The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery

Description

The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery is a direct sequel to Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, the first book 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 it is to fight the evil forces that abound in the world. The supernatural mystery adventure series tells the story of Gabriel Knight, the last offspring of generations of Schattenjaegers (shadow hunters), who is t

Following his departure from New Orleans, Gabriel relocates to the Ritter Castle in Bavaria, Germany, the ancestral home of his family. One day, a party of peasants approaches the castle, and one of the elders in the group tells Gabriel about a tragic death that occurred to a little girl who was devoured to death by a ferocious wolf. The peasant has a sneaking suspicion that the wolf is actually a supernatural monster, so he requests the Schattenjaeger to rid the area of its wickedness. Gabriel and his assistant Grace Nakimura find themselves drawn into the investigation, which leads them to the shadowy past of Bavaria as well as the secretive Hunter Society.

The game makes use of 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 an FMV sequence. The actors are filmed over photorealistic images of Munich and its surroundings. The Beast Within is not an interactive movie despite its visual aesthetic; rather, it is a full-fledged adventure game with many dialogue options, detective work to do, and mysteries to unravel. In contrast to the earlier game, this one is navigated only through the use of point-and-click mechanics; all of the game's icons have been swapped out for a single cursor. At various points in the narrative, players will have the opportunity to take control of Gabriel and Grace, two of the playable characters.