I hate narrative games. I hate plots. and I hate dialogue. Why? I am a dinosaur. I thought I've seen it all. The cliches, the meaningless choices, the awful plot twists (Fallout 4). I saw the birth of the point and click, the rise of isometric, and the death of both as they moved to 3D. The Gabriel Knight Series captures the rise and fall of the point and click perfectly. Much like Disco, I thought it was dead - nay! It was merely sleeping. The brilliant writing and fantastic art direction have reinvented a genre and that in itself is nothing short of a miracle! Voice acting is top-notch. The voices are just so perfect! The choices are meaningful! Coming from Sierra On-Line's 80s games of try and die. The game is light-years ahead of its forebearers. It's truly Cyberpunk. More Blade Runner than the Matrix or Cyberpunk 2077. The pain in the soul is palpable. As with any game. Save often; Save Frequently. As with any game there are some glitches. Clothing might disappear. And design choices (which will probably be patched later) such as unwinnable states via being forced to earn money to sleep at the motel at first. Down to being locked out of quest completion till near end game like Finding all the armor - are curious choices. So it's not Flawless. But despite that. But since it's easy to skip dialogue and just an absolute PLEASURE to replay, it makes loading pretty painless. But I think GOG should increase their sync file size. I beat it last night and I really can't stop thinking about the impact it had on me. I haven't laughed from a game in so long. I also cried like a baby at some points. And there was a good smattering of tears and laughs throughout this game. Hell, movies don't even do that to me. This game is nothing short of a masterpiece. The fact they added voice acting for free is nuts! And it's quality voice acting. Just perfect. The devs and everyone must really love this game and it shows. The best thing I may have ever played. Ever!
