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Very enjoyable experience.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 17 / 17
Date: May 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Sherlock Holmes Nemesis is a truly enjoyable adventure. I found Nemesis to be much more enjoyable than the previous Sherlock Holmes Awakened. The menus and inventory are more user friendly, the story is much more believable, the graphics are excellent, making the overall experience much better.

There are some really well done places to explore here... the British National Museum, the National Gallery, Tower of London and Buckingham Palace. Each place is designed beautifully and is a real pleasure to explore, especially since this game is in a first person style 3D mode instead the standard adventure 2D.

The story is really intriguing too. Sherlock Holmes confronts Arsène Lupin, the gentleman-burglar made famous by the literature series penned by French writer Maurice Leblanc. The battle between Holmes and Lupin takes place in the late 19th century London. Lupin tries to steal paintings and other valuable items across England and Holmes must stop him.

The difficulty is a little high but that doesn't take away from how good the game is. In fact, I would find it hard to believe that most people could play this game without referring to a walkthrough. I used a walkthrough on the most difficult parts only and I still had a wonderful time with Nemesis. This is one of my favorite adventure titles.

Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 14 / 15
Date: May 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Overall, a moderately enjoyable experience. The difficulty of this game is very high. The linkages between the clues and the storeyline were at best, extremely subtle. I found a good walkthrough and followed it as a tour guide. I became an observer instead of a slueth. It was a pleasent experience, but could have been more.

Interesting Game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: June 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I like the storyline but some of the puzzles were tough and hard to figure out. I didn't get enough information to point me in the right direction without a walkthrough.Personally I didn't like the quiz. I think the game would have been better without it. The graphics were spectacular. I enjoyed the paintings and visiting the different locations around London. If you like Sherlock Holmes then you would like this game even if you have to use a walkthrough.

Quirky, funny, a blast!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis is a real challenge for clever gamers, but it is very hard, and I resorted to using a walkthrough (MaGtRo) because without it, I would not have gotten through the thing. If you miss one clue or item you're supposed to pick up, you're stymied. I was unable to pick up two items in the armory and it took me two hours of back tracking to figure out why: I had missed picking up an obscure picture of a family called Mac Adams in a previous location. Be forewarned, but not deterred!

Victorian London is marvelous from our comfortable armchairs even though the reality under the thick fogs was anything but romantic. Jack the Ripper was a dilettante compared to a modern serial killer such as Ted Bundy, but the Ripper is romantic in a chill, creepy way and the scream of one poor victim down there under the 1890's fog vibrates along the years -we hear it, we shudder, we are titillated. Victorian England- the perfect game milieu.

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are the perfect Victorians as we see them, gentlemen: no swearing or vulgarisms. And the cat and mouse antagonism of Holmes and the arch-thief Arsene Lupin in this game is a highly intellectual rivalry. Lupin the Frenchman strives to bring England (and Sherlock Holmes) to their knees by stealing the five most important objects to England, without which she can't endure. You are treated to a merry romp through the National Gallery, the Tower of London, the British Museum, and of all places, Buckingham Palace. Actually, you may learn a lot about paintings, even what the ravens in the Tower eat (but I imagine we're getting our leg pulled a bit on that). The locations are splendidly done and you feel very much a part of them, you are there.

The voice acting is very good throughout, but in contrast to the backdrops, the human characters are rather jerky, rigid and not as expertly done as, say, the characters in any Nancy Drew game. Don't be deterred, please. Holmes and Watson are OK.

Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis is made in heaven for you if you love London, especially Victorian London and if you love Holmes and Watson. Many hours of enjoyment await you and the game is a great escape. The plot may be totally unrealistic and sometimes it gets downright silly, but that matters not one whit. What matters is, you're back in Victorian London, peering through the fog, hearing the clop-clop of horses' feet, helping Holmes save the British Empire.

Not the typical point-n-click story game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Sherlock Holmes Nemesis features a completely new game engine that is not the usual Point-n-Click game. Instead of playing from a third person viewpoint, it is more like a First person shooting game. To others, this may be a bonus, but for me, who hates first person shooting games (they make me dizzy), I found it very disappointing.

On the plus side, this game presents great graphical details. The background music is quite pleasant and suited to the intrigue nature of the game.

As mentioned by other reviewers, most of the puzzles are too complex and sometimes involves pixel hunting. Not very rewarding.

Complete Letdown

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 8
Date: June 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Out of the gate, for those of you who loved the first part of this adventure "Sherlock Holmes: Awakened" - this second chapter is `nothing' like the first. In `Awakened' the storyline and mood was very dark (something that I look for in a point and click game), this second/sequel is nowhere near dark and though it's really fun to bump into some of the old characters from the first game and stroll through familiar area's, "Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis" just didn't have the flair that the first game did. I stopped playing half way through (even with a walkthrough) and started playing "Darkness Within".
1) The scripting & dialog were very good, the voice acting was well done
2) Graphics performed well and the environment had zero glitches
3) Overall performance of the game to include installation was solid
4) Storyline was good but was too cat & mouse with the villain; not enough horror. Was expecting a darker theme due to the first chapter of the 2 part series, nixed a star for this.
5) Clues, hints, and adaptability to continue game play was harsh (for sure requires a walkthrough; nixed this star due to many clues being too obscure.

Good story line with

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game offers a good story line with plenty of interaction with the game characters. The game puzzles are in some instances very hard (Be advised have a walkthrough handy). My particular game was in some areas difficult to control mouse movement and camera movement (Herky-jerky). With patience I was able to get through the difficulties. Because of the mouse/camera problems I will rate the game a B-.

Long, boring and difficult

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is a very long and tedious game. Your need a walkthrough to know what to do. Mouse control spins around. Graphics are the only good thing.I'm probably not even going to finish the game as it is so boring. Not many puzzles either.

Point and click game for the most part.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 31, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Some of the puzzles are quite obscure in their reasoning. Sheer luck, rather than Sherlock is required in many scenerios.

a drag

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I got about half way through. I really enjoyed it up until this one point. I had to keep figuring out the same kind of thing over and over again. The fun was totally drained out of the game at this point. It was a burden.

I never finished it. I have these games for my enjoyment...not for tedious tasks that drag on and on and on and on.

I will read all the reviews of the next Sherlock Holmes before I buy another one. This game became SO bad that I did not finish it.

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