Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Tin Soldier

Bought it in 2015, played it for two minutes, realized it wasn't a normal point & click, abandoned it. Played it again this morning, solved it in about half an hour. Recommended for its uniqueness and bad acting, and an extraordinary amount of meaningless details.

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.

O caso mais interessante da coletânea. A trama é mais equilibrada e direta, sem os exageros do anterior, e as pistas fazem sentido. Apesar dos mesmos problemas técnicos de sempre, é o mais coeso e consistente dos três.

Only if you are a detective fan. Dated even for 2015. I got for a dollar so was not upset. Game play- https://youtu.be/lduEZbOzwgc

Tags: Adventure - FMV - Photo/Film Additional Tags: Delete Local Content & Remove from Library TLDR: Obtuse user interface.Poor quality voice acting.Poor quality acting.240p recording. Not worth bothering with. Nostalgia only. Guide required to progress.

Отличная, детективная, FMV игра в духе А. Конан Дойля.

[b]Sherlock Holmes serisinin büyük hayranı olarak bu oyunu satın aldım fakat oynanış açısından vasat bir oyun olduğunu söyleyebilirim. Oynayabilmek için üst düzey ingilizce bilmek gerekiyor. Diğer Sherlock Holmes oyunlarına yönelmenizi tavsiye ederim.[/b]