Product Description: Secret of the Silver Earring is a new murder-mystery experience starring the legendary Sherlock Holmes and his assistant, Dr. Watson! Travel to London in 1895,where a wealthy construction tycoon lies dead in his mansion. You'll use the investigative skills of Sherlock Holmes to unravel a suspense-filled storyline with surprising plot twists and turns.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Good game
All in all, this was a good, relaxing game. It's something you can sit down to and play without getting into a huge mind contest. There were a couple of tricky spots, the factory at night, and the cave; otherwise, the game went smoothly.
Rating: - Fun, but not a winner
In Secret of the Silver Earring Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are on a case. This time, they start out investigating the murder of a wealthy man at a dinner party. But murder isn't limited to one body in this game...
In the game, you play in third person. Most of the time, you play Holmes, but you sometimes switch over to Dr. Watson. The game is well-animated with plenty of places to explore. Challenges are not limited to tile puzzles and codes; in one part of the game, Holmes only has a certain amount of time to navigate his way through a forest. Even though murder is involved, the game isn't graphic, so if you get squeamish easily, don't worry too much. The story can be a little hard to follow, but altogether the story is decent. Also, there are plenty of people to talk to throughout the game.
The game has downsides. One of the most annoying things about it is that at the end of every level you have to evaluate what you've learned so far which is a pain. Also, you can't advance unless you collect all the items you need, (down to hair on the counter) There are some tricky puzzles too, but remember... there are always cheat websites to go to.
Altogether, this game is entertaining and fairly well-done. It is by no means great though. If you are a Sherlock Holmes fan, or an adventure game fan, then this might be a good thing to consider getting. But if you like lots of splattering blood and rolling heads, then you will probably think this game is pretty boring.
Rating: - The perfect original Holmes story.
The graphics are minmimum (lips movements of the characters), but it is still a worth-while game. The author did a good job writing this fan-fiction story. The background graphics are rich in detail. You can walk up to any certain clue, which can show can interset to Holmes' ivestigation to the crime. When the credits role, you can here the most wonderful music from the most greatest artist in classical music. Makes you think it is a PBS program.
Rating: - As Usual a Good Sherlock Adventure
I'm a fan of Sherlock, so I have nothing but good to say about this and all other Sherlock games.
Rating: - They ALMOST got it . . .
While I understand that different gamers search for differing factors in their entertainment, I think we all can agree that interface problems take the joy out of almost ANYTHING. I was close to giving up on this game until I realized something . . . the extremely ornately "Paisleys" decorating the edges of the screen shots were actually the "exit" arrows for the closeup shots.
Likewise, this game has NO "safety" (ie. "Second Chance"). If you die, you die, and you'd better hope you have a recent save, or you'll be retracing a lot of your steps.
And last annoyance? Pick up the picture of the girl on the mirror in the powder room on Day One, or you will be unable to finish the game. This is a definite FLAW.
Other than these annoyances, the game had some fun moments, some humor, and decent graphics. If you have a UHS, this will play much less frustratingly. One of the number puzzles was WAY out there, and I (who possess a high IQ and mathematical aptitude) found it ridiculously difficult. Even after reading the "solution" I thought . . . "How in the world did they come up with THAT??". All in all, it was fun, but a lot of work for the reward (sort of like eating artichokes).
- Good game
- As Usual a Good Sherlock Adventure
- They ALMOST got it . . .
