Unskippable: Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper
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The game isn't as bad as the first cutscene (thank God). I've played it recently and it has actually some pretty good scary moments. It's an interesting look on the case.
It was mentioned in the clip about the camera angle, the player can choose between playing the game looking out of the eyes of the character or seeing the character they control. The only issue with seeing your character is that it likes to do what Silent Hill and Resident Evil did and it puts the camera in really awkward positions.
One of the things that drove me insane, was what the Unskippable guys also commented on...The violin. The music in the background in the cut scene, also plays every time you're in 221b...And that's a lot! It also repeats so by the end of the game I actually had to turn my speakers off.
Also they mentioned something about the script and SH canon, yeah the company tends to put sections that stray away from the canon in their games. There was a section in Sherlock Holmes:The Awakened where you're on a boat full of prostitutes and she's talking to Sherlock and flirting, he's completely unaware of this, and so the captain believes that Sherlock and Watson are a couple.
Thanks guys for doing this game, it has actually just made my day
@manythings Sherlock Holmes is in the public domain.
It was mentioned in the clip about the camera angle, the player can choose between playing the game looking out of the eyes of the character or seeing the character they control. The only issue with seeing your character is that it likes to do what Silent Hill and Resident Evil did and it puts the camera in really awkward positions.
One of the things that drove me insane, was what the Unskippable guys also commented on...The violin. The music in the background in the cut scene, also plays every time you're in 221b...And that's a lot! It also repeats so by the end of the game I actually had to turn my speakers off.
Also they mentioned something about the script and SH canon, yeah the company tends to put sections that stray away from the canon in their games. There was a section in Sherlock Holmes:The Awakened where you're on a boat full of prostitutes and she's talking to Sherlock and flirting, he's completely unaware of this, and so the captain believes that Sherlock and Watson are a couple.
Thanks guys for doing this game, it has actually just made my day
@manythings Sherlock Holmes is in the public domain.
I told them they shouldn't be using the Piece Of Shit engine for that game, but does anyone listen to me? NO! All I said was to shell out the extra $20 to license the Kinda Crappy engine.
"Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper"
that does read like terrible fan fiction.
Also I thought Holmes smoked a pipe, not cigarettes.
that does read like terrible fan fiction.
Also I thought Holmes smoked a pipe, not cigarettes.
Perhaps this explains it:Mydnyght said:
As Holmes' drug habit has got the best of him; Watson has to do all the work:Entamrik said:
"Watson, I've become rather tired. Could you carry me to the crime scene?"
"My dear Watson, my eyes seem to not be working. They see things, but only in various shades of green. Would you kindly scan the ground for a footprint that matches the one we saw earlier?"
"Perhaps this is the opium talking, but my body is so large that it covers the entirity of London. If I could hold my breath for long enough, I'm sure I could sense the murderer from the comfort of my armchair. Help me find my armchair, Watson."
The page three girls are in The Sun, not The Star. I pity the poor guy who paws through the Star looking for topless women.
OT: Man, I love Sherlock Holmes, considered getting this game and didn't. I'm pretty glad now, that looked awful.
OT: Man, I love Sherlock Holmes, considered getting this game and didn't. I'm pretty glad now, that looked awful.
Way to waste a bad ass title and cross over opportunity, game company.
Seriously though, title alone would draw me in.
Seriously though, title alone would draw me in.
As someone with relatives who do read the Star, I can assure you the quantity does not disappoint. The quality perhaps, yes. But seeing as these guys are from some bizarro world where everyone looks horrible anyway..Erja_Perttu said:
Also, did anyone else raise an eyebrow when Holmes said he wanted to wait until nightfall to go to the famous 19th century red light district.. I bet he investigates better at night.
Never thought there'd be a game about Jack The Ripper.
I gotta say tho, that having something like that murder case in L.A Noire would be awesome.
I gotta say tho, that having something like that murder case in L.A Noire would be awesome.
I have to admit, the first thing I did when I finished watching this was to pull up a map on TFL to work out how to get from Baker Street to Whitechapel. Its actually quite a distance away, so probably would need either a damn good sense of direction or a map to navigate, especially since the roads in London are some of the most confusing I've had to navigate!
My favourite Unskippable in a while. The mistakes in this were unbelievable, why even state the time if you're going to pan past a clock?
Amazing that abomination was released in 2009. Frogwares have been making Sherlock Holmes games (and pretty much nothing else) for years, which means SOMEONE must be buying this crap to enable them to keep going...
This game is also on PC if you're interested
This game is also on PC if you're interested
I thought at first this was a Wii game, but then thought maybe they were going retro with a game from the Playstation 1 or something. But if this is a 360 game, shame on the developers!!!
Also Holmes seems to have become a victim of Amateur Lobotomy done by an epileptic 5 year old...
Also Holmes seems to have become a victim of Amateur Lobotomy done by an epileptic 5 year old...
"Meanwhile in the 1880's London street that comes packaged with the 3D software" cracked me up.... XD
Unskippable: Failing to disappoint since ^that date over there.
Unskippable: Failing to disappoint since ^that date over there.
I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure Sherlock Holmes is supposed to know London like the back of his hand, and not just because he's exceptionally bright and lives in London...Myrph said:
Also, the introduction to the game itself is possibly the worst way to set the period you could think of - reference a medical issue that only came to public thought centuries later!
Points for the Oblivion observation though! Very wry.