The Awakened, a remake of the 2006 Sherlock Holmes and Lovecraft crossover, has smashed its Kickstarter goal in 6 hours.
Frogwares introduced the crowdfunder yesterday (August 4) explaining that “the Russian invasion of our homeland Ukraine has thrown up one of the toughest production challenges we’ve ever faced.”
“As this war has no foreseeable end in sight, we are now working around this new reality of ours. For those of us on the team not serving in the military or with various humanitarian aid organisations, the only way we can fight back is by keeping our team creating.”
“For normal citizens like us, our most potent weapon right now against the Russians is being able to keep Ukrainian society and our economy alive. A functioning country is one that can resist, fight back, and finally, rebuild.”
The Kickstarter went dwell yesterday with a €70,000 goal (£59,000) and 24 hours later, Frogwares has already raised €92,000 (£77,500) with 29 days left.
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Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened is at present aiming to launch on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch in 2023.
According to an outline, “The Awakened is a Lovecraft-Conan Doyle crossover detective adventure game that puts you in the shoes of a young Sherlock who is up against a sinister sect that worships a monstrous ancient deity – Cthulhu.”
“What began as a trivial disappearance case, led to a mind-shattering discovery that we aren’t alone on this universe and that there are beings way more highly effective and historic than we might ever think about. Now Sherlock should expose the cult and thwart its ominous plans, or face unspeakable penalties. “
We’re surprised. It took nearly 6 hours. You individuals are merely wonderful. From the underside of our hearts — thanks!
We’ll be including stretch targets quickly, so please maintain supporting.
— Frogwares (@Frogwares) August 4, 2022
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened was initially launched again in 2006 as a standalone story however is now being reworked to proceed the Young Sherlock narrative arrange in 2021’s Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One. “Put simply, this is not a just remaster,” stated Frogwares. “It is a full-scale remake where the only assets from the original game we are using are the general case plots.”
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