#Sherlock holmes crimes and punishments series#

If youвЂ™re seeking the unifying theme that brings together these latest six episodic tales into a single game, so am I. I fear that - while an obviously vast amount of work went into this enormous game - any raise in standards hasnвЂ™t been maintained.

#Sherlock holmes crimes and punishments series#

However, having given up on the series myself, Adam вЂ“ with hefty qualifications - somewhat enjoyed the previous entry, so it was with renewed hope that I began Crimes And Punishments. Since 2002 theyвЂ™ve been releasing an onslaught of particularly dreadful Holmesian adventure games, the first decadeвЂ™s worth only fondly remembered for the terrifying teleporting abilities of a blank-faced Horror-Watson. However, history has somewhat shown that this someone should perhaps not be Frogwares. With two concurrent contemporary adaptations of Sherlock Holmes taking place вЂ“ MoffatвЂ™s awful Sherlock, and Robert DohertyвЂ™s silly but splendid Elementary вЂ“ it could perhaps be a pleasant treat to see someone exploring the character in his original setting. Of Crimes & Punishments, here's wot I deduced. And this is not so much for the sake of their disreputation вЂ“ for, indeed, it was when I was at my witsвЂ™ end that my energy and vitality were most miserable вЂ“ but because where they failed is where one should not spend oneвЂ™s money. In publishing these short sketches based upon the numerous Sherlock Holmes games from Frogwares, it is only natural that I should dwell rather upon their failures than their successes.