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Amanda The Adventurer 2

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This page details one or more prototype versions of Amanda The Adventurer 2.

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A demo for Amanda the Adventurer 2 released for Steam on June 10th, 2024. This dates to a little over four months before the official game's release. In this demo, the player only solves one puzzles and watches two VHS tapes (being "Let's Plan a Trip" and "Watch Me!"). After the second VHS Tape, concluding a trailer for the game's release, the player is transitioned back to the game's title screen.

Differences#

General#

  • The lighting is different
  • Controller support can be used, but isn't finished as the player cannot move the cursor, nor the camera either, and pressing B/O on either controller doesn't exit the player out of anything. All the player can do is use the X/A button to select, move with the left stick, or pause the game.
  • The player cannot run in this game.

Gameplay#

Differences in areas of gameplay.

Image (Demo)

Image (Final)

Description

The door knobs in the demo are grey compared to the final game being gold. The shades also seem to be less transparent compared to final.

The corner with the Fire Extinguisher seems to have less polish compaerd to the final. The text above it and the book cases (all of them in fact) also seem to lack detail. There is also no siding on the floor of the walls

A lot of objects were moved around here. There is a hole that was not present in the demo version.

A lot less details on the desk can be seen between the demo and final. The pencil case also has gold pens, which were replaced with regular red pencils in the final. Interestingly, these pens were removed in the final game.

In-game, the room behind the door cannot be seen. The room can be accessed via hacking though. There is also a printer on the right of the chairs, which was replaced by a cart in the final.

Amanda_2_Demo_Image_Magizine_Shelves.png
Amanda_2_Demo_Image_Kids_Magazine_Shelves.png

Amanda_2_Final_Image_Magazine_Shelves.png
Amanda_2_Final_Image_Kids_Magazines_Shelves.png

Magazines are missing from the shelves. The one outside the kids corner has a plant missing. It is still found in the game's files though.

The table has no books. Other than the lighting, looks similar to final.

Graphics and Objects#

There doesn't seem to be anything much in term of graphics or objects. However, there are a few relating to the books the player can pick up and scan at the computer, along with a few more for the first tape, wall posters, and statue for the Wooly Plush. (Note: The final game has these filenames in different languages, which is not present in the demo version of these graphics)

Image (Early)

Image (Final)

Filename

Description

T__ENG_Book_Database_01_Albedo

"The Four Fences" was originally titled "Friendship of the Hoops". The book color was also altered between the demo and final game. The This is the only book have a language abbreviation in its filename, where the rest in the game's files does not.

T_Book_Database_07_Albedo

Is the same as final, but does not have the number one on the book cover in the demo version.

T_Book_Database_09_Albedo

Is the same as final, but has no text in the demo version.

T_ENG_VHS_Label_Episode1_Albedo

The text graphics for "Let's Plan a Trip!" were changed from red to blue.

T_Display_Case_01_D

The graphics for the statue model was also changed, to having a Hameln logo on the bottom right and the glass textures being more blue compared to the final game.

Amanda_2_POSTER2_WITHTEXT.png
Amanda_2_poster3_WITHTEXT.png

Amanda_2_Final_Poster_2.png
Amanda_2_Final_Poster_3.png

POSTER2 WITHTEXT
POSTER3 WITHTEXT

Posters two and three, showing Amanda and Wooly having a with the "READ" text on it, is missing the Hameln logo on the bottom right. Otherwise, they are the same as final. These graphics would eventually merge into "PosterAtlas".

Cubemap02 (Demo)
Cubemap03 (Final)

The cubemap for the outside of the library uses a different cube texture. The image in the demo takes place in the daytime, while the final has it take place at night.

Unused Content#

Most of the objects, graphics and textures, and every tape and text files from the first game can all be found in the game's files. They are also found in the game's release, before most of them were removed in a later update. This section here will show what's exclusive to the game's files.

Masked Figure#

Amanda_2_Demo_Masked_Figure.png

If the Masked Figure was forced to be spawned into the game, they will appear in the trash can at the information desk.

Kate's Office#

Careful, you'll lose an eye.

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The room to Kate's office is inaccessible to the player by normal means in-game, nor can it be seen through the window due to the blinds. However, the room still exists and is decorated with objects. The area seems to be mostly the same as final, with the only exception being the right corner of the bookshelf. (Not to mention, the bookshelf model itself is gray compared to brown in the final game)