Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within

About Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within

The Beast Within is the second Gabriel Knight game, written by Jane Jensen and released by Sierra On-Line in 1995. Unlike the first game's drawn art, it is filmed: real actors move through photographed locations in Germany, and every action leads to a video sequence. It is sold on GOG and on Steam, where it is called The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery.

Gabriel, a New Orleans bookseller and writer, has learned he is the last of the Schattenjägers, a family of shadow hunters. In Bavaria he is asked by villagers to look into the death of a little girl killed by a wolf. He suspects the killing is paranormal. His assistant Grace Nakimura, meanwhile, follows a parallel trail into the life and death of King Ludwig II and a lost Wagner opera.

You play as Gabriel and as Grace in turn, in chapters of classic point-and-click detective work: talking to suspects, examining scenes, solving puzzles and following clues across Munich, hunting lodges and castles. Players today praise its story and soundtrack and smile at its 1990s acting.

It suits players who like FMV adventures, werewolf stories and story-led occult mysteries; play Sins of the Fathers first if you can.

How to play Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within

1. Click to move, look, talk and use items in each filmed scene.
2. Question people and examine places to gather clues about the killings.
3. Combine and use items from your inventory to solve puzzles.
4. Switch between Gabriel's and Grace's chapters as the story alternates.

Tips

• Play the first game first; the story follows on from it.
• Talk to everyone about every topic; conversations unlock the next steps.
• Explore every location on the map; new places open as the case moves on.

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