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Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within

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Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within
Description
The Beast Within is the second installment of the trilogy presenting the dark adventures of Gabriel “Schattenjäger” Knight. This time the protagonist is on the trail of a strange wolf, murderer of a little girl. Gabriel was asked to take care of this evil and suspects that this case is paranormal in...
Genre:
Adventure - TPP - Detective-mystery
Tags:
Adventure, Story Rich, Atmospheric, Puzzle, Classic, show 9 more... Point&Click, Third Person, Mystery, Investigation, Detective-mystery, Supernatural, FMV, Werewolves, Petting Dogs
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4.6/5

( 142 Reviews )

4.6

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Product details
1995, Sierra, ESRB Rating: Mature 17+...
System requirements
Windows XP or Vista, 1 GHz, 256 MB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with...
Time to beat
14.5 hMain
15.5 h Main + Sides
17 h Completionist
15 h All Styles

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Description
The Beast Within is the second installment of the trilogy presenting the dark adventures of Gabriel “Schattenjäger” Knight. This time the protagonist is on the trail of a strange wolf, murderer of a little girl. Gabriel was asked to take care of this evil and suspects that this case is paranormal in nature. Together with his assistant, Grace Nakimura, he discovers the dark truth behind the history of Bavaria.

The game employs full motion video technology to its fullest. The actors move through photo-realistic sceneries and every action leads to an FMV sequence. The game is a classic point-and-click adventure where you lead two characters through masterfully designed riddles, tons of life-like detective work and perfectly scripted dialogue. The friendly user interface is a finishing touch making this title a masterpiece you don't want to miss.
  • A fully cinematic adventure game that lets you play both Gabriel Knight and Grace Nakimura
  • Discover the truth about the death of King Ludwig II and uncover the mystery of Wagner’s lost opera
  • Explore actual locations in Germany captured in 1000 beautiful, high-res images

© 1995 Activision Publishing, Inc. Activision and Gabriel Knight are registered trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners.

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manual (14 pages) HD wallpaper avatar
System requirements
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Recommended system requirements:

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This game is powered by ScummVM

Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
14.5 hMain
15.5 h Main + Sides
17 h Completionist
15 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Adventure - TPP - Detective-mystery
Tags:
Adventure, Story Rich, Atmospheric, Puzzle, Classic, show 9 more... Point&Click, Third Person, Mystery, Investigation, Detective-mystery, Supernatural, FMV, Werewolves, Petting Dogs
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11)
Release date:
{{'1995-06-30T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Company:
Sierra / Activision
Size:
2.7 GB
Links:
Forum discussion
Rating:
ESRB Rating: Mature 17+ (Strong Language, Mature Sexual Themes, Realistic Blood, Realistic Gore)
Game features
Cloud saves
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
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User reviews

Posted on: February 26, 2018

tmpnam

Games: 25 Reviews: 9

FMV killed this game

I just couldn't get over FMV. There is substance to this game but gameplay was very limited. These sequences grounded me in reality, actors were laughable and underlined shallow characters, even the main protagonists acted like a part of some soap opera. Were they directed to do that? It truly was an interactive movie and not a particularly good one. Despite using 6 CDs it seemed like there are only things which are absolutely necessary to advance the story and even then they didn't have time to do it properly. Jokes were falling flat and when I did laugh it was not intended by the game. It took my focus from what's good in this game to everything bad and ugly. It is nice that they introduced Grace as playable character which was an influencing move. It was fully fleshed out in the sequel where these characters existed in the same space and I enjoyed different commentaries on various objects.

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Posted on: August 26, 2024

rwheland

Verified owner

Games: 245 Reviews: 3

Classic

One of my favorite point and click adventure games of all time. I really wish this would get revived somehow, maybe as a show or something.

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Posted on: September 12, 2024

Cristobal52

Verified owner

Games: 22 Reviews: 1

GK2 Review

I love this game. This was Sierra's foray into achieving better visuals by combining video with gaming. It was ahead of its time. I like poking around to find clues. There is no school like the old school!

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Posted on: June 13, 2020

RafaelRamus

Verified owner

Games: 872 Reviews: 21

Best adventure game ever

Great story, good acting overall (and I mean ACTING, not voice overs, real acting with real actors), great music, interesting characters... It's a shame we don't have many more games like this nowadays.

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Posted on: December 14, 2020

janus2010dk

Games: 39 Reviews: 1

A masterpiece.

Simply the best FMV adventure game ever made ( Wing commander 3 & 4 are still the best ) The game just nails the story and atmosphere so well and draws you into its universe and mysteries until the satisfying end.Most if not all actors do a great job and the dialog is good and meaningfull with plenty of conversations that keep you asking for more. The game lets you controll both Gabriel and Grace as they work seperatly on the same case in Bavaria Germany and it works flawlessly and never feels weird or akward in any way. On top of that you are also spoilet with an amazing soundtrack that really fits the mod of the game well. I cant recommend the game enough and it will always be in my top list of best adventure games ever made.

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