Review of Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers by Intense Degree

Despite (by today’s standards) a horrible user interface of well over 7,000 cursor icons (possibly a slight exaggeration) and what now appears to some to be dated graphics, what this game does well it does so well that 5 stars are justified.

The Characters are first rate, as is the writing and general level of background detail. The story is gripping and definitely the most “grown up” story I had played when it came out. The way the story progresses over the days is excellent too.

While the voice acting splits opinion I think it is excellent, from a surprisingly all star cast (Luke Skywalker and Lt Worf? Really?!). To my ears, the narrator and Tim Curry are excellent as is pretty much all the rest of the cast.

Whilst the puzzles are quite hard in places they are generally logical and pleasing.

No other game has drawn me in like this one and I have lost count of the times I have replayed it.

This is a must for every adventure gamer. Don’t let the graphics or anything else put you off, seriously you won’t even notice these things after 15-20 minutes.