Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet

Bought the Bundle and wanted to try them in release order. This one is....rough. I won't refund it because optimistically I will be in my 80s someday and this kind of game is huge with them old folks.

Ich habe das Spiel durchgespielt und es war gut, dass man hinterher eine Erklärung bekam, denn aus dem Spiel selbst war das kaum zu schlussfolgern. Ein großer Minuspunkt: Man hat viele Dinge einfach nicht entdecken können. Da half nur wahllos rumklicken, weil die Sachen ohne Hilfe oder Zufall, einfach nicht zu sehen waren. Hier waren sie also nicht gut versteckt, sondern quasi unsichtbar. Ich dachte Awakened 2008 war schlecht, aber gegen das hier, war es ein Meisterwerk. Wenn man Wimmelspiele mag, dann lieber den "Hound of Baskerville" spielen. Das war gut. Das hier kann man sich sparen.

[h1][b] Reseña de Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet[/b][/h1] [h2]Resumen del Juego[/h2] Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet es ese tipo de aventura casual que no pretende revolucionar nada: te encierra en una escena y te dice “encuentra cosas”, pero con acento británico imaginario y una pipa invisible para que te sientas intelectual mientras buscas un botón del tamaño de una uña. La propuesta es simple y peligrosamente adictiva: apuntar y clic, objetos ocultos, rompecabezas ligeros y una vibra de “soy detective” aunque en la práctica seas un aspirador humano de pistas. La primera impresión es clara: esto es un misterio para relajarte… o para discutir con tu pantalla cuando el objeto “obvio” estaba camuflado como si fuera parte del tejido del universo. [h2]Lo Elemental y Lo… No Tan Elemental[/h2] Lo Bueno: Temática detectivesca directa: misterio + observación sin relleno innecesario. Rompecabezas y objetos ocultos ideales para sesiones cortas (bien casual, bien “un capítulo y me voy”). Controles de apuntar y clic: accesible, sin pelearte con combos raros. Satisface el “modo Sherlock” aunque sea a base de encontrar cachivaches como gremlin victoriano. Lo No Tan Bueno: Cero logros: literalmente nada que presumir en tu perfil, ni aunque te sientas el Watson definitivo. Comunidad mínima (3 jugadores actuales): si buscas conversación, vas a hablar con el eco. Rejugabilidad limitada: una vez resuelves el misterio, el “misterio” se convierte en tour guiado. Fórmula rígida de objetos ocultos: si no te engancha este estilo, aquí no hay milagros ni giros modernos. [h2]Tabla de Evaluación[/h2] [table] [tr][th]Aspecto[/th][th]Puntuación (0-10)[/th][th]Comentario[/th][/tr] [tr][td]Jugabilidad[/td][td]6[/td][td]Funciona y es cómoda, pero es “clic y busca” sin grandes sorpresas.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Dificultad / IA[/td][td]6[/td][td]Más de paciencia y ojo que de deducción cerebral nivel Holmes.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Contenido[/td][td]5[/td][td]Cumple, pero se siente contenido compacto y muy al grano.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Gráficos / Video[/td][td]6[/td][td]Correctos para el género; nada que te vuele el cráneo.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Historia[/td][td]6[/td][td]Misterio funcional: lo suficiente para justificar la búsqueda compulsiva.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Ambientación[/td][td]7[/td][td]Detectives, misterio y vibra clásica: aquí sí se luce.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Efectos (VFX)[/td][td]5[/td][td]Discretos; hacen su trabajo sin llamar la atención.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Música[/td][td]6[/td][td]Acompaña bien, sin convertirse en protagonista.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Voces[/td][td]5[/td][td]No es un juego que viva de actuaciones memorables.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Diversidad[/td][td]4[/td][td]Experiencia muy enfocada: un estilo, una fórmula, un camino.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Rendimiento[/td][td]7[/td][td]Ligero y estable para lo que propone.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Rejugabilidad[/td][td]4[/td][td]Cuando ya sabes dónde estaba la “pista”, se muere la magia.[/td][/tr] [tr][td][b]Total Puntuaciones (Bueno)[/b][/td][td][b]5.6[/b][/td][td]Un casual detectivesco competente, con encanto… y con límites claros.[/td][/tr] [/table] [h2]Conclusión (Bueno)[/h2] Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet es como un té negro: clásico, simple, y si te gusta, te lo tomas feliz. No intenta ser el gran thriller interactivo; es una aventura casual de objetos ocultos que se apoya en ambientación y en la satisfacción básica de encontrar cosas que “deberían estar a la vista” pero no lo están porque el juego se ríe de ti en silencio. Ahora, seamos controversiales: el mayor misterio aquí no es el caso, es cómo un juego puede ser tan “de detective” y aun así no darte ni un triste logro. Y con 3 jugadores actuales, esto es prácticamente un club secreto… sin miembros. Aun así, con 495 recomendaciones totales, está claro que para su público objetivo funciona: directo, cómodo y sin pretensiones. [h3]Recomendación de Compra (En Descuento Fuerte)[/h3] Puntuación Total: 5.6/10 Número de jugadores activos al momento de hacer esta review: 3 Descuento máximo registrado: -90% Veredicto: [i]Recomendado con reservas: buen snack de misterio, pero sin profundidad ni extras modernos.[/i] Si te gustan las aventuras casuales de apuntar y clic con objetos ocultos y estética detectivesca, aquí tienes una dosis concentrada y efectiva. Si esperas un Sherlock “cerebro galaxia”, sistemas modernos o razones para rejugar, mejor guarda tu lupa para otro caso.

Having bounced hard off this one in the past I came back to it with more time and less expectation of what kind of game this is in comparison to the rest of the series. As other reviewers have said, it is more like a Hidden Object Game (HOG) - though less of a traditional one like Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles - mixed through with quite difficult logic puzzles and an element of matching crime scene evidence with the evidence from individual suspects. In this game we are trying to find enough evidence to: - match the murder weapon; - pin down the time of the murder; - finger whom the murderer was; after making the collected evidence suitable for comparison. This means that a lot of the time we are collecting various ashes (from cigarettes and cigars and other sources), cloth fibres (green cotton, purple satin etc.) and matching shoe prints (and waxes and paints) to the actual shoes. This process at first seemed weird and repetitive to me, but I got into a rhythm of looking forward to the step of putting the cloth or the ash etc. under the microscrope, and then cutting or scraping a piece off to use for comparison at the end of the level. The game is level based and I played on Casual. This meant no timer (a timer would be horrible, despite the ability to pause) which is explained as Holmes working on his own time and the longer he takes it will alert the authorities who will tell him to bugger off and work on assigned cases. This also meant that the game moved me to each scene, and each review of a suspect or preparing the evidence, so it was very linear. The game mentions 'a new location is available for you to visit on the map', but then instantly takes you to the map and I could not find a UI element or menu option to move between Holmes' lounge, the police station or the map. I am assuming this is because I was in the linear Casual mode. I also feel that I needed this on my first time playing. There is a difficulty where you are just set free in the world and can move about the various scenes at will, but I imagine that would make this game overall very difficult and I doubt many people would play through to completion, especially with a timer. Perhaps I will come back to attempt this at some point in the future with faint memories of where the objects are that I'm looking for. The objects are hidden in such a way as to mostly be unfair or downright evil depending on your experience with HOGs. Finding them is hard even with 7 hints that can be used overall per level.. and even playing on Casual I'm happy to admit that I used these at times. The game is probably best enjoyed with a walkthrough in order to see what it has to offer without getting too frustrated. Though even with a walkthrough I imagine it would take a decent couple of hours to play from start to finish. In terms of value I'm pretty sure I got this one as part of a complete the set bundle, so likely paid a fairly minimal amount so price didn't factor into my feelings for this game at all. I really enjoy the other more traditional HOG's by Frogwares (and their Dracula themed one - Dracula: Love Kills). They are more satisfying to play than this one also as they are a bit newer and have achievements which people like so they feel their time isn't somehow wasted on entertainment designed to spend your time so this game definitely doesn't appeal to everyone, but in the end I definitely enjoyed my time with it. I think for what it is, for me, this game could only have been better if they had voiced any of the text in the game. Sherlock and Watson, the various suspects would have greatly added to the game, though there is a fair degree of personality that comes through in the text - common spelling mistakes nonwithstanding. Wikipedia says that this game is 'Primarily an object hunt game', which is true - but it also is quite unique in how it does so. I found it a good example of 'a way' of doing investigation and deduction in a Sherlock game. So I will recommend it to people who are open to something different and have the time and patience to put into it because I don't think I've ever played a game quite like this in the last thirty years [despite not mentioning it on the store page, this game was released in 2008].

Hätte ich den Gammawert frühzeitig hochgesetzt, hätte ich wohl weniger Hinweise verwenden müssen. Viele Dinge sah ich selbst nach der Verwendung eines solchen nicht. Besonders der Gebrauch des Labortisches war frustrierend repetitiv, andere Dinge aber auch. Die Auflösung war absolut unbefriedigend, da die Spielmechanik mich eher davon abhielt der Geschichte zu folgen.

It's a hidden object style game and it's not even good.

The game is all bug! You can't click to continue with the missions. You can't mute the annoying music or at least volume it down. There is no menu for options. Don't waste your money.

I'm normally a fan of point-and-click games and hidden object games, but sometimes these games like to hide objects so well that it becomes almost impossible to percieve. This game is no exception - and while I like the premise of helping solve a mystery as the famous Sherlock Holmes, I can't help but feel entirely detatched from the experience due to a disdinct lack of story 95% of the time. There's more lines of dialogue and story in the final cutscene than there is in the entire rest of the game combined. Probably more words too. Not only that, but the game is short and has some truly awful puzzles - the ten digit code being easily the worst. Five guesses at a code where the numbers can't repeat and there's ten digits? That requires some serious luck - because even with the best methods you have available, it'd still be a massive crapshoot if you actually win. When the puzzles are skill based, they're not too bad, but when they're random chance like that it completely saps the fun. Short, poor puzzles, infuriating objects, barely any story and feeling of detective work - The true mystery of the Persian Carpet is if the game designer was the real victim in the murder all along.

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Enjoyable.