Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)

Definitely better than the previous entries of the series. A walkthrough is included in this one, which is a ncie addition to have.

Fajna, klimatyczna gra detektywistyczna. Wiadomo że gra nie ma super powalającej grafiki, ale jest ona przyjemna. Zagadki są dobrze zrobione i ciekawe. Polecam kupić na przecenie za kilka zł. Spoko gra.

I started playing this game many years ago, then lost my save so I took quite a long break lol. Played the remake (liked it a lot!) and then finally came back to this one after playing the silver earring. Obviously this is the remastered version, however, even still I think it improves a lot upon the silver earring. You have the option of point and click and first person/more modern controls. Neither are bad, but if you want a slower experience, play point and click, and if you want a more smooth, swift experience, try first person. I did a little of both but eventually stuck with first person. Even though I love point and click games, the areas are very vast and make the point and click and SLOW experience. Outside of this, I think the gameplay overall is a lot smoother compared to silver earring, and there are no timed puzzles (thank you). Holmes and Watson are still entertaining and their VAs are very good and capture the characters well. The story is also awesome, and despite having already played the remake I found the original still quite gripping because there are some striking differences. It's very interesting to see the differences between our Sherlocks in this compared to 2023 LMAO. Ultimately, I think this one is worth your time, even if you've played the remake.

So here's the thing, there's a better version of this game out right now so I can't recommend this one anymore, but there's also some really really bad issues here in this game. My game stopped saving. It just wouldn't let me save and so it forced me to plow forwards and hope I didn't encounter anything game-breaking or soft-locking. Get the new version. This is important for posterity, it shows Frogwares early work and development and it's fun to contrast between them but just... brace yourself, even as a fan of Sherlock this is a tough slog.

Пройшов порт , написав швейцарія , гра вилетіла , я ніразу не сохранявся , зайшов назад продовжити не можна , заново проходити я манав .

I played for 30 minutes and can't add anything except that the game is fine.

очень крутая игра, графика и озвучка супер. у меня ностальгия

Much better entry than the previous games and much, much more entertaining than imaginary “duel of wits” with Arsen Lupin. In fact, this game is closest to being graded actually good (and my standards for such old titles are set accordingly). This time however I’m going to write longer review (that inevitably will be rewritten to be shorter, drier and more concise in a couple months). Technically speaking game works and has third-person and first-person cameras. Quality of graphics is on par with early 2000s titles. Holmes and Watson act close enough to their literary counterparts. In theory, players can finish entire game in a couple hours, unless they’re stuck on something or find mismatch between guides and game items or action sequences. Rather good improvement conpared to other titles in series... There are enough drawbacks too and while some are subjective, others are objective. For example oddly nauseating movement animation in first-person (no idea why to be honest) don’t make it the most enjoyable experience either, but may be fine otherwise. Gigantic almost empty environments requiring backtracking or investigation sequences where bets “research” tactic is random clicking are not that bad either (beats dungeons where you have to go back the same way you came in, literally). Instead of asking how to solve this puzzle and progress further, more frequent line of questioning was that of spending time on the game at all. Instead of feeling like uncovering a mystery that may or may not be actually important in-universe, this turns into an exercise in tedium where one part is too easy, another too hard and the third makes you ask “what the F is that and why???” You know what? I’m going to do the funny thing – recommend this title. Not that bad all things considered. Don’t wanna play anymore though.

A must play for the Lovecraftian in all of us.

The chapter that's shown in the promotional art (a bayou in Louisiana) features what is possibly the most unintentionally ridiculous chase sequence in gaming history. The Louisiana level is a painfully shallow and stereotypical rendition of the American West; and for me was the horrifically sagging low-point of the game. Holmes and Watson's other travels outside London, including a visit to a mysterious institution in Switzerland, fare better in the game, and in general are more appropriate for a Sherlock Holmes story. If you liked "Call of Jaurez," "Return to Castle Wolfenstein," "Tomb Raider," or "Bioshock" but you wished these games had less violence and more puzzles, then "Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (Remastered)" is for you.