[GKFAN4LIFE]

Hi all,

I'm a big fan of the Gabriel Knight series and I've done a series of videos visiting the real life locations featured in the FMV game the Beast Within (A Gabriel Knight Mystery).

I visited Germany in 2008 and also in 2009. I wanted to see what game locations I could find and how similar they are in 'real life'. I took my camera along and captured some of the simularities and differences. I also had a bit of fun at Gabriel and Grace's expense using some of the more random and funny quotes from the game throughout.

I thought I'd post the links here for anyone who might be familiar with or a fan of the game. Its been a lot of fun putting these together.

These are the final videos I've just completed and uploaded to youtube :

17. Journey to Neuschwanstein
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3D4XyO88jY

18. Obtaining Ludwig's scrolls of Wagner's lost opera
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RprX8VU91ek

19. Abridged Ending of the Original Game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi68wiv9z4A

20. Finale to the Locations Tour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE9zhCnEFaM

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Below are the links to all the videos (in chronological order) :

2008 TOUR :

PART 1 (Original Tours 1-5 filmed in 2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIpO1Wmi8bI

PART 2 (Original Tours 6-8 filmed in 2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdJl9DYjuYI

2009 TOUR :

PART 1 - Introduction/Schloss Ritter Castle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRUWqO9H8cM

PART 2 - A Random Interlude with Grace
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rXusUefk2A

PART 3 - Inside the Ritter Castle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgprHZbM7TU

PART 4 - Rittersberg Square
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQrMzLmLLZ0

PART 5 - Rittersberg Post Office
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXxU0thMbMo

PART 6 - Grace takes a Trip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM8ze6e9LsM

PART 7 - The Richard Wagner Museum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rELFkaJ1slg

PART 8 - Gerde's Revenge - WARNING SOME LANGUAGE MAY OFFEND!
Grace spent about 3/4 of the game being rude to people...so I thought it was about time Gerde put Grace in her place....Footage is used from throughout the game to hopefully humourous effect...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4rtneZl7e8

PART 9 - A Day in the Life of Rittersberg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmyRXLGhLHg

PART 10 - St Georg's Church
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qLHdazMeuo

PART 11 - Cuckoo Clocks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-heRsoLsNo

PART 12 - The Marienplatz Revisited
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MqxNeyN2HA

PART 13 - Ubergrau's Office
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhWSm2QGLTs

PART 14 - Rittersberg Dungeon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BMVerfSlpM

PART 15 - Rittersberg Gastof Goldener
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h7UeAkVd9A

PART 16 - Ubergrau the Joker - Warning some language may offend
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzLr9iPNX10

2010 TOUR FINALE VIDEOS

*17. Journey to Neuschwanstein
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3D4XyO88jY

*18. Obtaining Ludwig's scrolls of Wagner's lost opera (Low Quality)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RprX8VU91ek

*19. Abridged Ending of the Original Game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi68wiv9z4A

*20. Finale to the Locations Tour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE9zhCnEFaM

Alternatively you can view all of the videos on the following blog :
http://desirefilms.blogspot.com

If you've played the game before hope you enjoy the trip down memory lane and are entertained.

Thanks

[J.H]

Wow, this is amazing congratulations!

[Jelena]

Just watched part 17-20.
Great work!

But now you've made me want to go there as well. *gah*

[AndreaDraco83]

As always, wonderful videos!

But I have to ask... Is this really the end?

[GKFAN4LIFE]

Thanks JJ and Jelena. You should definitely visit Bavaria if you get the chance. Its such a cool place to explore...tour or no tour.

>>But I have to ask... Is this really the end?
I wish it wasn't Andrea! I'd love to keep doing them.

I might find the urge to do some more in the future for the 2nd game....but its not likely.

If only the third game had been FMV as well... I would have definitely done some France sightseeing/filming too!

I've thought about Blood of the Sacred...blood of the damned, but theres no way I could do it as well as the second game. It would be too clunky merging the game footage to real life.

Thought you'd enjoy the Neuschwanstein stuff Andrea! Heheh...twas fun! You aren't allowed to film in Neuschwanstein....but I found a way!

For the good of the fandom...it had to be done!

I'm only bummed that the stuff I shot in the singers hall didn't come out.... I thought I was filming but I wasn't...bah!

[DustyShinigami]

Excellent videos! The editing is very good and I love how the game's music accompanies the footage. Hopefully one day I'll be able to visit Munich and Neuschwanstein and see these fantastic places too.

Loved the 'Ubergrau the Joker' video by the way.

Originally Posted by GKFAN4LIFE

You aren't allowed to film in Neuschwanstein....but I found a way!

Yeah, I figured you weren't allowed. Very crafty of you.

[GKFAN4LIFE]

Originally Posted by Gazzoid

Excellent videos! The editing is very good and I love how the game's music accompanies the footage. Hopefully one day I'll be able to visit Munich and Neuschwanstein and see these fantastic places too.

Loved the 'Ubergrau the Joker' video by the way.

Many thanks. Editing that Ubergrau the Joker video was at times tedious, but still a lot of fun! I just kept finding awkward silences/expressions and comments and would just chuckle away putting it together.

Ubergrau was the running joke of these videos.... I'd like to send them to the actual actor who played him. I hope he'd get it a kick out of it. I know I would if I were him...hahah. He'd probably think "when the hell did I do this?"... Heheh.

>>>Yeah, I figured you weren't allowed. Very crafty of you.

Shhhhhh!!! Remember...it was for the good of the Gabriel Knight fandom Heh. I'm just annoyed I didn't film more in the singer's hall... I did that dreaded double pressing of the record button and didn't end up filming what I thought I was filming...what a rookie!

[Agent 47]

This warms my heart in so many ways.

[thejobloshow]

You sir, are a devoted fan. SUBSCRIBED.

[inm8#2]

Amazing. Well done and thank you.

Brings back SO MANY memories. These games truly have a special place in my heart.

[itay_biron]

amazing amazing amazing!
brings back so many good memories... you`ve done a great job and now i wanna go and visit germany myself

[GKFAN4LIFE]

Thanks so much I want these to be enjoyed by fans of the series. It was all done in good fun. I was really surprised by how many of the locations I managed to track down. Its not always easy when your starting point is a screenshot of an obscure location! Heh.

I've just updated the links as I uploaded some higher quality versions of vids 17-20.

[amunptah]

Fantastic work! I'm thinking of making a trip to Germany. Do you have a list of where all the real places are ("Rittersburg" etc.)?

[Periglo]

Wow. I mean, wow. I was thinking GK3 should be easier, at least travel-wise, you just have to go to this one town (and surroundings).

[pizzo]

Thanks, man!!!

I would like to do the same as you. If I could.

[GKFAN4LIFE]

Originally Posted by amunptah

Fantastic work! I'm thinking of making a trip to Germany. Do you have a list of where all the real places are ("Rittersburg" etc.)?

Sorry...haven't been active on this forum recently...apologies for the delay in replying.

I don't really have a list as such...the videos pretty much explain where everything is for the most part....Rittersberg is actually a town called Rothenburg. You can wikipedia all the sites. Just getting to them can be a bit of mission... you can do them ALL from Munich though. The furtherest away was Rothenburg....that was about 3 hours away (on the fastest train route).

If you want to do this...what I suggest is this - go stay in Munich near the main Hoptbahnhof train station (not sure if I've spelt that right!)....it has lines which go out to just about anywhere in Bavaria....that way you are close to the Marienplatz/Dinastrausse/Ubergrau's Office/theatre (all located in Munich) and within easy train distance to any of the other sites like Neuschwanstein (2 hours away)....(Rothenburg (or its fictional name Rittersberg about 3 hours away)....Bayreuth (where the Wagner Museum and Schloss Ritter Castle - actually called Castle Ravenstone is/are located...a good 2 and half hours away)...Altotting (like an hour and a half if I remember correctly)....etc etc.

Beware though - you'll often have to change trains to get to some of these locations...sometimes 2 or 3 times. It takes dedication but if you plan out your trip well you can do it no problem. In total I spent probably about 10 days over 2 trips to see everything.

We just stayed in Munich for the most part and took trains out to the various places...but you can go stay in some of the locations if you so desire. We did that with Rothenburg...look it up on Wikipedia...such a gorgeous old town...it was great to wake up early morning and walk around...with its atmosphere and everything...so cool!

I haven't written a document which says how to get to everywhere in the 2009/2010 videos - but you'll find this resource helpful in finding locations for the 2008 tour :

http://www.adventurecorner.de/pages.php?id=293

There you can download a copy of the 2008 videos (with German subtitles...too funny for words! Especially when hassling Grace at the end at Starnberg Lake...heheh!)

Hope this helps

[GKFAN4LIFE]

Just bumping this topic so it doesn't disappear completely... I noticed it was on the end of page 3....

[michael1123]

Great job! I've always wanted to visit the locations from these games.

I loved all of the videos. The awkward silences in "Ubergrau the Joker" had me in stitches, and your wife is awesome for playing along.

It would be great if someone would do a similar project for New Orleans and Rennes-le-Château.

Thanks for doing this!