Petition for Gabriel Knight 4: Resurrect the Shadowhunter

[[P o D] Limao]

https://www.change.org/p/activision-publishing-gabriel-knight-4-petition

[0pp0]

It would be so cool to see this become a reality but at this point I highly doubt it. Despite having a small resurgence in the early 2010's thanks to kickstarter and those guys from Germany, the point and click adventure genre now seems to be more dead than ever. I'm not exactly sure why, I still love the genre as it's a fantastic way to tell stories and build worlds. But there just isn't enough demand for it I think.

The only way I can imagine Gabriel Knight to continue is through some kind of fan project. But then we still have the problem that Activision owns all the rights.

[Grandmaster of Pwn]

Originally posted by 0pp0:

.... the point and click adventure genre now seems to be more dead than ever. I'm not exactly sure why, ....

i used to loooove adventure games, i've played all the classics and many modern ones as well. but i have to admit that nowadays (if its not a classic i just want to replay for nostalgia) i really cant deal with solving the mostly illogical puzzles. i love the stories but having to do the classic point and click puzzle solving and running back and forth and just trying combinations feels like such a waste of time to me now and is no more fun. i think that is why they are dead.
to me the desire of having to THINK in games is filled by grand strategy games and the desire for great stories is filled by rpgs. both of these i think fullfill that need better than any new adventure game.
in my heart i still love the classics though (thats why im still prowling these forums every now and then ;) )

[Mr.Android]

I'm playing this game at the moment and I agree with Grandmaster of Pwn. Classic adventures have a big "try & error"-part which can get pretty annoying. I guess in the past it was ok because there were much less games and you just dealt with it.

Sins of the Fathers also has some really annoying parts. I guess I would've never found the 20 dollars (or at least I would've needed much more time) without the walkthrough I use if I'm stuck at some point. And there are more examples like this.

People just don't want to waste time with "try & error"-stuff.

Many classic adventures offer great stories but the gameplay never got to "the next level".

I enjoy using my brain in games but "try & error" is simply annoying.

[nachums]

Why not just go for a Kickstarter?

[Artemur]

full support from me. 2. and 3. games remastered versions also would be awesome

[[P o D] Limao]

Originally posted by nachums:

Why not just go for a Kickstarter?

Kickstarter is not an option when the IP is owned by Activision, The GK 20th version was permitted and published/developed by another studio, Phoenix Online Studios and Pinkerton Road ( owned by Jane Jensen ). We must wait if Microsoft will resurrect GK franchise and allow Jane to develop the GK4.