Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments

I loved solving the cases and completing the mini-games. It also has a soothing rhythm that is good to experience once in a while. Games don't have to be enormous and complex to be enjoyed. I also loved the deduction system.

Interactive Sherlock Holmes. Does a great job of telling you a fun story while wanting to solve the Mystery while also keeping you engaged with several mini games and fun dialogue. If you want an action packed Sherlock Holmes, this isn't that but if you like the Detective side of things you will enjoy this. (plus it goes on sale a lot) 8/10

I experienced a few crashes in the first two cases, but even then I was eager to push through them and get back on the case because of how deeply this game had it's hooks in me. Atmosphere and intrigue are well balanced along with the game mechanics that actually made me feel as if I was doing the deductive reasoning based investigation of the titular Mr Holmes. I really enjoyed how game provided good reference material for your clues while not being too hand-holdy and even allowing you to make the incorrect conclusion (honestly made getting to correct suspect even more satisfying.) Puzzles were fun and didn't overstay each welcome- I actually appreciate the opportunity to skip for the story while rewarding the player with an achievement if you stick with it. Even in 2025 the quick time events and moral choice system that were more of the times of the 2010s kind of had a think-on-you-feet feeling combined with enabling your own take on the famous detective. If you don't mind restarting the game a few times after a crash, it's a satisfying detective game to chew through. And thankfully it saves your progress frequently.

I heard good things about this game, but I don't think it's for me. For the first major deduction, you observe some clues, but then rather than some information that you can then connect the dots on, the casebook just has written a Sherlock-level deduction, and then your job as the player is to repeat what was written in the casebook during the dialog. So you don't actually work out the puzzle, the game does it for you. It's not quite what I was expecting.

Like the game, Sherlock Holmes is a British classic. However I cannot recommend this game. The Ukrainian people are being kidnapped off the streets by foreign mercenaries, and sent to kill other Ukrainians by the NATO occupation government and a dictator whose term has run out. If the Europeans bothered to poll the Ukrainian citizens outside the environs of Kiev (yes KIEV not Kyeeeyvy - a word no one uses), they would find out that the majority of people in Ukraine do not support this war. This game likely funds the kidnapping and murder of Ukrainians, so I can't recommend. Foolishness.

Absolutely underrated game, the deduction system is top notch and you can even make the wrong choice if you're not paying attention

Solving cases makes you feel like an actual detective exhausting all your leads and making a well thought out conclusion.

Ta bueno pa pasar el rato, cortito y al grano. Nada increible.

The best in the franchise.

good game

made me pick up a Fyodor Dostoevsky book

i like it

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