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The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery (1995)
Awesome game!
Albeit not as good as the first part, Gabriel Knight II is still a very entertaining interactive movie. Even (especially?) for Germans - it's intriguing to see how Americans imagine Europe to be like! Sometimes they're not that far off, but it's mostly hilarious. Jane Jensen made up a whole new history of Baveria - occasionally you need to look up in your history book if it's real or fiction. The acting isn't as bad as you might expect from a video game. If you don't like the movie sequences, you can always skip them. The same goes for the somewhat lengthy dialogs which can get tedious after some time. Anyway it's refreshing to watch the actors' gestures throughout the conversation scenes. Also the puzzles tend to be weird (use the walk-through!). But if you appreciate a good story, lean back and enjoy the ride through Baverian mythology.