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7.0Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter is another triumph by Frogwares, who continues to do justice to the world’s most famous detective.
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Frogwares · Oct 25, 2016
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Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence.
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- ZTGD6.0It doesn’t help any that Devil’s Daughter also offers less game for more money. It’s a shame, because the story here is enjoyable and the ending has some legitimately tense moments, but almost everything about it feels like it could have, and should have, been better.
- Game Informer6.8The abrupt endings, forced action sequences, and extensive load times mar an otherwise fun adventure game. The topnotch writing, and fascinating hook of Holmes struggling with a real issue are buried beneath these problems. I enjoyed being a super sleuth, and adored just how intimate the deductive process is, but found myself getting pulled out of the thrill of the hunt by the gameplay diversions.
- PC Gamer5.9There are glimmers of earlier Sherlock games here, with a couple of cases that almost—but not quite—reach the heights of Crimes and Punishments. But overall it’s an inferior sequel that relies too heavily on scripted set-pieces, QTEs, and mini-games. I really wanted to like The Devil’s Daughter, hoping the developers would build on the many things the last game did well, but it’s actually a step backwards in many ways.
- Wccftech.com7.4Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter is a competent adventure game featuring a varied and well crafted gameplay experience, charming characters and engaging stories. The game still suffers from some issues, such as the the trial and error nature of the action sequences and the excessively long load times, which prevent it from being really great. With a few adjustments and improvements, the Sherlock Holmes formula could become the standard for adventure games of the future, as achieving such gameplay variety is no small feat. Highly recommended to fans of the series and adventure games' fans.
- Video Gamer7.0Devil’s Daughter is not a bad Frogwares Sherlock Holmes game. In fact, it’s one of its best, but it’s not the title I was hoping for – the one that would finally realise all the sizzling potential that this series has had locked away behind nonsense for years. Still, it’s a fair old romp. Again.
Gamer reviews
What I liked about Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter is that the game gives you a lot to think about. It was one of the aspects of the game I really enjoyed as you can take your time to analyze the clues and make the conclusions needed to solve the different cases. Due to that aspect I, from the start, had the game on hard and I enjoyed it. If the puzzles are too difficult, for example, in the temple of Tecun Uman, there’s always an option to skip it that can help you if you’re stuck. I think the graphics were not that impressive and the image would stutter at times. The sound was good and was for me one of the best parts of the game. The voice acting was good depending on the character. I personally enjoyed Holmes as he was entertaining throughout the game. The load times are very long when you travel from one point to another, but there’s an option that you can select which gives you the possibility to review your clues and to make deductions while you wait. There’s some good action at times and it’s fun. The controls are fluid. It’s definitely the kind of game I suggest the gamer should try for a change. That was my goal when I tried this game and I liked the change. I’ll even keep an eye out for this kind of game so I can enjoy some more heavy thinking from time to time.
Stayed for the dog
I will say while this is a good game with an interseting story and some pretty great mysteries to solve I don't see any chance that I will ever play this game again. If you are not a mystery adventure fan than you could get bored with this game despite the great story.
Overall, not a bad game. I don't think it would be on anybody's playlist (wasn't on mine); this is the kind of game that you would play to get a breather from "that" game that you're really into or that you pre-ordered. The cases are interesting, they will make you want to finish the game or simply stop because of how repetitive it is. The mechanics aren't great, you'll often want to do something that simply can't be done. It runs well (not smooth) enough to enjoy it. Should you buy it?, only if it's around $5, not because it's terrible but because there are just way better games than this.
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