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I hope you are all well and having a great start to the weekend, welcome to CryptoGod-1's blog on all things gaming and literature. Following on from a post I did titled "Elementary my dear Watson" where I brought up the topic of the latest game which will be released in the Sherlock Holmes series by Frogwares, I have since decided to do a post on each of the individual games to give readers a better idea of one of my favourite gaming series ever created. Today I will be looking at the fourth game in the series, called Sherlock Holmes Versus Arsène Lupin (aka Nemesis)
The first post in the game series was Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy
The second post in the game series was Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Silver Earring
The third post in the game series was Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
Sherlock Holmes Versus Arsène Lupin (aka Nemesis)
The fourth game in the series, Sherlock Holmes Versus Arsène Lupin, was released in the third quarter of 2007. The game's antagonist is Arsène Lupin, a fictional gentleman thief created by French writer Maurice Leblanc. Holmes faces the young French Thief, Arsène Lupin, who has crossed the English Channel and has a daring proposition for Holmes, a challenge on Holmes own territory over the course of five days. The game of cat and mouse is set to begin.
Starting in July 1985, roughly a year after the events of the Awakened, Sherlock and Dr. Watson recieve a letter from the legendary young French gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, where he informs the legendary detective of his plans to steal five of England's most prized treasures in the aim of humbling the vain English establishment. Within the letter he leaves a riddle containing a clue as to where he first intends to strike. For the first of the five burglaries, Holmes deducts it will take place at the National Gallery. The pair travel there and determine that the object to be stolen will be "The Fighting Temeraire", a symbol of the British victory over France and Spain in the battle of Trafalgar. The museum director and Inspector Lestrade are informed, and place guards at every entrance. Lupin is a crafty thief though, and has already hidden himself in the museum overnight by disguising himself as a visiting French painter by the name of Horace Velmont, leaving behind a letter with a clue of the next intended robbery.
The duo make their way to the Tower of London, believing Lupin is targeting the Ravens next. Too late unfortunately, as they discover the Ravens have been reported missing and replaced with other individual birds and a bat which have been let lose. Sherlock and Holmes capture the birds, and discover a piece of paper attached to them. By using the knowledge from what Sherlock read in the papers, he deduces what Lupin intends to do next. Holmes and Watson meet with Lestrade and the Prime Minister at the British Museum where Holmes informs then that Lupin intends to steal the Rosetta Stone, which was taken by Britain from the French. Despite the best efforts of Lestrade to guard the Museum, Lupin still manages to sneak in using ropes and steals the stone right in front of them, leaving behind yet another letter.
Holmes is under the impression that somebody has assisted Lupin thus far, and to his horror discovers it has been Watson. His dear friend unwittingly befriended a journalist named Piers Urquhart Alenn whom he helped into the museum to pay him back for some favours, without realising he was indeed helping the thief. From here, Holmes realises the next target will be Queen Victoria herself, and the pair dash off towards Buckingham Palace. There they discover the Prime Minister has ensured the place is heavily guarded, but that a French grandfather clock was delivered to the Queen's chamber. Holmes deduces that Lupin made it for the Queen, and before they know it the French thief is alone with her highness. He does not harm her, instead asks for a mere kiss, to which she obliges. She then allows him to use her secret corridor to escape. Holmes pursues Lupin but only manages to find another letter which clues to his next and final crime.
The Prime Minister, believing Watson was the brains behind the operation, thanks the Doctor for their role in protecting the Queen, and asks him to decipher Lupin's message. Watson thinks it may be indicating the final crime will take place at The Tower of London, but the Prime Minister reminds him that Lupin has already struck there. Watson then suggests Big Ben as the final target, and he joins the Primer Minister, Inspector Lestrade, and much of Scotland Yard to wait for Lupin to strike. Holmes goes to the Tower of London, sure of himself that the thief was infact creating a distraction with his four previous crimes and now intends to steal the Crown Jewels. Correct in his deduction, Holmes manages to stop Lupin's plans and confronts the thief. The pair exchange words, including their mutual admiration for each other, before Sherlock allows Lupin to leave once he returns the stolen items, aware that the pair will not meet again. Holmes later tells Watson not to write about this adventure.
An example of the game is shown in the image below of Sherlock and Watson in Buckingham Palace.
Main Characters
Arsène Lupin: The legendary French gentleman thief and villain in this game, he is a young intelligent thief who has achieved great acclaim for his heists so far. He wishes to challenge himself against the best, and therefore begins this game with Sherlock.
Horace Velmont: One of the many disguises used by Lupin, he made use of playing the role of a visiting French painter to gain access to the National Gallery to commit his first crime.
Piers Urquhart Alenn: Another disguise from Lupin, this was to portray a man who became friends with Watson and through his help managed to gain access to the Museum of London.
Queen Victoria: The Queen of England and resident of Buckingham Palace, her monarchy is the sign of the power and wealth of the British Isles.
Inspector Lestrade: A member of Scotland Yard, the Inspector often turns to Sherlock when he finds himself stumped with a difficult case or crime which cannot be solved.
Prime Minister: The elected offical of the nation, the Primer Minister was tasked with ensuring the Queen's safety, and despite all his efforts, failed at keeping Lupin away. He was however delighted with the efforts of Watson in helping to protect her majesty.
System Requirements
To run this game on your PC it will require a minimum of the following as per Steam:
As a little piece of trivia, according to IMDb, Sherlock Holmes has appeared in 226 films and been played by dozens of different actors since the advent of cinema in the late nineteenth century. This makes him the most filmed human character in history, while Dracula holds the title of most filmed non human.
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