It just occured to me today. It would be perfect. The Commandos style game was adapted to many settings and stories (Star Trek, Robin Hood, western in Desperados), why isn't there a Sherlock Holmes game like that? You'd have Holmes with skills like baritsu (the martial art he used to defeat Moriarty), disguise and of course deduction (used to find secret passages, enemy weaknesses etc.), Watson with his trusty handgun, first aid and taking notes (yes, taking notes- the more details he notes, the better stories he can write, and that makes Holmes more famous, opening up more side-cases), Lestrade with police credentials (to make NPC cooperate) and handcuffs to restrain suspects, Toby the dog, to follow suspects, find evidence and sniff out traps, and even Wiggins of the Baker Street Irregulars to distract guards, climb through vents and other passages to small for grown ups. The game practicaly writes itself, with missions in London streets and docks, country manors, misty marshes and finally even Buckingham Pallace to save the queen. Throw in Fu Manchu (I'm a bit tired of Moriarty) as the main villain, side missions to investigate and a good central plot.

Am I crazy, or would that be a great game? Are there any game devs here? Someone make this! I need to play it. I'm more hyped about his made-up game of mine then any real upcoming title :D

Approved.

I came here to post something like "right after the Leisure Suit Larry Commando game" but your explanaition sounds solid & entertaining. Would probably have a bit more of a RPGish lean to it.

I didn't know Sherlock Holmes was prone to sneaking up behind Nazis and cutting their throats.

Or blowing up their dams.

Or sinking their battleships.

Or destroying their oil fields.

You must have missed the time when he was fighting Nazis trying to steal that bomber sight.

Well, the original Holmes was a thinker, "its a two pipe problem", rarely getting down and fighting with people. However that all changed with the Guy Ritchie film, now he is Indiana Jones crossed with Bruce Lee and his problems consist of which fatality move to use.

I've played all the Commandos games; when did that mission take place!?

What about Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple? xD

Even going by the original stories you'd find some good material for missions for such a game- the adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton is pretty much perfect, breaking in to the villain's house to steal the documents he uses for blackmail. The climax of The Sign of Four in the docks could be adapted into something like that. Though, I will admit, I actually like the first Guy Ritchie Holmes (the second one was shit), and it was probably in the back of my mind when I came up with this idea.

Actually, it sort of came to me in a dream. I had a dream about being Holmes, incognito at some party, and then fighting and disarming some guy who was about to shoot someone. When I woke up I had the idea for this game fully formed in my mind :D

You've sold me on it.

It was a Sherlock Holmes movie.

Herlock Sholmes is already in use by Maurice LeBlanc's Arsene Lupin novels. They would probably need approval from the estate;)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ars%C3%A8ne_Lupin_vs._Herlock_Sholmes

Sherlock Holmes is in the public domain in the US and probably most or all of the rest of the world. There's a few stories from later on that haven't yet been released into the public domain, but certainly none that would be required.
The original stories are public domain, it's those ones that would require permission. But, do we really need a game based upon the more recent stories?

I wouldn't say. As Holmes is public domain, can't see why not using the original character. After all, everyone is using it.