In a manner not at all dissimilar to the visual cues seen in the brilliant, Benedict Cumberbatch show of the 2010s, Sherlock can also visually interrogate potential suspects and witnesses, using his keenly honed ocular senses to pick out tiny details that open up new lines of questioning. In these situations Sherlock can interact with objects, spinning them and manurvering them around in real-time to uncover easy to miss details that in turn provide him with clues to follow up with in interrogations while also aiding him to create accurate deductions in his Mind Palace (but more on that in a bit).
The stuff of mysteries!įor the uninitiated, not every area in the Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One is ripe for forensic examination and thankfully the game clearly points you toward the areas that can be searched for clues and those that cannot (a design decision that feels doubly rewarding in light of Chapter One’s deep lean into a much broader open world).
Unfolding on the idyllic fictional Mediterranean island of Cardona, players take control of Sherlock as he lays his mother to rest, kicking off a whole series of events which suggest her death wasn’t as straightforward as it first seemed. Sherlock Holmes Returns To PlayStation With Another Deftly Constructed And Entertaining MysteryĪnyhow, as the title implies, Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One whisks us back to the origins of the Pride of Baker Street, depicting an intellectually brilliant, if still maturing and occasionally aggressively pompous sleuth that is grappling with the recent passing of his mother – a formidable and looming figure in his life. Of course, just mentioning the gulf that exists between Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One and the previous Sherlock Holmes title does a disservice to Frogware’s non-Sherlock Holmes title – The Sinking City, an open-world detective effort that Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One owes much more than a fleeting debt to.
As a massive fan of Frogwares Sherlock Holmes games and with more than five years spanning the interim between Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter and Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One, it’s certainly fair to say that my anticipation for Ukrainian studio’s latest was quite high to say the least.