I am going to do something a bit different with this entry and it was really only an idea that popped into my head when I was playing around with my Steam Deck. It’s one of the reasons Gabriel Knight stands the test of time for adventure purists there’s little of that nonsensical “adventure game” logic to take you out of the experience.This is an ongoing list where I attempt to do the following: Play, Complete, and Rank every video game in the known universe in order to finally answer the age old question "What is the greatest game of all time?" For previous entries find the links on the attached spreadsheet. Often the resolution to a conundrum will be in plain sight, perfectly logical and easy to suss out if you’ve been paying attention. The pacing of the story remains one of Gabriel Knight’s strengths, with new locations and items revealed as each “day” of the adventure passes. In some cases, what worked 20 years ago works just as well today. The mouse-driven interface remains easy and intuitive to navigate, allowing you to look at, talk to, investigate, or interact with a person or object seamlessly. If you don’t, a very handy hint system is available to help jog your memory… or eventually give you the answer outright.
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Only a handful of new mind-benders have been added to the remake, so if you remember how to defeat the deadly python attack in the original, you’ll be able to do it again now.
The gameplay and puzzles remain as challenging and head-scratching as ever, though. For example, I really could’ve done without the inappropriately jaunty march (complete with whistles) that plays in the police station while Gabriel is discussing mutilated corpses with his cop pal, Mosely. The soundtrack has been similarly remastered to good effect, though some selections seem totally out of place. In fact, the entire cast does a stellar job in recreating the vocal performances of the original. I’m happy to report that the new Gabriel tackles the role with the same zeal, growling each line with winking gusto. Though the British actor was ridiculously miscast as a Cajun, his leering, guttural delivery turned out to be a guilty pleasure of virtual scene-chewing. Frankenfurter) doesn’t reprise his role as Gabriel Knight. (The evolution of Gabriel’s relationship with socialite Malia Gedde now seems particularly sudden and overwrought.) One of my personal misgivings about the remake was that the original voice cast’s performances were unsalvageable, meaning that Tim Curry (The Rocky Horror Picture Show’s Dr. Some of the tone-setting dialogue that served to overcome the original’s visual shortcomings now come off as over the top and sometimes even silly. It’s a bit like opening a time capsule for example, Gabriel doesn’t carry a cellphone, gets daily updates from a print newspaper, and unashamedly tosses out sexist come-ons to female characters that would make Duke Nukem blush. That said, it helps to remember that this Gabriel Knight, like the first one, is set in 1993, and that the plot - in which Gabriel investigates a murderous Voodoo Cult in New Orleans - pre-dates gorier, more sophisticated fare like The Walking Dead. While the art has received a 3D-ish makeover to support today’s higher resolutions and wider screens, it’s a nearly perfect reproduction that replicates the gameplay, puzzles, dialogue, and atmosphere of its ancestor in all its glory.
This 20th Anniversary Edition is a straight remake, not a reimagining or reinvention of the first game. “My favorite” shouldn’t be confused with “the best,” though the quirks that bugged me in 1993 (like an incongruent action sequence near the end) are still fully intact in the 2014 version. First things first: the original Gabriel Knight adventure is my favorite game of all time.
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