Sherlock Holmes Chapter One Review

Reviewed by Tristan Ogilvie on Xbox Series X. Also available on PlayStation and PC. "Sherlock Holmes Chapter One presents an interesting set of mysteries to solve, but its open-world setting doesn't really elevate its familiar investigation gameplay to a substantial enough degree, and its combat sections are uniformly dull and repetitive. There are certainly bursts of satisfaction to be earned when you get on a roll with an inquiry, but too often the vague case criteria can cause your sleuthing to stall and force you to fall back on guesswork, while the annoyingly unhelpful advice from Jon only makes these moments feel all the more frustrating. Sherlock Holmes Chapter One is a decent detective game set in an open-world that's a bit too elementary."