The world’s only consulting detective is back in this new, refreshing take of a story

Anyone that knows me knows I love Sherlock Holmes. Any new adaptation of the Victorian story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has me excited to see how people interpret the consulting detective differently, and Frogwares have certainly taken a character we all know and love and exposed his more vulnerable self in Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One for his origin story.

Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One

Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One was developed by Frogwares, a Ukrainian video game development studio that has developed plenty of Sherlock Holmes-related games before, such as The Devil’s Daughter, Crime and Punishments, and The Testaments of Sherlock Holmes. Yet this is the first in the series the development studio self-published.

The action-adventure game takes on a different approach to adapting a Sherlock Holmes story and focuses on a younger Sherlock before his days as the famous detective in London with Dr John Watson by his side. In Chapter One, Holmes travels to his childhood home, the fictional Mediterranean island of Cordona where he visits his mother’s grave and uncovers the mystery surrounding her death. The game features an open-world setting and its gameplay is a mix of investigations, combat, stealth, choice and consequence mechanics, as well as utilising the DuelSense Technology for PS5 players.

So far the game has received a good amount of reviews for its gameplay and creativity regarding taking a risk in how the game portrays a younger Sherlock, as well as, the puzzles players are required to solve. It’s certainly one to check out if you haven’t played any previous Sherlock Holmes before.

Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One is available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

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Looks like my birthday is coming early and so am iiiii- going to tell you about some big releases coming on my birthday month? Yes, yes I am. I so am.

Here are some big titles to keep an eye out for this November 2021!

Call of Duty Vanguard: N@zi Zombies are the bread and butter of COD. Both in the in-universe sense and in the ‘stereotypical foul-mouthed 9 year olds doxxing players and casually calling everything the n-word’ sense. Sledgehammer Games has, however added a unique story twist for the single-player campaign. It is an alternate history story wherein Gestapo leader Hermann Wenzel Freisinger fills the power vacuum left by Hitler’s death. By the sounds of it, essentially getting vibes of “What If Inglorious Basterds, but Hans Landa became the new Hitler”, which to be fair, would be a neat concept if the performances in the story mode can carry it through. Cautiously optimistic with this one.Vanguardreleases on November 5^th for Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5 and PC. Till then, we also have plenty of other COD games and merch at good prices here.

Battlefield 2042: It’s bigger and badder than any previous Battlefield game, and by that, I hopefully mean better, though it’s not just about the size, it’s how you use it- ANYWAY! The game will drop November 5th and is entirely focused around the multiplayer experience, with seven maps and 128-player matches in classic modes like Conquest. The Hazard Zone mode will see players battle against eachother and AI enemies to extract data drives, whoever gets the most wins. There have been some middling reviews from the Beta and I’m more a single-player or couch-co-op kinda guy myself, but I see the appeal.

Football Manager 2022: Currently available in early access on PC and will launch worldwide on November 9th for Xbox One, PC, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android. For any Fifa fans looking for something to tide them over till the next one comes out, choose from over 500,000 players and 123 leagues to live out your Football Manager dreams… I mean, the fact that it has 2022 in the title? That’s not a real year😉!  The Data Hub lets you utilize real-world metrics and the game also features improved AI and more opportunities for strategic gameplay.

Jurassic World Evolution 2: Frontier Developments will be releasing this Jurassic Park-building dino-breeding management sim on Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5 and PC this November 9th. Jeff Goldblum is also returning as Ian Malcolm for the game, so colour me intrigued.

Shin Megami Tensei V: For the less weeb-initiated of you: Shin Megami Tensei is a visual novel RPG game, usually seeing players in a life-building dating sim by day and a fantasy turn-based action game by night. The Persona series is a spin-off franchise set in the same universe, MCU style. Considering how successful Persona 5 and Royal got when they released, as many people’s entry points to the series, I’m intrigued to see how the story and gameplay of this game turn out. This game drops November 11^th for the Nintendo Switch, check out the trailer here!

Sherlock Holmes: Chapter 1: An open-world detective investigation game, Fogware presents a story featuring a younger Sherlock Holmes returning to his childhood home in Cordona, which is precisely one letter change from being a reference to… The kingdom from Tangled, let’s say. Explore the island, don Hitman-esque disguises and battle your way out of scuffles with gun combat. The game will release on November 16^th for Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise: An upcoming expansion mode to the main New Horizons game on November 5th. Customise your own ‘vacation homes’ for villagers, explore new environments, design schools and restaurants, have a gay ol’ time folks.

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Sherlock Holmes, a household name for many, whether it be for the books from Arthur Conan Doyle or the TV adaptation starring Benedict Cumberbatch, or our very own Iron Man himself Robert Downey Junior in the movie he and his counterpart Watson are known as one of the original crimefighting duos in literature. However, the duo will be a solo for this game, as Watson is not featured.

Soon you’ll be able to jump into the detective’s brilliant mind himself once more in Sherlock Holmes Chapter One, Frogwares latest interpretation of the infamous character. The release for the title is November 16th for PS5, Xbox Series X and PC; although there is no release date for the previous generation of consoles currently but rest assured, it is coming to them as well.
This time, a change of scenery for Holmes as he heads to the Mediterranean Island of Cordona where he spent most of his childhood, for his latest crimefighting escapade.

Frogwares developers have stated that they want to provide fans with some back story into why and how Holme’s mind is the way it is and have specified that the character is only 21 here. The questline, based around the detective endeavouring to learn what occurred in the lead up to Sherlock’s mother’s untimely death.
Frogwares website has a Q&A section and is pretty responsive to the questions; you can look at it here.

One curious fan called Bartek Madziar asked,

“How big is the game going to be and how many cases will it cover?” Frogwares response gave immense detail, “There are five main quests in the game, they are all connected through one continuous story, and we also have more than 30 side quests, and some of them are as big as the main ones.” It seems the game is more expansive than previous instalments from Frogwares. The answer continued, “Also, I’d say it would take around 12 to 15 hours to beat the main story, and maybe 40 to 50 hours if you want to see everything there is in the game.”

The size sounds immense and a story you can lose a lot of time in, but another answer re-stated the story is centralised around the death of Sherlock’s mother whilst being able to peel off into side quests as you like.

Recent announcements from the developers have made clear that the PS5 DualSense controller’s technology is utilised to its potential with some staggering use of the haptic feedback. The vibrations will play a part in leading you in the right direction to solve the crimes before you, and they describe it as Sherlocks “gut feeling” to make sure you’re heading in the right direction. In addition, the trigger will have resistance whilst firing a weapon adding to the game’s immersion. Finally, the controller will also feel the hand-to-hand combat, even sensing the breaking of the enemy’s bones (which some may want to turn off) through the DualSense 5.

Frogwares vision for the Sherlocks tales never disappoint, and their latest chapter looks like it will hold up to that reputation.

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