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 The Testament of Sherlock Holmes is a 2013 adventure game, developed by Frogwares. Over the years, Frogwares has developed a hell of a lot of Sherlock Holmes games. In my opinion, this is one of the better ones. It's got some good puzzles, a surprisingly intriguing plot and even some reasonably serviceable voice acting (mostly). Admittedly it has a couple of issues, but they're generally quite minor and tend not to detract too much from the game. This game is still relatively new, so spoilers are not encouraged. If you absolutely MUST post one, for god's sake tag it.  Part 1 - Introduction Part 2 - The Samoan Necklace Part 3 - Inspector Baynes Part 4 - Bishop to Knightsbridge Part 5 - Bishop to Knightsbridge, II Part 6 - Bishop to Knightsbridge, III Part 7 - Knightsbridge Analysis Part 8 - Welcome to Whitechapel That said, let's get started, shall we? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fcu8Mdq0EQA  You know what, let's make this a SSLP, okay? For those of you who didn't watch the video, spoilers: it's a not-very-good framing device for the story. Here's the highlight: So let's pretend that didn't happen and skip to Watson's introduction.  And so I decided to pick up my pen and relate the most disturbing episode of my life thus far. It all began early one morning in 1898, when Sherlock Holmes invited me to accompany him on a visit to the Marquis of Conyngham..   Familiar territory so far.. After all these years of accompanying you upon your investigations, I thought that by now I should be reasonably capable of following your train of thought... But in this particular case, I must admit that I don't understand anything at all! Ah, you see but you do not observe, Watson! There lies the difference. It is a matter of course. A few seconds later, the Master of the house himself - the robbed Marchioness' husband, the Marquis of Conyngham, arrives and unlocks the door using the sole key.  In order to explain, let us confirm my theory before the arrival of Inspector Baynes.So how about it, goons? Fancy solving a mystery? Good Lord Fisher! fucked around with this message at 15:41 on Jul 11, 2014 |
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Part 1 - Introduction Part 2 - The Samoan Necklace Part 3 - Inspector Baynes Part 4 - Bishop to Knightsbridge Part 5 - Bishop to Knightsbridge, II Part 6 - Bishop to Knightsbridge, III Part 7 - Knightsbridge Analysis Part 8 - Welcome to Whitechapel Mystery 1: The Samoan Necklace What do you think, Holmes? Let us search the room before the police get here. We might throw some light onto all this.The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, being an adventure game, is primarily focused on examining clues and piecing together what happened. There are some minigames a little further on that focus on clue analysis and deduction, but for this mystery we'll simply be observing the clues. I will, however, be giving you guys a sporting chance to figure it out first. Alright, so: we've got a crime scene to examine. Let's get started.  The Marquis himself!Holmes is right, these are boring. Let's see what else the room holds.  This door is very hard to force. The Marquis is the only person to have a key. The thief could not get out through here, until eventually when the door was opened by the servants. Hmm.   See how tiny the hole is, and not one finger print upon the window.  Therefore, the thief tried to escape through the window, but he was interrupted... All of the windows are locked. They have not been forced. Let's check out the piano.   Hmmm.. nope.  Ooh! There we go. I don't understand why these music scores are covered with soot.Hmm. Let's have a look over by the fireplace.  But why didn't he try to put the fire out at once? There is no need. It is soot. The servants must have trodden in it while they were putting out the fire. Whoever pulled this cord would have had his feet in the fire, unless it was pulled before the fire started.Hmmm. Let's check out the aquarium.    As the theft was committed at night, I conclude that the thief hid himself behind the draught screen and waited until he was alone in the room.  But how did it fall? Let's summarise our clues thus far. We have:
So. How about it, goons? Can you figure out how the necklace was stolen? Don't feel bad if you can't. The first mystery in this game is by far the most obtuse. (As a side note, don't worry if this is a little slow for your tastes - the cases rapidly get more interesting after this one.) Next update: the answer! Good Lord Fisher! fucked around with this message at 15:42 on Jul 11, 2014 |
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Mzbundifund posted:Clearly a trained monkey did it, and escaped up the chimney. The candle was knocked over when the monkey swung from the chandelier because monkeys flip out and swing from stuff. The fire was caused by Holmes himself to throw his rival off the trail. Not quite, but you're thinking in the right direction.
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tomanton posted:The thief made a bridge to the bell pull out of musical scores and got off them before they burned up, so no soot. Before hiding behind the screen they killed the fish so there were no witnesses Nailed it. poo poo, I wasn't expecting someone to get it so quickly.
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Part 1 - Introduction Part 2 - The Samoan Necklace Part 3 - Inspector Baynes Part 4 - Bishop to Knightsbridge Part 5 - Bishop to Knightsbridge, II Part 6 - Bishop to Knightsbridge, III Part 7 - Knightsbridge Analysis Part 8 - Welcome to Whitechapel Okay, Mzbundifund pretty much got it and this mystery isn't really the most scintillating, so let's press forward for now.    It is possible... We have retraced the thief's rather unusual footsteps... He is a true acrobat! But what I cannot understand, is that when the servants entered the room there was no-one to be seen. An acrobat, perhaps, but an invisible one? I do not think so. The only explanation is that the thief escaped before the servants arrived. I don't know how, but there is no other way. Half a point for the doctor - nil for the Inspector. I'm pleased to see that you find the situation amusing, Mr. Holmes... Very well, then, explain. Doctor Watson was correct when he mentioned acrobatics, but he is mistaken about the nature of the acrobat. As for you, Baynes, you are quite incorrect, as the thief was in the room when the servants entered. Explain, for heaven's sake, Mr. Holmes! Watson, how could a thief be missed in the middle of eight men? I don't know... Because he is very small? Stop teasing us, Holmes! Exactly, because he is small. Small, and remarkably agile. You're thinking of... a monkey? And a trained monkey at that. Without a doubt, a Leontopithecus Rosalia from Central America. The animal had been hidden inside the room for several hours, calmly awaiting the signal from his master. Once night had fallen and the room was empty, a high frequency whistle alerted the creature that it was time to begin the procedure for which he had been trained.   (sorry about the repeating subtitle)     A brilliant explanation![citation needed] Bravo, Holmes! And the necklace? I can see it from here, my friends. It is right in front of us. We have searched the room from top to bottom, Holmes, how were we unable to find it? Because we paid insufficient attention to the only victim of this affair. What victim? No one is dead! Yes, Watson... A poor goldfish, whose destiny was to die, crushed by one of the most precious necklaces in England. The aquarium is just beneath the chandelier... I understand... The little monkey had likely hung the necklace around its neck, and lost it when he leapt from the chandelier. The jewels fell into the aquarium, where they remain now.       No, I recognise it, I have spent many hours admiring it, you know. Good, I will return it to its box, and... Guest appearance: the most worried-looking policeman in history. This was the least ridiculous of 8 screenshots. What times! Sirs, duty calls! My regards, Marquis, and well done again, Mr. Holmes! There, the necklace is in its box. We have lost enough time here; let's go home, Watson. Ah? Very well, as you wish. A good day to you, Marquis. With pleasure, gentlemen. And once again - thank you!221B Baker Street      Read it before you leave, it is outrageous! If you insist...Up next: A surprising amount of gore and a mystery that doesn't involve a monkey in Part 4 - Bishop to Knightbridge P.S.: I know this is a pretty brisk updating pace, but don't worry, I'll slow down soon. I don't want to drown every single page in updates. Good Lord Fisher! fucked around with this message at 15:43 on Jul 11, 2014 |
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Sorry to the few that are reading this, I've got a bit of a family emergency going on. I do have images uploaded and prepped for a new update, just need to type it up. The thread's not dead, I assure you! I should have an update up tomorrow sometime.
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Part 1 - Introduction Part 2 - The Samoan Necklace Part 3 - Inspector Baynes Part 4 - Bishop to Knightsbridge Part 5 - Bishop to Knightsbridge, II Part 6 - Bishop to Knightsbridge, III Part 7 - Knightsbridge Analysis Part 8 - Welcome to Whitechapel Picking up where we left off...  Indeed, the valuable piece of jewelery disappeared while the door to the room in which it was displayed was locked. The alarm was raised by the servants, alerted by the room's service bell ringing out during the night. When the Marquis, the only person in possession of the key, opened the door, everyone rushed in to extinguish a fire that had started, before it was noticed that the necklace had mysteriously vanished.The most astonishing factor is that no thief was found within the room, and all the exits were closed. As usual, Mr. Holmes resolved the case in the twinkling of an eye, and the jewel was recovered. I will not waste my time on the various explanations as to the disappearance because I would prefer to draw your attention, dear readers, to the last surprising developments in the case. Following the departure of Sherlock Holmes, who placed the necklace in the safe himself, the Marquis noticed that the jewel was nothing but a poor copy of the original. Let it not be forgotten that the Samoan Necklace, although plain and without ornament, is unique because of the rarity of its pearls. Pearls which are found only in a small part of the lagoon of the archipelago of the same name, and to which scientists attribute their exceptional quality to the strong density of crystal of aragonite that they are made of. The priceless necklace, brought here at the beginning of the century by Lord Fenton-Arwick, the Marquess' grandfather and an eminent explorer, should have been a part of her daughter's dowry for her marriage to the Duke of Newcastle. So, I am going to place a simple question: Should we not, in all open-mindedness, ask ourselves if the necklace was not simply and deliberately exchanged for a fake by... Mr. Holmes himself? I am aware, dear readers, that the brutality of this question, without any preconceptions, may certainly shock some of you, but the facts are there, and our thoughts and judgement should not be confused with the regard which we all share for the famous detective. It is not the first time that the Globe Explorer has expressed its reservations as to Sherlock Holmes' methods; do not forget our counter-investigation into the escape of Arsène Lupin, the Frenchman who took malign pleasure in tarnishing the image of our Royal Family and who, by "lucky chance", managed to elude capture by Mr. Holmes. At the time, we did not hesitate to consider a tacit complicity on the part of the latter. For those who are familiar with Mr. Holmes, it is quite apparent that his character traits show more of the opportunist and brilliant usurper than that of altruistic defender of the law. I would draw the attention of our readers to the suggestion that the description of this gentleman provided by his friend, Doctor John Watson, through his stories, is a long way from the truth. Indeed, his behaviour is derisive, contemptuous, haughty and offensive towards the police (and in particular towards Inspector Baynes, replacing Inspector Lestrade who is currently convalescent) and a habitual abuser of narcotics such as heroin and cocaine. This is why, dear readers, it is important to disregard Sherlock Holmes' good reputation in order to form an objective opinion and to ask the pertinent questions: Was the necklace that Holmes found already a fake? If that was the case, why did he not mention it, and why should he insist on placing it back within the case himself? Has the detective some unsavoury interest in this affair? Or is it a simple case of deceit in order to steal the extraordinary Samoan Necklace? It is up to you, dear readers, to form your own opinions. But you can count on your humble servant to continue revealing to the public the doubtful methods and motivations of the one who in the future I shall not hesistate to call Sherlock Holmes the Usurper. To be continued... O. FARLEY THE ANCESTRY OF PRINCE WOODVILLE RECOGNISED The Lords committee, set up in order to verify Prince Woodville's legitimacy, made its conclusions public last night. Without surprise, the Prince's title was confirmed. As rumours suggested, in return of an unfavourable opinion by the committee, the Prince would have abandoned any claim to the inheritance of the present Royal Family, as well as any political activity. The young man, now age 28, read History and Law at Oxford, with a Diploma in Philosophy. He spent most of his childhood in France, where he acquired a considerable knowledge of the culinary arts. For those who might think this a handicap when integrating into British high society, let me remind you that he is also outstanding on the Polo field, and plays the bagpipes quite beautifully. Finally, we should add that lately he has become actively involved in charity work and aiding the poor. J.B. GOODE I guess run-on sentences were the fashion at the time. Moving on..  You know exactly to which article I'm referring, Holmes. How can Farley dare to tarnish your reputation like that? You know, Watson, that wherever glory walks, jealousy is bound to follow. As for the forgery of the necklace, I suspect that we shall soon be enlightened in this regard. Come in, Inspector Baynes, the door's open..jpg) You are one of our rare visitors who avoids the second to last step of the stairs, which creaks dreadfully. And if I add the clinking of the handcuffs at your belt... To what do we owe the pleasure of your visit, Inspector?.jpg) This is where the game starts throwing a Mass Effect style conversation wheel at us. However, none of the choices ever actually make any difference whatsoever - except in one instance a little later. Let's discuss slander for now. .jpg) I don't know how the reporter got hold of the information, but it's true... About the necklace, of course. I wouldn't permit myself to question the integrity and honesty of Mr. Holmes! The necklace is a forgery? Impossible! I saw the Marquis authenticate it before my very eyes before Holmes returned it to its place. Mr. Holmes, the Marquis believes Osmond Farley's theory... I shouldn't be surprised if the reporter isn't behind all this slander about you. He's a freelancer, well known for his explosive and subjective articles. In any case, the Marquis assures us that you were the last person to have the necklace in your hands. Let's return to the Marquis' house, Holmes! I'm sure that we'll have no trouble in taking apart this theory. It is unnecessary. Such allegations collapse on their own - like one of Mrs. Hudson's soufflés. Let us leave the police to solve this problem and turn our attention to the matters in hand. Perhaps you are right, Holmes....jpg) Inspector, I assume that you have the fake necklace with you? It's why you're here; your superiors would like me to examine it. Indeed. They would like you to confirm or deny putting this fake in the box. Can't that wait? I must go to the house of Lord Peregrine Maitland, the Bishop of Knightsbridge..jpg) And the Marchioness? She is beside herself. Without the necklace, her marriage is compromised. It is the principal item of the young woman's dowry. What a lovely marriage... Holmes, forgive me for insisting, but don't you want to examine the fake jewellery? Watson, I have an appointment, and it is out of the question that I arrive late. It will only take you a couple of minutes! You really must quell the suspicions put forward in this appalling article... If you will allow me, Inspector? Be my guest..jpg) Okay, so we're beginning to get to a point in the game where there are many, many things to be examined. Some things can be examined in multiple places. In order to spare you guys a mountain of text or a hundred screenshots per investigation, I'm going to be borrowing a trick from the BBC to convey all of Holmes' rather boring little utterances and observations. I hope it doesn't annoy you guys too much, as I plan to use it more as the game goes on.  Too many defects; this necklace is a fake. This is nothing but a vulgar copy, and at a glance it would appear that the forger has intended for it to be seen as such. How could we have been fooled by such a blatant imitation? I don't understand. Yes, how is it possible? Holmes, do you have a theory about this? I have absolutely no idea... You insisted that I examine the necklace, and I have done so. Now it is important that I keep my appointment... I am sure, Inspector, that you will throw some light on this affair. Holmes! You may accompany me, Watson, if you care to do so. Goodbye, gentlemen. I'll keep you informed as to my inquiries. Goodbye, Inspector. You mentioned a Bishop, didn't you. Are we going to his home? Yes, the Bishop of Knightsbridge... I put his address on our map of London, on my desk. Would you get it for me, please? All right, Holmes..jpg) As this update is proving rather more monstrous in size than I expected when I started typing it up, I'll split it into two parts. Part 2 should be coming soon. Good Lord Fisher! fucked around with this message at 15:43 on Jul 11, 2014 |
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Part 1 - Introduction Part 2 - The Samoan Necklace Part 3 - Inspector Baynes Part 4 - Bishop to Knightsbridge Part 5 - Bishop to Knightsbridge, II Part 6 - Bishop to Knightsbridge, III Part 7 - Knightsbridge Analysis Part 8 - Welcome to Whitechapel Sorry about the glacially slow update pace, you brave bored few who are reading. Full disclosure: My sister passed away just shy of a month ago, which has been playing merry hell with both my ability and my desire to update this. Now that things have settled down a bit, I can start getting back into the swing of it. Without further ado, let's pick up where we left off last time...   May we see the Bishop of Knightsbridge? Yes... Yes, of course... But... Come in. What...  The Bishop! Appallingly mutilated! How dreadful! Sorry, I just love the amount of weird hand gestures the Reverend makes so I tend to put the whole screenshot in. They were evidently unworthy children, Reverend. Now do please try to calm yourself and focus, because we will need your assistance. Do you have any idea as to the motive behind this? Note this down, please, doctor. Doctor? But aren't you the police? No, Reverend. I am Sherlock Holmes and this is Doctor Watson. We are here at the request of the bishop.  Reverend, when the Inspectors of Scotland Yard find themselves at a dead end - which they quite often do, I assure you - then they turn to me for help. If you will allow us to continue our investigation then you shall have the answers to all of your questions. It would be better for everyone, Reverend, if you kept your temper. Watson, are you taking notes? This affair promises to be a complex one, therefore we must not overlook the slightest detail. Yes, Holmes, I am keeping a meticulous set of notes. I have created a very clever deduction board.[citation needed]   One thing that you may notice is that this is not a very clever deduction board, it is a notebook page with a vertical line on it. Good job, Watson. One thing we can be sure of at the moment is that this crime was not for gain. The Reverend has informed us that nothing valuable was stolen, and indeed it would seem that the Bishop had nothing of any worth to take. Very good, Watson, do continue.Watson does not continue. Instead, let's take a look around the room.     Hmm. Shall we examine the body more closely?     Let's analyse.    Hmmmm. Someone certainly did a number on this poor bastard. Let's take another quick turn around the room and see what we see.   And turning around to look behind the door we came in, we see:  There isn't any doubt - the wounds on the Bishop were administered with this scalpel.Curiouser and curiouser. Let's have a quick look at this safe the Reverend mentioned.  The Bishop of Knightsbridge has the same name as his ancestor. An illustrious family.Not particularly relevant. Let's move on.   No dice. Reverend, I'm missing something, an implement, with which to open this chest. Could you tell me where to find it? What are you afraid of, Reverend? What is inside the chest? I'm not afraid of anything! In fact, I do have the necessary implements... But if I have to give them to anyone, it will be to a representative of the law and no-one else!I can sort of see the Reverend's point on this one, Holmes is being a little skeevy. Whatever. Let's check the cupboard under the safe.    Good to know. Let's see what else we can spot. In front of the door we came in:   Well, yes, those muddy marks... See here, Watson, footprints can often provide more vital information than the very best of informants. Yes, if you know how to make them talk, that is. It is child's play, Watson. We will begin by excluding the contaminating prints, which are yours and mine from where we came in, and those of our dear Reverend who was so impatient to call the police.This triggers a not terribly interesting footprint-measuring and deduction minigame. To sum up its findings:  Strange but true. One of the crooks was wearing a different pair of shoes when he left here.  The minigame questions, if you're really curious: 1,2. Let's check around the room some more.    The Bishop's bedroom. It is very austere. Nothing in particular here. No! You have no authority here; let me call the police. Perhaps we should listen to him, Holmes? Perhaps you should let me get on with this, Watson. Let us check our deduction board. LACK -> The Bishop's shoes are missing SHOES -> One of the murderers left in different shoes -> ??? WEALTH -> The Bishop didn't own anything of value, not even in his safe VERANDA -> The veranda wasn't searched -> ???  CHEST -> The murderers were unable to open the safe TORTURE -> The victim was savagely tortured PENITENCE -> The Bishop was mortifying himself, he was used to pain -> ???  BISHOP -> The Bishop gnawed at himself FLASK -> The broken flask had some blood at the top -> ??? Sorry about the lovely text quality here, guys. That'll teach me to batch-convert images willy-nilly. I've transcribed them for now. In any case, the way the "deduction board" works is that each set of linked deductions lead to a question mark. Clicking the question mark will allow you to attempt to make the correct deduction from 3 options. For example, under the flask category we have "The broken flask has some blood at its top." The question mark for this leads to...  Selecting an option slots it into the deduction board in place of the question mark, like so:  Applying the same methods to TORTURE and PENITENCE gets us:  The Bishop resisted torture. This forms a link to CHEST, allowing us to make another deduction.  Only one of these makes any goddamn sense, so..  Ticks all round! This page of the deduction board is complete. Let's go back to LACK/SHOES/WEALTH/VERANDA.   Seems the murderers were looking for something specific. The LACK/SHOES deduction gets us another interesting fact: One of the murderers left wearing the Bishop's shoes. This deduction leads to another: The murderers are poor. Performing both deductions allows us to connect the two chains and make one final one:   These were thugs for hire, looking for something specific. With these deductions completed, conversation can resume:  Reverend, I shall ask you one more time... Open the chest! The item they were seeking must still be inside. It is unlikely that they will let this matter rest - they will most certainly return to finish what they started. And I am telling you once more... The chest is locked and will remain so. Very well. We have reached an impasse... You are a stubborn man, Reverend. Watson, accompany our friend to the police station, and return with Inspector Baynes. Baynes, and no-one else... I shall wait for you here. Go! Alone at last! Now I can continue my investigation....Holy poo poo, this update is considerably longer than I thought it would be. As such, I'll be splitting this two-parter into a three-parter instead. In part 3: we keep searching this room, except a bit more sketchily since we've rid ourselves of the good Reverend. Expect part 3 within the next 48 hours or so, instead of a month 
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Part 1 - Introduction Part 2 - The Samoan Necklace Part 3 - Inspector Baynes Part 4 - Bishop to Knightsbridge Part 5 - Bishop to Knightsbridge, II Part 6 - Bishop to Knightsbridge, III Part 7 - Knightsbridge Analysis Part 8 - Welcome to Whitechapel Alright, we're back in business. Now that we've ditched Watson and the Reverend, we're free to use less legal methods of searching the place. Let's check out the veranda the Reverend wouldn't give us the key to.    Amongst the random nonsense and clues we've been picking up in this room, we also gained a small metal pin from the cilice we found in the cupboard. Let's give it a go. This lock should be easy to pick. Let's see... Lockpicking is a fairly simple affair in this game. A scratch in the lock tells you what shape to bend your pin into, and you bend your pin into the shape. To future-quote Holmes, it is simplicity itself.  There it is.    Hm.  Hmmmm.  Let's get this rug out of the way.  I need something.Let's check behind the desk.     There is a message under this statue. Let's see... This message was written by a woman! But for whom was it intended? Interesting, this chess game...So now, if we use the horse head on the marked-out patch of floor...   ...we get a puzzle. The trick to this puzzle is that we have to cover the entire "chessboard" in green squares, entirely by moving the oversized knight using knight movement rules (2 vertical/1 horizontal or 2 horizontal/1 vertical). It is not an enjoyable puzzle by any stretch of the imagination.      Holmes' trusty pocket-knife should do the job.  Huzzah, more letters. Let's snoop.    A packet of letters addressed to the Reverend! They were written by a woman who mentions his illegitimate children! Their affair isn't official. Perfect! I have you now, my wayward Reverend! Perfectly timed.   I am afraid not, Holmes. We were unable to find him. Doctor Watson would not allow me to contact any Inspector other than this Baynes! What manners! I am a man of the church. My dear Reverend, I notice you are a chess lover. I trust that you will excuse me, but I am never able to resist the appeal of a half-finished game. You are an expert at chess? Very well, then. What do you want now? As you might have guessed, resolving your small chess problem has allowed me to discover some very interesting letters. Letters? What do they say? Reverend, why hide these letters here and run the risk of the Bishop finding them? Holmes? What is in the letters? Not now, Watson. Where else could I have hidden them? My own chambers are too austere, they could offer no cover. I knew, however, that his Excellency, may he rest in peace, would not notice my game. The contents of the Bishop of Knightsbridge's chest interest me greatly. Give me the elements you hold, Reverend. Out of the question. This is, by the way, the only time in the game that the dialogue choice makes any difference whatsoever (as far as I can tell, anyway). The difference is that "Corruption" and "Blackmail" result in the Reverend telling us to find the implements ourselves. "Threat" will force him to get them for us.  Think for one moment. Who profits from this crime? Not me! I think so, yes! With the Bishop of Knightsbridge no longer here, you are now the apostolic director of the diocese, are you not? Yes, until another incumbent is appointed, but... A position which should logically come to you. The police will not overlook that. They will never believe you. But of course they will... Do not forget who I am, Reverend. ...Fine! You win! Evidently, as I always do. What are you able to tell us about the Bishop of Knightsbrige's final days? Did anyone come to visit him? Did he seem worried? Anxious? Do not omit the smallest detail. His nephew came to visit him yesterday, at his Excellency's request. I found this visit a little peculiar, because the young man rarely visits his uncle. Do you know why that might be? Were they on bad terms? I don't think so, it's rather a consequence of his work. The young man is employed within the Archives section of the Royal Library, which doesn't leave him a lot of free time. Do you know the reason for his summons? No, but the conversation was very heated. It only lasted for a few minutes and ended with the nephew in a terrible rage. Interesting. I've answered your questions, will you now let me contact the authorities? I am afraid not, Reverend, not just yet. All right, now we can open the safe. The safe now triggers a puzzle. The gist: we got a number of metal pins from the Reverend, which we need to put into the holes on the safe. The trick is that we need to put pins into squares that don't line up with another pin horizontally, vertically OR diagonally. As such, there are a few solutions, but this is how I did it.  Here we are. I am eager to discover what remarkable treasure could justify such an act of barbarity. Extraordinary! The chest is impenetrable, how? No-one other than the Bishop should be able to open it... You opened the chest with disconcerting ease, Holmes... I've seen and heard quite enough! This time you won't stop me! What the...? But why? Run, Watson! Hurry! While Watson is out chasing the Reverend, Holmes takes something unknown from the chest. He's escaped... I hope that your motivations are founded, Holmes, I don't much like skirting around the edges of the law like this. It is annoying... Let's leave without delay. What have you found in the chest, Holmes? What in there is so precious for these men to commit such terrible acts? The Reverend was telling the truth. Nothing important was locked inside the chest, apart from a few religious items which are hardly worth stealing. So, we haven't made any headway; perhaps the police will... By the time the police arrive, we shall be a long way from here, Watson! We are leaving.  So ends our Knightsbridge investigation. Next time: CLUE ANALYSIS!!! Good Lord Fisher! fucked around with this message at 15:43 on Jul 11, 2014 |
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Sorry about the glacial pace, guys. With any luck, I should be able to get a m-m-mega size update up in about a week. Then, hopefully, I'll be back to 1-3 updates per week.
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Elite posted:Clearly we are dealing with a highly-trained mute schizophrenic pyromaniac homicidal furless monkey with a crippling shyness complex. At least one of those words is correct. edit: OSheaman posted:Ugh a Knight's Tour puzzle, my least favorite thing ever. I played with that puzzle a bit more than usual for this LP actually, and discovered something interesting: The puzzle has an inbuilt hint system (i.e. if you mash spacebar then it pings the next tile you should take). HOWEVER: if you use the hint system exclusively from the start of the puzzle (as in press spacebar, move to the tile it suggests, wait for it to recharge and repeat), it will eventually put the puzzle into an unwinnable state. 
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Part 1 - Introduction Part 2 - The Samoan Necklace Part 3 - Inspector Baynes Part 4 - Bishop to Knightsbridge Part 5 - Bishop to Knightsbridge, II Part 6 - Bishop to Knightsbridge, III Part 7 - Knightsbridge Analysis Part 8 - Welcome to Whitechapel Criminy! Sorry guys, I accidentally set my PC's timezone to Valve Time, and only just realised that today is not March 18, 2007. Let's analyse the hell out of some clues!       Okay, so we have a whole mess of stuff we pilfered from the crime scene to take a look at. Let's start with... gross finger.  Yummy. Tooth marks, rather deep ones, I'd say of incisors and a canine.. I can see something...Let's get the tweezers out.  Interesting... let's dig around with the scalpel a little.   The thieves did not get what they wanted. When they were faced with the Bishop's refusal to cooperate, one of the gang shook his finger at him, to indicate that he was responsible for his unfortunate state. And the poor man, whose head was the only part of him not bound by ropes, bit the finger violently enough to sever it. An uncommonly savage act. Watson, I am certain that when we have explained the reasons behind this sudden bestiality, we will have revealed a larger part of the mystery. Hmm. Let's take a look at.. the bloody scalpel, next.     How many hospitals are there in the Whitechapel area, Watson? If we count public dispensaries, enough to keep us busy for an entire month. Did this scalpel come from a hospital? Yes, as the initials WCCH engraved upon it show us. We must think on how best to deal with this. We do not have the time to investigate every hospital in Whitechapel.While Holmes mulls that over, let's take a look at the length of rope we grabbed from next to the Bishop.   Busting out the tweezers again...    I must compare the samples of earth that I found.   Give it a mix together with the tweezers, and..  How do you know? It took just a little water to analyse the consistency. The soil has retained its moisture, even though there hasn't been rain in London for over a week. The soil could come from the bank of a river, or somewhere where the evaporation is slower... A mine, perhaps, or a trench. The banks of the Thames are clay soil, unlike our samples, so we can rule that out. The nearest mines are a dozen miles away, so I would rule that out also. I would therefore conclude your last theory to be nearer the mark. A trench? A pit.While Watson mulls that over, let's take a look at the chunk of stone we snagged from one of the footprints at the scene.  Spoilers: he means acid.     Watson, bring me your register of the London hospitals. Studying the scalpel has given you an idea, then? (The game doesn't handle studying things in a different order very well.) Indeed. I'll get it.A brief trot across the room as Watson later..   Ooh! Better keep up on the latest London gossip.  When recalling the "Second Stain" case: the affair is indeed strangely similar to the Marquess of Conyngham's necklace misfortune! Indeed, Mr. Trelawney Hope; Secretary of State for European Affairs, had a document of extreme value in his safebox, which had been stolen but a few days earlier! Who, if not Sherlock Holmes, could have replaced the document in Mr. Hope's safe? What was the point of the trick? It was evident that Sherlock Holmes knew the identity of the person blackmailing the gentleman's wife, Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope, guilty of a love affair with another man. The sinister blackmailer, a certain Lucas, had a letter that revealed Lady Trelawney Hope's double-life; he wanted the Secretary of State's wife to give him the precious document belonging to her husband, in exchange for the love letter. She obeyed him. But then Lucas was found murdered, and Mr. Holmes managed to find the compromising letter without any difficulty, on the crime scene, after it had been meticulously searched by the police. Does that not strike you as strange? Mr. Holmes knew where the hiding place was, without any doubt. As to the motive for the murder: no need to ask who might profit from the crime: eradicate a cumbersome accomplice and thus appear as a hero in the eyes of the authorities... Evidently, the transcription of the affair, undertaken by Mr. Holmes's friend, Doctor Watson, gives another explanation entirely, but... is he truly objective? We may allow ourselves a little doubt on that score... O. FARLEY I suppose you should go read The Adventure of the Second Stain if you want that to make any sense whatsoever.   See: Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper, which may well be my next LP. Look for it in 2022 or so, if my update schedule holds steady. All we need to do is find a hospital or a public dispensary near a location where pits have been dug and black granite has been used. It is simplicity itself!Let's have another quick delve into Watson's "very clever" deduction board for this. Cropped this time, not resized.  Skipping ahead a little..     Bingo.  Yes, Watson. The murderer with the missing finger must work in the cemetery, or at least visit it. He could have taken a rope, one of the type they use to lower the coffins into the graves. The granite is minute particles of tombstone. And he only had to cross the road to steal a scalpel from the dispensary opposite.Well, now we're getting somewhere. Let's now take a look at the substance in the broken phial.   What this pretty much boils down to is 'drip every colour of stuff into the stuff from the phial, and count the coloured bubbles.      Poison! Discreet, effective and only detectable via a thorough post mortem. Have you been able to isolate the active components, Holmes? Not with any certainty. This toxic substance surpasses my own knowledge in the field... It is, without doubt, the work of an expert chemist. A chemist and a criminal! As you say. Please find my monograph on poisoners of the last thirty years. Holmes' patriotism lives on.   Found guilty of the following charges: Poisoning, attempted poisoning, theft and recieving chemical substances, murder and attempted murder, kidnapping with aggravated circumstances; cruelty to animals, hit and run, illegal use of chemicals, manipulation of the weak, drunk in charge. History and description of the individual: Despite numerous mental problems and neuroses, Hans Schielman is an exceptional chemist and an equally remarkable mathematician. At the age of 21, his unstable and violent character resulted in his expulsion from the University of Vienna, where he had excelled in his chosen subjects. After being expelled, he was not heard of again for 4 years. He was captured and arrested in June 1864, during the case No. X2552A "The Stuttgart poisoning" in which he was the principal suspect. He escaped before being sentenced, and vanished again. A number of elements suggested that he had found refuge in London. An investigation undertaken by Scotland Yard found him living under the stolen identity of one Leonardo Ittiizzia, however the officers who came to arrest him were poisoned and he escaped once again. Our informers picked up his trail again in 1880, at an ancient factory converted into a clandestine chemical laboratory. Schielman was absent during the search. From the documents found inside the laboratory we learned he had a diabolical plan in mind: his goal was to poison the drinking water reservoirs in several parts of the city. To this day, his motives remain unclear. His arrest on 05/05/1888 was due entirely to chance; he was recognised by a police officer while stumbling around in a state of inebriation, shouting of his intention to poison the entire city. None of the interrogations following his arrest have provided any conclusive information; Hans Schielman broke his silence only with incoherent comments.  Is he at liberty? Happily no. He has been held in the high security wing of London's Westgate Prison for many years now. Then he cannot be the one who concocted the poison. Don't dismiss him too quickly, Watson. According to Scotland Yard, the man is exceptionally intelligent. For the greatest criminals, prison is but a mere obstacle. Let's plan a little visit to see Mr. Schielman tomorrow. For now, let us look at our deduction board, Watson.      Well, only one of those conclusions actually makes any god drat sense, so..   I know that looks like half a sentence in the subtitle, but the developers just forgot a full stop. They therefore act for someone more... "educated".... than themselves! You remember Wiggins and his gang? The Baker Street Irregulars? Yes, the street urchins whom you employ upon occasion? And Wiggins is their leader. Yes, well, I have hired their services again. I have instructed them to find out the address of the Bishop's nephew.  Wiggins, my young friend. Have you found the information for which the good Doctor Watson is going to pay you? Very well, I understand... Here are a few pennies. Does he live alone? Did she see you? Much like the Reverend, I just find Wiggins' face too funny to leave in a talky portrait. Perfect. Watson, give our young friend another shilling as a reward for his discretion. Here we go again... But of course...After Wiggins leaves, Watson shifts gears remarkably quickly. I'm falling asleep, Holmes. Aren't you tired? No, I have an exceptional constitution. I can't remember ever having been fatigued by work. Idleness, on the other hand, exhausts me completely. Go to bed, Watson, the night will be short. We leave at dawn.Suddenly...         Good morning Holmes, did you get any rest? I did not attempt to sleep. Have you managed to come to any conclusions? I think that we might follow three trails: we can visit Whitechapel to try to discover the identity of the murderers by making enquiries at Dispensary 4661 and at the Whitechapel Street Cemetery! The poison trail seems more important to me. We should perhaps go to Westgate Prison first to see Hans Schielman. Yes. And let us not forget the Bishop's irascible nephew, whose address we now have, thanks to my Baker Street Irregulars. I have located each place on our map of London. Holmes, let me remind you that we still have not been officially instructed to investigate this affair. Ah, well! We will just have to hide that small detail.    Well, goons, the choice is now yours. Shall we investigate the poisoner at Westgate Jail, the Bishop's nephew at Kensington Gardens or the cemetery and dispensary at Whitechapel Street? If there's a general consensus in 24 hours or so, that's where we're going. If not, first reply has it. Good Lord Fisher! fucked around with this message at 15:43 on Jul 11, 2014 |
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FredMSloniker posted:What subtitle? I think you have the wrong image here. Quite right! I'm actually MISSING an image there, which is worse. My apologies, it's been fixed. (also, of COURSE I would make a goof while pointing out another one)
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Well, it looks like we're off to Whitechapel! Update will be Good Lord Fisher! fucked around with this message at 02:54 on Apr 18, 2014 |
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Just giving the thread a quick kick to keep it out of the archives, sorry. It's not dead, just sleeping.
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Part 1 - Introduction Part 2 - The Samoan Necklace Part 3 - Inspector Baynes Part 4 - Bishop to Knightsbridge Part 5 - Bishop to Knightsbridge, II Part 6 - Bishop to Knightsbridge, III Part 7 - Knightsbridge Analysis Part 8 - Welcome to Whitechapel We're back in business, baby! Let's be honest: I'm godawful at schedules. As apology for my appalling tardiness, the next three updates will each have a copy of this very game hidden somewhere within. This one does, too. .jpg) .jpg) .jpg) Whitechapel looks about as lovely as you'd expect. Don't worry about my wallet, Watson; it would certainly be easier to move Big Ben than to steal from me. Or to borrow a shilling from you. Amusing, Watson, really very amusing... Can we move on to more serious matters? I'm listening, Holmes..jpg) Right. We've a whole street to investigate and explore, let's get to it. The first order of business is  AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH .jpg) abject terror. Now that he's passed us by, let's keep wandering until we find the dispensary we suspect that scalpel to have originated from. .jpg) Bingo. We'll ask around inside. .jpg) Good day, please excuse us... Oh! ... Grant! ... Is it you?.jpg) Normally I'd do the tiny-face dialogue, but this guy screenshots amazingly. Yes, we were young and ambitious... I didn't expect to find you here, I thought you had gone to America?.jpg) Ah....jpg) Grant, treating those in need is a noble calling; you underestimate the importance of your work..jpg) .jpg) One can't always do as one might prefer when one is a Doctor... Grant... I'd like to introduce you to Sherlock Holmes....jpg) .jpg) Doctor Grant, we are in possession of a scalpel which was found in an unusual location... Does it come from your dispensary, as we believe?.jpg) Thank you, Doctor. Farewell..jpg) Well, that's that supposition confirmed. I might try and keep these updates a little more short 'n punchy from here on out so you poor bastards don't get LP fatigue halfway through reading one. Next update: The graveyard, located conveniently right across the street! We have several clues to verify over there: the rope, the stone fragments and the dirt. Whoever found the hidden link first, tell me if I did it right
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TheMcD posted:I think you did it right, but I completely forgot I already owned this game, so I declined the gift, and I'm not sure if it broke something. Guess we'll find out!!
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No, it was broken. Fixed now... I hope.oldskool posted:So....what did we narrow down, exactly? That it was this dispensary (and thus, this general vicinity) that one of the killers either frequents or works at. We'll have to ask around on the street a bit more.. I know it could have been stolen and sold on to the killers, but Holmes (and by extension the plot) is operating on Occam's Razor here. Good Lord Fisher! fucked around with this message at 19:15 on Jul 11, 2014 |
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I feel a bit dickish about my continued sloth re: updating this thread, so here are the promised other 3 copies of this very game: 1, 2, 3 As you've probably noticed, the thread's kind of on hiatus right now. It'll be back at some point this year, though I'm not sure exactly when. Luckily the game is almost as slow-paced as the LP, so think of it as preserving the experience
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