel like a traditional point-and-click style adventure, though. It's too easy, at least so far. My biggest gripe so far - this is a mild spoiler but it doesn't give away a solution - a man has been murdered in a small shack by being pinned to the wall with a harpoon. To test whether a man of ordinary strength could have committed this crime, Holmes gets the carcass of a large pig, hangs it against a wall, and hurls a harpoon at it from about 20 feet away. OK here's the problem. The shack the man was killed in? It's so small you can't get 20 feet away to hurl a harpoon. What makes Holmes so sure the guy wasn't run through with it like a bayonet, a method enabling an ordinary man to put much more strength into it since he'd lever let go of the harpoon? That's the more logical conclusion to draw from the crime scene. But Holmes is now certain a man of only ordinary strength could not have done this. This should take Holmes down the wrong path, but since the game designers overlooked this error too, it will no doubt be the correct path. Irksome.… Expand
  4. CenkAlp
    Mar 1, 2018
    6
    Hikaye = 7
    Oynanış = 6
    Grafikler = 6
    Sesler = 6
    Keyif = 7
    Atmosfer = 7
    Süre = 6
  5. Grigann
    May 11, 2015
    6
    A good adventure game, with a great Sherlock Holmes. But the controls are not so good on the PS4, some of the mini-games are just not interesting (the lock picks...), and the "Blood Bath" case lacks some personality...
  6. DrFriendless
    Jul 13, 2018
    7
    The atmosphere was pretty decent, but the game just isn't very interesting. The cases have interesting things in them, but are oddly ambiguous, so that you can never be sure that you've found the correct answer, as you can't explain all of the details. Until you get the hang of investigating things you spend a lot of time with the game insisting that you need to do X, when you've alreadyThe atmosphere was pretty decent, but the game just isn't very interesting. The cases have interesting things in them, but are oddly ambiguous, so that you can never be sure that you've found the correct answer, as you can't explain all of the details. Until you get the hang of investigating things you spend a lot of time with the game insisting that you need to do X, when you've already done X except for that one teensy thing... that wears a bit thin.… Expand
  7. ToshLichev
    Nov 27, 2021
    6
    My opinion about Crimes & Punishments is the exact same as for its sequel so I'll just copy my old review. I am 99% sure this is the same game with different cases. It feels the exact same. The only difference is the sequel has better location variety.

    "On the surface, TDD is a AA PS3 game that plays like a PS2 game on a PS4 and while that may sound like a trainwreck it's actually not    My opinion about Crimes & Punishments is the exact same as for its sequel so I'll just copy my old review. I am 99% sure this is the same game with different cases. It feels the exact same. The only difference is the sequel has better location variety.

    "On the surface, TDD is a AA PS3 game that plays like a PS2 game on a PS4 and while that may sound like a trainwreck it's actually not half bad. Graphically it's far from impressive with FPS drops plaguing the game every 10 mins or so, the VO is usually good or at least serviceable and the gameplay is usually wonky and just feels a bit ancient. So why did I still sort of like it? Well, while playing it you could just see that whoever made the game actually wanted to make a great game and there is a good bit of interesting ideas in here that prove that if the studio had a decent budget, they maybe could have done something impressive. There's a pretty good variety of locations, gameplay features and the actual mysteries and investigations along with the deduction system were pretty fun. Combining them with a decent if a bit short Sherlock story and the pros manage to even out the cons. So why isn't it a 5/10? Lol, easy platinum, this is how games of this nature should structure their trophy lists. If you're into Sherlock Holmes I'd say that you should probably pick this one up, specially if it's on sale. "    … Expand
  8. otterone
    May 21, 2020
    7
    Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments does a lot of things right. Each case is intriguing, albeit not always complicated, and solving them is genuinely fun. The game rewards you for finding new clues and combining them to come up with deductions, however the real fun comes from the game not explicitly telling you whether those are even correct. Even if you end up accusing the wrong suspectSherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments does a lot of things right. Each case is intriguing, albeit not always complicated, and solving them is genuinely fun. The game rewards you for finding new clues and combining them to come up with deductions, however the real fun comes from the game not explicitly telling you whether those are even correct. Even if you end up accusing the wrong suspect and decide to go with it, you may still continue to the next case without knowing who the real culprit was. This is definitely one of the game's strongest points.

    However, the game is quite easy. Most cases are easily solved way before reaching the end, so there is not too much actual detective work to be done. Much of the game also revolves around running back and forth between locations, which may get tedious after some time.

    This game is perfect for anyone who enjoys comfortable detective games with fairly traditional mysteries and wants to play something for a day or two. Also, you can pet the dog.    … Expand
  9. painava
    Jan 16, 2020
    7
    Interesting cases that could have been more challenging. Good game nonetheless. I really dig Holmes's apartment and study.
  10. chrisdan23
    Jun 10, 2022
    7
    Frogwares Sherlock Homes Adventures sind eine sehr durchwachsene Serie. Es gibt Ausreißer nach oben, wie auch nach unten. Wenn auch das Production Value von Teil zu Teil deutlich anzuwachsen scheint, schlägt sich dies nicht immer in besseren Titeln nieder. Mit Crimes & Punishments haben wir allerdings einen der überraschend guten Vertreter der Serie geliefert bekommen. Im Gegensatz zuFrogwares Sherlock Homes Adventures sind eine sehr durchwachsene Serie. Es gibt Ausreißer nach oben, wie auch nach unten. Wenn auch das Production Value von Teil zu Teil deutlich anzuwachsen scheint, schlägt sich dies nicht immer in besseren Titeln nieder. Mit Crimes & Punishments haben wir allerdings einen der überraschend guten Vertreter der Serie geliefert bekommen. Im Gegensatz zu anderen Teilen verfolgt diese Veröffentlichung keine geschlossene Geschichte, sondern erzählt uns einzelne Fälle, die in sich abgeschlossen sind. Ein Prinzip das eher episodenhaft funktioniert und der generellen Formel der Serie sehr gut tut. So können wir uns in Crimes & Punishments durch verschiedene motivierende Fälle knobeln, in dem wir vor allem die Beteiligten befragen und unsere Schlüsse ziehen. Auch die Präsentation des Titels ist deutlich ordentlich und die verschiedenen NPCs, die für das Spielprinzip so wichtig sind, kommen recht gut rüber. Leider wird der Spaß aber hier und da durch weniger gute bis nervige Gameplayelemente verdorben, wo wir uns durchbeißen müssen. Manchmal sucht man Gegenden ewig nach irgendwas ab, was sich dann nur durch Zufall finden lässt. Hier hätte dem Titel etwas mehr Feinschliff gut getan. Zu seinen besten Momenten kann Crimes & Punishments aber durchaus begeistern, nicht zuletzt auch, weil die Dialoge meist sehr gut geschrieben sind. Mit anderen Detektiv Spielen wie dem genialen LA Noire von Rockstar oder dem spannenden Judgment von Sega kann Frogwares Budget Produktion aber freilich nicht mit halten, dennoch kann das Spiel allen Knobel- und Adventures Fans durchaus als Geheimtipp durchaus empfohlen werden.… Expand
  11. Rubisan
    Mar 28, 2021
    7
    Entertaining but not as good as I expected. Sometimes too simple but it manages to keep your attention. Why the possibility of skipping puzzles? I did not understand that point at all.

    So nice playing as Toby! And the intriguing woman that we can watch from the window ahahahah. Sherlock, I also love russian literature :D
  12. PantsOnFire
    Dec 13, 2020
    7
    So... the cases are interesting. Watson is dumb, Holmes is a half-mad genius. Sound acting is pretty nice. Somewhat lengthy loading times.

    Why 7? The gameplay isn't too fun. It boils down to receiving a message like "go here and click on that". Then you "go there and click on it". Rinse and repeat. It's more like a movie with lots of clicking, without any game. But Sherlock is fun.    So... the cases are interesting. Watson is dumb, Holmes is a half-mad genius. Sound acting is pretty nice. Somewhat lengthy loading times.

    Why 7? The gameplay isn't too fun. It boils down to receiving a message like "go here and click on that". Then you "go there and click on it". Rinse and repeat.
    It's more like a movie with lots of clicking, without any game.

    But Sherlock is fun. If you can pick it up on a sale, and you like old-timey English detective geniuses, it will be fun for a short time.    … Expand
  13. 3a21
    Sep 3, 2022
    7
    This game is very deep case and puzzle more than other 's Sherlock that I've played.
    but main story is worse.

Awards & Rankings

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#74 Best PS4 Game of 2014
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#55 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2014
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#32 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2014

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73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. Games Master UK
    Dec 21, 2014
    68
    A neat "brain pathways" interface helps you piece your findings together. [Christmas 2014, p.78]
  2. XGN
    Dec 8, 2014
    55
    The Sherlock Holmes franchise is trying to reach more people, and maybe with this game it will. The game however lacks a real challenge now. The game is a real detective game, but doesn't really convince.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Nov 28, 2014
    70
    Those expecting modern hyper-Holmes will be aghast, but traditionalists will be all comfy pipe 'n' slippers. [Christmas 2014, p78]
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