Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned (1999) (VG)

Writers:

Jane Jensen (story)
Jane Jensen (written by)

Release Date:

21 November 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Drama

Plot:

The investigation of a kidnap leads Gabriel to the French village of Rennes-Le-Chateau where a dark and sinister mystery lies ready to be solved...

Plot Keywords:

Prince | Vampire | Infant | Baby | Treasure

Cast

Tim Curry	...	Gabriel Knight (voice)
Charity James	...	Grace Nakimura / Siren 2 (voice)
David Thomas	...	Detective Mosely (voice) (as David A. Thomas)
Philippe Bergeron	...	Jean (voice)
Richard Doyle	...	John Wilkes (voice)
Samantha Eggar	...	Lady Howard (voice)
Billy West	...	Emilio Baza / Vampire 1 (voice)
Rene Auberjonois	...	Taxi Driver / Bigout (voice)
Carolyn Seymour	...	Estelle Stiles (voice)
Gregg Berger	...	Abbé Arnaud / Roman Soldier (voice)
John de Lancie	...	Montreaux
Jennifer Hale	...	Madeline Buthane (voice)
Joe Lala	...	Vittorio Buchelli / Train Conductor / Bartender (voice)
Corey Burton	...	Larry Chester / Mesmi / Vampire 2 (voice)
Susan Silo	...	Madame Girard / Marcie (voice)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:M

Trivia:

The character Gabriel Knight ranked #2 in Computer Gaming World's November 1996 listing of the 15 most memorable game heroes.

Quotes:

Gabriel Knight: [Gabriel finds a pistol in Madeline Buthane's briefcase] I knew she was packing but this is ridiculous.

Movie Connections:

References Mommie Dearest (1981)

Best damn adventure game, period.

Gabriel Knight is truly the last great point-and-click adventure. It contains all the charm of a detective story, with the delightful idiotic humour of the LucasArts brand titles (such as Monkey Island and Grim Fandango) as well as innovative interface (and camera-control).

I've seen the DaVinci Code and I still prefer this game over Tom Hanks' brilliant performance.

Gabriel Knight attempts to do something that has probably never been attempted so successfully. The game's emulation of reality is quite stunning, since it is done to a degree that does not upset the drama of the series. The game is luckily not tube-like experience since the player's perceptiveness decides how much of the plot unfolds to him/her. This also encourages replay.

The game's voice-cast is absolutely fantastic. Tim Curry and Charity James are probably the most memorable of the bunch, but the rest are brilliant all the same. Even though the graphics are half a decade old by now the atmosphere is simply perfect. What's nice is that for once a company made a 3D adventure-game where the atmosphere isn't ruined by shoddy physics.

Additionally the historical setting of the plot and the sheer amount of detail is enough to make anyone fall in love with this game. A strong plot keeps you in its grips even if the climax isn't as surprising as one might expect. However, for new-comers to Jane Jensen's brilliant trilogy, it's a ride they wont soon forget.