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Gabriel Knight- he moves...he talks...zzz....

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 11
Date: May 08, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Can anyone tell me why each new GK-game is thought to be so great? I honestly don't see it. Maybe it's my gaming history: after Zork (Nemesis + GI)and Riven, most games don't get five stars from me anymore. But really, Gabriel Knight! I'll focus on The Beast Within: a clumsy little figure trying to move around, having to take each turn at least three times before succeeding, talking like he's been on some very potent tranquillizers (remember? "It's meeee, Gabriel Kniiiight"), making stupid, boring comments with every step he takes. As for the storyline, I couldn't get the grip of his endlessly going back and forth between the few places available to him in each level. It wasn't my kind of logic. I'll give some pros as well: I liked his female counterpart a lot better than I did the man himself, and I thought the Munchen city map was very handy and original. Of course, these are all details and highly subjective. Nonetheless, I have given my warning. Time can be better spent.

TOO MANY CRASHES

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 10
Date: February 22, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I loaded GKI onto my PC and after 5 minutes the game crashed. I contacted Sierra and they gave me a super long list of things to do and the game still doesn't work. I've sent them another note and still have not heard. Since there were so many good reviews, I thought I would try GKII - the Beast Within and received an error upon installation. Guess what, still no note from Sierra.

The game looks like it would have been fun, except I got tired of reinstalling the game and replaying all the conversation scenes over and over only to have it crash again.

was not to crazy about this game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 21
Date: March 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I was not to crazy about the beast within game, it is not to exciting and I found it to be boring.

Stinks, felt it was a waste of money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 25
Date: March 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game because the guy in the store told me that it was cool, he said it was like Myst, that it was not. I did not like this game. Sound stinks, graphics stink. I cant belive sierra put this one out, usually their games rule, like Hlf-Life, and SWAT, I thought this was a dissappointment.

GK2 WAS GOOD BUT...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 7 / 12
Date: January 21, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I found this game at a store and decided to buy it because I recently finished GK3 and was curious about the 2 games. Now, I've had a lot of problems with Sierra in the past. For example, every game I got, broke down because the CD was screwed up. So I installed GK1 and right after "Day 1" appeared on the screen I recieved an error message. I was never able to fix it. But, later when I but on GK2, it worked perfectly. That's what hate about Sierra. But GK2 is a great game and I recommend it any one who is as in to Adventure games as me.

doesn't work for windows xp

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 8 / 12
Date: June 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The Gabriel knight I game will not install into windows xp because you can't make 256 color, but the gabriel kight II game will so if you want to buy it for only the one game the second one will work.

An impressive collection of a small number of games!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 9
Date: November 10, 1999
Author: Amazon User

The Gabriel Knigth games, while they don't exactly represent Sierra's finest work, are among some of the most interesting and compelling adventure games released in the post text-parser world. Both games--Sins of the Father and The Beast Within--have some excellent moments, and offer more extensive and more interesting play time than you will find in many modern-day adventure games. If you aren't familiar with the series, or you want the games to keep, you should definitely consider this package.

One good game, one GREAT game!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: September 01, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Sins of the Fathers (first game): While primitive-looking by today's standards, this is a surprisngly deep and compelling game. The characters convey actual personality (from Gabriel's machismo to Grace's waspishness), and you can't help but be swept up in this story of voodoo and destiny. Even the midi music is pretty cool, though it might drive you insane if you stay in one area too long....

Beast Within (second game): A full-motion-video game that shows you just how good the format can be. While I didn't care so much for the guy who played Gabriel, everyone else (especially Grace!) did an incredible job. In this game Gabriel has accepted his heritage, to a point, but won't accept help from Grace. Not that that stops Grace (little does). In this game, you switch between the two, as they work on the case from both ends (I found myself enjoying Grace's detective work more than Gabriel's good ol' boy attempts at sleuthing--though both are fun). Werewolves, missing Wagnerian operas, and dead Bavarian kings all combine in an enthralling story that sweeps you along, impatient for the next video clip. And the music...both the opera itself and the incidental music set the mood, and immerse you fully in this epic.

GK series....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: August 28, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Ahhh, Gabriel Knight! What can I say? Probably one of the best adventure series to date. This Limited Edition package includes games GK1 and GK2 along with the sound track, a graphic booklet to GK3, GK1 novelization, and little this and a little that.

I would say that this limited edition is worth purchasing, but more so if you are new to the series. The biggest thing in this edition is probably the soundtrack. The rest that is has to offer (such as the games themselves) most fans already have. There is the novelization of book of GK1 (not including GK2), but if you don't have it, you can purchase both books here at Amazon.com. The limited edition also has a prologue GK3 graphic booklet, but if you purchase GK3, the same graphic booklet is included. There might be bug fixes in the limited edition versions of GK 1&2, but if you have problems with your earlier releases of the games, you can always download patches directly from Sierra.com.

The soundtrack was slightly dissapointing. Most of the tracks are from GK2 and minimum from GK1 and GK3 (but GK3 wasn't out yet at the time of this release).

If you are new to GK and want to see what it's all about, I suggest getting this purchase instead of hunting for these games seperately.

A little outdated, but still worth getting

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User

For the price, this is definitely a game set worth considering. Both games are quite good, although definitely the second is the one that makes this buy worthwhile. The first game is definitely a bit ancient in terms of graphics and gameplay.

But Gabriel Knight 2...wow, what a game. I played it twice, something I never do with adventure games. But this one was SO well written and conceived, and it was recognized by many folks as a Game of the Year. It truly does immerse you in the story, and some of the final movie sequences are superbly done. Great locations, great plot, definitely a game you HAVE to play if you haven't already.

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