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Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers Remake
Topic Started: Oct 8 2013, 12:38 PM (547 Views)
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I hadn't heard of Gabriel Knight until Metal Jesus mentioned it. He's brought it up on multiple occasions, both on the podcast and on his personal show, and got me interested in the series. Today, IGN released an article discussing a remake of Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers for mobile platforms and PC. For those who are interested, I've included a link below.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/10/08/gabriel-knight-sins-of-the-fathers-remake-in-development-at-pinkerton-road?abthid=5254383556ce8e0f1a00000c
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Influential game designer Jane Jensen, whose previous work includes the Gabriel Knight series and Police Quest, is currently developing a 20th anniversary remake of Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers. Her studio, Pinkerton Road, will bring the game to PC, Mac, iPad and Android.


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I was recommended by Majin and Kharn to play Gabriel Knight, and I keep pushing back when I'll give this game a try... Might as well wait for this version to come out on the iPad.

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I loved the Gabriel Knight series, can't wait for a remake (but I would LOVE an original story).
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Oct 8 2013, 01:56 PM
I loved the Gabriel Knight series, can't wait for a remake (but I would LOVE an original story).
This is the thing with remakes. It's great that new people might be able to get into it, but as someone who's already played the first game, I would rather see something original. Especially since Jensen is such a great storyteller.

But what really bothers me is that remaking the first game sets up remaking the sequels, as well. One of the things I like about the GK series is that each game used a completely unique graphical style. The first used classic pixel graphics, the second used FMV, and the third used 3D polygons. I would've hoped that a new installment would also find its own unique style, but remaking them all with the same engine will make them all look the same.

And frankly, I think homogenization is the silent disease of the gaming industry.

On the other hand, Gabriel Knight is coming back! Yay!
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Wow, i really can't wait for this! Hopefully it will bring Gabriel Knight to the attention of younger gamers that never got the chance to play this back in the day, it's definitely a style of game that's been coming back full force in recent years. I'm not surprised given that people are really looking for interesting and immersive worlds and story's these days and These point and click adventures have them by the bucket loads.
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This is awesome i have Gabriel Knight 1 and 2 this will be cool to see how they remake the first game. i wonder if they'll have Tim Curry reprise the voice of Gabriel.
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I cant wait for this myself being a huge GK fan but I'm a little worried about the voice acting. Sins of the Fathers had a all-star cast on voice acting and I don't think anything could live up to the original. I would of much rather GK 3 was the one getting remade since it need it the most due to poor 3D graphics. Even better would of been a new 4th game in the series but maybe if this does well Activision will get Jane to make a new title.

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Oct 8 2013, 01:53 PM
I was recommended by Majin and Kharn to play Gabriel Knight, and I keep pushing back when I'll give this game a try... Might as well wait for this version to come out on the iPad.


You should still play the original because of the outstanding voice talent... Tim Curry, Mark Hamill, Leah Remini and Leilani Jones!
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For all of you who are still thinking of playing the originals (which you should) they are on sale on GoG right now for a pittance. The GoG halloween sale is pretty nice actually, not only can you get Gabriel Knight 1,2,and 3, you can get I have no Mouth and I Must Scream, Phantasmagoria 1+2, Sanitarium, both Amnesia games, Alan Wake, and a bunch of other stuff. Go NOW!!!
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I had posted this on here a long time ago but its too funny not to post again!
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I really need to play this again. Shame that Tim Curry won't be doing the new voice work though.
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