Should you choose Jacob or Benedict in Banishers Ghosts of New Eden

Feb. 12, 2024

For The Flesh Is Weak case in Banishers, you’ve got to choose between Blaming Jacob and Ascending or Banishing Benedict

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The Banishers Ghosts of New Eden Blame Jacob or Banish Benedict choice comes right at the end of The Flesh Is Weak - the first proper case you’ll complete as Red mac Raith. By now you will have learned that Jacob killed and ate his trapper companion Benedict in what might be one of the hangriest outbursts ever. It’s up to you to judge him and the ghost of Benedict to bring an end to the haunting once and for all in this Banishers case.

Banishers Ghosts of New Eden Blame Jacob or Banish Benedict choice

Now that you’ve used a couple ofBanishers Ghosts of New Eden ritualsto get the Intents for both Jacob and Benedict, you can start the Closure phase of the Haunting Case: Blame Jacob for his misdeeds or Ascend/Banish Benedict:

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When making your choice, you’ll notice that both options mention something to do with Antea – either Resurrecting or Ascending her. This is to with theBanishers Ghost of New Eden oath, which you will decide onafteryou have completed this Haunting Case. If you want to learn about the oath first, be sure to read the guide linked above before proceeding. Ultimately, the fact you swear the oath right after this case means your choice here doesn’t really matter in the long run, so choose whichever you think is morally most acceptable to you.

Furthermore, every Haunting Case in the game also has a follow-up activity to complete that changes based on your decision during the Closure. For The Flesh Is Weak, Ascending or Banishing Benedict leads to Jacob moving to the Hunters' Camp, then thinking he is in fact a werewolf, but Blaming Jacob later causes wolves to start appearing around his old lean-to camp.

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