When it comes to video game sidekicks, few are as memorable as Grace Nakimura. Her role expanded throughout the Gabriel Knight trilogy, taking her from being little more than a source of information in the first game to practically an equal by the end of the third title. Her relationship with Gabriel Knight mirrors this personal growth as he slowly becomes more trusting of her and her abilities as a researcher and investigator. To the point where he’s not trying to force her to stay out of the way or to keep her as much in the dark of his current case as possible. By the time that the credits roll in Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned she’s treated as an equal. (continue reading…)

The Gabriel Knight series has always featured radically different art styles between entries. The first entry employed 2D, VGA graphics with an icon based parser, similar to earlier Sierra titles such as King’s Quest VI. The second game utilized digitized photography, full motion video and live actors whereas the third entry is entirely comprised of 3D polygonal graphics. (continue reading…)

Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers was originally released in 1993 and the music in the game has withstood the test of time and most of the tracks are still beloved by adventure game fans to this day. And going back to the roots of the series for the 20th anniversary remake has been a journey for composer Robert Holmes as he tried to recapture the magic from the original and update it for today’s audience. (continue reading…)

Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition is a modern remake of the classic Sierra On-Line title, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers. The game features brand new puzzles and scenes, gorgeous new high-res backgrounds, a remastered soundtrack, and more New Orleans flavor to the beloved original story. Plus it adds exclusive new behind-the-scenes material including original concept sketches, articles and brand new audio interviews with Jane Jensen and members of the original Sierra development team to provide a more complete view on the Gabriel Knight series than has ever been available before. (continue reading…)

The story of Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father focuses on a voodoo cult situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. Voodoo’s roots are in Africa as a paganistic religion that focuses their worship on “loas”, or the spirits of their ancestors and gods. It was brought to the American colonies as part of the slave trade where the African slaves continued to practice in relative secrecy. Over time Christianity started to seep into the culture and rituals and a sort of blending of beliefs occurred. By the start of the game, “Louisiana Voodoo” (as it’s known) is rather different from its African forebears. (continue reading…)

As gaming aged and matured, there was a growing need for more adult storylines and experiences. Nowhere was this truer than the Adventure Gaming genre in the early-to-mid 90s. Sierra On-Line and LucasArts had many offerings which would later be considered classics in the genre, but the vast majority leaned heavily on the cartoonish and humorous side. (continue reading…)

Every year Germany hosts one of the largest videogame trade shows in Europe. Last year alone it received over 300,000 visitors with many gaming announcements being revealed throughout its run. (continue reading…)

Not too long ago we checked out some of the remastered songs for the 20th Anniversary Edition of Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers.

Today we continue our look into these songs, all of which were remastered by the series’ original composer, Robert Holmes. (continue reading…)

With the 20th Anniversary Edition of Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers getting nearer and nearer we thought we’d take a look at the remastered soundtrack.

All of the songs were remastered by the series’ original composer, Robert Holmes whose works Moebius: Empire Rising and composed ‘The Taking’ for Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller.

Every remaster features the same the composition and feel of the original Sierra classic, but carry a stronger instrumentation and are no longer held back by the limitations of the time. So with all that said, here are some of the remastered songs. (continue reading…)