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'''CAUTION''': Spoilers Ahead! Do not read if you have not completed the games! | '''CAUTION''': Spoilers Ahead! Do not read if you have not completed the games! | ||
===Case 1 - In Search of the Skunk-Ape=== | |||
Ben's first case begins with him speaking on the phone to his disappointed mother about his recent decision to become a paranormal investigator. He is just about to give up his dream when he receives a phone call from a park ranger in the Florida Everglades, who tells him that a sasquatch-like creature known as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunk_ape Skunk-Ape] is suspected of causing several disappearances and murders. Desperate for a case, Ben agrees to go to the Everglades and investigate. | Ben's first case begins with him speaking on the phone to his disappointed mother about his recent decision to become a paranormal investigator. He is just about to give up his dream when he receives a phone call from a park ranger in the Florida Everglades, who tells him that a sasquatch-like creature known as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunk_ape Skunk-Ape] is suspected of causing several disappearances and murders. Desperate for a case, Ben agrees to go to the Everglades and investigate. | ||
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*As a side note, the amount of time it took you to read this summary is roughly about the time it will take you to complete the game. | *As a side note, the amount of time it took you to read this summary is roughly about the time it will take you to complete the game. | ||
===Case 2 - The Lost Galleon of the Salton Sea=== | |||
In Ben's second case, he is called out to Dunesberg, California, a small town in the middle of the desert. A woman named Annie Roberts tells Ben that her husband George has gone off searching for something known as the Lost Galleon, and has not returned after two weeks. Ben sets out to find out more about the Lost Galleon and George. | In Ben's second case, he is called out to Dunesberg, California, a small town in the middle of the desert. A woman named Annie Roberts tells Ben that her husband George has gone off searching for something known as the Lost Galleon, and has not returned after two weeks. Ben sets out to find out more about the Lost Galleon and George. | ||
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Driving out to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salton_Sea Salton Sea], Ben finds several treasure hunters already there. Throuh his resourcefulness, Ben manages to locate the galleon and dives in to explore, but something in the water causes him to black out. When he wakes up, he finds himself in a cell with George Roberts, who tells him that the ghost of the captain is the one holding them captive. Ben and George manage to escape, then meet the ghost, who tells them they are trapped in the Galleon as his prisoners. However, Ben manages to create a "Spirit Box" which traps the ghost and forces it to transport them back to Dunesberg, where George is reunited with his wife. | Driving out to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salton_Sea Salton Sea], Ben finds several treasure hunters already there. Throuh his resourcefulness, Ben manages to locate the galleon and dives in to explore, but something in the water causes him to black out. When he wakes up, he finds himself in a cell with George Roberts, who tells him that the ghost of the captain is the one holding them captive. Ben and George manage to escape, then meet the ghost, who tells them they are trapped in the Galleon as his prisoners. However, Ben manages to create a "Spirit Box" which traps the ghost and forces it to transport them back to Dunesberg, where George is reunited with his wife. | ||
===Case 3 - The Sorceress of Smailholm=== | |||
Ben's third case sees him going to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smailholm_Tower Smailholm], Scotland, to investigate the murder of two little girls. The people in the town suspect that it was the work of local witches, and have imprisoned a young woman named Mary Blaine, who is accused of consorting with a local suspected witch and was found at the scene of the crime. | Ben's third case sees him going to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smailholm_Tower Smailholm], Scotland, to investigate the murder of two little girls. The people in the town suspect that it was the work of local witches, and have imprisoned a young woman named Mary Blaine, who is accused of consorting with a local suspected witch and was found at the scene of the crime. | ||
*This game marks a turning point in the series, as it introduces a rival investigator, Percival Quentin Jones, who challenges Ben every step of the way, as well as Mary Blaine, Ben's love interest. It is considered by many fans to be their favorite game of the series so far. The game is also different in that it features a branch in the story. Depending on whether or not the player performs a key action, the game will end differently. | *This game marks a turning point in the series, as it introduces a rival investigator, Percival [[Quentin]] Jones, who challenges Ben every step of the way, as well as Mary Blaine, Ben's love interest. It is considered by many fans to be their favorite game of the series so far. The game is also different in that it features a branch in the story. Depending on whether or not the player performs a key action, the game will end differently. | ||
In the not-so-good ending, Ben is captured by the local constable, but manages to escape. Mary reveals that she and the whole town are actually all witches, and their leader is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strigoi vampire-witch] named Zortherus. In the end, Percival Jones rescues Ben from being sacrificed, and Ben kills Zortherus, causing the rest of the witch cult to age rapidly and die. In this ending, many plot points are left unanswered. | In the not-so-good ending, Ben is captured by the local constable, but manages to escape. Mary reveals that she and the whole town are actually all witches, and their leader is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strigoi vampire-witch] named Zortherus. In the end, Percival Jones rescues Ben from being sacrificed, and Ben kills Zortherus, causing the rest of the witch cult to age rapidly and die. In this ending, many plot points are left unanswered. | ||
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In the good ending, Ben releases Mary from jail and the two fall in love. Ben discovers that the girls who were murdered never really existed, and the whole story of the murders was just a hoax to lure him to Smailholm and be sacrificed. This time, it is Mary who comes to Ben's rescue, but she is killed by Zortherus in front of Ben. Ben, in a rage, manages to escape and kill Zortherus. Percy Jones finds him and Ben shows him the bodies of the witch cult. | In the good ending, Ben releases Mary from jail and the two fall in love. Ben discovers that the girls who were murdered never really existed, and the whole story of the murders was just a hoax to lure him to Smailholm and be sacrificed. This time, it is Mary who comes to Ben's rescue, but she is killed by Zortherus in front of Ben. Ben, in a rage, manages to escape and kill Zortherus. Percy Jones finds him and Ben shows him the bodies of the witch cult. | ||
===Case 4 - Horror at Number 50=== | |||
Back in London, Ben is at Percy Jones's office, when a man named Randolph Miggs comes in and tells Ben he is looking for him. He tells Ben the story of Number 50, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Square Berkeley Square], a building with a haunted past which Miggs now owns and has converted into a rare bookshop. He says that there is a ghost known only as "The Horror" which has been dormant for as long as he can remember, but has recently begun making its presence known again. Ben agrees to investigate. | Back in London, Ben is at Percy Jones's office, when a man named Randolph Miggs comes in and tells Ben he is looking for him. He tells Ben the story of Number 50, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Square Berkeley Square], a building with a haunted past which Miggs now owns and has converted into a rare bookshop. He says that there is a ghost known only as "The Horror" which has been dormant for as long as he can remember, but has recently begun making its presence known again. Ben agrees to investigate. | ||