I've been busy these past few weeks (and will be busier on the following weeks) so this has been cooking for some time as a result. Decided to just post this rather than turning it into a never-ending WIP XD
So a while ago I talked about the game The Rose Tattoo and how it's definitely my favourite Sherlock Holmes point and click game, in terms of the quality of story-craft, the writing, the scope, it's a masterpiece.
I found out about a different point and click game
Sherlock Holmes: The Return Of Moriarty
A Russian game clearly visually inspired by the beloved Lenfilm series, often touted by Holmes fans as one of the best adaptations ever: faithful yet inventive. The game developers even managed to get iconic fan favourite actors Vasily Livanov and Vitaly Solomin to reprise their roles, many people's definitive Holmes and Watson.
Surely then, surely this game really must really capture the spirit of the Sherlock Holmes canon?
Please enjoy this gif of Holmes and Watson making Zombie Moriarty explode with the power of love, music and guns.
This Watson is still my favorite, he can be serious with an expression like 'I'm an army doctor, I can name every part of your body while shooting you', but all that falls apart when he's smiling, so he's so cute. And he's handsome, but he's so cute when he blushes.
He's the most seriously cute Watson ever.
He became interested in Holmes' personality the minute he laid eyes on the peculiar man, and then he beat himself up for 30 minutes of Show because he thinks Holmes is a criminal genius (like a Moriarty), so he doesn't know if he admires Holmes anyway, if he fears him, or if he spies on him and then decides what to do after. hahaha.
I love that this Show gave Watson some substantial screen space, even gave space for Watson in the Show Title.
I really appreciate that, and in the end it works perfectly because this Watson is adorable.
He was so sad when he thought his Holmes was dead. He played Holmes's violin so sadly. And he was so thrilled, so emotional, when Holmes returned!
It was the best cutest scene, I swear, neither the book nor any other adaptation could top this Watson and Mrs Hudson hugging Holmes in his return on this Show!
And you know, Watson is described as very handsome in the book, in one case Holmes is complaining that Watson should have used his physical attributes to his advantage to get more data for the case.
And this Watson is like: 'yes, Holmes is the smart brain and brilliant detective with a magnifying glass, and I'm the handsome army doctor who has already won the hearts of many on three different continents'.
See... All this Watson needs to do for stole my heart is appear on the screen.
And yet it is such a soft show, it can perfectly be my Comfort Show for hours.