AG Community Playthrough #12: Gabriel Knight 1 - Page 19

Bandersnatch · 02-09-2010, 09:31 PM

I really enjoyed GK1 overall, looking forward a lot to playing GK2. Here's hoping that GoG releases it soon.

Intense Degree · 02-10-2010, 03:57 AM

Just wondering...

Anyone for whom this was a first playthrough, or only first played this game within the last couple of years, how did you find the graphics? Personally they are no bar at all for me, but as I first played it in the 90's just wondering if anyone who has come along "new" to the game found them a problem?

Also @Bandersnatch - great username!

TheWorld · 02-10-2010, 06:14 AM

I just finished the game with 339 points.

Well... this is the third time i play gabriel knight and I still love it. Day 10 is a great conclusion. It has some fun puzzles (like summoning dr john) and a great ending.

Overall sins of the fathers is a masterpiece. Like Andrea said the game doesn't want to be an epic, like the other 2. This is the start of Gabriel's path as a Schattenjager and I don't think Jane could have done much better with the story.

Thank you Andrea for your insights on the game, which made me replay it again. A lot of thanks to all you guys too because playing a game like this is a lot funnier than playing alone and made me remembers the old times, when I used to play classics like Simon the Sorcerer with my friends over the phone.

Looking forward to GK2's playthrough

*Fantasysci5* · 02-10-2010, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Intense Degree

Just wondering...

Anyone for whom this was a first playthrough, or only first played this game within the last couple of years, how did you find the graphics? Personally they are no bar at all for me, but as I first played it in the 90's just wondering if anyone who has come along "new" to the game found them a problem.

This was my first time playing it. At first, the very pixulated scenes put me off, but I didn't mind it so much after I saw that the conversation close ups were more detailed.

rottford · 02-10-2010, 07:27 PM

I think the graphics were brilliant for their time and still are brilliant today. Updated graphics don't necessarily equal better atmosphere. The atmosphere created by the graphics in the voodoo curio shop and St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 are especially beautiful. I truly felt like I was in New Orleans.

However, the imagery of Schloss Ritter in GK1 is nowhere near as fulfilling as the same castle is in GK2. While GK1 is excellent at making the player feel like he/she in New Orleans, GK2 does exceptionally well at making the player feel like he/she is in Bavaria.

inm8#2 · 02-10-2010, 08:28 PM

GK1 is the greatest adventure game ever made. I love the sequels, but the first one is just so atmospheric and engrossing. Every scene is filled with some kind of dread.

M-E · 02-12-2010, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rottford

However, the imagery of Schloss Ritter in GK1 is nowhere near as fulfilling as the same castle is in GK2. While GK1 is excellent at making the player feel like he/she in New Orleans, GK2 does exceptionally well at making the player feel like he/she is in Bavaria.

Really? Then I already think I'm going to love GK2 so much more. Schloss Ritter was actually my favorite location in the game, just because I love old castles and their mysteries.

I still need to complete Day 10, I think I will do that tomorrow, so I can continue with GK2 as well. Is it downloadable somewhere? (Not on Steam and GoG

)

AndreaDraco83 · 02-15-2010, 11:19 AM

Hey guys, I opened up a new thread for the GK2 playthrough but, of course, if someone has still to say something about the wonderful Sins of the Fathers this is the right place to do so! And, after then, we can safely start our GK2 playthrough!

Yay

*Fantasysci5* · 02-18-2010, 09:09 AM

I was in French today, and we were discussing about Louisiana. And we started talking about Voodoo, and all types of stuff that was in GK1. lol And I actually knew what they were talking about.

We even mentioned the Voodoo Museum, etc.

Interplay · 04-16-2012, 04:40 PM

Forgive me if this is in the forums already, but GOG is going to have an interview with Jane Jensen about the GK games, etc., and they are offering people a chance to submit a question to her. If your question is chosen, you win the GOG game of your choice.

http://www.gog.com/news/ask_a_develo...gabriel_knight

(I'll post this in the discount thread, too - we don't really have a contest thread.)

02-09-2010, 09:31 PM	#361
Bandersnatch Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 15	I really enjoyed GK1 overall, looking forward a lot to playing GK2. Here's hoping that GoG releases it soon. Share Share this post on Twitter

02-10-2010, 03:57 AM	#362
Intense Degree Failed Birthday Elf Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: London Posts: 1,032	Just wondering... Anyone for whom this was a first playthrough, or only first played this game within the last couple of years, how did you find the graphics? Personally they are no bar at all for me, but as I first played it in the 90's just wondering if anyone who has come along "new" to the game found them a problem? Also @Bandersnatch - great username! Share Share this post on Twitter

02-10-2010, 06:14 AM	#363
TheWorld Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 16	I just finished the game with 339 points. Well... this is the third time i play gabriel knight and I still love it. Day 10 is a great conclusion. It has some fun puzzles (like summoning dr john) and a great ending. Overall sins of the fathers is a masterpiece. Like Andrea said the game doesn't want to be an epic, like the other 2. This is the start of Gabriel's path as a Schattenjager and I don't think Jane could have done much better with the story. Thank you Andrea for your insights on the game, which made me replay it again. A lot of thanks to all you guys too because playing a game like this is a lot funnier than playing alone and made me remembers the old times, when I used to play classics like Simon the Sorcerer with my friends over the phone. Looking forward to GK2's playthrough Share Share this post on Twitter

02-10-2010, 07:27 PM	#365
rottford Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 140	I think the graphics were brilliant for their time and still are brilliant today. Updated graphics don't necessarily equal better atmosphere. The atmosphere created by the graphics in the voodoo curio shop and St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 are especially beautiful. I truly felt like I was in New Orleans. However, the imagery of Schloss Ritter in GK1 is nowhere near as fulfilling as the same castle is in GK2. While GK1 is excellent at making the player feel like he/she in New Orleans, GK2 does exceptionally well at making the player feel like he/she is in Bavaria. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "Reading/writing people, we are finished; we are ghosts witnessing the end of the literary era." -E.I. Lonoff

02-10-2010, 08:28 PM	#366
inm8#2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 569	GK1 is the greatest adventure game ever made. I love the sequels, but the first one is just so atmospheric and engrossing. Every scene is filled with some kind of dread. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ *Read the bolded part* "You ever wish you could just follow your instincts, live for the moment?" - Gabriel Knight Now playing - Legend of Grimrock Need to finish - The Whispered World Finished - Botanicula, The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time Up Next - A New Beginning, Monkey Island 2 Special Edition Anticipating - Asylum, Bracken Tor, The Last Crown

02-15-2010, 11:19 AM	#368
AndreaDraco83 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Italy Posts: 2,684	Hey guys, I opened up a new thread for the GK2 playthrough but, of course, if someone has still to say something about the wonderful Sins of the Fathers this is the right place to do so! And, after then, we can safely start our GK2 playthrough! Yay Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Top Ten Adventures: Gabriel Knight Series, King's Quest VI, Conquests of the Longbow, Quest for Glory II, Police Quest III, Gold Rush!, Leisure Suit Larry III, Under a Killing Moon, Conquests of Camelot, Freddy Pharkas Frontier Pharmacist. Now Playing: Neverwinter Nights, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box

02-18-2010, 09:09 AM	#369
Fantasysci5 Stalker of Britain Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Missouri, US Posts: 4,535	I was in French today, and we were discussing about Louisiana. And we started talking about Voodoo, and all types of stuff that was in GK1. lol And I actually knew what they were talking about. We even mentioned the Voodoo Museum, etc. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "And everyone's favourite anglophile, Fantasy!"-Intense Favorite Adventure Games-Lost Crown/Dark Fall 1&2, Longest Journey games, Myst games, Barrow Hill Favorite Other Games-King's Bounty, Sims 2, Fable, Disciples 2 Gold Currently Playing-Trine 2 Games I Want-Kings Bounty: Warriors of the North!!!, Asylum, Last Crown, Braken Tor, Testament of Sherlock Holmes

04-16-2012, 04:40 PM	#370
Interplay Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 115	Forgive me if this is in the forums already, but GOG is going to have an interview with Jane Jensen about the GK games, etc., and they are offering people a chance to submit a question to her. If your question is chosen, you win the GOG game of your choice. http://www.gog.com/news/ask_a_develo...gabriel_knight (I'll post this in the discount thread, too - we don't really have a contest thread.) Share Share this post on Twitter

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