Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

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  • Summary: Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter, the eighth game in the series, is an incredible adventure game with unique gameplay blending investigation, action and exploration for an extraordinary experience that will test the limits of players' nerves and intelligence. Playing as the greatSherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter, the eighth game in the series, is an incredible adventure game with unique gameplay blending investigation, action and exploration for an extraordinary experience that will test the limits of players' nerves and intelligence. Playing as the great detective, they will have to track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human spirit, freely exploring several neighbourhoods in the city in search of clues and suspects while they untangle a web of intrigue leading to the final stunning revelation.… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. IGN Sweden
    Jun 19, 2016
    87
    Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter is an amazing experience, that takes this series further than on the last generation of consoles. The game presents interesting cases with lots of variation, both in atmosphere and game design.
  2. ICXM
    Jun 20, 2016
    80
    Overall, Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter is a great game. The cases are captivating and many of the minigames are a lot of fun.
  3. MondoXbox
    Jul 3, 2016
    76
    Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter introduces new and interesting elements capable of making Sherlock Holmes a more human and charismatic character with some welcome additions in gameplay too, like the new first person mode. It's still got some of the series known defects though, like low-detailed characters and bad animations, while load times can often be exhausting.
  4. TrueAchievements
    Jun 11, 2016
    60
    This title offers a typical Sherlock Holmes storyline and an easy completion, but its issues turn this into a mediocre affair rather than the elementary experience that you would expect from Holmes himself.
  5. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Jul 14, 2016
    60
    A promising follow-up to C&P let down by its insistence on badly designed set-pieces. [Aug 2016, p.78]
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  6. Stevivor
    Jun 23, 2016
    60
    The game isn’t without its issues, the load times are borderline ridiculous at times and there’s no tutorial so you’ll spend most of the first act scratching your head in confusion. All non-crime solving elements are mind-numbingly boring, but the game overall fills a niche in the gaming world that we don’t see done nearly enough in most games. When you’re bored doing laps on a circuit or shooting foes on the battlefield, take some time out and pick up The Devil’s Daughter. As a crime-solver, it does alright.
  7. GameOver.gr
    Jul 7, 2016
    50
    An utter embarrassment to an relatively solid series, The Devil’s Daughter falls into every cliché mistake of trying to cater to a massive audience. Overuse of QTEs, terrible action sequences, oversimplification and a lackluster story are just some of the complaints behind this massive letdown by Frogwares, giving us the worst Sherlock Holmes adventure in the past 25 years.

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 5 out of 10
  1. Emmanuelwolf
    Nov 5, 2019
    8
    Es bueno. Tiene lo suyo.. Hoy te lo regalan en gold.. Pero bueno. Es muy fácil de jugar.. Y tiene muy buenos gráficos.
  2. pkarapan77
    Aug 22, 2021
    7
    Overall a decent game, both visually and artistically, and so far the story seems intriguing.

    My major gripe though is the way the    Overall a decent game, both visually and artistically, and so far the story seems intriguing.

    My major gripe though is the way the investigation process goes. Each scene you enter has a number of fixed items you can interact with. Many of these are useless, in terms of informational content as related to the investigation. However, if you do not find EVERY SINGLE ONE of these items, the game will not progress. Why couldn't the designers come up with a way to move the story forward, even if you don't find 100% of every useless interaction in each scene? If I know to go to the Pub, because I found a flyer in a coat pocket talking about said Pub, why do I need to specifically click on the sticky backing of the flyer to find out "it might have been pulled down from a wall" in order to actually enter the Pub?!?    … Expand
  4. MjFrancis
    Aug 24, 2023
    7
    the game is impressive and immersive at the same time. However, it has a script that fails in some decisions, the mechanics are repetitive andthe game is impressive and immersive at the same time. However, it has a script that fails in some decisions, the mechanics are repetitive and the story ends up not sustaining the weight that it initially seemed to have. it has good noir moments and good terrifying moments. A good game, but nothing more.… Expand
  5. zezeljmare
    Jun 29, 2021
    3
    EN:
    Bad. Not worth buying. Strange characters, bad story and lots of bugs.
    SRP: Loše. Nije vredno kupovine. Čudni karakteri, loša priča i    EN:
    Bad. Not worth buying. Strange characters, bad story and lots of bugs.

    SRP:
    Loše. Nije vredno kupovine. Čudni karakteri, loša priča i mnogo bagova.    … Expand
  6. arakun
    Dec 21, 2018
    1
    A very strange reimagening that takes away the charm of Doyle's original characters while failing to add any reason to like these new genericA very strange reimagening that takes away the charm of Doyle's original characters while failing to add any reason to like these new generic hero versions of the iconic cast. If you create a Sherlock Holmes game you can probably expect to mostly generate interest people from who are previous fans of the Sherlock holmes. It makes little sence to move so completely away from the feel of the original protagonists. You can reimagine the setting (as in House, MD or Cumberbatch's modern day Sherlock) or stay true (like the Jeremy Bratt stories) bur if you lose the essence of Holmes and Watson you are also likely to lose the appeal. It certainly holds none to me.… Expand
  7. Broyax
    Apr 10, 2018
    0
    Jeu d'aventure assez joli qui prouve que l'Unreal 3 peut encore faire des trucs pas mal en dépit de temps de chargement (entre d'assez petitesJeu d'aventure assez joli qui prouve que l'Unreal 3 peut encore faire des trucs pas mal en dépit de temps de chargement (entre d'assez petites zones pourtant) horripilants : pas loin d'une minute chrono et au mieux dans les 45 secondes ! Les animations sont un peu raides, cependant mais la VF est de qualité pour sa part, c'est toujours ça de pris.

    Mais le problème rédhibitoire de cette enquête est soit un bug, soit un machin, un indice que je n'ai pas validé, ou bien cet empaffé de jeu de merde n'a absolument aucune logique... Or, la logique veut qu'on aille au pub et lorsqu'on y va, cet abruti répète qu'il n'a pas soif. Déjà pour un Anglais, ça n'a pas de sens mais surtout, c'est totalement aberrant de refuser de suivre le cours de l'enquête.

    Quelle connerie de merde de jeu à la con programmé par des zouaves ! faut faire quoi pour avancer ? chanter la traviata dans les rues pouilleuses de ce Londres dégueulasse ? si je me retape encore un aller-retour de 2 minutes pour rien, je vous désinstalle, Môssieur le détective en carton ! Ah bah c'est déjà fait. En fait. Et ne reviens pas, couillon !    … Expand
  8. ewade20
    Jun 21, 2018
    0
    There are no mysteries in this game. You take wild stabs at what you think the ending might be and maybe you'll randomly get the one "right"There are no mysteries in this game. You take wild stabs at what you think the ending might be and maybe you'll randomly get the one "right" answer (even though you were given no narrative hints).

    If you have anxiety about getting things wrong in games like this, be prepared to use a walkthrough -- unlike LA Noire and a million other games that capture whodunnit gameplay correctly, this one is complete trash.

    I didn't get this title to play low-rent versions of ten other games (looking at you, horrible Uncharted-ripoff "temple" sequence.) I wanted to be the world's greatest detective.

    Based on this piece of trash I won't play another Holmes game from this developer. Between the horrible gameplay decisions and the bugs it's a complete dishonor to a prestige franchise.    … Expand

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