#the testament of sherlock holmes

[fwfanweekend]

Hello!

This is a reminder of the upcoming FW Sherlock Holmes Summer Fest 2024!

The mini-event will take place on AUGUST 25TH. The theme of the event will be BEACH.

As always, you can participate with whatever you like: fanart, fanfics, gifs, cosplays, etc.

Just mention this blog and/or use the tag #fwfanweekend, and I will reblog your work!

The mini-event will also take place on the Frogwares Discord server, so you don't have to join Tumblr just to participate. Nevertheless, I would love to share your work here!

[zetanebulaarts]

"Testament of Sherlock Holmes" with the Warner Bros Movie casts

I've been playing a lot of the old Frogwares Sherlock Holmes games, including "The Testament of Sherlock Holmes". I love puzzle-solving games, and a Sherlock Holmes games nonetheless!

I guess this counts as spoilers? (although in the games it's pretty obvious Ahem Reichenbach Falls all over again). This is honestly a weird amalgamation of me playing the game and me looking at The WB Sherlock Holmes movies content when I got stuck in any puzzle XD

[northeasternwind]

If this is what snoring sounds like to Sherlock Holmes it's no wonder he doesn't sleep

[scientistofdeduction]

Made this for a social media banner elsewhere. Figured I’d post it here.

As fans, we sort of are our favorite Holmeses, right? These are my (usual) top five in order.

Challenge to my fellow Sherlockians: add a collage of your favorites. Let’s make a long thread to look through of different incarnations.

[holmesoldfellow]

Sherlock Holmes backstory unlocked

[hardcore-gaming-101]

The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

The Testament of Sherlock Holmes is a sort of ending on a chapter for the franchise. While it marks the start of Frogwares entering the era of HD gaming, something the team really wanted to do for a long time apparently, it also marks the last hurrah for the old gameplay formulas, and a transition to their modern era. The story wraps up dangling plot threads, while the game proper has a lot of small changes that add up to a more streamlined, console friendly experience. All of this is mixed with the absolutely gorgeous environments and improved presentation, resulting in a game that is, on paper, the best so far by a wide margin.

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[be0rnottobe]

I started playing "The Testament of Sherlock Holmes". Everything would be fine except that it turns itself off at random times. I don't know if I can fix it, so I try to save the game more often. It's kinda annoying.

[thinwhitedoc]

SHERLOCK | Martin Freeman as John Watson

[erik-the-creator-mainblog]

I've been playing through all the Frogwares Sherlock Holmes games, and I'm loving it!!!

I started with Chapter One, then The Awakened (2023). Loved every second of them omg. The level of detail on the cases and the clues were incredible. I got stuck very frequently, but that was probably user error for the most part. Walkthroughs helped me get unstuck.

Now I'm playing through all the other games in reverse order. Going from newest to oldest. It's really interesting seeing the game mechanics that become a bit less polished, and disappear. I get to see in a very neat way how the games evolved over time. The Mind Palace for example, is the easiest to navigate in the latest two games. The way it was displayed was a bit different in The Devil's Daughter and Crimes and Punishments. Once I got used to it, I was fine.

I'm at The Testament of Sherlock Holmes now, and the Mind Palace is now a Deduction Board. Same game function, but more rudimentary. In story, it's Watson's notepad.

Another neat thing is the different versions of Holmes and Watson! I love all of them dearly. Chapter One and The Awakened are the same canon. Devil's Daughter is all on its own. I haven't gotten there yet, but it seems that Crimes and Punishments and all the games before them are in the same canon as each other. Testament of Sherlock Holmes references The Awakened (2008), Jack the Ripper, and I think The Hound of Baskervilles as well. It's fun to see references to games I haven't played yet. I'm really looking forward to it.

And a neat thing! 221B Baker Street seems to have the exact same layout in all of the games! It's decorated a bit differently, but the room placements, bookshelves, ect are in the same places!

And looking back, it's neat to see where certain game mechanics came from. I first got to play as Toby the hound dog once in either Devil's Daughter or Crimes and punishments. I forget which. During that playthrough, I was a bit sad to find there was only one time that I got to do that. I was suprised to see in Testament of Sherlock Holmes that I got to play as him multiple times!

And in The Devil's Daughter, you can explore a bit outside your apartment. There's mini games like arm wrestling, boxing, darts, but they don't play a part in the main plot. They were carried over from an earlier game.

It's just really fun! The stories are so interesting thus far. The friendship is wonderful to see in every variation. And it feels great when I complete a puzzle on my own, even if it sometimes takes a while. Highly recommend!

[cider-appreciator]

all I'm saying is, I've been slowly playing through all the frogwares sherlock holmes games and this theme is so powerful it turned my puppy into a hound

[fwfanweekend]

Hello there!

Some time ago, I asked if anyone would be interested in a SHCO/SHTA fanweek.

The post got more attention than anticipated, and I am happy to announce that a fanweekend is on the way!

The event is planned for the second May weekend ( May 10 - May 12) this year.

The theme of the event has not been decided yet, but I will start a poll soon so we can all decide on the theme together 😊

Last but not least, the event will not focus on SHCO/SHTA only. Fans of the older games are very welcome to participate as well!

Please follow this blog to stay up to date 😊 I will share all news regarding the event here.

[whats-in-a-sentence]

"(...) 'I'm Jack Prendergast,' said he, 'and by God, you'll learn to bless my name before you've done with me!' (...)"

"The Illustrated Sherlock Holmes Treasury" - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

[northeasternwind]

I played a few of the old frogwares games and I gotta say, these characterizations are closer to the usual and thus more appealing to me LMAOFHSKDJFHKSJDF

[tenth-sentence]

"Well, he drew up his own death-warrant at the same time," said Lestrade.

"The Illustrated Sherlock Holmes Treasury" - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

[oh-dear-so-queer]

"(...) 'Then maybe you remember something queer about it?' (...)"

"The Illustrated Sherlock Holmes Treasury" - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle