I’m in this month’s Retro Gamer with a six-page feature on Electronic Arts’ Lost Files series. EA aren’t exactly renowned for graphic adventures, but their two Holmes games – 1992’s The Case of the Serrated Scalpel and 1996’s The Case of the Rose Tattoo – are well worth checking out. Sadly, neither is available on GOG or Steam, but if you can get hold of them, they’re easy to get to run via ScummVM.
Serrated Scalpel is hugely entertaining, and Rose Tattoo is another treat; the writing of Holmes in particular is a delight, as is the period detail. I really enjoyed chatting to writer Eric Lindstrom via email about how he and RJ Berg crafted the mysteries at the heart of each case, which the very modest Eric makes sound a lot easier than it must have been. For fans of Sherlock in general and point-and-click adventures in particular, these games are unmissable.
Gem Wheeler 