[RockNFknRoll]

I was under the impression that the last two did quite well. I don't want stupid remakes, I want a new one! The last two were the best, freshest adventure games I've played in probably years. I never thought I'd say it, but I really like the 1st person view for them too. It works much better. If they are making a new one, I hope they keep it 1st person.

[Jackal]

Yep, Sherlock vs. Jack the Ripper. Not too much information about it yet, though. I believe Frogwares plans to make future games with the same 1P/3P option as the remastered Awakened.

[AndreaDraco83]

Originally Posted by Jackal

Yep, Sherlock vs. Jack the Ripper.

Seems intriguing, and it could be a great, dark set! It reminds me of the Serrated Scalpel

[Jackal]

I'm certainly wondering how they're going to resolve it. Can't have Sherlock failing to solve a case, but it just doesn't seem right to solve the Ripper mystery, either.

[Romer]

Killers do get away...and it might be someone the government or Royal Family must protect by hiding his/her identity.

[AndreaDraco83]

A lot borrowed from From Hell. It's not your fault. It's the argument: coming up with something original is pretty hard on this subject.

[guilherme]

Originally Posted by Jackal

I believe Frogwares plans to make future games with the same 1P/3P option as the remastered Awakened.

Let's hope. I've always wanted to play their games but the first-person perspective gives me motion sickness. I have played the new Awakened demo and will certainly buy it, and I am looking forward to seeing more 3P games from them.

(The motion sickness problem is weird because I can rocket-jump my way around Quake games without a problem, but Frogware games in particular make me feel disoriented while playing - and their games are a lot more static)

[RockNFknRoll]

Ah good. It's weird how they aren't making any note of it that I can see on their website, or this one.

[Jackal]

Or this one? You mean AG? Well, it's in our database for all to see. Can't post or report what we haven't been told, though.

Originally Posted by Romer

Killers do get away...and it might be someone the government or Royal Family must protect by hiding his/her identity.

Yeah, but getting away isn't the issue. It's his identity being unknown that gives the Ripper case its lingering mystique. A cover-up would get around that in-game, but not for the gamer.

[AFGNCAAP]

Originally Posted by Jackal

Yeah, but getting away isn't the issue. It's his identity being unknown that gives the Ripper case its lingering mystique. A cover-up would get around that in-game, but not for the gamer.

Yes, the unkonwn identity gives the case its lingering mystique -- so Frogwares capitalizes on it by promising the player to "discover" the killer at the end. Unless they intend to make Jack a recurring character in future Sherlock games, I honestly can't see what's the problem. How is what they're doing different from making "the truth" about the Tunguska Incident or the Holy Grail a basis for a game's plot?

[Jackal]

I'm not sure I understand your question. I didn't say it'd be a problem for Frogwares. They can do whatever they want with the story, and the mystery is ideal for the hype machine. As a player, however, I'd personally prefer not to see a real-world mystery "solved" by someone who's never wrong.

Of course, the last Jack the Ripper game tried to avoid that very issue with a pathetic non-ending, so that's hardly a good alternative. So, as (all) I said, I'm wondering how they'll resolve it this time.

The treatment of those other stories you mention are more fantasy tales than fact.

[AFGNCAAP]

Ah, you were speaking of your personal preference? Got it. Me, I'll be content if: (a) the mystery and its solution work on their own and (b) facts of the actual Ripper case are not too blatantly changed or ignored to fit it (where "too blatantly" is, of course, subjective). But, even though JtR is not one of them for me, there are real-life enigmas I wouldn't necessarily want to see solved by a fictional genius detective, so I understand your concern.

(And who's to say it won't be a fantasy tale this time? I mean, if Holmes had already fought Cthulhu... )

[AndreaDraco83]

Originally Posted by AFGNCAAP

(And who's to say it won't be a fantasy tale this time? I mean, if Holmes had already fought Cthulhu... )

Agh! I was trying to forget that!

[Jackal]

Personal preference, yes, but I doubt I'm alone. It was more just a question than anything, though, about whether they'll choose to reveal JtR's identity or not, since Sherlock can't not solve the case.

And actually, before The Awakened came out, I had the same question/concern about how they'd resolve the "reality" of Cthulhu. And unless my memory is failing me (which admittedly it can ), didn't that game...

Spoiler:

... totally avoid the issue by dealing only with cultists? So it seems Frogwares didn't want to settle that question either.