![]() ![]() With the likes of Disco Elysium, Overboard, and Paradise Killer taking detective games to new heights, Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One has to work harder than usual to stand out. Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One is the next game from Frogwares, a development studio based in Ukraine that's been making Sherlock games for almost 20 years now. It's my favourite genre (opens in new tab), and Frogwares has made some of the best examples of it-and, admittedly, some I'm not so keen on. I'm just glad to see another detective game on PC. It'll be interesting to see how Frogwares approaches the open world aspect, and whether it'll actually add anything meaningful to the experience. ![]() I like what I've played so far, but my demo was limited to a relatively small space. The murder case I solved was pretty fun too, with a lot of surprising twists and turns, and two very different ways to deal with the culprit at the end. All of this, on top of returning systems like the Mind Palace and closely analysing people to figure them out, makes for a much more interactive and involved detective game. The trick is to dismiss the irrelevant ones and take note of anything pertinent to the case. Linger near two people talking and phrases are plucked out of the conversation, floating across the screen. ![]()
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