I think there may be some legitimate problems that can be found when playing DE, preferential differences, pacing issues, what have you. I just want to point out, for anyone considering getting this title, that any critique of this game is basically scraping the bottom of an empty barrel. Basically, what I'm trying to say is, any problems with this game tend to be preferential for different people, and usually a drop in the bucket compared to the absolutely insane amount of well-written, witty, and punctual dialogue -- an absolute metric ass ton. I cannot stress this enough, the presentation and writing for this game (which is in large parts a conversation-based RPG) set it apart brilliantly from many other games, the only one coming close being Planescape: Torment. In fact, I often hear DE referred to as something of a spiritual successor for that one. It does something very similar and similarly unique, which is taking an established rpg presentation used for many games to tell an unconventionally wordy story with little to no combat. And the quality of the writing? Stellar. I think it's easy to forget how genuinely well-written the entire experience is when, as a result, you're just pulled along for the ride like when reading a good book. What at first seems like a contained, limited psuedo-rpg experience at first becomes one of the best, an example for the industry, even, through its masterful writing, story, and character composition. Please buy it.
I'm surprised by the positive comments on this game. I beat it and did pretty well, I don't think I "failed" any cases, but it's really not that fun. The only thing that kept me engaged is the Sherlock namesake. This game also gives us some quality of life improvements compared to games like LA Noire, but make no mistake -- LA Noire is a MUCH better game in terms of interest.
