Sherlock Holmes is taking on Cthulhu again in a remake of 2007’s The Awakened
The world’s greatest detective who isn’t Batman will once again tangle with the many-tentacled forces of darkness in an upcoming remake of Frogwares’ Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened. It serves as a sequel of sorts to Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One, although they’re calling it a “full remake and substantial rewrite” of the original. There isn’t a trailer just yet, so feel free to anticipate that while you refresh your memory of exactly who Sherlock Holmes is by watching one for Chapter One below.
The Awakened follows on from Chapter One by finding out what young Sherl is up to now he’s returned to London. It’s his first major case, y’see. Oh and hey, Watson’s back! Except this is their meet-cute investigation now. Let’s just blame the dark god Cthulhu and his followers, who Holmes and Watson have to contend with while they search for a missing person. You’ll travel with the dynamic duo who aren’t Batman and Robin to London, Switzerland, New Orleans and the Scottish Highlands.
The developers have been thinking of remaking The Awakened for a while now, but felt this was the perfect time. Frogwares say that the case will serve as the catalyst for Holmes to become the person we all know and find slightly irritating. For Watson and Holmes, it’ll prove to be “a profound and haunting experience that essentially brings them together”. Bad boys for life, dear Watson.
“So we’ve always wanted to remake this game at some point, but the war has forced us into making it now,” producer Denys Chebotarov said. “By working on a title that has the bulk of its content, scope and narrative all locked in place after just a few weeks, we are giving ourselves a much more predictable and structured development cycle. And stability and
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