The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

Dear prospective players, People need to know ! Though this game may be as cheap as a cup of coffee, the experience is much more bitter than any spoiled cup could ever hope to be. The very tutorial mission involves (spoilers) a jewlery stealing monkey…that should tell you all you need to know about the quality of writting implicated here. The gameplay which involves puzzles and clue searching is definitely weak and feels scripted at the best of times, the puzzles themselves try to be ''''smart''''' but only end up being tedious. To add to this the graphics, Ui and just about everything else is, as best as we can describe: as poor as a british peasant in the 1800s. As for our final words, who may enjoy this game ? Well... some do enjoy things like soap operas, so it may hold some charm for a specific subset of players. Who are we to judge ? But we would not recommend this game for people looking to enjoy a true investigation. Sincerely, Edgar was there (unfortunately).

The has really showed it's age and definitely not good to play in 2026 but if you love sherlock holmes old games and ok with the old puzzle mechanics then the game is good for you! STORY 7.5/10 GRAPHICS 5/10 By today's standards GAMEPLAY 4/10 Very bad MUSIC 6.0/10 WORLD 5/10 Overall i recommend it 6/10

This is the 6th main line Sherlock Holmes games from Frogwares. This is actually the first I ever played back on the 360 so it was interesting to see if it held up on a replay. The plot is primarily investigating a murder involving a poison but it spirals out into an intriguing mystery which has reputations shattered and sets up a later game. It has lots of call backs especially to Ripper as you once again venture into Whitechapel and meet familiar faces from the last adventure. There are lots of interesting locations to visit and all of them are very detailed and look great even now over a decade later. The voice actors are all very good. I have to admit I didn't realise that the Holmes actor has changed. Kerry Shale takes over from Rick Simmonds and does a great job carrying on the torch. Watson is one again brilliantly voiced by David Riley but sadly this is for the last time having voiced the role. I believe that another character who appears near the end is voiced by Jonathan Oliver (who narrates the excellent Where Eagles Dare) but I cannot confirm this online. The format for the game is now well established and is mostly unchanged from the previous title Jack the Ripper. The…

If you're considering this you're probably already familiar with the Frogwares series, and it's more of the same with some important caveats; the story isn't based on existing Holmes stories (to its detriment), there is a god awful dog section and puzzle difficulty goes from too easy to high level cryptics with little rhyme or reason. Difficult puzzles can be skipped, but that kind of defeats the purpose. About 5-10 hours playtime. It's more a thumb sideways recommendation, it's a trough in the series.

The storyline of this game is interesting, and the environments are all gorgeously rendered. However, the gameplay itself leaves something to be desired, with a LOT of pixel hunting and very limited clues to objectives. Sometimes it was hard to even tell what the puzzle I was trying to solve was.

Very good story line, with puzzles to keep the game interesting.