New PC game features the Ripper

[brummie]

Honestly, they should've made the premise of this game into a movie. It would be awesome Sherlock Homes and JTR, highly interesting.

Here's another interesting concept (for those of you who watch BBC1 and BBC America): "Doctor Who" meets Jack the Ripper. That be an interesting story.

Indeed the 1965 film "A Study In Terror" pitted Sherlock Holmes against the Ripper, and again in the 1979 film "Murder By Decree" where Holmes uncovers the Royal/Masonic conspiracy. Further a script for the original Dr Who series was apparently written but never filmed before the axing of the serial in 1989.Jack seems to have made numerous appearances in science fiction including star Trek, Babylon 5 and even versus Batman in a DC comic! http://io9.com/5112504/science-ficti...ack-the-ripper... http://roswell.fortunecity.com/angelic/96/eod.htm

[Jdombrowski89]

I actually also thoroughly enjoyed the game. There's a little bit of things here and there that are a bit iffy but other than that for a PC game its pretty accurate when it comes to the murder scenes.

Regards,
Justin

[The Good Michael]

Barnaby,

It gets better, and the actual case investigations are quite thoughtful. If you are using a laptop, sometimes the screen is a bit small to see necessary items. Also, when making deductions, there is no clarity on how to manipulate data and move things round on the various deduction boards. If you move things and the border of an object turns green, leave it be and go on to the next thing.

It was a decent game once I got to Hanbury.

Mike

[Barnaby]

I started the game. The art is great, but the game is nonsensical in it's early staged. What I mean by that is that it is about several little taks that have to be performed without options. Much like every early text adventures. I don't wish to condemn it yet, but I don't have high hopes.

Cheers,

Mike

I'm in the early stages of the game now and am contemplating quiting because of this very reason. And then I get to the task where you have to break the lock on a briefcase and it is sheer trial-and-error (unless you google it). How boring!

[JTRSickert]

Yo, I've the videos for this game on youtube and I have to say I was impressed by the amount of information thet put into that game. Best of all ,they came up with a plausible scenario about who the killer was instead of using the old cliche' of using the Royal Conspiracy theory. For anyone into the JTR murders and likes computer mystery games, I highly recommend it. I give it a 10/10 for specifics.

Honestly, they should've made the premise of this game into a movie. It would be awesome Sherlock Homes and JTR, highly interesting.

Here's another interesting concept (for those of you who watch BBC1 and BBC America): "Doctor Who" meets Jack the Ripper. That be an interesting story.

[thomas]

here's the editorial and the ad-page from the german edition .-))

take care
thomas.

[The Good Michael]

Update: The game is fun and a lot of thought went into the connecting of witness statements to the crimes. Actually, the Hanbury street deductions are really laid out concisely and without seeming bias.

In the credits, Casebook.Org is mentioned.

It is worthwhile, especially with regards to crime scene reconstructions and surmises.

Cheers,

Mike

[The Good Michael]

I started the game. The art is great, but the game is nonsensical in it's early staged. What I mean by that is that it is about several little taks that have to be performed without options. Much like every early text adventures. I don't wish to condemn it yet, but I don't have high hopes.

Cheers,

Mike

[Christine1932]

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Hi Christine!

There are many historical persons in the game, both actual suspects and witnesses, but the developers of the game have come up with their own theory which I think is as good any other.

Thank you!

[Patrick Geiryd]

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Hi Christine!

There are many historical persons in the game, both actual suspects and witnesses, but the developers of the game have come up with their own theory which I think is as good any other.

[Christine1932]

from another Scandinavian newbie. Indeed quite atmospheric-looking game. Sounds interesting idea. Can anyone give me a spoiler: is the killer some historical person again?

Hi! (Yes a newbie to the forum, although I've been a frequent visitor at the casebook for many years..)

I have too agree with previous posters, some of the enviroments of the game are very good and loved to "experience" these dark creepy areas.
As for the game as a whole, I can't say that I am dissapointed, many facts are reproduced well and I felt that the developers really went into doing this accuratelly.
Thumb's up!

/Patrick

[Patrick Geiryd]

Hi! (Yes a newbie to the forum, although I've been a frequent visitor at the casebook for many years..)

I have too agree with previous posters, some of the enviroments of the game are very good and loved to "experience" these dark creepy areas.
As for the game as a whole, I can't say that I am dissapointed, many facts are reproduced well and I felt that the developers really went into doing this accuratelly.
Thumb's up!

/Patrick

[Scotland Yard]

Yes, I agree that the Mitre Square reproduction is extemely good. Having been to the modern day square, there's no question that the scale and 'feel' of the location has been captured accurately. Its really quite spooky walking around the square as it must have looked in 1888. You also get an excellent idea of just how dark and underlit it was.

The Hanbury Street back yard murder site is also superb. I think some serious guess work and artistic license went into Dutfield's yard but then maybe my problem with that is that is that stepping through the gates I was met by details that didn't fit what I had in my head.

[John Bennett]

Here's a few screen shots from the game:

Buck's Row - not bad!


29 Hanbury Street - pretty good!


Mitre Square from Church Passage - bloody marvellous!


Wentworth Dwellings - bang on!


Somebody obviously did their homework for this one.

[Pamela]

I enjoyed this game enough. Without giving much away, I thought their Ripper at the end was an interesting choice and definitely plausible. Different then the norm that is used in the all the movies of the last two decades.