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Wonderful story and characters

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: October 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I was sorry to end the game -- you get very attached to the characters, and the historical background is fascinating. I liked the video in GK2 and would have to say that the villain there doesn't have an emotional equivalent here, but Grace gets to play an even more important role. Music is great, and there are lots of Easter eggs and humor as well.

If you are a religious Christian, you may not want to buy the game; the ending has the potential to offend.

I am truly sorry that GK4 appears to be unlikely, I would by it in a heartbeat.

FANTASTIC!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 15
Date: February 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I have a large history in playing adventure games, I own such classics as; the mokey island trilogy, fate of atlantis, day of the tentacle, full throttle, grim fandango and sam & max...I can heartily say, Gabriel Knight 3 ranks among the best of them. Merely on the strength of this title, I bought the first and second in the series, and cannot wait to begin them. The storyline is superb, and I suggest after playing the game you read up about the REAL history of Rennes le Chateau, this just shows how faultless Jane Jenson's stroytelling abilities are. To say that they ending is controversial is an understatement. The interface is smooth, akin to that of a 3D level designer, and I cannot imagine playing another adventure game without it. The graphics are for the most part great, with cartoony characters, it is a real testament(pun not intended...play the game, you'll understand) to the game desingers, that despite the graphics being cartoon in style, the game can be scary in parts. Despite not liking Tim Curry's 'Gabriel' to begin with, the character grew on me, and he really 'becomes' the character. Other voice talent is also well done...a modern classic

Okay

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 9 / 11
Date: February 28, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Okay, but not the best. I highly enjoyed GK1 and GK2 with their excellent plots, but this has yet to be desired.

First of all, the game ran too darn slow on my computer. It's the first time that I've played a game on my computer with such slowness. It was torture just to get Gabe moving--sheesh.

Also, the characters. I didn't feel that much for Gabe and Grace as I did in the first two. I enjoyed Tim Curry's voice in the first one, in this one it was too much (forced with those annoying quips).

But one thing that was a huge let down for me was the storyline. I would have forgiven GK3 for all the other minor peeves--if the plot was just as good as the first two. But it was not. The story was boring. It didn't even hold my interest. The plot didn't feel *horror*. In the first two stories, there was a suspsense, scary edge to it. The theme (voodoo in the first one and werewolves in the second one) was spread through out, but in GK3, you really don't see any of that until towards end.

A dreadful dissapointment.

Bloody Good Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: June 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Gabriel Knight has been a highlight of the Sierra titles since the first game came out years ago. BotS, BotD continues that tradition in a fully rendered 3-D environment that lets the player become immersed in the scenes of the crimes that truly adds to the fun of being an investigator of the paranormal, like a mix between CSI and The X-Files. Though the puzzles can be weird at times (getting cat hair with scotch tape to make a fake moustache), and the locals French accents get annoying, you'll love the story, adore the characters, and start to hope that Gabriel Knight 4 comes out very soon.

A wonderful game for the cerebrally-inclined

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 11
Date: December 28, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This is an excellent game for those that love supernatural myth, logic puzzles, and mystery games over shoot-em-ups, body counts, and gore. The story has a compelling main plot with interesting subplots all intertwined with a well-told mystery. Knowing a bit of Latin and French helps!

The graphics are fair-to-middlin' but certainly adequate. The story and the characters are the strong points of Gabriel Knight 3. I thoroughly enjoyed playing the game over the Christmas holidays, even if I did resort to cheats for the hardest puzzles.

I also liked that one its two main protagonists is a woman.

The best gimmick of GB3 is SIDNEY, a computer program that -- among other talents -- lets you scan in pictures, fingerprints, and weird documents, and spits out all sorts of interesting things. (I should have such a program.)

I liked this game so much I bought the two that preceded it.

A Slow-Moving Disappointment

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 18 / 36
Date: December 06, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I thoroughly enjoyed the first two Gabriel Knight adventures, which in my opinion rank as the two best computer games of all time. The third game, however, does not measure up to the quality of the first two, and is probably the most disappointing game of the year as a result.

The reasons for my disappointment with this game are many. First, the storyline is so complex and dense that's it's very difficult to follow. Furthermore, the game is bound to offend those with orthodox Christian beliefs. I don't wish to give the story away, but Jesus Christ is a character in the game and those who are more conservative or orthodox in their faith will not appreciate the way he is presented.

Second, the characters in this game are much more superficial and uninteresting than in the previous two games. Essentially, the cast consists of a bunch of stereotypical European characters (pompous British tourists, snobby Frenchpeople, etc.). Even Grace and Gabriel, the two main characters, become caricatures of themselves in this game (with Tim Curry giving an absolutely horrendous vocal performance). I've always felt that the best aspect of the Gabriel Knight series was the excellent characterization, but that quality is definitely lacking here. By the end of the game, I didn't care how the relationship between Gabriel and Grace turned out because I ceased to care about either one of them. Gabriel was just too jokey and Grace was too annoying and grating.

Third, the graphics of the game are blocky and uninteresting. Yes, they're three dimensional, but they lack the beauty, color and style of the earlier two games.

Lastly, and most importantly, the game is BORING. You're stuck in a small, uninteresting town in France and that's pretty much where you stay the entire game. The game can be very difficult, so the pace is very slow and frustrating.

What especially adds to the boredom factor is a new feature called SIDNEY, which is the name for Grace's computer. In order to complete the game, the player must spend an inordinate amount of time sitting at a desk and solving a bunch of puzzles within SIDNEY (as opposed to actually moving around and interacting with characters, which is infinitely more enjoyable). The presence of SIDNEY was a huge mistake that made this game much less enjoyable than the earlier two.

I hope the fourth installment of the series is better than this one. However, this game is so weak that it may hurt the chances for a sequel. That would be a tragic shame, since I do love adventure games, and I would hate to see this franchise die.

How can you give this less then 4 stars?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: January 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Truly a great adventure game. Now I was an "old-school" fan of adventure games back when developers cared about that genre. now adventure gaming is a dying breed, with only about one or two new adventure games coming out a year and most of those slipping through the cracks where only devoted fans hear about them. True fans are forced to the classics. Now this game in my mind is one of the true great adventure games along with the monkey island series, space quest series, and heros quest series. The game itself may confuse some non-adventure gamers, who don't understand the point of adventure games, but it will leave a great taste in your mouth when you finish it. Regardless if you played the past two Gabriel Knight games you can pick up the plot pretty easily and it draws you in and never lets go. Sneaking around churches and cellars hearing screams and seeing claw marks help set the mood of terror and suspense throught the whole game. This game is similar to one of the movies where the movie dosen't become great until the end when it all wraps up. A must buy for adventure fans, and for those gamers sick of shooting the same space aliens!

An Excellent Sequel To A Gaming Masterpiece

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: December 28, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I was apprehensive about buying this game because I do not like 3D graphics. I had the same feeling when Sierra decided to do GK2 in FMV. Although the graphics while moving make you a little dizzy at times the quality of the backgrounds and characters is great. This game was overpowering in its story telling and gameplay. The music and background sounds pull you into the story in such a way that before you know it hours have past during a time that seems like minutes. The story begins with our shadow hunter hero Gabriel Knight searching for a missing heir. He journeys to a mysterious town where he finds out not all is what it seems to be. You are joined in this adventure again by your sidekick/partner Grace, who does most of the research in this mystery. With out giving anything away this game has a grand storyline and the ending wants you begging for more. Jane Jensen has done it again by giving us another chapter in the life of the Shattenjager and his struggles to obtain his destiny. BRAVO :)

Best Adventure Game of the Year

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: January 22, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I've been playing this game for over several weeks now and have stopped because I don't want it to end yet. The graphics are excellent if you have a good enough computer system (Pentium II 300 or higher) and a good Direct 3D graphics card. (I'm using the TNT2). You can explore and examine almost anything within the game world. The story is engrossing, as one would expect considering Jane Jensen created it. If you like adventure games, you owe it to yourself to get this game. You'll enjoy it.

Not as good as GK2, but beats most of what's out there now

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: May 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have to admit that my copy of Gabriel Knight 3 sat on my shelf for over a year before I felt like playing it all the way through. This was because I did not like the 3-D graphics this time around; after all, some of the "movies" on Gabriel Knight 2 were superb and you just can't get that with 3-D. I still don't like the 3-D graphics, but once I started playing this game seriously I was hooked again. The historical background stuff is always fascinating to me and any game in which a tube of Preparation H plays a part is always going to impress me. I hate to think what sort of individual could play this game without resorting to hints and cheats, although they would have to be somebody with a lot more time on their hands than I am. There is always some point where I need some help finding out what I missed out on that prevents me from advancing to the next time block (I didn't pick up the glass in the hallway and now I can't listen in on conversations going on in the rooms. Sigh). I like Tim Curry as much as the next person, but it doesn't sound like him so his return is not a big deal for me (I liked the guy in GK2). What's more important here is the wry sense of humor: Can't get somebody to talk? Try the gun icon, see what happens. I have to assume most people who play "Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned" come to the game through one if not both of the first two Gabriel Knight adventures. In that case I certainly do not think you will be more than mildly disappointed with episode 3.

I hear than this particular type of computer game, the Gabriel Knight/Phantasmagoria type, is on its way out because it takes too long to put together and does not sell as well as the bloodier arcade type games. That is not good news, because these are the only type I play. After I finish I'm going to have to go back and play again and try out some of the variations. Note: It can be very useful to save the game at different points and go back and do some variations. Getting caught snooping around can be also be fun. Bottom Line: For most of Gabriel Knight 2 with its Wagner and Werewolves has been the highpoint of the series to date. But I am more than willing to give anything Jane Jensen wants to do a try.

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