Enjoyed Holmes vs. Lupin (spoiler tags included)

Half a bottle of advil and maybe just as much gravol later, I'm done. Personally, I thought it was generally pretty good overall (the puzzles were great, the characters well developed, and the voice acting was good) BUT:


on the other hand:

• The puzzles were, frankly, AWESOME. All the hints are there, and aside from a few "where the heck is that supposed to be" moments, I didn't have to consult a walkthrough.
• It was nice to see the interactions between Holmes/Watson/Lestrade.
• Holmes tells such great stories!
• The map/teleport system is very nice. I'd have given up halfway into the game if I can't teleport.

I very much miss the Silver Earring. I still think that was the best Frogwares game. I'd even grin and bear the timed maze in the forest!

Your thoughts?

I really enjoyed the game. I thought that Holmes was as sharp as ever. I think it was meant to test him against another great mind and therefore My absolute favorite part was gathering the clues from the paintings. That was brilliant!

Ana

Hi all,
I agree with you that Sherlock Holmes in the silver earring was the best of all the sherlock holmes,it was so much fun interviewing all the suspects. Next is a older Sherlock Holmes, the rose tatoo I never forgot that game, because I was able to solve it without any walkthrough. I love using the lab equipment and no offense to England but I really don't have much of a motive to solve a crime just so they will not be embarassed. So I think I will pass on this game and wait for the next murder mystery of Sherlock Holmes that uses the lab equipment and hopefully will also use the transport system for the map.
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Update, sorry this message posted twice because I did not know it sent. Yikes! not sure how to delete one and not the other. Sorry Mods, please delete the other post.

Hi Sherryah -- I deleted the other post for you. Sometimes double-posting happens and nobody really knows why. Yet another of life's little mysteries.

Internet has the hiccups?

Sally that is funny. Some of the things you listed as Not Liking were some of the very things that I really liked!

I have only played the mummy one, The Awakened, and this one with this one being my favorite.

Thanks Becky, I thought I did something wrong and would get scolded so I apologized for the double posting, just in case. Internet with hiccups that is so funny!

L4L, you ABSOLUTELY MUST pick up SH the Silver Earring! MUST! It was by far (aside from the really old ones that won't install in my xp puter) the best SH game. It was very much classic SH story / clues / etc with plenty of sleuthing. There was one timed forest maze and a couple of stealth scenes, but it wasn't impossible. (Broken Sword 4 I'm looking at you) And the story is good enough that even I, the hater of mazes, played it twice.

I couldn't get through Awakened - at the time the comp wasn't too up to it and it was choppy, and add that to the FPS controls = nausea.

P.S. It must be an internet hiccup. I double posted today too!

Just got this game so not looking at the spoiler tags as when you do you regret it after wards .Looks like I have a treat good game chocolate guinness spot of whisky .Must be getting old lol

Good thing about the spoiler tags though, some other forums which they don't include spoilers i am reading the post and i am like "OH, No, now the game is ruined". Awaiting my copy