Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis
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Video Game Reviews of Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis
Customer Review: a good game and story line
Summary: 4 Stars
My first try with a game like this one. I cant wait for more. It really makes you think like Sherlock Holmes.Customer Review: Walkthrough required = Not fun
Summary: 1 Stars
This game is less about logical problem solving and more about obscure puzzles and riddles, so obscure that a walkthrough is required. Requiring a walkthrough means that there's no satisfaction when you advance in the game, not to mention that's it's not fun to frequently switch between the game and your web browser.
The game also demonstrates too well the tediousness of Pixel Hunting in modern adventures. Instead of having to search a single 2D background for hot spots at each location like older games, newer pixel-hunting games require that (1) you pan 360 degrees horizontally and (2) pan 180 degrees vertically and (3) this game makes the problem worse than ever because you have to walk to every wall, corner, table, and footprint of each room and repeat these panning exercises.
And while moving around the rooms is generally good, all too often you'll walk too close to walls and have to back up to see things clearly.
The music is nice at first until you discover that each location has only one short piece of music that repeats over and over and never stops.
The two positive aspects of this game are (1) it's pretty stable (which is saying a lot for Frogware's games) and (2) you get to see some of London's landmarks in great detail. This aspect could have made this a great game if the rest of the gameplay wasn't so bad.
Customer Review: Sherlock the Math Wizard
Summary: 3 Stars
I wanted to love this game and I more or less enjoyed the prior adventure, Sherlock Holmes the Awakened. This particular adventure pits Holmes against a French master-thief, Arsene Lupin, who plans to regain the honor of his country by stealing a variety of English treasures.
The graphics are much as they were for the prior game but what is interesting is the detail given to the actual historic sights. I've been to the Tower of London and it was amusing to see it in the game modeled with great attention to the layout of the place. But the graphics are hardly crisp and the human characters a bit blocky.
The voice-actors for Holmes and Watson are well done and the game captures the 'feeling' of Holmes quite well. Other voice-actors tend to be stilted and at times remind me of people who don't speak English as their primary language. Lupin in particular just wasn't out-rraaaag-eously Frannnch as I wanted him to be.
Gameplay is downright frustrating. Searching for items and figuring out how they go together was enjoyable enough and gave you an excuse to roam. The puzzles on the other hand were designed for those interested in math. Adding, subtracting, multiplying, disguised in lengthy letters and clues is the game's idea of fun. Like so many other reviewers I resorted to the online walkthrough whenever I confronted a puzzle that stumped me for too long.
The game has potential but is far too scripted. There came a point where I KNEW where Lupin was, but of course I couldn't do anything about it. I think a better design would have been several cases with various ways of observing, questioning, and a few puzzles can lead Holmes to victory. Instead, like the Awakened, you are more or less watching a movie with so-so graphics, a half decent plot, and a predeliction for math.
Is the game worth buying?
Yes, but I'd not pay more than $20.00 for it. It has potential but doesn't deliver and instead you end up stuck doing math or getting motion sick because the game doesn't have the bobbing feature we all learned to love post-Castle Wolfenstien 3D and Doom. Why this game hasn't figured it out is beyond me.
So why buy? The whole plot is well done and the end is wrapped up quite nicely by Holmes explaining it in classic Holmesian fashion. I also think Holmes needs another breath of fresh air and this company has the right idea! They just need to shake the 'math is fun' and 'script is fun' aspect.
Customer Review: Fun game
Summary: 4 Stars
SH Nemesis deserves four stars. I thought this was a fun game, with a well written story and mostly well though puzzles. This was really a labor of love by the developers, play it and you will likely agree. Negatives: some puzzles were frankly too hard for anyone without too much free time, a walkthrough will be necessary to complete the game. Also some of the acting was horrific: Lestrade was horrible and I suspect the same geezer also acted for Lupin. Please use someone else next time. Overall I enjoyed this game as much (and maybe even more than) as SH: Awakened. Perhaps you should play both. Still waiting for a 5 star adventure game to come out yet....Customer Review: In-depth Story and Lots of Gameplay
Summary: 5 Stars
The latest installment in the Sherlock Holmes software mysteries does not fail to disappoint! This game is very long and in-depth, and provides quite a bit of gameplay. The puzzles are clever, and you're never left wondering what to do next. It is definitely challenging in parts, but the curiosity of what will happen next keeps you moving along. I highly recommend this to any Sherlock Holmes fan. This was wonderfully different from the previous release, "Awakened," which was very dark and gruesome in parts.