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Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within

Flawed Classic

Pros: Engaging story, good atmosphere, very interesting historical elements, nice music Cons: Extremely uneven acting quality, pixel hunting, unclear objectives, FMV limits the puzzles Overall this is a very enjoyable game that I found myself excited to fire up. The FMV aspect hasn't aged well though - the game presents more as a standout artifact of its time rather than a truly excellent point-and-click. The muddy FMV textures makes for some very frustrating pixel hunts and can make navigation (knowing where rooms are located) unfun. I kept thinking how much better this story would have been served by a traditional graphical adventure format. The acting is very uneven. Unfortunately, the worst acting comes from Grace/Gabriel, which is problematic. Von Glower and others are actually done quite well. A good, but flawed product of its time. A great little timecapsule that is worth dusting off every 10 years or so.

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