i really enjoyed this take on sherlock holmes, and especially jon. the game is truly enjoyable and i would recommend it to anyone who is into murder mysteries. you have to disguise yourself for people to want to talk to you, figure out where to go on the map yourself based on street names, and it's just really fun to interrogate people.

there is also a combat section that isn't really great, but it's fun enough (and stupid at times) and helps to take a break from all the running around and interrogating.

this is one of the few games which side quests are genuinely fun, and it adds a lot more to the experience. i did not complete all of them, but supposedly you can beat the main story in around 13~ hours and it took me 27~ with a bunch of extra cases. i would've not enjoyed the game nearly as much if had only done the main quests.

that said, the game could use a lot less vagueness when it comes to case outcome - in one hand, it's truthful to life that you may not always know if the person who's been deemed guilty is actually the perpetrator of the crime, but it is also mildly annoying for the player to be left wondering "did i pick the correct choice?"

overall, this is a pretty good and fun game. beware of technical issues if you don't have a super good computer (and expect them even if you do).