Frogwares is currently beavering away on Sherlock Holmes Chapter One – the latest entry in its well-regarded deduction-focussed adventure series – and as it works toward a PlayStation, Xbox, and PC launch later this year, the developer has shed a little more light on what’s in store.
Sherlock Holmes Chapter One, as we learned when it was announced last year, serves as a prequel to Frogwares’ earlier Sherlock Holmes games, rewinding the clock to Holme’s days as a fresh-faced, 21-year-old in order to chart the events that would lead him to a life of sleuthing.
Chapter One marks a deliberate shift away from the fog-shrouded London streets of previous games, with its third-person, open-world investigatory action taking place on a sunny, Mediterranean-inspired island – riddled with class divides and corruption – as Sherlock, with the help of best friend Jonathan, investigates the death of his mother.
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That’s what we already knew, but now Frogwares has shared more details in a newly released fan Q&A video. Here, the developer confirms Chapter One will feature five main quests, all of which are connected to a single overarching story. The core investigation is driven by the death of Sherlock’s mother, but Frogwares says Holme’s eagerness to prove his credentials as a real detective means he’ll take on unrelated cases – AKA side quests – along the way.