Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis

aka: Sherlock Holmes Contre Arsène Lupin, Sherlock Holmes jagt Arsène Lupin, Sherlock Holmes kontra Arséne Lupin, Sherlock Holmes versus Arsène Lupin, Sherlock Holmes vs the King of Thieves, Sherlock Holmes y el Rey de los Ladrones
Moby ID: 31339

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Based on a series of books by French author Maurice Leblanc, this is the 4th mystery adventure game in Frogwares' Sherlock Holmes series.

Arsène Lupin is a French thief who arrives in London with one purpose - to steal 5 precious objects in the same amount of days from 5 distinguished locations, and get away clean. Will Lupin succeed in foiling Sherlock Holmes and Scotland Yard?

Help Sherlock discover when, where and how Lupin will strike by deciphering riddles and puzzles, talking with over 40 of London's citizens and finding important documents and objects. Dig for clues at many of London's famous sites - the British Museum, Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London and others. Review all of the material gathered in a journal as Sherlock races against the clock to catch Lupin. Play as both Sherlock and Dr. Watson intermittently during the game. It is played completely by mouse using a point-and-click interface.

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  • Шерлок Холмс против Арсена Люпена - Russian spelling

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Average score: 72% (based on 37 ratings)

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Average score: 3.4 out of 5 (based on 15 ratings with 1 reviews)

Fairly tedious; not really up to the previous title (The Awakened)

The Good
Not much. The graphics are - as expected - very good, but not much effort has been applied towards placing the action in interesting locales, so the superior graphics are pretty much wasted. The voice acting is - once again - okay, as is the dialogue. It's nice the way the dialogue gets condensed into a story as things unfold. Some of the puzzles are not bad, so at least there are some challenges here (along with quite a bit of tedium).

The Bad
Some minor historical inaccuracies. The opening chapters take place in an art gallery, which I got sick of fairly quickly. There are quite a lot of 'find the painting' challenges - which sounds interesting but wasn't [good idea though]. It didn't seem like much effort had been made towards linking this adventure to either Sherlock Holmes or Arsene Lupin (or even previous titles in the series), which would have helped to make the action more compelling and interesting. There are some annoying challenges posed in rhyming couplets, which I also got sick of fairly quickly. None of the time-limited sequences from The Awakened are in this title; I think they would have spiced this game up a little.

The Bottom Line
Not great; some efforts have been made to re-create London but I would definitely try 'Sherlock Holmes - The Awakened (Remastered)' first to see if this series is to your liking - this title is definitely weaker. This is another point-and-click game with unfortunately not much special about it. I hope to see this series recover with the new 'Jack the Ripper' title.

Windows · by thud (97) · 2009

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Game added November 27, 2007. Last modified February 5, 2024.