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I had nothing better to do so I decided to compile everything we know about Project Jane-J from the interviews and previews into a FAQ.

PROJECT JANE-J
Developer: Odyssey Digital Entertainment
Publisher: The Adventure Company
Release Date: Q4 2004

01.) What is Project Jane-J?:
Project Jane-J is the working title of a new adventure game designed by Jane Jensen. The game was originally going to be called Gray Matter until it was discovered that a game company already had the same name. The new title for the game has not yet been chosen or atleast announced. A promotional image showing the games original name can be found here. The expected release date is Q4 2004.

02.) Press Release:

Toronto, Ontario, May 13th 2003 - The Adventure Company today announced it has an agreement with Jane Jensen and the company she co-founded, Odyssey Digital Entertainment, to write and produce an exclusive new title. Terms of the deal were not discussed.
Jane Jensen has made a massive name for herself amongst gamers, especially the legions of fans that adored her Gabriel Knight Mystery Series. Renowned for writing some of the most story-intensive games of all time, Jane has the ability to capture the gamer's imagination.

"I'm truly delighted to be working with Jane, we're all massive fans here,' commented CEO, Richard Wah Kan. "She brings an amazing level of intensity to adventure games."

Jane is currently in the midst of the design process of this next game, and although untitled, 'Project Jane-J' will be a mystery that takes the paranormal very seriously. Based on mind-altering experiments of a reclusive doctor, the story throws a young female student deep into a world of telepathy and clairvoyance, where nothing is as it seems. Like CSI's use of forensic science, the game and story-line will be based on real neurobiology and psi research.

The game-play will be a combination of investigative, third-person adventure game play, Myst-style logic puzzles interspersed with some arcade-style sequences. The title is expected to be on shelves in Q4 2004.

About The Adventure Company

The Adventure Company, a division of DreamCatcher Interactive Inc., is a leading publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment devoted exclusively to releasing titles geared towards adventure gamers. The Adventure Company is committed to publishing games that deliver maximum value on multiple platforms including the PC, the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, GameCube®, and Xbox™. The Adventure Company is based in Toronto, Canada. (

www.AdventureCompanyGames.com

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The Press Release can be found here.

03.) Where is Project Jane-J set?:
The main setting of the game was originally going to be somewhere in Vermont. This has been mentioned in a variety of interviews and previews conducted with Jane Jensen during E3 2003. A more recent interview with Jane Jensen featured in Volume #10 of "The Inventory" established that the setting would be Oxford, England. This may mean that the game will be set in both of these locations or the original setting may have been changed. One of the key locations in the game is going to be a university campus.

04.) What is the Story/Premise of Project Jane-J?:
This is a direct quote from the Press Release (Which is posted earlier in the FAQ) which pretty much summed up the premise of the game:

Based on mind-altering experiments of a reclusive doctor, the story throws a young female student deep into a world of telepathy and clairvoyance, where nothing is as it seems. Like CSI's use of forensic science, the game and story-line will be based on real neurobiology and psi research.

Apart from the basic premise of the series, nothing is really known about the story. Jane Jensen mentioned in an interview that the game was not really as history based as the Gabriel Knight series. Based on the Press Release as well as information gathered in previews and interviews, the game is going to be more reality based. Multiple interviews have stated that while the Gabriel Knight trilogy was inspired by comics, the Project Jane-J storyline relates more to TV Shows and Movies like The X-Files and The Matrix.

05.) Is Project Jane-J going to be a series of games?:
Jane Jensen and The Adventure Company are hoping that Project Jane-J will be the first game in a series of adventures. Jane Jensen states that she also originally planned Gabriel Knight as a series as well when Sierra made Gabriel Knight: Sins Of The Fathers.

06.) Which character do you play as the most in Project Jane-J?:
Jane Jensen stated in an interview conducted by Just Adventure + that Samantha will be the playable character throughout six of the nine chapters of Project Jane-J.

07.) How long will Project Jane-J be?:
In the Adventure Gamers interview with Jane Jensen, she mentioned that the first Project Jane-J game would most likely be fairly long. She also said that it's possible that future games in the series may be shorter and released on a more regular basis.

08.) How difficult will Project Jane-J be?:
Jane Jensen also said in an interview in Volume #10 of "The Inventory" that the game would probably have a difficulty level somewhere in between Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within and Gabriel Knight III: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned.

09.) What's the current progress of Project Jane-J?:
Not much is known about the current progress of the game. The game is most likely still in pre-production or early production. Jane Jensen has confirmed in interviews and previews that she has finished writing the 'bible' for Project Jane-J. This means that the story has been written, the puzzles have been designed, and etc. It has been established that Odyssey Digital Entertainment does not have an in-house production studio at the moment. The Adventure Company wants to use an already established studio to work with Jane Jensen to create the game.

10.) Who is doing the music for Project Jane-J?:
Jane Jensen stated in an interview conducted by "The Inventory" that she would like to have her husband Robert Holmes do the music. Robert Holmes is the same person who did the music for the Gabriel Knight trilogy. From the sounds of it this isn't official yet, so don't expect Holmes to definately be doing the music for Project Jane-J.

11.) What type of engine will Project Jane-J use?:
The engine of the game hasn't been officially decided, Although Jane Jensen has speculated that it would most likely be a combination of 3D Characters against a 2D Backdrop. This would be similiar to games like Syberia and The Longest Journey. This information can be found in the interview conducted by "The Inventory."

12.) Who is Jane Jensen?:
Jane Jensen is an adventure game designer as well as author of several recently published books including Dante's Equation, Millenium Rising (aka Judgement Day) as well as the book incarnation of Sins of the Fathers and The Beast Within. She worked at Sierra on a variety of adventure games as co-writer for Kings Quest VI and writer and designer of the entire Gabriel Knight trilogy until the company went insane. She's also the greatest adventure game writer of all-time. To find out more about Jane Jensen you can go to her website JaneJensen.com.

Related Links:
Previews:
Adventure Gamers
GameSpot Preview
Jane Jensen.com Project Jane-J section

Interviews:
The Inventory: Volume #10
GameSpy Interview
HomeLan Interview
Just Adventure+ Interview

Feel free to add a FAQ when more information is released. Yeah... I know the majority of these questions haven't even been asked let alone frequently asked but who gives a damn. Project Jane-J is going to kick-ass!