You know, it is telling how from 4:59:15 Holmes, the cold, logical, often rather distant detective, seems disorientated and stunned. He doesn't remember where in the city they are and seems almost surprised to find that Watson was there with him at all. Then Holmes who normally despairs of Watson's dramatic turns of phrase and holds no truck with the supernatural, beings using artistic language to talk around what he saw and directly calls the inside of the room HELL. What he saw in that room was so bad that it broke though his icy shell and left him badly shaken. Which is understandable given the descriptions of what became of Mary Jane Kelly and I find it telling that Holmes refuses to let Watson see her remains and despite unflinchingly showing the player the other victims, all we get of Kelly is a simplified clay reconstruction. Even by the standards of Jack the Ripper, what was done to her was simply too much, both for the devs to want to recreate and for Holmes to look at dispassionately. A good decision to not depict that horror on screen and for showing that not even Holmes could look at that and feel anything less than horror.
@@cdf360 I'd seen this LP before and remembered this scene in particular and when I saw his video, it pulled them up in my mind and prompted me to revisit it. It's impressive how much homework the devs clearly did.
@@JamesTobiasStewart Same here! After seeing that video, and then coming back here, I'm so impressed with how historically accurate this game is. Glad to see that someone else appreciates this game I much as I do
i saw the pictures of the final victim. she was literally carved like a carcus. even sherlock holmes i would assume is not used to seeing that level of savagery on a daily basis and he's no green rookie detective. only those that are used to death everywhere like a soldier on a meat grinder battlefield being exposed to corpses that are blown apart blown to bits blwon in half or shot to pieces would be able ot be unphased.
When he comes out again; he is visibly disoriented, seems surprised to see Watson is with him, doesn't know where in the city he is and very notably talks around what he saw in that room, using otherworldly references and even directly invoking hell. For the coldly logical, science embracing Holmes to be acting this way say so much. It also speaks to Holmes' genuine friendship with Watson that he will not allow his good hearted friend to gaze upon what he just saw.
Love how in Crimes and Punishments Watson alludes to the ripper case implying that the ripper case happens before black peter’s death, yet the harpoon that killed black peter is on display in this game.
Oh, it's simple to explain. That was the harpoon that pierced Peter the Black, whereas the one we solve in Crimes and Punishments is Black Peter. Completely different, yuuuuup, no similarities, nothing to see here...
@@roaringthunder8069 Trust me, actual Sherlock Holmes continuity (the original works) is even stranger. For example Holmes has a case with Watson while he’s supposed to be “dead”
Frogwares series of these games from 2007 to 2014, so Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2007), Versus Arsene Lupin (2007), Versus Jack The Ripper (2009), The Testament of Sherlock Holmes (2012) and Crimes & Punishments (2014) were all really great games with fantastic atmosphere and I have enjoyed them immensely. Thank You for this playthrough. Cheers!
The Awakened, Arsene Lupin, Jack the Ripper trilogy was soooo good! Even the Secret Earring was good. I like how in these older games, there was a continuity and they had the same character models. I hope they do it as well with the Chapter 1 models. Chapter 1 is my second favorite SH game after Arsene Lupin
I love the look of Whitechappel in this, dark, foggy, drab, overcrowded, the interiors having no wallpaper or carpets. The version of Baker Street is lovely too, the rich red colours and the soothing music.
One thing I have noticed about Sherlock holmes is he is very kind & respectful while speaking to anyone, that makes him more popular & makes people especially police officers to take his help in crime investigation.
When I played this game as a kid roaming the Whitechapel streets at night always gave me anxiety. It was so dark and the background noises always sounded so menacing.
I’ve seen a lot of messed up things in my life, but nothing could have prepared me to see the real life picture of Mary Jane Kelly. It made me nauseous and lightheaded to the point where I had to sit down
Really good job with very plausible culprit subtle clues throughout the odd red herring and lack of graphic violence. An excellent version for seasoned veterans and newcomers alike The game s afoot
I just got this awesome game for my ol xbox 360, the atmosphere immediately got me hooked. Your guide helped me with some cryptic parts, thanks for the upload! Cheers
So have to say that it is impressive how much research they did. Like while there is obviously fictional component to the game, they didn't do stuff like ignoring that Jack the Ripper letter is extremely likely made up by reporter just because of how sensational the name is
@Abby 🌷🕉 "Survivor " A No, they simply didnt have resources or investigative techniques modern police forces have today. They were also poorly funded and trying to find a murderer who left little to no clues.
Fascinating to watch the story unfold. But one of the many theories as to who the real 'Jack The Ripper' was. Would have been great if they had the pool of suspects were thought to be the Ripper and have different story lines etc to reach a different ending each time. Thankyou for upload. I did find the mime murders at the end a tad ridiculous though.
Yeah, not only was the miming a little over the top, but when Holmes' lips start moving, and there's no sound, I thought my game was bugging out. :/ Just an odd way to conduct that scene.
When they don’t even do the buddy examination of Mary Jane Kelly, you know it’s too horrific to show. I did like the Hound of the Baskervilles reference at the end.
Thank you for uploading this, I suffered a crash after hours of not saving towards the end of the game, and could not be bothered to speedrun to that point again. What a fascinating ending, was Jacob Levy truly a real man? I know there was a lot of accuracy (to my knowledge) on the case displayed in game (even going as far as to use the actual faces of the deceased) but I didn't expect it to be so accurate. There were many points to me where it felt like it was telling the entire story as it truly was.
Yes, Jacob Levy was one of several suspects police actually investigated, as were other characters portrayed in the game (Walter Sickert and Francis Tumblety).
My only criticism really of the game is some of the padding in the middle. Taking on body snatchers, yellow journalists, street brawlers. Its because of the long length of time i guess between each murder they have to fill the time with.
This is just a joke please don't take it too seriously Other people:*admiring Sherlock* Me:*admiring Watson for respecting women even though they use the most horrible ways to make money*
What Watson says Is true. Many women see it as their only way to survive - and for the others who are more fortunate it’s their bodies and their right to do as they please. No need for you to judge them.
@@In-N-Out333 actually it does, it's a quite common in cases for Americans who don't smoke and even if it didn't, it can increase the likelihood by 20 - 30%
such a great game, and sadly the last good Holmes game. After this they made the popular Holywood movie with Downey junior and soon Holmes in games looked like the movie. Action, jumping, running, fighting. Thats not holmes. This is the last Holmes.
I don’t think the characterization of Sherlock Holmes as an “action man” is completely a result of that movie, I remember in the 2002 adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles Holmes beats information out of some guy.
It would be cool to see this be remade but with more than the main case. Like maybe they can adapt some of the original cases from the books and add some new ones. I also have a theory as to who the real killer was
Who's your money on? I would go for Aaron Kosminski or Nathan Kaminsky (David Cohen) Jacob Levy is an interesting one but I'm not sure. I wouldn't rule out James Kelly either or Hyam Hyams. Druitt is a funny one, police at the time had him as a top suspect but we don't know why. I think we can rule out Francis Tumblety, William Gull as too old to match the witness descriptions. The James Maybrick diary is also not in his handwriting and he was also too old.
@@jonahfunk898okay, there was a new suspect put forward recently, who was a police officer who had a grudge against prostitutes. Bowden Endacott. A German sailor was also identified as a suspect.
@@lw3646 yeah and part of my theory was that the killer and the barber they identified by fingerprints were partners and that the killer wore gloves and the barber left his fingerprints to lead the police astray in their investigation
I just played the game now and can't believe I was looking 30min what is wrong and how to complete the task with the perfume and now saw that I can't complete it because I don't have Part of a perfume atomiser 1:58:54. In my game, it just didn't spam and there I cant pick it up...
1:15:17 The character says "Annie got three assorted brass rings" whilst the subtitles say "Annie got three matching brass rings"! Which statement is true, did they match or were they different - the voiceover and subtitles certainly don't match!!??
Hmmmmm man with medical knowledge, fits the witness descriptions not too badly either, could carry a surgeons knife around, last person you'd suspect.... ...... I think he has an alibi though.
I believe Frogwares also made that Dracula point-and-click game where you play as Professor Van Helsing. Maybe I’m wrong. But, can you imagine if they made a Sherlock Holmes Versus Dracula game? Sherlock Holmes and Professor Van Helsing teaming up. That would be cool.
I think I'm having bit of burn out with these games after what happened with both awakened and nemesis that I'll just watch this playthrough first this time. ...That and I really suck at puzzles
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@@cosmeticscameo8277 In the books it's stated that after some time, Watson sold his practice to spend his retiring years with Holmes until Holmes went on his own in isolation to be a beekeeper.
@@cosmeticscameo8277 I mean, in general, Watson made time for Holmes. His wife even encouraged it when she thought he needed a break from the monotony of his life. With that said, I wonder if she would have approved of him joining Holmes on this case.
Gameplay is very slow...sometimes it's frustrating also solving those damn puzzles.....we already know that killer is jack the ripper 🤣🤣then why the hell we must solve these stupid faces only to see his face🤣so watching the gameplay 😂😂it's better
I would give Surelock Homes vs Jack the Ripper a 7 out of 10 because Jack the Ripper looks nothing like that and he wasn't Jewish so day really should have locked up the history of Jack the Ripper and to also look up what he looks like. 🤨
Well to be fair no one knows what Jack the Ripper looks like to be honest. sometimes they portrayed him something else entirely different and give him a diffrent backstory and apperence
