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Welcome to the penultimate case in the Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator series. This file is intended for first time players, or those who may have forgotten what to do. Also included is an excerpt from The Paranormal Investigator’s Handbook. I hope you enjoy this game as much as I enjoyed making it.
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It's Christmas Eve in Rome. What should be a joyful occasion becomes a senseless tragedy as a priest is murdered in cold blood. Back home in Philadelphia, Ben Jordan receives a phone call from the man accused of the crime, begging him to go to Rome and clear his name. Seeing this as a chance to prove his career choice to his disapproving family, Ben calls up his friends and starts another investigation. However, Ben doesn't realize that this will be the toughest case he's ever had, as many questions will be answered, and some lives will be lost...
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A graphic adventure game by Francisco Gonzalez
Original music by Peter Gresser
Additional music by Andreas Slotte and Adam Hay
"Intervention" written and performed by Arcade Fire
Beta Testing by Adam Hay, Edmundo
Ruiz, Jakob Katz, Andrew MacCormack, Chrille
Blomquist, and Ryan Keepence
Adventure Game Studio by Chris Jones
Ben Jordan logo by Edmundo Ruiz
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Ben Jordan: Eric Feurstein
Simon Booth: Adam Cronan
Alice Wilkins: Jade Garcia
Percy Q. Jones: Chris Jones
Cardinal Genovese: Phillip Sacramento
Vincenzo Bianchi: Cameron Urquhart
Desk Sergeant: Francisco Gonzalez
Father McNamara: Christian Taite
Alessandro Renzi: Matt Gardner
The Usher: Aileen Neri
Swiss Guard: Peter Gresser
Father Ryan: Ryan Keepence
Bianchi's Neighbor: Ryan Keepence
Bill Jordan: Dave Gilbert
Helen Jordan: Mercedes Gonzalez
Peter Jordan: Taylor Minor
Jeannie Jordan: Amberle Johnson
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To run the game, double-click on the bj7.exe file. For more information on setting up the game, check out the section entitled AGS Game Settings.
Most of the screen is taken up by the main view window. This shows Ben Jordan and his current surroundings. Several objects in each room can be interacted with, and these are called 'hotspots'.
A gray bar appears at the top of the screen. This bar displays the game title and the current score. Whenever you accomplish something siginificant in the game, you will get a score point.
Move the mouse cursor there and the icon bar will appear. The pictures on the bar represent the following, from left to right:
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The first five pictures, when clicked on, will change the mouse cursor to the appropriate symbol. Then you may click on a hotspot in the main view window to use the appropriate symbol on said hotspot. You can also scroll through these commands by clicking on the right mouse button.
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Click on the pocket icon to open the inventory. This displays all the items Ben is carrying with him - obtained by either interacting with them or being given them. Click first on the magnifying glass and then on an object to examine it in more detail. Click on the hand icon and then on the item to interact with it. Alternatively, inventory items can be held in Ben's hand and used on another interactive object. Click on the arrow and then on an inventory item - the cursor will become the same item. Now click again on something in the inventory to try and combine the two objects, or click 'OK' and click on a hotspot in the room to use the item on that.
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Click on the picture of the notepad to open it. As Ben learns things in the game, he may write them down in the notepad. If you forget what you're supposed to be doing or just want to make sure you're on the right track, you can check the notepad. Click on the "Put Away" button to put it away.
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The icon that looks like a cog or gear opens up the settings menu. This menu is also available from the title screen. Here you can select the voice mode for the game (Voice Only, Voice and Text, Text Only) as well as the option to turn the Designer Commentary on or off.
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You can save your progress by clicking on the 'Save Game' icon and entering a name for your save game. Later on, when you come back to the game, you can click the 'Restore Game' icon and reload your saved game, so you don't have to play through the whole game again.
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Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator comes with default settings so that you don't have to run the setup first in order to run the game. However, if you want to change any of the settings, you can access the game's setup by double-clicking on the winsetup.exe file.
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Copyright © 2008 Francisco Gonzalez