Step into the world of Gabriel Knight, a wise-cracking bookstore owner and would-be author. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers {GK} is an adventure game set in present-day New Orleans.

Gabriel Knight is the last in a long line of Shadow Hunters, those fated to fight the dark forces of the supernatural. Tormented by terrifying nightmares, he must spend every waking moment scouring the side streets and back alleys of New Orleans for the key to his dark past. And when he sleeps, the nightmare begins.

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Alternate Titles

"狩魔猎人" -- Chinese title (simplified)
"גבריאל: זיכרונות אפלים" -- Hebrew spelling
"Gabriel: Zikhronot Afelim" -- Israeli title
"Gabriel Knight: Pecados dos Pais" -- Brazilian title
"Gabriel Knight: Lucha Contra Las Fuerzas Sobrenaturales" -- Spanish title
"Gabriel Knight I" -- Informal post-sequel title
"Gabriel Knight: Die Sünden der Väter" -- German title

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User Reviews

Perfect in every aspect. An achievement that wasn't surpassed even by its sequels	JazzOleg (53181)
Guybrush Threepwood gone detective!	Indra Depari of 'da Clan Depari (12559)
A shadow lurks on New Orleans...	Depthlord(Es) (950)
Flawless. Simply flawless.	_Oracle (21)
Deep into the heart of the mystery.	MAT (34669)
Gabriel Knight is proof that computer games can be an artform.	Ray Soderlund (3507)
Not only supernatural, but also educational	Black Wolf (36083)	unrated
One of the best from sierra. Like Angel Heart , only in game form.	Shayne Bates (13)
Gabriel is the best adventure game series ever.	emerging_lurker (182)
Yet another redefining game by Sierra, and the first from Jane Jensen	Jonathon Howard (106)

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The Press Says

Adventure Classic Gaming	Oct 16, 1997	5 out of 5	100
Adventure Gamers	Jan 16, 2004		100
Quandary	Jul 21, 1997		100
Adventure Lantern	Apr, 2006	90 out of 100	90
Svenska Hemdatornytt	Jul, 1994	80 out of 100	80
Aventura y Cía	Aug 14, 2001		80
PC Joker	Feb, 1994	75 out of 100	75
Power Play	Feb, 1994	72 out of 100	72
GamersHell.com	Oct 16, 2000	6.9 out of 10	69

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Trivia

This game was one of the first games that included the o-so popular "F" word. When you talk to your buddy at the police station for the first time about the voodoo crime scene, he'll say something about people being "sick f*cks".

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This entry was contributed by Eurythmic (2657), MAT

(34669) and Black Wolf (36083)