A dark adventure game with challenging puzzles and an engaging mystery. The Victorian atmosphere is carefully crafted. A good pick for fans of adventure games and detective stories, despite a modest overall length.
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Category
Adventure1 player16+
Description
Investigation adventure by Frogwares following Sherlock Holmes accused of serious crimes. Published by Focus Home Interactive, released in September 2012 in Europe and North America. Sherlock Holmes consulting detective accused of serious crimes in Victorian London and leading the investigation to prove his innocence alongside Dr Watson, over eight chapters crossing London and its surroundings, adventure gameplay mixing crime scene exploration, logical deduction and mechanical puzzles, Mind Palace mechanic to synthesize clues into theories, over fifteen observation and deduction powers, several Victorian secondary characters, semi-realistic aesthetic faithful to Victorian era, English voice-over with Kerry Shale as Sherlock, soundtrack by Yoann Laulan.
Testament of Sherlock Holmes, The review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾9 GB📅25/09/2012
Published by Focus Home Interactive
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