Transcript and Cutscene Guide

Browse the transcript section here, where you can find both versions: realistic and stylized.

This is a transcript map. It shows how the story and dialogue are organized, where the two branches line up, and which scenes belong to which version.

The two main transcript branches

1. Realistic version, covering the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 build family.
2. Stylized version, covering the Wii and PlayStation 2 build family.

They share the same broad Ghostbusters premise, the same major villain track, and plenty of familiar dialogue beats, but they do not unfold the same way scene for scene.

Realistic version transcript order

Original: PC, PS3, Xbox 360; Remastered: Windows, PS4/PS5, Xbox One/Series S/X, Nintendo Switch/2

1. Cinematic One, covering the museum disturbance, the Firehouse setup, and Slimer breaking loose.
2. Level 1: Disturbance Ground Zero, the Rookie tutorial and first containment work in the Firehouse.
3. Cinematic Two, leading the team to the Sedgewick.
4. Level 2: Welcome to the Sedgewick, with Slimer, the ballroom chaos, and Pappy Sargassi.
5. Cinematic Three, setting up Stay Puft’s return.
6. Level 3: Panic in Times Square, including the Super Slammer push and the Stay Puft rooftop fight.
7. Cinematic Four, introducing Ilyssa more fully and moving toward the library.
8. Level 4: Checking Out the Library, with the Gray Lady, the Gozerian Codex, and Azetlor.
9. Cinematic Five, pushing the team toward the museum and the mandala pattern.
10. Level 5: Museum of (Super)Natural History, including possessors, Ilyssa’s capture, and the Chairman fight.
11. Cinematic Six, where the Sedgewick node becomes the next stop.
12. Level 6: Return to the Sedgewick, the Spider Witch, the hidden thirteenth floor, and the node shutdown.
13. Cinematic Seven, bringing the team to Shandor’s Island.
14. Level 7: Lost Island Rising, with the labs, the orrery, and the Sloar.
15. Cinematic Eight, after the island escape and before the cemetery endgame.
16. Level 8: Central Park Cemetery, including Peck, Shandor, the mausoleum, and the final Ghostworld confrontation.
17. Cinematic Nine and End Credits Audio, wrapping the story and the Rookie’s future.
18. Bonus dialogue sections, including Janine’s phone calls, the Firehouse answering machine, and the World of Gozer museum audio.

Stylized version transcript order

Wii, PS2

1. Cinematic One, with the museum setup, the Firehouse introduction, and the Rookie joining the team.
2. Level 1: On the Job Training, which folds the Sedgewick opening into the first major mission structure.
3. Level 2: Welcome to Slime Square, the stylized version’s Times Square and Stay Puft sequence.
4. Cinematic Two, setting up the library investigation and Peck conflict.
5. Level 3: Checking Out the Library, with the Gray Lady, the Codex, and the Ghostworld detour.
6. Cinematic Three, bringing the team toward the museum and the new gear pass.
7. Level 4: Museum of (Super)Natural History, including black slime, possessors, the Chairman, and the T-Rex fight.
8. Cinematic Four, where the mandala and Ilyssa’s connection become clearer.
9. Level 5: Return to the Sedgewick, with the hotel echoes, the Spider Witch, and the hidden thirteenth floor.
10. Level 6: Lost Island Rising, where the stylized branch compresses the Shandor Island endgame into a shorter but still distinct route.
11. Cinematic Five, leading into the cemetery finish.
12. Level 7: Central Park Cemetery, including the mausoleum confrontation and Shandor’s final form.
13. Cinematic Six, which acts as the stylized branch’s shorter ending tag.

The biggest differences between the two versions

1. The realistic version is longer and more segmented. It has more distinct cinematics, more split-level progression, and several extra dialogue buckets outside the main campaign.
2. The stylized version compresses and reshapes the campaign. It keeps the broad story but changes the mission framing and some level naming, especially earlier in the game.
3. Times Square lands differently. The realistic version uses Panic in Times Square, while the stylized branch routes that same broad idea through Welcome to Slime Square.
4. The realistic transcript preserves more side audio. Janine’s phone calls, answering machine messages, and museum exhibit audio are a bigger part of the transcript package there.
5. The stylized branch has its own tone and pacing. It is more than a trimmed copy. It has different comic beats, different sequencing, and its own campaign rhythm.