External Links
- Release 2
Post-comp release, with minor typo corrections and one bug fix.
Or download Release 2 and run the game in a Glulx interpreter. - Release 1 (Play online)
First full version, at the Spring Thing site (which has some extra styling).
Play this game in your Web browser. - Release 1 (plain gblorb)
The first full release, as entered in Spring Thing 2018.
Or download Release 1 (plain gblorb) and run the game in a Glulx interpreter. - introcomp17.zip
Contains Sherlock Indomitable/sherlock-indomitable.gblorb
All the entries to IntroComp 2017.
Or download introcomp17.zip, unzip it, and run the game in a Glulx interpreter. (The file is compressed with ZIP.)
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About the Story
Join a dying Sherlock Holmes in a journey through his memories.
Sherlock Indomitable is a direct adaptation of two Sherlock Holmes stories into a text adventure. At least 90% of the text is taken directly from Arthur Conan Doyle's writing. This game uses the clue/conversation system from my 2016 game Color the Truth.
Awards
1st Place - IntroComp 2017
Entrant, Main Festival - Spring Thing 2018
Ratings and Reviews
| Average Rating:   Number of Reviews Written by IFDB Members: 1 |
In this game, the author introduced some very specific commands that allows the player to enter the mind of Sherlock Holmes. This, I thought, was rather brilliant, such as combining thoughts to create conjectures, or looking up information in Sherlock's vast attic of factual memories.
Where the game falls short is as a puzzle. The player is always told how to proceed, and there were no proper challenges. Ultimately, the player ends up hitching a ride with Sherlock, rather than playing him.
I'd really love to see the same game mechanism used for further Sherlock games, offering a significantly higher difficulty.
News
Added a download for plain GblorbJune 20, 2020
Completed for Spring Thing 2018April 7, 2018
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Game Details
First Publication Date: April 7, 2018
Current Version: 2
License: Freeware
Development System: Inform 7
Forgiveness Rating: Polite
IFID: CAA0B3CB-BE81-4486-B1B7-0DD1C8F1BD15
TUID: qqcypgszy8a48nsn
Sherlock Indomitable on IFDB
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Polls
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