Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened - Remastered Edition

"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."

Frogwares·Focus Entertainment· June 27, 2008· Remaster

User Score

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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 Point & Click 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.

Released 27 June 2008 for iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows) by Frogwares, published by Focus Entertainment. Rated M by ESRB, 16 by ClassInd. Currently $4.99 on Steam, 90% below list. About 8 hours to beat.

Story

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.