Flash Review #4: "Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis" (2007)

(a.k.a Sherlock Holmes versus Arsène Lupin)

Affectionately nicknamed Sherlock Holmes: Bad Date Simulator in my house, this game sees Holmes drag Watson around various famous London landmarks, then insult him at every opportunity while pursuing Maurice Leblanc’s titular thieving anti-hero with more admiration than enmity. Less perilous than other games in the series, no lives hang in the balance here: only England’s honour, my dear man! Well, that and poor Watson’s feelings. This game is incredibly guilty of trotting out the “Stupid Watson” trope that I usually hate (canonical Watson is a badass!), but it enjoys its own silliness so much I can forgive its sins.