It also helps that the entire city and the mysteries are aided by a delightfully pleasant soundtrack of stringed instruments and other relaxingly classic-styled instrumentals that aligned with Sherlock’s suave nature and the island’s Mediterranean background. Nonetheless, I genuinely felt like Cordona itself was a character and continually enjoyable to explore and unravel. And honestly, the island becomes a rich tapestry of environmental and societal difference for it, although I will say that for being voiced throughout and the city being very active, some facial models are a bit still or robotic-looking.
The castes of rich and poor, worker and wealthy, beggar and trader, and even men and women are weaved into the world with sensible understanding that sometimes the dispositions around these classes were wrong and cruel, but they were also real. Sherlock Holmes Chapter One starts off with the disclaimer that the game takes place in the 1800s and employs certain unsavory moods and prejudices thereof. The island wields diversity quite well, even if it's somewhat discriminatory. The only weird thing about Jon is that I ran into some moments when the game was loading where he would be standing and drift into a pose he was actually supposed to be in as I walked into the area.Ĭordona is also a delightfully varied place. Where much of this game is voiced and voiced well at that, I really enjoy Jon and Sherlock’s banter the most out of the game's dialogue. Jon seems very much as though Frogwares leaned into Creepy Watson and gave context to it in a fun and creative mechanical and narrative way. This is a good time to remind players that Frogwares also developed the earlier Sherlock Holmes in which Creepy Watson exists, appearing at different areas staring at Sherlock as players advanced through those games. He also shares genuine care for Sherlock’s decisions and well-being and challenges him with unique tasks and optional investigations from time to time. He’s a fun-loving and lighthearted foil for Sherlock to bounce his more serious and rational nature off of. The reason for his existence is, itself, a mystery, and an engaging one at that. Jon appears through the world, accompanying Sherlock throughout every journey. Not Watson mind you, Jon is very specifically a figment of Holmes’ imagination (cited very early by him as an imaginary friend and his only friend at that). Joining him throughout his adventure is the enigmatic Jon. It sets him off on an investigation across the island to learn the truth of what really happened. Seeking to find his mother’s grave, pay respects, and gain closure he didn’t get as a child, Holmes discovers troubling holes in the facts of her death.
It just so happens this island is also where Holmes grew up and where his mother died of tuberculosis… or so he thought. Cordona has been settled by many a people in its time and is split up into great riches, commoners, traders, the poorest of the poor, and bandit gangs lurking in the underbelly throughout. Back where it all beganĬhapter One sees a very young Sherlock in his 20s making a voyage to the fictional island of Cordona. And fill it they do with an engaging mystery narrative that takes players on a journey through an open-world Mediterranean island with mystery around every corner and smart, devilish twists in every case. With Sherlock Holmes Chapter One, Frogwares aims to fill that gap. However, rarely have we seen a tale that unravels the masterful detective, where exactly he came from, and what drives his commitment to logic and the truth. There are so many iconic adventures of the fictional detective at the top of his game, masterfully unraveling tales such as the Hound of Baskervilles or challenging the nefarious Professor Moriarty. An origin story is an interesting concept for a Sherlock Holmes game.
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