Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Mummy's Curse

overall alright for in between.

No. Just no. I have hard times calling this a game, but whatever. Flaws in it are multifold, lets just go down a list. First, there is no handling of physical evidence. Everything is done by dialogues. Second, there is no hint of action. Be it chase, escape from locked room or trap, fight with perpetrator... These are part of Holmes universe! Yes, I know, the whole budget was consumed by shooting FMV sequences with live actors, I have no problem with that. But that leads to most catastrophic flaw: The goal of this game, inasmuch there is one, is to solve the crime with least possible amount of actual investigating! If you go around and interrogate people in your directory, you are presented with extremely condescending end, calling you "armchair detective". Which is EXACT OPPOSITE of what it should mean! A.C.Doyle created Sherlock Holmes as tireless investigator, going around days and weeks, investigating, interrogatin and staking out suspects and witnesses, and closing cases with severe sleep deficiency and physical exhaustion. Here, the "correct" end is closing case without any work done! Speedrun of this game would take literary seconds! I believe the game can be finished with maybe dozen mouseclicks (did not try). I am sucker for all things Sherlock and this has NOTHING to do with this character. I am going back to games from Frogware.

Очень необычный принцип. Сначала читаем газеты, потом берем огромный справочник с именами и названиями фирм, чтобы выбрать куда пойти Холмсу либо куда послать его посыльных. Если попал на кого-то мало-мальски важного, то покажут видеоролик разговора - FMV с актерами. Некоторые сцены могут быть представлены статичными рисунками. Все видео прилично отреставрированы, смотреть можно. Никакого сбора улик, выбора вариантов ответа и т.п. Чистая аналитика со стопокой бумаг в меню. В конце приходим в суд и говорим кто кого убил и почему. Все бы хорошо, но субтитры не работают. Из 9 эпизодов оригинальной трилогии сейчас выпустили только 4 и проблему с субтитрами решили только в 4 эпизоде, насколько я понимаю. А конкретно этому релизу уже почти 9 лет. И хотя понять актеров легко (и звук нормальный, громкость хорошая, шумов посторонних нет), я все равно считаю столь наплевательское отношение просто недопустимым.

It's pretty good but one has to be tolerant playing this. There is a certain game mechanic in place that gives you negative points for any unnecessary actions taken, places visited, etc. The higher your score, the worse your performance. But it doesn't even always make sense, because whenever you learn some new information about a suspect you talked to earlier, you'd want to revisit them again and perhaps confront them, however, you can't, since the game will simply replay the same clip as if you were visiting the person for the first time. It's illogical, and so points may accumulate, and the judge in this game might even question your education/intelligence if you slip presenting the case (what an a$$hole). But I suggest everybody ignore all that point system if they simply want to enjoy solving the case, which is pretty neat. The actors were okay, some cringier than others, but nothing terrible. The game itself is pretty short but all the while it manages to perfectly capture that cozy 1880s Sherlock Holmes atmosphere, which is the one I love to immerse myself in the most. So grab this inexpensive gem and solve that mystery, because the game is afoot!

[h1]Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Mummy's Curse[/h1] Um jogo de dedução, onde precisa de alguma leitura e entendimento em inglês pra entender o contexto da situação e conseguir completar. Se você utilizar um guia pra completar, acaba que é muito fácil de completar e fazer o 100%.

Not worth your time. While this is very obedient to the rules of the original tabletop game, it simply isn't a strong detective experience. Each suspect may only be spoken to once, and new evidence cannot open new lines of questioning. The hint system pays no attention whatsoever to clues you've already encountered, giving you a score penalty without giving you any new information. Despite being able to determine the solution with some of the available evidence, the game will not let you present a case unless you have found ALL the clues it wants you to. Finally, if you did anything EXCEPT go immediately to ONLY the clues it wants you to find, the game tells you at the end how stupid you are. Far from a good detective game that gives you an opportunity to explore, examine, question, piece together evidence, arrive at conclusions, and feel smart, this expects you to read the writer's mind, over and over again, and connect the dots in the exact order and ONLY the exact order prescribed - and if your foot slips, the developers directly insult you! The one positive thing I have to say here is that the performances have some charm, but that's nowhere near enough to redeem an exhausting and frustrating exercise in guessing not what makes sense, but what a writer wanted you to do. There are many good, engaging detective games out there that reward exploration and creative thinking. This is pretty much the opposite. If you're determined to find an inflexible mystery experience that gives you no agency, still don't play this game ... simply read a good book instead!

This is a great remaster but also an odd relic from the days of FMV games. I owned the original on CD-ROM back in the day and seeing the game again in high(er) quality video brought a smile to my face. Now that I'm older though I realize that the scoring system is actually counter-intuitive; the lower your score (which increases with every clue you seek out, whether it's talking to a suspect/witness or talking to your 'Regulars') the better you're rated. However, what this boils down to is that you're penalized for exploring the game's content which is basically it's selling point: seeing the FMV sequences and their charming performances. Ultimately once you've explored all the FMV sequences you're expected to go over the game again and try to solve it in the fewest clues possible to get the best score. Still if you're a fan of Sherlock Holmes or want to re-experience the nostalgia of early 90s FMV games then the Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective games are totally worth the 3 bucks (more so if on sale). For the price of a cup of coffee you get a piece of gaming history and some good sleuthing fun!

really enjoyed the FMV scenes, and found it overall very charming! but the game itself leaves a lot to be desired, very short and the solution is obvious. Check it out if you enjoy Sherlock Holmes or cheesy FMV games but i wouldn't really recommend it for anyone outside of that demographic ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I played this game for the first time in the 90's as part of a CD pack from Babbage's. I love the concept: going through a case as Sherlock Holmes and trying to find the evidence you need to get a conviction. Not a fast-paced game, but can be deeply satisfying to dig through while having some quiet time.

I really appreciate having these episodes of early 90s FMV available on a modern platform and wish I'd played them earlier. Are they perfect games? Not at all. Without the achivements popping up when you find the required clues, figuring out the optimal solution would be very tiresome. Typical 90s extending the gameplay through trial and error. But it is worth it to explore the different performances and cute little side stories. I give the games a lot of credit for letting you follow useless clues way further than you need. Tho I see no real reason to split it up into 3 games, and thus will review them as one. [b][u]The Case of the Mystified Murderess[/u][/b] - By far the strongest of the offerings, even if the solution is very silly. It has more complex storytelling and avenues to explore, and the actors you talk with in this one are some of the strongest performances. You also get to solve both crimes related to the case. [b][u]The Mummy's Curse[/u][/b] - In the middle, it has the least requirements to solve the case, and leaves out one of the biggest clues from the required scenes. It also keeps bringing up a side-plot that goes nowhere and has no resolution (tho we can assume who the culprit is). But it relies on context clues and reading the newspaper more like a puzzle, and the murderer is pretty fun. [b][u]Tin Soldier[/u][/b] - I find this the weakest of the 3 cases for 2 main reasons - we solve it not through dialogue but through exploring an empty room, and getting to that clue is a massive reach. Second we just completely ignore a 2nd murder that is directly related to the first. I guess it is not technically required to solve the case, but it is unforgivable that even if Holmes does visit both [spoiler]Matin[/spoiler] and [spoiler]the Count [/spoiler] and is told straight up [spoiler]Vladimir killed Matin to get the ruby back[/spoiler] he never reports it to anyone. I do appreciate that we are allowed to visit all the surviving lottery ticket holders, and will give it credit for having probably the most grounded motive of the 3. I reccommend these 3 episodes to anyone interested in FMV games and schlock, and wants to play just to experience all the different performances and actors. It is not worth it at all if you want to play just to get a good score.