Also, aside from the obvious Lovecraftian references and a few to the previous entry’s Silver Earring characters, we also get some solid D & D nods and brief encounter with a boy by the name of Hercule Poirot. During his escape, Sherlock triggers the Professor’s memories of his archenemy, which will lead to complications later on. Notably, while investigating the Swedish Edweiss Institute, Holmes discovers a seemingly brain damaged and amnesiac but very much alive Professor James Moriarty. During this time, Holmes’ and Watson’s journey spans from London to Switzerland to New Orleans back to London and finally the aforementioned Scottish lighthouse. The game establishes in the opening scenes that it takes place ‘ Two years ago, London, 6th of September 1894′ and spans a few months, ending in ‘ Scotland, Ardnamurcham Lighthouse, December 1894′. At present this is the earliest point in the Frogwares Sherlock Holmes timeline, though evidently the next entry Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One will be set far earlier, dealing with a 21 year old Sherlock. The location of Whitechapel is seen again in Testament of Sherlock Holmes and mentioned in Crimes & Punishments. Time will tell.Įvents of this game occur from the 31st of August to the 9th November 1888 and loosely follow the historical events surrounding the mystery of Jack the Ripper. Other trailers say the game takes place ‘at the end of the 19th century’. Alternatively, perhaps Holmes returns to investigate Violet’s long-ago death following the introduction of new information. If the game does take place in 1869, it makes Holmes significantly older in his later adventures than might have been expected. In fact, the previous game Devil’s Daughter has a brief reference from Holmes to his mother dying when he as very young, so it’s possible this was foreshadowing. It’s possible the game takes place in 1869 shortly after Violet’s, though this hasn’t technically been confirmed as yet. As shown in the first trailer, Holmes’ mother is given the name ‘Violet Holmes’ on her gravestone, along with the years ‘1829-1869′ which evidently refer to the year of her birth and death. *As this game has not been released at the time of this writing, this is all based on the details we have from trailers and interviews*Īcting as a prequel to all previous entries in the series, Chapter One is said to revolve around a 21 year old Sherlock returning to his former family home on a Mediterranean island to investigate his mother’s death. I will be looking exclusively at the mainline games from Frogwares, not the more casual games released on handheld devices etc. I’ll attempt to provide sources where necessary for any claims I make that aren’t overtly referenced in the games themselves. That said, we can at least refer to and compare the Canon with the games own timeline for clues as to how it all lines up…or doesn’t line up at times. For example, when some of the Canon cases are adapted or elements of cases are borrowed for the games original cases. While the games make several references to the original Canon as written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, they function separately as perhaps an alternate version of events with new material. Most of the following is based on direct information found in the various Sherlock Holmes video games made by Frogwares.
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