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Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2008

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Quick resume

This new Sherlock Holmes game sends us to 19th Century London where Arséne Lupin, a young French burglar with an impressive track record, has just challenged Scotland Yard and the most famous of detectives - Sherlock Holmes.

Global score

72/100

Genres

Adventure, Role-playing (RPG), Puzzle, Point-and-click

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    Pros

    • Challenging and rewarding puzzles
    • Engaging detective story
    • Authentic london locations
    • Immersive first-person perspective
    • Built-in hint system

    Cons

    • Dated graphics and animations
    • Repetitive backtracking
    • Some puzzles overly difficult or obscure
    • Technical bugs and glitches
    • Lack of autosave feature

    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Expression. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competence, Strategy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

    Motivations

    • Autonomy
      4

      "Players have freedom to explore locations, choose investigation order, and solve puzzles with some trial and error."

    • Competence
      5

      "The game is highly challenging with complex puzzles requiring skill, logic, and knowledge; players receive feedback and must overcome difficult tasks."

    • Competition
      -4

      "Focus is on individual puzzle solving and story progression without direct competition or leaderboards."

    • Continuation
      3

      "Many players report long play sessions and investment in solving puzzles despite occasional frustration."

    • Cooperation
      -5

      "Single-player experience focused on individual investigation and puzzle solving."

    • Creativity
      2

      "Players engage in puzzle solving and some item combination, but within predefined scenarios and story."

    • Domination
      -5

      "No elements of exerting control or superiority over others; interactions are narrative-driven."

    • Escapism
      4

      "Players use the game as intellectual challenge and immersion in a fictional detective story, escaping real life."

    • Expectation
      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest in puzzles, Sherlock Holmes, and intellectual challenge."

    • Experimenting
      2

      "Some trial and error and exploration of puzzle solutions, but mostly within structured gameplay."

    • Exploration
      3

      "Players explore recreated London landmarks and museum environments, discovering clues and items."

    • Expression
      -4

      "No character customization or player-driven expression; presentation is fixed."

    • Fantasy
      3

      "Fictional detective story with imaginative elements and characters like Arsène Lupin."

    • Fellowship
      -5

      "Primarily a solo experience with minimal social interaction."

    • Growth
      4

      "Players develop problem-solving skills, knowledge of history and logic through challenging puzzles."

    • Health
      -5

      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."

    • Idle
      -4

      "Requires focused attention and continuous engagement to solve puzzles and progress."

    • Intimacy
      -5

      "No close social relationships or emotional sharing; interactions are narrative and task-focused."

    • Leadership
      -5

      "No leadership roles; player acts individually without managing others."

    • Progression
      3

      "Players collect clues and items to advance through the story and puzzles."

    • Relaxation
      1

      "Some players find the game relaxing and immersive, others find it frustrating and tense due to difficulty."

    • Sensation
      1

      "The game provides moderate sensory stimulation through music and visuals but is not focused on excitement."

    • Status
      -5

      "No social recognition or status elements present."

    • Story
      4

      "Strong narrative immersion with well-written story and character interactions."

    • Strategy
      4

      "Requires logical thinking, planning, and problem solving to complete puzzles and progress."

    • Thrill
      1

      "Some suspense from puzzle difficulty and story, but overall controlled and calm experience."

    • Value
      3

      "Players perceive good value from challenging puzzles, story, and length, especially at discounted price."

    • Violence
      -5

      "No combat or destruction; gameplay focuses on investigation and puzzle solving."

    • Survival
      -5

      "No survival or threat elements; stable and safe gameplay environment."

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