THE MYSTERY OF THE MUMMY

Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy became the first game in a series of quests about Sherlock Holmes and formed the basis of the whole franchise. Action takes place in a big mansion. It consists of 35 premises. Games are invited to solve about 30 mysteries.

The story shown in the game "Sherlock Holmes: Five Egyptian figurines", starts in 1899. Lord Montkalf disappears, and his daughter Elizabeth goes to the famous detective. The girl asks him to help her solve the mystery of the disappearance of the Father. That somewhere shortwheed shortly after returning from Egypt. There are rumors that the mummy curse is. And the Scotland Yard has another version: ritual self-immolation. In this adventurch, the detective deals independently, since his no less famous assistant Dr. Watson on the plot resting with his family.

The project uses the first person. The camera is allowed to rotate freely. There is no animation. Protagonist instantly moves between points within one location. Look at him from the side allowed only during screensavers. The hero itself is actively divided by comments when interacting with the environment. Sometimes it gives hints and tips to users. The main character has an inventory for items and a diary with notes. The game also needs to carefully look for evidence, find and read left notes, combine things to create unusual devices.