the second of the "Actually Good Sherlock Holmes Games" trilogy, Sherlock Holmes: The Devils Daughter.
i have a LOT i can talk about with the handling of the victorian england setting compared to other games ie assassins creed syndicate or (especially) the great ace attorney, but i will refrain.
as much as i wanted to rag on this game for being pointless and mediocre it... actually kind of kicks ass???
puzzles are hit or miss, with a healthy sum of misses, especially in the second case. skip button exists for a reason.
story on the other hand... damn this one is hard to consider. on a case by case basis, i would say crime and punishment reigns supreme over this, but however the first and last cases of this game are far better than anything in C&P. if only c&p didnt crash every 20 minutes...
the gameplay is an expanded version of c&p, but however i found it to be a little better. being able to fully explore Baker Street at will is fun, and the moment to moment gameplay varies so much, but still blends in very well every time.
the game is pretty short, only about 7 hours long. definitely not worth 30 bucks, but for the extra 2 dollars that it was in a bundle with chapter 1, id say it was more than worth it.

Reviewed on Jul 08, 2022


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