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[Keyser Soze]

Release Date: September 20, 2012 (EU), September 25, 2012 (NA)
(Pre-Purchase on Steam, and receive a copy of Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper!)

• The Testament of Sherlock Holmes is an open world adventure game developed by Frogware.
• The player faces an open investigation, and decides which leads to follow, and which to ignore.
• Different questioning approaches can change the course of an interrogation
• Players can catch suspects off-guard, or gather valuable information by choosing different routes.
  
• In The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, all evidence of an police investigation points to Holmes as the main suspect
• The Testament of Sherlock Holmes involves theft, fraud, and murder.
• Focus Home Interactive will publish in Europe, and Atlus will publish in NA
• This will be the first time the series will come to consoles.
• Frogware have commented the game is being developed primarily for consoles.
• The game will retail at $39.99 in NA, "in order to better compete amid a crowded holiday slate," says Atlus
  
• There are about 20 locations throughout the game, each with unique puzzles
• These range from Baker Street, to London's slums, to a crimson-hued opium den
• The Testament of Sherlock Holmes has roughly 12–15 hours of gameplay.
• ...would Holmes go so far as to commit murder?

• Sherlock Holmes
• Spoiler

  John H. Watson
• Spoiler

  Dog

*Coming Soon*​

• The Testament of Sherlock Holmes E3 2012 Trailer
• The Testament of Sherlock Holmes E3 2012 Walkthrough
• The Testament of Sherlock Gameplay Demo (Gamespot)
• In-depth [spoiler-filled] discussion on a podcast (Giant Bomb)

 

[base shagohod]

Shi was a pretty good comic.


I heard about this before on the Bombcast you linked.. I like a good adventure game every once in a while. Might check this out.

 

[Noisepurge]

it's awesome that these games obviously have an audience and its profitable to keep making them and they make them too fast! i just got the remastered SH3: Awakened!

 

[HamPster PamPster]

The bombcast never mentioned anything about the third playable character! If they gave the big spoiler away about the second character imagine what they kept secret :O

 

[Hot Coldman]

It's time to raise firearms.

 

[BobTheFork]

In zis game, Sherlock Holmes....

 

[Zoibie]

The bombcast never mentioned anything about the third playable character! If they gave the big spoiler away about the second character imagine what they kept secret :O

The next part of the conversation...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1OZbyC1RBU

 

[ekim]

Already preordered

 

[Lijik]

I've been playing the other Sherlock Holmes games in anticipation. I fucking lose it at the Inspector Gadget voice he has in the first one

 

[Acquiescence]

Always down for point 'n click adventure games on consoles. Hope this is good.

 

[Tizoc]

Will this get a digital release on PSN or is it just a physical disc release? If it's disc only...well I my get it in that case. The game has piqued my interest since I've learned of it's upcoming release date.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Will this get a digital release on PSN or is it just a physical disc release? If it's disc only...well I my get it in that case. The game has piqued my interest since I've learned of it's upcoming release date.

No sure, but i don't think it is (at launch anyway). I guess Atlus would want to get the boxed copy done first before incurring costs of going digital.

In Europe both Ubisoft and Focus are involved. I don't think either have a histroy of lauch digital releases

 

[Tizoc]

No sure, but i don't think it is (at launch anyway). I guess Atlus would want to get the boxed copy done first before incurring costs of going digital.

In Europe both Ubisoft and Focus are involved. I don't think either have a histroy of lauch digital releases

I see thanks, btw is that $40 for 360 PC and PS3?

 

[Keyser Soze]

I see thanks, btw is that $40 for 360 PC and PS3?

I checked on just Amazon, and it is selling the two consoles versions for $40. Steam is the same price for PC. I do not know if US has a boxed PC release

In the UK, quite a few stores are doing the boxed PC copy for £19.99 - which is a decent price. UK is getting a bit screwed on the consoles versions - lowest is £32.

 

[Nasreddin]

Interested in the PS3 version. Really liked "Jack the Ripper", had a great atmosphere and the dev did a lot of research.

 

[Hot Coldman]

I've been playing the other Sherlock Holmes games in anticipation. I fucking lose it at the Inspector Gadget voice he has in the first one

Are these the same games this is from?

 

[Tizoc]

I checked on just Amazon, and it is selling the two consoles versions for $40. Steam is the same price for PC. I do not know if US has a boxed PC release

In the UK, quite a few stores are doing the boxed PC copy for £19.99 - which is a decent price. UK is getting a bit screwed on the consoles versions - lowest is £32.

Wicked, I'll lurk the game shops next week to see if I can find a copy. =3

 

[Bluforce]

I want this.

 

[tsab]

I haven't played any previous SH games (which I regret). Should I play the previous ones first? Should I avoid anyone?

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

I haven't played any previous SH games (which I regret). Should I play the previous ones first? Should I avoid anyone?

I played the awakened... I liked the game, the story was nice, but at points the game felt clunky.

That's budget games for you =)

 

[Stumpokapow]

I haven't played any previous SH games (which I regret). Should I play the previous ones first? Should I avoid anyone?

Honestly, just play SH vs Jack the Ripper. It's available on 360 and PC. It's the most recent game in the series besides this one. If you play Jack the Ripper and like it enough, buy Testament. If you finish that and like it enough, then double pack to check out the others.

 

[NichM]

No sure, but i don't think it is (at launch anyway). I guess Atlus would want to get the boxed copy done first before incurring costs of going digital.

I think there are plans to get it on PSN, but it won't quite be at launch.

 

[Riposte]

Playable Characters... lol

 

[Lijik]

Are these the same games this is from?

Yep! Nemesis is one of the FINE TITLES in the Frogwares Sherlock Holmes series

 

[Currygan]

I'm happy they finally changed the engine for those games. Definitely interested


"YOU ARE SHERLOCK HOLMES, AND THIS IS YOUR INVESTIGATION! "
Lol, no shit chap

 

[cj_iwakura]

So what's the Sega CD game count as?

 

[Extra Sauce]

So... is this game going to play like the 3D Tex Murphy games?

 

[Radogol]

So what's the Sega CD game count as?

Non -Frogware?

 

[ekim]

Launch Trailer

 

[ekim]

15 Minutes of Gameplay from gameinformer:
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/featu...chamber-the-testament-of-sherlock-holmes.aspx

Game is out today in Europe.

 

[Shake Appeal]

I might get this, if it's as good as the Jack the Ripper one.

 

[GavinGT]

In zis game, Sherlock Holmes will die. Zis is his testament.

 

[Keyser Soze]

My local gamestop apparently have no stock of this game. I tried to buy it Friday and yesterday, but no luck. Could buy online, but it won't be here for at least a few days, and I will be jumping in Borderlands 2 by then.

I guess I am holding back on this for this for a few weeks then.

This really should have been released in a less busy period. :/

 

[Extra Sauce]

We all agree Sherlock Holmes is played by Mark Strong in this game?

 

[Figboy79]

He totally looks like Mark Strong. Lol. The irony isn't lost on me.

I actually haven't been following this game, having only heard about it peripherally, but after reading the PS blog post about it, and watching the trailer, I am very, very interested in this title, and want to see more.

I may not be able to get it yet, but it's on my "one to watch" list. Hopefully some people will be picking it up this week and can give us some good information on it and how it plays (in particular the console version and its interface).

 

[Currygan]

We all agree Sherlock Holmes is played by Mark Strong in this game?

haha, indeed

 

[Busaiku]

I thought Sherlock Holmes was dead.

 

[Soyongdori]

The Awakened is the best one out of all Sherlock Holmes games. They did a good job bringing Cthulu mythos into the game.

 

[indigo-cyclops]

The Awakened is the best one out of all Sherlock Holmes games. They did a good job bringing Cthulu mythos into the game.

Most definitely, I actually enjoyed (see: loved) vs Jack the Ripper as well. Nemesis is good too.

Surprised to see an OT for this game, but it's one of my most anticipated of the year. I fucking love Frogware SH games, and this one looks beautiful. Looking forward to it.

Wow, that GI gameplay video. I haven't actually seen any yet, but I imagined how it would evolve considering JTR. The third person view looks really fantastic. Seems to control well. Man I am so excited to play this one now. JTR really was one of the best games regarding actually investigating crimes/searching for clues, I hope they retained and improved.

 

[Kiriku]

Thought it might be worth posting here, one of the biggest newspapers in Sweden (Aftonbladet) gave this game a 4/5. All in Swedish, but here's a quick and dirty translation of a quote, at least:

"I don't think there are any other game developers in the world that could make me sweat of excitement when structuring Sherlock Holmes's deduction process in the form of a text-based flowchart."

http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/spela/recensioner/article15471762.ab

 

[indigo-cyclops]

Thought it might be worth posting here, one of the biggest newspapers in Sweden (Aftonbladet) gave this game a 4/5. All in Swedish, but here's a quick and dirty translation of a quote, at least:

"I don't think there are any other game developers in the world that could make me sweat of excitement from structuring Sherlock Holmes's deduction process in the form of a text-based flowchart."

http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/spela/recensioner/article15471762.ab

God that is so great. TEXT-BASED FLOW CHART. True investigations incoming.

 

[Taruranto]

How are the older games?

 

[indigo-cyclops]

How are the older games?

They're really great if you like adventure games. Specifically the remastered edition of The Awakened, and Jack The Ripper. Nemesis is another good one, but it's been a while since I've played it.

 

[Soyongdori]

Most definitely, I actually enjoyed (see: loved) vs Jack the Ripper as well. Nemesis is good too.

Surprised to see an OT for this game, but it's one of my most anticipated of the year. I fucking love Frogware SH games, and this one looks beautiful. Looking forward to it.

Wow, that GI gameplay video. I haven't actually seen any yet, but I imagined how it would evolve considering JTR. The third person view looks really fantastic. Seems to control well. Man I am so excited to play this one now. JTR really was one of the best games regarding actually investigating crimes/searching for clues, I hope they retained and improved.

I fucking hated Nemesis. So much reading and unnecessary confusing puzzles. The least favorite out of all series.

At least, Jack the Ripper had me keep playing the game just to find out the killer's identity.

 

[indigo-cyclops]

I fucking hated Nemesis. So much reading and unnecessary confusing puzzles. The least favorite out of all series.

At least, Jack the Ripper had me keep playing the game just to find out the killer's identity.

Yea, good point about Nemesis. I liked the story though. Jack the Ripper was just so fucking good. So good. Best investigation meta-game I've seen in a game, really.

 

[Soyongdori]

Yea, good point about Nemesis. I liked the story though. Jack the Ripper was just so fucking good. So good. Best investigation meta-game I've seen in a game, really.

Plus it had Watson barfing his breakfast.

 

[RobertM]

I get a kick out of it whenever they mention this game on GiantBomb. So many funny and insane stories regarding this game, how PR person spoils the whole game for you.

 

[Extra Sauce]

For those who played both the early nineties games from Mythos Software, and the recent ones from Frogwares... which do you think are best?

 

[ekim]

God that is so great. TEXT-BASED FLOW CHART. True investigations incoming.

I made a proof-of-concept for a text-based flow chart crime game last year.

But it wasn't fun.

The SH game is pretty awesome. No hand-holding and you really have to think logical. deduction at it's best.

 

[Larsen B]

I liked The Case of the Silver Earring when I picked it up way back when (although the stealth sections were horrible) but I can't think of these Sherlock Holmes games without thinking of the Consolevania review for The Awakened.

This sounds interesting though I'm not sure I trust Frogware as a developer at all.