Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within

Probably was a fun game to play at the time for a teenager, but wasn't worth the time playing now as an adult. (1) Story was a let down. There was a lot of complexity there but it really wasn't resolved in a particularly fulfilling fashion. (2) The FMV sucked. Tedious -- there are movies of characters picking up rolls of tape, badly directed -- many scenes end with 5 seconds of the actor sitting there with nothing to do/say, and badly acted. Dean Erickson is a good looking guy and all, but there's nothing charming or heroic about his portrayal of Gabriel Knight, nor does it resemble Tim Curry's character from GK1. (3) Adventure games sucked. After playing through a few recently for nostalgia, I have to conclude that games have just moved on from when I was a kid. Spending hours wandering through every room looking for things to click on -- not fun.

As much as I liked GB1 I just can't recommend GB2. The game is extremely boring and the plot is nowhere near as gripping as GB1. If I could remove 2 of the chapters ( those that played know which ones) I think I would of like it more. But as it stand I was just hoping for the game to end. Not a terrible game, just not the 5 stars that GB1 is.

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Boring as hell. Couldn't get into it. Dean Erickson replaced the funny and slightly pervy Tim Curry as Gabe, which totally ruined it for me, as Gabe seemed like an altogether different character. Grace and the other characters are played well, but the story is just so boring that it makes me want to go to sleep. Never finished the game, as the collection I got was missing one of the disks from this game. I'm glad. It saved me some time I would have only wasted otherwise.

As a fan of the first one this game was a total shock in how boring this was. The main character has lost all of his charm. There is pretty much none of the banter of the first. The setting feels dead and lifeless contrast the vibrant New Orleans in the first one. The plot was simple, predictable, and uninspiring. There was no real sense of mystery in this at all. I never want to have to play this again. And would not wish it upon my most hated of enemies.