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Article #335470Re: Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Rose Tattoo
From: Rohan Parkes
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 09:43
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 09:43
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In article <QMednfOd26S68uPcRVn-2w@rogers.com>, invalid@nospams.com says... > "Rohan Parkes" <rparkes@email.com> wrote in message > > The only real criticism of the game I have is that production standards > > seemed to fall off in the later stages of the game, which was > > particularly evident in some of the worst voice acting I've ever heard. > > There was an obviously non-professional female trying to voice both a > > spoiled schoolboy and Queen Victoria. Some of the later dialogue wasn't > > as good either. I wondered if it had been passed over to an inferior > > production team at some point. > > I guess I am like Paula. As long as the game for me has an interesting story > and keeps my attention, I can overlook some bad acting. I thought the main > characters of Holmes and Watson and Wiggins were all good actors. The part > of the schoolboy could have been better acted, but his part in the game was > more minor. Queen Victoria part could have been better acting as well, but > that was more towards the end of the game, and not a major character. None > of these two characters acting bothered me because I was so focussed on the > rest of the game and what was going on in the game. I guess people pay > attention to different features in a game and what bothers one person may > not bother another and vice versa. > > Mary I'm not trying to put people off the game, which was, on the whole, very good. But I do think it's fair comment. However, there was one puzzling feature about the game - it was based on a central misconception - Mycroft Holmes was not a government minister, as the game's developers seemed to think. -- Rohan Parkes Melbourne Australia
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