A welcome return to form from Frogwares, after 2019's wasted potential of The Sinking City. Taking the open world, side investigations and unique map navigation approach that the aforementioned Cthulhu centric game delivered on, but this time bolstered by the studio's committed passion to this source material. Having improved character animations, voice acting as well crafting a genuinely intriguing, investing overarching story focusing on Sherlock's past (and the smart inclusion of Jon) makes this my personal favourite entry in the series so far from a narrative standpoint. The investigation process and approach to cases should please fans of the prior instalments, though the inclusion of clunky and unnecessary combat will certainly turn some off. The game does suffer from the familiar open world trappings and a couple of frustrating dialogue phrase repetition. Overall, I look forward to see what the developers do next with this character and world.