The will of Sherlock Holmes
| The will of Sherlock Holmes | |||
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| Original title | The Testament of Sherlock Holmes | ||
| Studio | Frogwares | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
2012 | ||
| platform | PC ( Windows ), Xbox 360 , PS3 | ||
| genre | Point-and-click adventure | ||
| Game mode | Single player | ||
| control | Mouse , keyboard | ||
| system advantages preconditions |
Windows 7 / Vista / XP 2 GHz CPU 2 GB RAM 14 GB hard disk space 256 MB graphics card |
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| language | German , English , etc. | ||
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The Will of Sherlock Holmes is a point-and-click adventure released in Germany on September 21, 2012 and the sixth game in the Sherlock Holmes series developed by Frogwares . The game is available in both classic third-person perspective in the as Egoperspektive be played.
action
The action of The Will of Sherlock Holmes takes place in London in 1898. Holmes has just recovered a stolen necklace and given it to its rightful owner. However, he notices that the returned piece of jewelry is a cheap fake. It seems like Holmes himself exchanged the chain for a fake. Shortly thereafter, Holmes rushes to a short-term appointment with the Bishop of Knightsbridge, but finds him cruelly murdered.
Both the police and the population have doubts about Holmes' innocence. Even his longtime friend Dr. Watson is skeptical of Holmes' recent strange behavior. Holmes begins an investigation aimed at proving his innocence.
Gameplay
In the role of Sherlock Holmes, the player enters a freely accessible world. The perspective can be chosen between the ego and the third person perspective. In the third-person perspective, you have the choice between a fixed camera in a classic point-and-click view and a camera over your shoulder, which is reminiscent of a role-playing game.
The player himself decides which clues to follow up. The game is mainly driven by examining clues or objects and talking to other characters. Independent mini-games must be completed at various points in the game. As the game progresses, the player temporarily takes on the role of Dr. Watson.
development
In contrast to its predecessors, the game uses a newly developed graphics engine . In order to represent the characters realistically, the motion capture process was used. The developers have tried to put Sherlock Holmes personality at the center of the plot without contradicting the official canon of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's work .
reception
The Adventure-Treff website praised the graphics, the selectable perspective, the exciting background story, the cutscenes and the good atmosphere, but criticized the quality of the mini-games, logic holes and the average synchronization. The overall rating was 78 percent.
PC Games magazine gave it a rating of 76 percent and saw the game as “a recommendation for adventure fans, because the investigations have never been so interesting and exciting in any series part”.
