Posted December 11, 2015
I just beat gk2 for the first time a couple of weeks ago and this is a mini review I wrote for another site, anyways I think gabriel knight 1 is one of the top 3 best adventure games of all time. I never played number 2 at the time bc I hated FMV games. in fact to this day the only two I ever loved is wing commander 3 and wing commander 4 (both sold here on gog) in fact wing commander is my favorite game of all time, but without further delay here is my mini review.....
well just beat it I give the blending of the history and in game fiction a 9 outta 10 (this is jane's best attribute to me is to blending real history and locations with wild fantasy plots). the actual in game fiction such as characters, dialogue, and acting a 6 outta 10. I never connected with this version of gabe or grace, the characters I did connect some with were von glower, the guy that ran the pub, gabe’s lawyers, and gerde (in fact I think the story would have been better if it was gabe and gerde instead of grace. those two actors seemed to have a lot better chemistry together, than gabe and grace). The puzzle design also suffered bc of the fmv. On the final chapter I had to use a walkthrough not bc I was stuck really but bc I couldnt find the tape, and pilot light on the furnace. it took pixel hunting to a whole new level of frustrating sometimes. My belief that wing commander 3 and wing commander 4 as the only great fmv games still holds true to me. After day 4 it was all downhill from there in my opinion. the acting got worse, the wolves looked terrible and the puzzles got dumber and dumber. Overall I give this game a 7.5 outta 10. so not a bad entry to the series but the original blows it outta the water, plus I found the ending of gk2 to also be really boring and a let down from the great gk1 ending. I have a suspicion that the book novelization of this game is far better than the actual game. still saying all this Im very excited to play gk3 one day soon
well just beat it I give the blending of the history and in game fiction a 9 outta 10 (this is jane's best attribute to me is to blending real history and locations with wild fantasy plots). the actual in game fiction such as characters, dialogue, and acting a 6 outta 10. I never connected with this version of gabe or grace, the characters I did connect some with were von glower, the guy that ran the pub, gabe’s lawyers, and gerde (in fact I think the story would have been better if it was gabe and gerde instead of grace. those two actors seemed to have a lot better chemistry together, than gabe and grace). The puzzle design also suffered bc of the fmv. On the final chapter I had to use a walkthrough not bc I was stuck really but bc I couldnt find the tape, and pilot light on the furnace. it took pixel hunting to a whole new level of frustrating sometimes. My belief that wing commander 3 and wing commander 4 as the only great fmv games still holds true to me. After day 4 it was all downhill from there in my opinion. the acting got worse, the wolves looked terrible and the puzzles got dumber and dumber. Overall I give this game a 7.5 outta 10. so not a bad entry to the series but the original blows it outta the water, plus I found the ending of gk2 to also be really boring and a let down from the great gk1 ending. I have a suspicion that the book novelization of this game is far better than the actual game. still saying all this Im very excited to play gk3 one day soon