Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
Frogwares · 2009 · Adventure, Lovecraftian, Detective, Point & Click, Mystery
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About Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
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Investigate a chilling conspiracy linking secret cults and Lovecraftian horrors across London, Switzerland, Louisiana, and Scotland as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson uncover the truth behind mysterious disappearances. Play in immersive first or third-person perspective while combining clues and interrogating over 60 characters to solve this unique clash between rational deduction and supernatural terror.
The Sherlock Holmes series returns with this updated version of The Awakened, which brings a whole new dimension to the original title developed by Frogwares. Keeping with the traditional gameplay style of the original adventure games, The Awakened has been totally rethought, offering players a new third-person view while keeping the original first-person view available also.
The game puts the player into an investigation of the myth of Cthulhu - as imagined by author H.P. Lovecraft. Sherlock Holmes, assisted by the loyal Doctor Watson, investigates strange disappearances which seem related to the activity of a secret sect. The adventure begins in London, in the renowned Baker Street, taking us to investigate a disturbing psychiatric hospital near Bale, Switzerland, on to Louisiana and finally to Scotland.
Key Features
The game puts the player into an investigation of the myth of Cthulhu - as imagined by author H.P. Lovecraft. Sherlock Holmes, assisted by the loyal Doctor Watson, investigates strange disappearances which seem related to the activity of a secret sect. The adventure begins in London, in the renowned Baker Street, taking us to investigate a disturbing psychiatric hospital near Bale, Switzerland, on to Louisiana and finally to Scotland.
Key Features
- 2 points-of-view available at all times: new gameplay in 3rd person, giving a new dimension to the original game, or classic first- person point-of-view.
- An original confrontation between the universe of Sherlock Holmes and the myth of Cthulhu - a fight between the rational and the supernatural.
- Rich graphics, biting dialogue, disturbing characters and an excellent sound track create incredible turn of the century atmospheres.
- Play as the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his loyal friend Doctor Watson.
- A new help system that shows the interactions available (objects and actions).
- Interact with more than 60 characters in 5 disturbing universes.
- Use and combine more than 50 objects, and discover hundreds of clues and documents to carry out the investigation to its final outcome.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
فيه تحسين كبير مقارنة بالاجزاء اللي فاتت ومع ذلك مازلت ما أنصح بهذي النسخة إلا اذا تحب اللعبة هذي بالذات والسبب بسيط|، وهو لأنه فيه لها ريميك جديد، صح انه مو نفس اللعبة هذي بالضبط لكن على الأقل الجودة أعلى شوية2 found this helpful
Continuing the Sherlock Homes video game saga; Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008 version) sends Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson on an adventure into the shadowy world of the occult. Fans of Sherlock Holmes will find the intrigue and dialogue familiar (if stereotyped) and a valued addition to Shelock Holmes folklore. Rated 7 out of 10.1 found this helpful
A must play for the Lovecraftian in all of us.
I started playing this game many years ago, then lost my save so I took quite a long break lol. Played the remake (liked it a lot!) and then finally came back to this one after playing the silver earring. Obviously this is the remastered version, however, even still I think it improves a lot upon the silver earring. You have the option of point and click and first person/more modern controls. Neither are bad, but if you want a slower experience, play point and click, and if you want a more smooth, swift experience, try first person. I did a little of both but eventually stuck with first person. Even though I love point and click games, the areas are very vast and make the point and click and SLOW experience. Outside of this, I think the gameplay overall is a lot smoother compared to silver earring, and there are no timed puzzles (thank you). Holmes and Watson are still entertaining and their VAs are very good and capture the characters well. The story is also awesome, and despite having already played the remake I found the original still quite gripping because there are some striking differences. It's very interesting to see the differences between our Sherlocks in this compared t…
So here's the thing, there's a better version of this game out right now so I can't recommend this one anymore, but there's also some really really bad issues here in this game. My game stopped saving. It just wouldn't let me save and so it forced me to plow forwards and hope I didn't encounter anything game-breaking or soft-locking. Get the new version. This is important for posterity, it shows Frogwares early work and development and it's fun to contrast between them but just... brace yourself, even as a fan of Sherlock this is a tough slog.
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