Crimes and Punishments: Sherlock Holmes

It is a complete experience where you have to go deep into the game and go to conclusions, either correct or not depending on the deductions you make. Moreover, you have a moral choice which is part of all the inferential process of the game, and which has its consequences that you will see in the letters; outstanding!. Although there is blood, violence, and suicide, it is shown as something that has happened already, so it is not really violent because you just have to analyze it. Even in the second case, you can't proceed if you leave a guilty kill a person. As for drinking, drugs, and smoking, it is because of the context where the game is involved. The game should be for teens because the violence shown matches their reality. There is more blood but less violence than in many cartoons.

"Crimes and Punishments" is a narrative-detective video game that lets the player solve crimes like Sherlock Holmes. The mechanics are great, and you play as a good guy; the violent acts are done by criminals, not you. However, you have the choice to lie to the police if you believe the guilty party should not be imprisoned. The M rating comes from its blood and gore, drug use, and partial nudity. The violence is mostly just the corpses you find in your cases. One is harpooned to a wall accompanied with blood; others are shot with bullet holes apparent. There is a room where there are pig heads and parts everywhere with lots of blood. There are suicides as well; a woman drinks poison and a man shoots himself with a pistol. A drug similar to cocaine is referenced. Foul language is almost non-existent; thankfully so, as it maintains the 1890s London setting. Nudity is non-sexual and mild; one mystery has you examine a corpse with his buttocks occasionally shown; plus a brief view of pubic hair if the camera is adjusted (no genitals and easy to miss), but nothing overly graphic. The game is fun and intelligent, but it is only for teens and adults. "Crimes and Punishments" should have been rated as one of those "hardcore" T-rated games.