Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

Description

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.

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

Part of the Following Groups

• Gabriel Knight series
• Game Engine: Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
• Games made into books

Merchant Title Platform Price   Gabriel Knight Sins of the Fathers Windows 3.x $24.98   Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers Macintosh $23.00   Gabriel Knight Sins of the Fathers DOS $16.86   Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers     Please select your country: United States Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Canada Chile China Colombia Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Malaysia Malta Mexico The Netherlands New Zealand Norway Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Uruguay Other Worldwide Not an American user?

User Reviews

Probably the finest Sierra adventure ever made.	Windows 3.x	Zovni (9138)
Perfect in every aspect. An achievement that wasn't surpassed even by its sequels	DOS	Unicorn B. Lynx (63268)
Guybrush Threepwood gone detective!	DOS	Indra was here... (13176)
A shadow lurks on New Orleans...	DOS	Depth Lord (950)
Flawless. Simply flawless.	DOS	_Oracle (21)
Deep into the heart of the mystery.	DOS	MAT (35305)
Gabriel Knight is proof that computer games can be an artform.	DOS	Ray Soderlund (3504)
Not only supernatural, but also educational	DOS	Black Wolf (37232)
One of the best from sierra. Like Angel Heart , only in game form.	DOS	Shayne Bates (13)
Gabriel is the best adventure game series ever.	DOS	emerging_lurker (181)

The Press Says

Adventure Classic Gaming	DOS	Oct 16, 1997	5 out of 5	100
Just Adventure	Macintosh	Oct 28, 2002	A	100
MikroBitti	DOS	Feb, 1994	92 out of 100	92
PC Zone	Windows 3.x	May, 1994	90 out of 100	90
Svenska Hemdatornytt	DOS	Jul, 1994	80 out of 100	80
Aventura y Cía	DOS	Aug 14, 2001		80
PC Joker	DOS	Feb, 1994	75 out of 100	75
Power Play	DOS	Feb, 1994	72 out of 100	72
GamersHell.com	DOS	Oct 16, 2000	6.9 out of 10	69
High Score	DOS	Feb, 1994	3 out of 5	60

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Trivia

The full, original game on CD was bundled with the 1/2001 edition of Computer Gaming World magazine.