Sherlock Holmes The Silver Earring is an Action, Adventure, and Puzzle game for PC published by Frogwares in 2023. unravel this murder!
Sherlock Holmes The Silver Earring PC Game 2023 review:
In the midst of Melvyn Bromsby, a wealthy magnate, preparing to speak, a gunshot suddenly resonates. Sir Bromsby falls, fatally wounded in the heart. With numerous witnesses but no apparent suspects, you must employ your expertise.
At a reception organised in honour of his daughter, Melvyn Bromsby, a rich tycoon, is about to make an important announcement concerning his future business affairs when, all of a sudden, a shot rings out. Sir Bromsby collapses, having suffered a mortal wound to the heart… A baffling murder, dozens of witnesses and numerous places to visit around Victorian London. You play Sherlock Holmes, and use all your skills to shed light on this mysterious case.
If you’re looking for some clarity after seeing the (Currently) mixed reviews, take a look here – I have ensured this is spoiler free. First let’s be clear that this Sherlock Holmes game (Silver Earring) was made in 2004, with Frogware utilizing Bink to display its graphics. They are fairly good for the time they were made, though they were competing with some groundbreaking engines and bigger budget games around 2003-2005. It is best to keep that in mind if you are expecting cutting edge / big budget graphics.
Pros of Sherlock Holmes The Silver Earring:
- Assume the role of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson and meet all the heroes of the novels: Inspector Lestrade, Wiggins, Mycroft and many others!
- Investigate 5 murders! Over 40 witnesses to question, 200 clues to uncover and over 25 hours of gameplay to solve the mystery.
- Explore Victorian London, which is magnificently and faithfully reproduced in 3D.
- Between each level Sherlock Holmes sets you a quiz which will validate your progress in the case.
- The adventure is full of vivid cut scenes to heighten the dramatic aspect of the story.
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Basic System Requirements:
- OS: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- Processor: Pentium™ III 600 MHz or higher
- Memory: 256 Mb RAM
- Graphics: Video card 32MB DirectX® 8.1 compatible
- Hard Drive: 1.2 Gb hard disk drive
- Sound: DirectX™ compatible sound card
