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I never noticed this when playing the game until someone else brought it to my attention, but the computer files in Police Quest 2 give some seriously conflicting information about the dates of the first game. The narcotics convictions of Simms and Colby are given dates in 1983. Taselli’s death on the other hand is stated to have happened in 1986. Bains’ conviction is placed in 1987, more precisely a bit over a year after Taselli’s death. The computer files also mention that the “gremlin” was revealed to be Laura Watts in 1984. And of course the game itself is supposed to take place one year after the events of Police Quest 1. Unless the first game chronicled a period of over four years, Lytton PD has serious problems with their record keeping.
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I suppose it was part of an attempt to retcon some time elements from the previous game: the first Police Quest, if I remember correctly, took place around 1984-1985, according to dates given within the game itself. The second game tried to bring events closer to the year of the game’s release (1988), so it changed some dates – but obviously, nobody kept track of this to make sure it goes all the way (the third game, I think, also pushes the entire timeframe a few years forward). I suppose such mistakes are more obvious when it comes to games that take place in the “real world”, like PQ, as opposed to games like King’s Quest or Space Quest.
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