Posted on: May 3, 2010

Pat9496

Games: 729 Reviews: 21

One of the greatest adventures ever!

Jane Jensen's epic masterpiece is nothing else than one of the greatest adventures ever - I would even go as far and call it one of the greatest games. The hand-painted background graphics are still beautiful today (try using a filter like 2xSAI and choose VGA instead of VESA), the voice-acting is top notch and the music is hauntingly beautiful. There are some hard puzzles but it never is illogical or even nonsensical if you examine your surroundings and talk to people. I finished GK1 in '93 (I think) without any help and the game never left my harddisk. Like a good movie that you can watch over and over again, you can play GK1 again and again it's just that good. And the best thing: There are two more GK-games. Get them!!

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Posted on: August 11, 2011

Cygnata

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Games: 102 Reviews: 1

One of the All Time Classics

Gabriel Knight is one of those series I am *always* recommending that people play. I am a classic PC games collector, so I actually have more than one version of this already. I am waiting to hear back from the team, but I believe this is the DOS version. The Windows version was actually always included with it, but cannot be run on anything higher than Win98. Virtual PC runs it like a champ, however. The differences are subtle. The DOS version has a different credits intro (one I actually like better) but some of the cutscenes have been shortened or removed. The graphics on the Windows version are a bit better as well. Still, whichever version this is, it is a WONDERFUL game. See the other reviews for a synopsis. Even Tim Curry has been quoted as saying that the Gabriel Knight series was always one of his favorite projects. Rumor has it he's even willing to return if GK4 ever gets actually made. It was in development and plotted out, but cancelled by Sierra due to the "death" of adventure gaming. You can find hints as to what GK4 was supposed to be about if you check SIDNEY in GK3, or look in the bookcase at the castle in this game. ;) The book with the "supernatural phenomenon" that does not appear in the other two is the correct one. A great Easter egg. :) Thank you, GoG, for bringing a classic to a new generation!

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Posted on: June 22, 2012

ashout

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Games: 119 Reviews: 32

very good

the game is great, but i'd be surprised if you manage to finish it without a walkthrough. the graphics are good(for the time I think) the sounds are ALMOST perfect, I had to turn off the narrator's voice becuase it was so awful, but there IS an option to turn it off and simply read the narration. the challange, like i mentioned earlier is different for different people, some will find the game to be rather easy, others hard, lets face it though, most of us will have difficulty doing it on our own. other then that, the game is great and even if you have to use a walkthrough, you will quiet enjoy it! its a gem! a great game! a true classic! a...nevermind I'm done!!!!

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Posted on: February 14, 2013

Draugr

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Games: 767 Reviews: 11

A great voodoo crime story

I really love settings with voodoo, sadly it's rather uncommon. Gabriel Knight was the first computer game I ever played that really brought the feeling of a strange and unknown threat over for me. It's also one of my favourite adventures, due to the atmospheric graphics, and the user interface was very nice for the time (compared with today's standards it's a bit sloppy, though). But what shines most, even today, is the story telling. I just HAD to keep playing to know how it ends. The first part is really my favourite, I didn't really come to terms with the second Gabriel Knight game, since it was like those terrible playable movies. Part 1 really aged much better the pixel art still looks fantastic. Would play this again and again. :)

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Posted on: December 7, 2013

RobertFrost

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Games: 217 Reviews: 5

Plain simple: a classic you must play

Gabriel Knight 1 is just a classic: you've got to play it in your life, no matter what. It is a masterpiece of story and atmosphere, that sucks you in and that you'll never forget. Sure, there are bad moments (the silly "real-time" parts could have been avoided), but apart from those, it's the overall experience that matters. And at the end, you will be glad to have been part of such an epic story, that unfolds piece by piece, with an underlying sense of tension that few other games managed to create.

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