Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened

Softonic Rating:: Very good:8/10
License:: Demo
Added:: July 25, 2007
Publisher:: Website
File size:: 495.5 MB
Downloads:: 548

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“Play as Sherlock in this mysterious adventure”

While the so-called "point and click" adventures seem to be slowly falling into decline in favour of more action-packed videogames, there are still companies who believe these adventures are worthy.

This is the case of Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened, a pure conversational adventure based on the works of Conan Doyle and also Lovecraft, something that will appeal many fantastic literature fans. The game features impressive 3D landscapes that get you immersed in 19th century London, together with a subtle background music that adds the final touch.

Playing the role of Holmes himself, you can move around the city, use diverse objects and interact with other characters. The game supports both mouse and keyboard, and I personally recommend the latter as the mouse feels a bit awkward. Also, dialogs may be a bit boring, but luckily enough you can skip them by pressing ESC and review them at your own rhythm in your inventory.

Languages:

English

Limitations:

First steps of the game

OS requirements for Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened:

OS: WinXP/Vista

Minimum requirements:

Processor: 1,3 GHz
Memory: 512 MB
Video: 64 MB
DirectX 9.0c

Recommended requirements:

Processor: 2,5 GHz
Memory: 1,0 GB
Video: 128 MB

Pros

Great 3D graphics
Good recreation of London
Based on actual literary works and characters

Cons

Moving with the mouse is uncomfortable
Talking with other characters is a bit boring

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Resplendent 3D real time graphics, sharp dialogue, sinister characters, and a choice soundtrack will accompany you all along this frightful adventure. You can play in turn as the famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, and as his trusted friend, Dr. Watson; you will use a multitude of items, listen to testimonies, discover hundreds of clues and documents to investigate in order to unravel the final outcome.