dmsdq Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 This completely snuck through my radar, but the trailer looks really interesting. What kinds of games are the Sherlock Holmes series? With it dropping on Tuesday, I might be interested in at least renting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azreal Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 (edited) Haven't heard anything on how it plays but if it's anything like LA Noire, it should be fun. Edited September 24, 2012 by Azreal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacon Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I have to disagree with Azreal, I found L.A. Noire to be a repetitive BORING playthrough, and before anyone says you didnt play it long enough or you didnt get used to it... I got the & still think they could have done ALOT... LOT better than what it ended up being. As for Sherlock... I will check it out. Even if it does play like Noire I hope they ironed out the shit... if shit can iron out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackIsraelite Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I have to disagree with Azreal, I found L.A. Noire to be a repetitive BORING playthrough, and before anyone says you didnt play it long enough or you didnt get used to it... I got the & still think they could have done ALOT... LOT better than what it ended up being. As for Sherlock... I will check it out. Even if it does play like Noire I hope they ironed out the shit... if shit can iron out... Will I have to disagree with you on that one. I found LA Noire to be quite fun and Sherlock Holmes video game looks interesting.  But anyways does anyone know if the game will come out on PSN because I would rather buy it on PSN rather than hearing gamestop mouth going on and on and on about games I am not interested in hearing about nor doing the pre-order of a game(s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayward022 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Here is the game description. Solving one mystery plunges Sherlock Holmes into a plot that's even darker in this sinister saga where the prime suspect is Holmes himself! The detective's downward spiral begins when he returns a missing necklace, only to find out the necklace he returned is a fake, and all signs soon point to Holmes as the one who took the real jewels. Examine crime scenes, find clues, question witnesses, pursue suspects, and use your dizzying detective intellect and deduction skills to choose which leads to follow. Experience a story that brings out Holmes' darker side, with the entire city of London turning against its once-beloved mystery-solving hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dellboy81 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 this wont play like LA Noire if its like the previous game. you fast travel everywhere, no choice in the matter really. you go to various places and can inspect the area for clues. you have to deduce who the killer is etc and there are some puzzles too. its not like LA Noire in that you dont drive, dont solve mini crimes and dont interrogate people or shoot/chase after them. also it doesnt have a million collectables. i loved LA Noire but this is different, laid back. you cant die - and any game where you dont have to worry about that is good in my book. ill grab this when its a tenner which will be soon im sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawking the Invincible Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I have to disagree with Azreal, I found L.A. Noire to be a repetitive BORING playthrough, and before anyone says you didnt play it long enough or you didnt get used to it... I got the & still think they could have done ALOT... LOT better than what it ended up being. As for Sherlock... I will check it out. Even if it does play like Noire I hope they ironed out the shit... if shit can iron out... What was bad about L.A. Noire? The plot was interesting, the action sequences fun though the car chases could have been improved and all of the cases had several interesting functions. What didn't you like about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmsdq Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 So from what I'm gathering, this is like a mix between LA Noire and Broken Sword? Seems pretty interesting. I will definitely rent it. It'll be a nice break from Borderlands. =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naulziator Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 This seems more CSI (game wise) meets Sierra's point-&-click classics (Space Quest 4 anyone?). The trophy list feels like a bunch of random Columbo babble, unfortunately. I'd probably pick this up a year from now, but my mind's made up for Pt #98, #99 & #100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paniccmc Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Does anyone know if this game will be a third person shooter? I hope not cause that was the reason I did not buy LA Noire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bLaKgRaVy Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 (edited) Does anyone know if this game will be a third person shooter? I hope not cause that was the reason I did not buy LA Noire A third person shooter? A Sherlock Holmes game? Seriously? HA! You've watched too many Robert Downey Jr. movies... Read Sherlock Holmes or watch the old Basil Rathbone films. The recent movies are not Sherlock Holmes. Even the recent Sherlock Holmes mysteries on BBC America are more Sherlock Holmes than the Robert Downey Jr. movies. They're trash. Ever hear of google? Gameplay:  [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns4yPqrlOdk]Testament of Sherlock Holmes - E3 2011: Gameplay Walkthrough (Cam) - YouTube[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lasGRTReGA0]New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes:The Testament of Sherlock Gameplay Demo (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) - YouTube[/ame] Edited September 24, 2012 by bLaKgRaVy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paniccmc Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 A third person shooter? A Sherlock Holmes game? Seriously? HA! You've watched too many Robert Downey Jr. movies... Read Sherlock Holmes or watch the old Basil Rathbone films. The recent movies are not Sherlock Holmes. Even the recent Sherlock Holmes mysteries on BBC America are more Sherlock Holmes than the Robert Downey Jr. movies. They're trash. Ever hear of google? Gameplay:    No, I have not watched too many Robert Downey Jr. movies. In fact, I did not like his first Sherlock Holmes movie and have not watched the second.  I just thought that maybe this game was going to be like LA Noire and I HATE TPS Thanks for the links and you did not have to be that rude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walker87 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 I am actually interested in this but fear it will be pretty disappointing. Sherlock Holmes is great source material so it could be fun. I guess I won't be buying this at full price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azreal Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Is anyone else assuming this may go down in price quickly due to its unpopularity? I hope it does so I can get it cheaper. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackIsraelite Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Is this game online n retail or will it also be on psn as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanH Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 The previous game on Xbox 360 was really crap and buggy as hell. It's one of those crap games. http://image.gamespotcdn.net/gamespot/images/box/6/0/1/977601_155618_front.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkki91 Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 A third person shooter? A Sherlock Holmes game? Seriously? HA! You've watched too many Robert Downey Jr. movies... Read Sherlock Holmes or watch the old Basil Rathbone films. The recent movies are not Sherlock Holmes. Even the recent Sherlock Holmes mysteries on BBC America are more Sherlock Holmes than the Robert Downey Jr. movies. They're trash. Ever hear of google?  I agree, the new movies are not Sherlock Holmes like it should be. But then again the director has told that why to repeat the old, and they want to show a new concept, which I personally find very entertaining. Jeremy Brett's Holmes will always be the real Holmes for me, but that doesn't ruin the fact that Robert Downey Jr. is doing a great job as Holmes (Think of a different dimension with every character is little different) and I also like how Jude Law plays Watson. The movies might not be the real Holmes but they definitely aren't trash. I also like the BBC series. I have read all the books, and I can still enjoy the new concepts they come up with. Waiting for the third movie and the third season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliceinlalaland Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 The previous game on Xbox 360 was really crap and buggy as hell. It's one of those crap games. http://image.gamespotcdn.net/gamespot/images/box/6/0/1/977601_155618_front.jpg  you cant really compare this new one, which is released by Atlus, to a 360 game made by "The Adventure Company". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoPoF Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Uhm ... the "Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack The Ripper" game I played was by frogwares, too, and it wasn't crap at all. I can only assume this x-box live version was some watered down rip-off search-items-game ...? Anyways, the controls of this game actually are FPS controls, you just don't shoot. (By the way, the shooting sections of LA Noire where so few and far between, it'd be a shame if they were someone's only reason to not play it.) You can also play in 3rd person, but I found this to look weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordsman83 Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 LA Noire story and va is top notch but after a while it gets boring.. Â No replay value for LA Noire or this kind of genre game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmsdq Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 So I picked this one up on a rental the other day. It's a point and click adventure like the Monkey Island series, except without the humor. I'm interested in the game, but I doubt there will be much replay value. Although I can comfortably say that this is my first autopsy in a video game. xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordsman83 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 hope the storyline is good.. not much dicussion on this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmsdq Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 It definitely has a strong story: an intriguing mystery with twists and turns. The reveal was a little rushed, but they often are in stories like this (be they book, movie, or game). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesbassface Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Strong story and fun puzzles. A lot of flaws and very little replay value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julesthegr8 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Well, I'll be cracking this game open tonight or tommorow. I just hope its quick and can be done in a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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