The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

I’ve had a weakness for adventure games since the dark ages of Zork and Planetfall.  Computer games have come a long way, though I sometimes mess the simplicity of text adventures. The Sherlock Holmes games have been fun, the puzzles occasionally impossible, and Sherlock’s usual comment of ‘It is simplicity itself.’ after a difficult task is a bit silly.  The Testament of Sherlock Holmes follows the same general pattern of the other games in the series, but it seems a little easier to me. We start off with Holmes and Watson sitting around 221B Baker Street when word of a…

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The Witcher- Save Early, Save Often

The Witcher is not a very forgiving game.  It kills your onscreen persona, Geralt of Rivia, at the drop of a hat, often without warning and usually long after one of the games semi-random autosaves.  So it is a good idea to save after any major battles or even just every once in a while when you think of it.  Of course, that may be just me, I have never been that good at role playing games with a lot of battles. But there is more to The Witcher than whipping out your sword, not much more, but enough for…

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