84
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.9
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

The third game in Gabriel Knight series takes our hero Gabriel Knight, the former owner of a book store in New Orleans, and now a Schattenjäger ("shadow hunter") living in a castle in Bavaria, to Rennes-le-Chateau, a quiet town in Southern France. Gabriel and his assistant Grace Nakimura investigate the kidnapping of a baby: the son of Prince James of Albany was taken away, and the trace leads to Rennes-le-Chateau. While exploring the town and its surroundings and getting acquainted with the unusual history of the place, Gabriel and Grace realize supernatural beings are pulling the strings behind the scene, and get involved in a suspenseful mystery with a rich religious background.

"Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned" is a 3D adventure game. Playing as Gabriel or Grace, you move through the fully 3D environment, which you can also view and explore from first-person perspective using the "camera" option. You interact with people and objects by clicking on them and then selecting one of the available actions. There are many kinds of puzzles in the game: traditional inventory-based ones, detective investigation, as well as complex puzzles based on your knowledge of the game's story.

Alternate Titles

  • "狩魔獵人3:聖魔血祭" -- Taiwan title
  • "狩魔猎人3" -- Chinese title (simplified)
  • "Гэбриэл Найт 3: В поисках Грааля" -- Russian spelling
  • "GK3" -- Common abbreviation
  • "Gabriel Knight 3: Testamento del Diablo" -- Spanish title
  • "Gabriel Knight 3: Sangue Profano" -- Brazilian title
  • "Gabriel Knight 3: Krew Świętych, Krew Potępionych" -- Polish title
  • "Gabriel Knight 3: Il Mistero di Rennes-Le-Château, Il Mistero Macchiato di Sangue" -- Italian title
  • "Gabriel Knight 3: Enigme en Pays Cathare" -- French title
  • "Gabriel Knight 3: Blut der Heiligen, Blut der Verdammten" -- German title

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User Reviews

A paradise for religion and mythology freaks Unicorn B. Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (63703) 4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars
Another kickass GK game which unfortunately tones down the terror in favor of the "edutaiment" value....blah! Zovni (9138) 4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars
A flawed classic jTrippy (53) 3.4 Stars3.4 Stars3.4 Stars3.4 Stars3.4 Stars
"I didn't sleep for four days playing this game....." Andy Roark (257) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
Gabriel Knight returns in his last adventure for now Black Wolf (37232) unrated
Millennium Mystery MAT Bronze Star Contributing Member (35339) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars

The Press Says

Just Adventure Sep 24, 2002 A 100
JeuxVideoPC.com Dec 15, 2003 19 out of 20 95
Game Revolution Jan 01, 2000 A- 91
Power Unlimited Dec, 1999 8.8 out of 10 88
GamersWanted Dec 07, 1999 8 out of 10 80
Adventure Gamers Jan 30, 2004 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Meristation Jan 30, 2000 8 out of 10 80
ESC Magazine Jan 22, 2000 7 out of 10 70
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault) Dec 11, 1999 3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars 70
Armchair Empire, The 2000 7 out of 10 70

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
Still The Greatest 9 St_Martyne Bronze Star Contributing Member (3563)
Feb 23, 2009
And that f'ing puzzle is not only stupid ... 9 Schadenfreude Bronze Star Contributing Member (578)
Oct 02, 2007

Trivia

Gabriel and Grace both give funny comments at most objects you see in the game. Though there is a little bug in this - being Grace and looking in the museum of rennes-le-chateau and looking at one of the paintings on the wall in the big museum-hall will give you Gabriel's comment on it.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Andy Roark (257) on Nov 27, 1999.
 

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