Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

"Gabriel Knight" is one of the best adventure games ever made. It was designed by Jane Jensen, who designed "King's Quest 6," which is widely considered the best game in that series. "Gabriel Knight" is a murder mystery game. The main character is not your typical hero. He starts off working a mundane job, where he makes so little money he actually sleeps in the store where he works. On top of that he's not even a pleasant human being at first. At the every beginning of the game, Gabriel's best friend describes him as a "lout." However, he learns a lot throughout the game and he develops and matures. So, if you don't like the main character at first, don't let that stop you from continuing to play. Play all the way to the end and then judge him (and the game). Aside from Gabriel, there are many other characters in this game, and you learn a lot about almost all of them. I don't know of many other games where you get such in-depth knowledge of so many characters who would otherwise be minor characters. Another fascinating thing about the "Gabriel Knight" games is they give you a lot of fascinating real-life information. In this game, you learn a lot about Voodoo and about New Orleans. The story, voice acting, and music are all top notch: there are no words strong enough to properly explain how awesome the game is in all 3 areas. You may think that a point-and-click adventure game will be easy, since there's only a limited number of things you can try and then you solve puzzles by accident. That's not the case for this game. You have to really know what you're doing. There are a few puzzles I don't like, but most of the puzzles in this game are great puzzles, and I wouldn't want a game that's too easy. There's not much else that needs to be said, and it's already been said by most other people. Gabriel Knight is an amazing game. Buy it and play it.

Totally classic point and click adventure. Back in 1996 me and my two of my friends had a small competition on who amongst us three, should play trough the game first. Sadly I lost, cause I got stuck in the almost end of the game. And didn´t play it since then. I´ve got the original cd somewhere though,and well it´s easier to download it. Anyway, the game is brilliant and well worth playing, although can sometimes be a bit tricky. The cool thing is the voice acting, Tim Curry as Gabriel Knight, and Mark Hamill (of Starwars fame) the police officer Mosley ( i think he was called). Buy it, play it and enjoy the dark adventure of Gabriel Knight..

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!!

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!

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!!!!