Windows 3.x

Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

However, regardless of any technical difficulties you may face, and any slight annoyances in the implementation, I wholeheartedly recommend Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers. It's a powerful, intriguing piece of work, and while not for children, it will most certainly appeal to anyone mature enough to handle its subject matter.

It's fortunate, indeed, that this game made it into our reflections as it is one of the few games in our collection that is minus its box. It now shares a home with its younger sibling, Gabriel Knight II, so it tends to get overlooked when I rifle through the cupboard to find an 'old' game to review. It 'lost' its packaging, by the way, simply because it was so impractical, a fancy box with all acute angles that was impossible to store, and fell to pieces in no time. There's a lesson here somewhere for unsuspecting gameplayers. If you can possibly avoid it, don't purchase a game with odd shaped packaging because it's bound to come to grief.

Every once in a while, the rare game comes along that manages to get everything right. Gabriel Knight is one of those games. From characters that are so believable they start to feel like friends, to a story that grabs you right from the beginning and doesn't let go until the final credits start rolling, GK has everything. In 15+ years of playing hundreds of adventure games, I can unequivocally state that this is one of finest I have ever had the pleasure to play. Simply put, GK is more than a classic, it is a masterpiece.

Una buona storia fa un buon gioco. Le storie di Gabriel Knight sono state ideate da una scrittrice di valore, Jane Jensen e si può affermare che, malgrado il gioco sia datato, è ancora oggi godibile ed interessante e vale pienamente la pena di giocarlo.

If you haven't bought Gabriel Knight yet, then the CD version is the one to buy.

In conclusion, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers is an excellent game. It is a great deal of fun, with excellent cut-scenes and backdrops, and stirring music. The writing is very good, providing excellent characterization and a strong story. The game does have a few minor problems, but their importance diminish in the face of the many strengths of Gabriel Knight.

What I really liked about this game is that it's more..., "serious". I mean games like Leisure Suit Larry are really funny and all, but not many are meant to be scary etc. Another thing is the difficulty of the game, which is higher than your average game.. You see now you get to translate stuff, listen to tapes from people you've interrogated, and basicly forcing you to think more. If only they could have put in a different voice and the game would be in my opinion really great. Speaking of voices, the secretary's voice sounds like Daria on MTV so if you like her then you'll like the secretary.