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Sherlock Holmes Nemesis (PC DVD)
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3/5 |
A difficult game
(August 20, 2008) |
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This is one of the most dificult games I have played,but somehow although it was well written and the puzzles were in the main logical unlike the previous Sherlock Holmes games I could not relate to the characters. There may be one bug where I was stuck in the Director's office and could not access the map, tried a walkthrough and had done everything, eventually helped by the folk at "gameboomers" with a save file. The only other comment is that some of the hot spots were extreemly dificult to find.
Only 3 stars as I did not enjoy it very much but it certainly made me think and it was a satisfyingly long game. |
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3/5 |
gentle gaming and interesting story
(June 14, 2008) |
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This is an average game; it is well worth playing but it is not fantastic. It is interesting and has some witty dialogue. The graphics are good and the scenes of London would be of particular interest to the historian in you as they seemed faithful as was the characterisation of Sherlock Holmes and Watson. The puzzles were sometimes tedious, which is why I gave it only 3 stars. On balance I am glad I bought it and played it as it was enjoyable. |
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3/5 |
Holmes: Could Do Better!
(June 04, 2008) |
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Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis doesn't pitch The Master against Moriarty as you might think but rather the dastardly fictional French burglar, Arsene Lupin who baits Holmes with a series of riddles as to the next great British treasure he is going to steal in order to bring shame on the Empire.
As Lupin is all about nicking British assets, the game is based in London's museums, galleries and famous landmarks which does feel somewhat limited, given the scope of The Awakened when Holmes and the ever-trusty Watson did a bit of globe trotting as far as New Orleans and most of Europe.
The puzzles are also not quite as challenging and if you're not into paintings, you will be bored after the first hour.
The graphics are certainly authentic; if you've been to the British Museum, you'll know what I mean and I have to applaud the designers for that.
One word of warning is to turn off your anti-virus software when you install and also when you are playing as I found the odd Norton message box popping up in the middle of proceedings and it crashed the game.
Not terrible but certainly not the best of the series.
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