How was the last Sherlock game? I keep seeing it on Steam, but I've never tried one of their games before. I got super hooked on Sherlock the television series, so I've been meaning to give one of their games a try. The only thing I know about their games is that funny youtube video of Watson constantly appearing behind the player and the hilarious Justin McElroy Giant Bomb E3 live show after hours discussion about one of their Sherlock games a few years ago. I love adventure games, so maybe I should check these guys out.
People seem kind of split on them, but adventure game sites and adventure fans generally give them favourable reviews.
The team clearly works with few resources but has good ideas in terms of story concepts. Testament and now even more-so crimes and punishment, are looking more like regular games, but Jack the Ripper and older titles show the limited budget of the games.
I'm a pretty huge Sherlock Holmes fan and I find the games satisfying from the perspective of 'hey, woulden't it be cool if Sherlock Holmes tried to solve the Jack the Ripper case?'. That game in particular is filled with actual case notes and files from Jack the Ripper, a lot of suspects and leads make their way into the game.
The puzzles are bizzare sometimes, but this is where UHS Hint is nice, sometimes a small hint is all that is required.
I've only beaten Testament and Jack the Ripper so far though, I tried their first one, something about a mummy, and it was a bit too low budget and janky even for me.
It takes some time to get over their lower budget qualities, but I think Sherlock Holmes fans who stick with them should be mostly satisfied. I'm sure there are huge fans of adventure games and Sherlock Holmes that would hate them, but that is life.
Also, I think the Watson voice actor they use, at least in the last few games, is fantastic, his voice is more perfect than any TV show or movie adaptation.