Posted on: August 29, 2021
dkendon
Verified ownerGames: 76 Reviews: 9
AMAZING GAME!
TLDR: This game is fantastic. Buy immediately. I have been playing the Frogwares Sherlock games since the Silver Earring, plus many other adventure games, and I can say that this is one of the best ever. It leans more towards being a puzzle game, and some may find it too easy, but I thought it was loads of fun. I thought the characters were spot on for for Conan Doyle's characterisation, and thought it had a nice balance with investigation, action and humour. There were also nice touches like how you can talk to Toby the dog (and Toby's bed has 'Toby' written on it! Cuuuute!) Pro: - Good writing, with some nice fun moments that balance the humour and drama nicely - Voice acting is top notch - Wonderfully detailed environments and high-res textures make it fun to explore locations - Deduction space is well designed and makes the investigation streamlined - Can easily replay case endings to see how different endings play out I liked, but others may not: - Interaction icons turn green when you have exhausted investigation options, making it easy to see if you have checked out everything in a location. I thought it was a good way to avoid having to revisit locations just to see if you need to click on every item again - Notebook makes it clear what you have to do next. Some may find this makes it a bit too easy, but I found it meant the game never slowed down, and I didn't have to check walkthroughs to see if I'd missed a trigger somwhere - Lots of mini-games/QTEs. I found them a bit reminiscent of early 90s games like Defender of the Crown and personally I liked how the game had more than just one mechanic Con: - Texture pop. Lots of textures pop, especially on transparent textures. - I thought the ending was a bit anticlimactic - Only get to wear the deerstalker cap in once case Frogwares could just remake this game with different cases and I would keep buying them.
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