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The problem was solved somewhat half-heartedly by suggesting that Gabriel and company speak High German, whereas the locals speak in a Bavarian dialect. Additionally, because Gabriel and Grace speak German in the localized version, the translators had a problem in dealing with scenes in which one of the protagonists speaks to a German and doesn't understand him. In the completely localized German version of the game, quite a few "German" characters have a notable American accent, which is even stranger. They thus speak German with a bemusing English accent. Most Germans in The Beast Within are played by American actors. The game's backgrounds were created from photographs taken on location in Germany. These chapters were ultimately cut from the game due to time constraints, budgetary limitations, and the fact that this would have required even more CDs for a game that already requires six discs. The additional three would have had the player shift into the past in order to play as King Ludwig II. The Beast Within was originally intended to take place over the course of nine chapters instead of six. The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott. Game Engine: Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI).Both Gabriel and Grace are available as playable characters during different chapters of the story. Unlike the first game, it is entirely controlled through point-and-click actions - all the icons have been replaced by a single cursor. Despite its visual style, The Beast Within is not an interactive movie, but a full-fledged adventure game with many dialogues, detective work to do, and puzzles to solve. The game utilizes a cast of live actors and full-motion video technology: the actors are filmed over photorealistic images of Munich and its surroundings, and nearly every interaction with the environment leads to a FMV sequence. The investigation brings Gabriel and his assistant Grace Nakimura to the mysterious Hunter Society and to Bavaria's dark past. Suspecting the wolf could be a supernatural creature, the peasant asks the Schattenjaeger to purge the evil. One day, a group of peasants approach the castle, and the elder tells Gabriel about a terrible death of a little girl, who was killed by a vicious wolf.

The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery is a direct sequel to Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, the first in the supernatural mystery adventure series telling the story of a bookstore owner and writer Gabriel Knight, the last offspring of generations of Schattenjaegers (shadow hunters), whose task is to fight the evil forces that abound in the world.Īfter leaving New Orleans, Gabriel moves to the Ritter Castle in Bavaria, Germany, his family heritage.