That being said, Sherlock Holmes Chapter One is a game that doesn’t hold your hand. Luckily, this sort of thing didn’t occur too much, but I still felt the disguises could have been explained in a bit better detail. In one instance I got very frustrated because I thought I was wearing the appropriate attire to get into the locked area I was trying to access, but I kept getting denied because I was missing a specific hat. My only issue with this concept is that it isn’t always clear what exactly is needed in the disguise in order to be successful. In circumstances like these, often times the wisest course of action is to dress yourself according to situation as needed. Nor is being able to sweet talk your way into a police station. As someone who hails from a wealthy, well-to-do family, being able to get workers and members of the lower class to open up and trust Holmes isn’t always easy. It’s a very handy mechanic, even if it’s not the most original.Ī false bottom? That’s elementary, my dear Watson… oh, you’re not in this game.Ī feature I appreciated in Sherlock Holmes Chapter One, even if it wasn’t always the most clear, was the use of disguises. At times Holmes will even be able to use Concentration to pick up on old trails to track down culprits. Concentration can be used to gain more knowledge about a person just from visual clues alone, which can then be combined to create a personality profile for that individual. When using Concentration, clues become easier to spot and certain events of the case can be reconstructed. The Concentration mode in Sherlock Holmes Chapter One acts very much like one featured in Frogwares’ The Sinking City. Holmes has many different skills at his disposal to uncover the truth, such as Concentration, analyzing the surroundings and individuals, a camera, a casebook where he can keep track of his cases and pin evidence, disguises, and of course his notorious Mind Palace. The main story focuses on Holmes trying to piece together memories of his past, which is done through solving cases around the island. Thankfully, the world’s greatest detective is never one to back down from a challenge, and he begins to uncover the depravity and social class issues all around him.Īs you might expect, most of the gameplay in Sherlock Holmes Chapter One involves investigating various crime scenes and getting to the bottom of each case. Before long, he becomes aware that his island home has become a place rife with crime and political corruption. Taking place in the fictional Mediterranean island of Cordona, Holmes returns to his boyhood home after his mother’s passing. It centers around Sherlock Holmes in a way we haven’t seen before: as an arrogant and precocious youth before he became the legendary detective. I’m really happy that my first experience with one of my beloved literary characters was such a good one, with Frogwares’ Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.Īs the title would imply, Sherlock Holmes Chapter One is a seemingly episodic game, although no sequel has been confirmed as of yet.
Well, there’s a first time for everything. I have played several titles based off the works of Agatha Christie, such as Agatha Christie – The ABC Murders and Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The First Cases, but it appears I have never actually played any of the games revolving around Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth. Although, for some reason I have yet to play an actual Sherlock Holmes based game.
I’ve always been a sucker for a good mystery, so it’s only natural that my penchant for mystery novels would spill over into which video games I tend to enjoy.
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