Man, what a GREAT game!

[Nadersith]

It has been almost two decades since I've played it for the first time. It makes me feel very old, but, buddy, I really enjoy these cheesy FMVs, all characters (specially not-so-much-villain Von Glower) and this great soundtrack by Robert Holmes.

Love this game so much... Long life Sierra!!!!

[Doppelganger4827]

Played and finished it this year for the first time. I was playing the first one, but skipped ahead and played this when I saw it was an FMV game. Also funny to see Grace's trench coat attire around the same time I played Resident Evil 2 remake where Ada is sporting a similar trench coat. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1705597911

[Thorba]

Along with tex murphy maybe the best fmv adventure on the pc (only wished they would add german language). Makes me sad that we never will see a gabriel knight 4.

[Doppelganger4827]

They brought back Broken Sword amd Tex, so maybe someone will pull some strings someday, along with funding a kickstarter.

[nachums]

Originally posted by Doppelganger4827:

They brought back Broken Sword amd Tex, so maybe someone will pull some strings someday, along with funding a kickstarter.

It's a great game. The problem with GK is its lack of identity. Tex owned FMV, made It synonimous, whereas GK 1 was 2D, GK 2 was FMV and GK 3 was just a plain, and aging, 3 D environment

[Doppelganger4827]

It seems it's a victim of trying to get with what was popular at the time and falling behind.

[Sigh Man Vanz]

Just finished it yesterday and really enjoyed it. I've always been skeptical of FMV games, but this one may change my mind on the genre (though I hear it's one of the best by a long shot).

Still - I did miss the beautiful pixel art of part 1, as well as Tim Curry's voice work. (Though the actor playing Gabriel nails his mix of charisma and boorishness)

[chumface]

If this were not so pixilated it would be the best adventure game ever...wish it could be updated.

[MarionParooToo]

I love how ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Joanne Takahashi is as Grace. I almost feel bad for Gerde, but Gerde's just kinda meh so.

Also am I the only one imagining von Glower and von Zell as bitter exes? XD

And I'm jealous over Dean Erickson's hair. Godamn it's so luscious :P

[PeaceCamper]

Originally posted by Thorba:

Along with tex murphy maybe the best fmv adventure on the pc (only wished they would add the German language). Makes me sad that we never will see a Gabriel Knight 4.

There is an unofficial German patch here; it translates everything. Although it's funny hearing Gabriel and Grace speak it while acting like they don't know it.
https://www.compiware-forum.de/downloads/file/177-gabriel-knight-2-the-beast-within-german-patch/

[PeaceCamper]

Originally posted by nachums:

Originally posted by Doppelganger4827:

They brought back Broken Sword and Tex, so maybe someone will pull some strings someday, along with funding a Kickstarter.

It's a great game. The problem with GK is its lack of identity. Tex owned FMV and made It synonymous, whereas GK 1 was 2D, GK 2 was FMV, and GK 3 was just a plain, and aging, 3-D environment

Unfortunately, this series wasn't as popular as Sierra's others so that's the main reason it became a trend-chaser. They felt each new entry had to stand out in some way to grab attention. I feel the whole series could've been FMV and worked great in that medium. Sierra just didn't have enough faith in the niche fanbase.