Instead, you need to arrest people by first shooting off any armor and then creating some kind of distraction so that you can rush in and grab them. As you’re a good guy you’re not supposed to just shoot everyone in the head.
You’ll have a pistol to hand as well as a snuff box that you can throw at enemies to temporarily disorientate them. Occasionally while investigating you’ll end up annoying the wrong people and have to fight. Running around the island can also be pretty headache inducing at times, as the game’s frame rate frequently struggles to keep up, making it feel pretty choppy to play. There are lots of repeated NPC models walking around and you can’t really enter many of the buildings unless they’re related to a case. The open world setting is fun but you can definitely tell that it’s been made with a limited budget. It always feels really awesome when you accidently overhear something while wandering around town which then leads you into a brand new case to investigate. You can take a trip to the local police station and help out with some unsolved crimes, restore your childhood manor house, or even take part in a treasure hunt for tourists. Cordona is a small open-world setting and while it can feel a little empty in places, there are quite a few adventures to be had if you’re willing to search around. One of the pretty great things about this game is that when you do hit a bit of a brick wall on a case you can easily step away and spend some time investigating something else or exploring the island. Sherlock Holmes Chapter One Review – Crime Island On the other hand, this does also mean that when you do have a sudden moment of insight it can feel pretty euphoric to finally be able to prove who-dun-it. Instead, he just writes little notes in his journal to whine about all the things you’re doing wrong which does end up feeling pretty frustrating. Seeing as you have your childhood friend with you at all times it would have been great if Jon could have offered up little hints about what you should do next.
There are definitely times when it can be tricky to work out what you should be doing next and you can easily find yourself feeling a bit stumped. You’re left to investigate at your own pace which ends up being a bit of a double-edged sword. Outside of the first couple of cases, there really isn’t a lot of hand holding going on. Whether you’re zooming in on people to make observations about what type of person they are, or searching through dusty archives, you’ll really be tested on your attention to detail and it’s great fun to try to slowly piece together the truth. You’ll rock up at crime scenes and need to closely eye up any potential evidence and try to work out the chain of events based on the things you’ve found. While Holmes is a bit younger than in the previous games he’s still just as awesome at investigating as we’ve come to expect. Sherlock Holmes Chapter One Review – Super Sleuth
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