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Tech Demo Blog's Driver 2 Demo unused strings deepened

I checked on the Tech Demo Blog (https://web.archive.org/web/20180602050637/http://zenade.angelfire.com/TD/index.blog/1452335/driver-2-demo-psx-extra-missions/) about those supposed Unused/ Deleted/ Unseen strings from the Driver 2 Demo (before saying anything, the part "Out of time You wrecked you car Well Done. Mission successful" is a placeholder, strings used on the prequel Driver):

  • First one has correlation to "Surveillance tip-off", first mission of the game, having "Get in to the car! Now get to Jones!", which fits with the final version ("Get into a car. Get to Jones.").
  • Second one mentions a train, so I went to check on "Train Pursuit" (third mission of the game) and it also fits. Strings "Get after that train! Get up to the platform! Well done you made it!" reflect those of the mission ("Don't lose the witness, stay with the train.", "Get out. Run to the platform.", "Well done. You made it.").
  • Third one checks out with "Escape to the safe house" (fifth mission of the game). The mission uses the same string, "Get to your apartment. No tail."
  • The next four ones looks similar, with one not having "Just drive" in it; Since the demo doesn't have a mission, but rather a chase built in free roam mode (hence why there's no timer; same is done in the final version's "Escape to Ferry" mission, which just has a flag coded in case the player gets near the docks where the ferry is departing), it can be speculated that the first one is used on the demo, while the others are for the other three levels (Chicago, Las Vegas and Rio de Janeiro).
  • Next one already says it's a placeholder. The one below it is for the chase shown in the demo. The curious part is that this string seems to be the only one who was spell-checked; so it can be speculated that the others just serve as a guide made on the fly to the mission or free roam level in which they are used.
  • Last eight ones are strings for the challenges ("Driving Games").

From my analysis, it seems that the second and fourth mission of the game ("Chase the Witness" and "Tailing the Drop", respectively) hasn't been put on the Demo, made, or even planned until after the demo, probably deeming the three ones checked different from their final counterparts (aside from the string texts).

JohnRDVSMarston (talk) 18:58, 20 June 2019 (EDT)

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