Completely remastered in Unreal Engine 4, Sherlock Holmes Awakens will roughly tell the story of the original game, but with the necessary changes to make it the successor to the first chapter of Sherlock Holmes. With that in mind, we’re here to play a young detective with little experience who has just met his future inseparable partner, Dr. John Watson.
We spot them both in this trailer set in the New Orleans Everglades, and while the sheriff’s men don’t hesitate to fire on the protagonist, they also have to watch out for a fanatical sect worshipping some great old god sleeping in the region. New Orleans will be one of four major semi-open world destinations for this adventure, including eight major cases. Compared to the studio’s latest games (Chapter 1 of Sherlock Holmes and The Sinking City), the choice of semi-open world was carefully considered and made on a case-by-case basis.
Announced on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, Xbox One, Switch, and PC in mid-2023, the remake is already pretty advanced and apparently doesn’t rely on the €70,000 that Frogwares is asking for on Kickstarter. The solidarity effect on Ukraine is always in the minds of people, and this number should logically be greatly exceeded, although the rewards will all be in numerical format for easy-to-understand reasons.
“We chose Kickstater to create a financial safety net for the game, while also trying to return the favor to our closest fans who now want to support us. This way we can give them some recognition by putting their name and photo into the game during the development of the game.All downloadable rewards will be available to all players on Kickstarter in the future, but campaign backers will get the content first and for less, including the game itself“, explained the press release.
Along with the game’s trailer, Frogwares also shared another video that provides an update on its situation and the wider situation in Ukraine, more than five months after Vladimir Putin’s forces launched hostilities. Even though some of the 90 members of the Frogwares team have left the country and some have volunteered to take up arms to defend it, all remain in touch.
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