Before finishing Case 8 and being completely done forever with the Ben Jordan series, I've decided to go back and rectify the horrible mess that was Case 2. The original makes me cringe, and since I remade Case 1, Case 2 is now the odd man out of the series. Soooo, it too is getting the "Deluxe treatment."
Features:
Fully voiced (but no lip-sync)
Extended storyline and better puzzles (No more blowing up safes with dynamite!)
Upgraded graphics (your opinion may differ)
Screenshots
(http://www.grundislavgames.com/images/bj2-d.jpg)
(http://www.grundislavgames.com/images/bj2-d3.jpg)
(http://www.grundislavgames.com/images/bj2-d2.jpg)
Completion
Story: 100%
Scripting:100%
Art & Animation: 100%
Voices and Music: 85%
Wow, didn't see this one coming, though I agree that BJ2 does stick out from the rest of the series. Hope development won't push the final chapter too far into the future, but as long as Sean Connery is still in it, you've got two thumbs up from me :)
Ah the old ben jordan. To be honest this one has always been my fav! Not to proud to admit it...
Why aren't you proud to admit it, they are great games.
Very nicely updated graphics! Great work. Compared to this the old graphics indeed look a little dated ;D
I look forward to the new updated puzzles and voice acting. Always loved the series :)
He's back! And this time it's personal.
Looks great! I was just thinking it was time to re-play the Ben series, so now I'm doubly excited... 8)
Heh, somehow Case 2 left me with rather sweet memories. Good luck with raping the classics, anyway!
Quote from: captain Nemo on Thu 11/02/2010 10:47:26
Heh, somehow Case 2 left me with rather sweet memories. Good luck with raping the classics, anyway!
How is he raping a classic, when he created the original to begin with?
Even when the BJ is from Grundislav, it can be rape.
Sorry
Wow, that looks great! (screenshots not the rape! :-\)
Looking forward to the new puzzles too, I don't doubt they will be brilliant!
Excuses, excuses, excuses... When will you ever finish case 8?
Just kidding. I've been looking forward to this for a while.
Quote from: Privateer Puddin' on Thu 11/02/2010 11:33:23
Even when the BJ is from Grundislav, it can be rape.
Sorry
Such a negative outlook.. lol
Looks good. Lookin' forward to it. :)
The next best thing to case 8, hehe. Looking forward to it alot! And I really really liked the original too. Some great music, nice deserty atmosphere and the puzzles were quite different in style from the rest of the series, but I still liked them. I think it was the only one of the BJ games I needed a walkthrough for!
Love Love Love. I liked episode 2 a lot, so I will give this a whirl. I am also very much looking forward to case 8, so that will be a go too..
Thought: If 2010 sees Case 2 rereleased and Case 8 released, the rest of us can kiss goodbye any chances of winning any awards in this current year's AGS awards :)
-Bill
uhm.. this looks absolutely wow......
I think you know how I like your games. ;)
Great idea! But I would prefer a remake of the case that took place in that haunted house (case 3 or 4? Sorry, I forgot).
And I'm really looking forward to case 8. I love the Ben Jordan series - wonderful atmosphere with an extraordinary music! :)
I don't think BJ4 (Horror at No. 50) needs a full remake really - the puzzles are good and the visuals pretty much up to the standard of the later games. Would be nice with a voice pack though!
To be honest, I think that none of the cases really needs a remake - they are fantastic as they are! :)
Case 4 is my favourite, therefore I mentioned it. ;)
I quite liked 2, actually! Had a playthrough of it last week, so I'll have to complete it again again again when this is done!
He, I agree with you Grundislav! Case 2 was the only one that I actually detested, I really hated it!
It felt slack to me, the graphics weren't even as good as in the first part, everything felt unmotivated, the story just plodded along. It felt like you just wanted to get it done. The jump in quality to part three was huge, then!
I thought Case 1 was fine, so I was surprised when you chose to update it instead of this one. But now you do the right thing and update Case 2, too. I guess I'll revisit this story again and hope that I will be more fond of it this time around. The graphics look already better! :)
Great!
I haven't gotten around to playing these yet, so this is awesome news to me ;D
Maybe once after part 8 is finally finished you can release a "Complete Ben Jordan Experience" with all 8 games combined into 1 single long game.
That would be great. But is this possible? I guess the games are made with different versions of AGS, so the code maybe has to be modified to match the same version.
I vote for you to remake Willy Beamish. Make the frog a ghost or something :)
-Bill
Quote from: mkennedy on Mon 22/02/2010 18:00:59
Maybe once after part 8 is finally finished you can release a "Complete Ben Jordan Experience" with all 8 games combined into 1 single long game.
With the complete soundtrack as bonus material, please! :)
Quote from: la_bouteille on Tue 23/02/2010 07:43:48
Quote from: mkennedy on Mon 22/02/2010 18:00:59
Maybe once after part 8 is finally finished you can release a "Complete Ben Jordan Experience" with all 8 games combined into 1 single long game.
With the complete soundtrack as bonus material, please! :)
And with a nice DVD-Box-Cover as PDF file. ;-)
Go Grundislav
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