Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper could be the greatest game ever created. The developer and publisher tandem -- Frogwares Studio and Focus Home Interactive -- haven’t made such a statement, but it’s hard to not acknowledge its possibility of awesome. Seriously. Any game with dead hookers, a psychopath and Sherlock Holmes is bound for glory.
Anyway, a new trailer for the game has been released. It shows a particularly drab Whitechapel district as well as teases a few plot points in the game. Hit the break to check it out. It’s hard to imagine anyone being disappointed by the footage.
And here’s some good news: Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper is hitting the PC in May. That’s totally only a few days away. The bad news -- there’s always bad news -- is that the Xbox 360 version won’t be ready until the end of the year. Waiting is tough sometimes, eh?
Not as bad as our wait on PS3, bro. Though if it ever does come to PS3 we'll probably get the joy of a mandatory install and the ability to play as Jack the Ripper.
damn, I was hoping for some "call of the cthtlthlululrhlu" stuff, but I have to agree with foolishwolf, that was really horrible.
too bad they didn't license valve's Source or something, the bar for facial animation has been raised so high. these characters look like garaud-shaded sockpuppets with comically British accents.
At first I thought this was from the same developer as that Sherlock Holmes/Cthulhu crossover that came out a couple of years ago. This looks alright, but I probably won't get it if they try to be too actiony. Mystery games should be text based or point-click, not open world, unless someone makes it good.
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7:20 PM on 04.28.2009
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too bad they didn't license valve's Source or something, the bar for facial animation has been raised so high. these characters look like garaud-shaded sockpuppets with comically British accents.
Enjoy.