Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition Reviews

Gk2rebootfail

ViatorzZZ

Voice acting should have been left alone. Cutscenes do were much better in original as well. Controls are clunky often sending you out of the zone instead of towards an object of interest.

Classic Adventure Very Well Ported

N in HOLLYWOOD

The tone and mood of this adventure has a really good vibe to it. In 1993, this really raised the bar for what a narrative can do in a game. It holds up very well today because good writing is always good writing. I don’t understand it when little kids get on here and rate it poorly because its file size is large, or yelling RIPOFF because the FREE download contains Day 1 for you to try before you buy. Obviously don’t pay attention to these kids, because this adventure game is great, and you can check it out for free to see for yourself.

Can't Stand the Voices

BlkProfessor

When will developers realize that on games like this the story and voices are everything? They have the story part down pat. No problems there. But the voices? Ugh! That guy as Gabriel?!? No offense to the actor but he sounds like someone imitating a Southerner rather than a resident of New Orleans. My first thought on hearing him speak was, yuck, that's what I'm going to have to listen to. I may buy the rest of the episodes or I may not. Likely not.

Good plan, poor execution

Which one is Pink

The game is graphically beautiful with highly detailed scenes. That would deserve a 5 star rating. What kills me and my interest is the poor voice acting. The narrator sounds like Mother Hubbard and the Gabriel voice reeks of overdone Marlboro Man. The only good voice is the gal Grace. That part rates 1 star - maybe. Thankfully you get to try before you buy here or I'd be asking for a refund.

One of best games of all time

iloox

This game is so amazing. I'm jealous of anyone getting to play this for the first time. The puzzles are great but the story will THRILL you! The first game I ever played that felt like I was in a movie. So many twists, turns, and surprises await you. And I can now say that the mobile version is the definitive version. Since the first chapter is free you are getting a bargain just for that. Turn off the lights and prepare to be enthralled.

Straight from my childhood

Jbailey598

First thing I wanna say is about the voice actor who's doing Gabriel. I saw someone else's review complaining about his voice acting. After hearing him.... He's actually doing a pretty accurate representation of what the great Tim Curry, who originally did the voice, sounded like. I love this remake, and I've already purchased the second part. I absolutely loved this series as a teenager, and it's so great to play through this first one again. I'm hoping they bring out 2 and 3 also! For anyone who enjoyed the original.... I strongly recommend this. If you're new to the genre, this is a very well written and detailed story that starts a bit slow as you're learning the characters and premise of the series... But this game ramps up nicely and gets very dark, and very suspenseful by the end. Give this game a shot if you're at all interested in the classic PC point and click adventure games from the late 80s and 90s.

What to say....

SecularSurfer

I played through all 3 original GK games. As well as all of the games in the Kings Quest and Space Quest series. They are all excellent and worth your time, but Sins of the Father is something special. The other series I mentioned were great fun. Challenging puzzles, large environments to explore and witty and clever writing. All of those elements were present in SotF as well, but it also added a story with real depth and character development. This is the very first game I can remember playing that actually felt like an interactive film. The whole thing worked so well in large part to the exceptional voice acting. Actual speech in games was relatively rare in 1993. Outside of intros and cutscenes, it was almost unheard of. Not only was every line of dialogue voiced, it was done so by the likes of Michael Dorn, Mark Hamill, and Tim Curry! This is where the problem is. The updated graphics are fantastic. As far as I can tell, it is scene for scene, line for line, identical to the original; save for one thing - the cast. No Tim Curry. No Mark Hamill. No Michael Dorn. The new actors aren't bad, but for people that have played the original, it's a glaring omission. Original GK: SotF - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️* GK: SotF 20th SE - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ *Yes, that is 6 stars out of 5. Yes, it is THAT good.

Good port, great game.

High Popalorum

I debated four stars or five. This was one of my childhood favorites, so I'm partial to it. I think the story and writing are far above average, and remind me that before the age of flashy graphics and high framerates, writing mattered. That said, this is very much a point and click adventure. This genre does not appeal to everyone. It isn't always apparent what you should do next, but the hint system is good. If you liked the other Sierra titles from the 1990s, you will like this. Well worth a download. The first part is free, and the rest appears to cost about ten bucks, as you must purchase different segments separately.

Mime...

Naive Anger

Trying to get the mime to follow you is as poor as in the original. Not a memory worth reliving. On the positive side - graphics and story are great.

A classic!!

Gggggggggghgggggggffpa

I loved this game when I played it back in the 90's, and I love it now. This is a great game! I'd like to see some of the other old games come back like this such as Police Quest.

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