This greyed-out version of the world highlights the important things helping out immensely.
Sherlock’s observational abilities are triggered by going into a more focused mode revealing all the important information Sherlock has gathered. The different mechanics used to solve cases are all intertwined with the story never breaking the flow. I was impressed with how the “puzzles” used for these investigations don’t hinder the momentum. There is even a companion named Jon thrown into the mix to compensate for the lack of John Watson this early in his life.Īll throughout the game, you’ll be conducting investigations. With an island filled with corruption, crimes, and shady characters, the wheels are set in motion to take “Sherry” to become THE Sherlock Holmes. Not soon after arriving, Holmes finds out there has been a police investigation into the death of his mother. 10 years after the death of his mother, “Sherry” travels to the island of Cordona to revisit the grave of his mother and get some closure. Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One uses the little snippets known from the original source material and makes up a whole elaborate back story throughout the game. Sherlock Holmes is mostly known as the renowned detective but the stories of Arthur Conan Doyle never mentioned what led Holmes to become this great detective.
An origin story was lacking… until Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes game series use the lack of information to weave their own stories. When Arthur Conan Doyle wrote Sherlock Holmes he never expanded much on the personal life of the great detective.