Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter Rolls BBC And Guy Ritchie Versions Into One

Ask someone to name a detective game and they'll most likely plump for L.A. Noire, when - as is the case in fictional Victorian London - the first word out anybody's lips should always be "Sherlock Holmes."

2014's Crimes and Punishments was one of my favourite Games of the Year, and although delivering more of the same case-by-case analysis of crime scenes and suspects would've been fine enough, developers Frogwares are shooting for the stars. Gone is the Watson of old and in is a Guy Ritchie-esque version, a more capable fighter and triggerman - together forming a mystery-solving duo that walk a solid line between the BBC Sherlock, that of the books and the big screen incarnation combined.

Gameplay-wise, Holmes' latest adventure will see you exploring a more open-world London, picking up clues and venturing between locations to solve cases. The modern influence of what Sherlock has become worldwide influences the occasional action set-piece too, which so far feels mostly in service of tipping the nod to those action-oriented moments in the BBC show.

Whatever the final product plays like, it's great to see Frogwares refuse to rest on their laurels, and as their past titles have always had a huge amount of heart throughout, The Devil's Daughter looks to be another ambitious success.

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