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| 7 JUL 2005 at 10:16am |
EvaGuild Master
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Status : Offline | I gave it a 10 because, along with GK2, it's still one of my favorite games ever.
Loved the story, the characters, the puzzles (yes, even that one I didn't mind) and the music. The graphics were okay.
The controls didn't bother me but I did miss out on a few things the first time around because you could move on to the next parts of the game without examining everything, which was a bit annoying (for me - some might find that a plus). Also, I hated Tim Curry's voice but I got used to it. But these were all minor annoyances that, for me, didn't detract from the experience as a whole.
It's a great game. One of the only I played 3 times.
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| 7 JUL 2005 at 10:20am |
Chris.Schattenjger
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Joined: 8 MAR 2005
Status : Online | I've played it 3 (maybe 4) times too, but I always dread having to do the pendulum and the vanishing bridge at the end. I don't mind the chessboard though (I worked it out all by myself! )
...not to be confused with Keira Knightley
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| 7 JUL 2005 at 10:23am |
EvaGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By chris156 (7 JUL 2005 10:20am)
I don't mind the chessboard though (I worked it out all by myself! )
So did I. When I played this game there wasn't a walkthrough out yet. I would probably have used it if there'd been one! (That pendulum got me soooo many times before I noticed the cursor change)
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| 7 JUL 2005 at 10:41am |
Terry PenrodGrand Inquisitor
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Like Chris, I gave Gabriel Knight III: Blood of the Sacred. Blood of the Damned. a rock solid nine with one point deducted specifically for the unnecessary and out-of-place action sequences at the end. Otherwise, the usual complaints did not bother me in the least. I actually loved the control system with that free roaming first person camera option for quickly zooming around the 3D maps to explore. I also enjoyed Tim Curry's nonchalant voice work as Gabe and the corny jokes. Even the admittedly silly cat hair puzzle was okay in my book.
In the end, GK3 is a very fine adventure game with a terrific story by Jane jensen and all sorts of other things to recommend it. The one and only complaint I have beyond the action stuff is that Sierra shut the team down and we never saw a 4th installment in the best AG series ever created.
Cheers, Terry
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| 7 JUL 2005 at 11:18am |
colpetSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | I rated it a 9. I loved the controls and the story. It also has one of the most well intergrated puzzles of all time - Le Serpent Rouge. The only reason I cannot give it a 10 is the action sequences at the end. I spent nearly 2 hours on the pendulum puzzle alone. >
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| 7 JUL 2005 at 1:08pm |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | What overall rating would you give Grim Fandango?
don't forget to edit what you copy/paste!
after getting over the AWFUL control system (thanx to Valerie, who took over! :-*) i finally got to play gk3, and realized what i was missing out on all this time! a fantastic adventure, definately the best of the 3 and one of the best advs created!
You have gotten the attention of the mysterious lady. She turns to face you. Her face is devoid of any flesh. You are frozen with horror as she begins ripping your body into a bloody mess.
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| 7 JUL 2005 at 1:35pm |
| Deleted User | I gave it an 8. Frustrating action sequences and some silly puzzles reduced what could have been a solid 9 or 10. Loved the interface, though.
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| 7 JUL 2005 at 2:03pm |
Chris.Schattenjger
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Aya (7 JUL 2005 1:07pm)
don't forget to edit what you copy/paste!
What are you talking about?
...not to be confused with Keira Knightley
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| 7 JUL 2005 at 3:30pm |
AndromusGuild Master
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Status : Offline | I'll give it an 8, taking off a bit for the few silly or badly clued puzzles (moustache, getting binoculars for Gabe). Didn't mind the action sequences all that much, even if they didn't really fit.
Le Serpent Rouge -- some the best puzzling ever, with a nice mix of things you had to do.
Absolutely loved the freedom of the controls -- I thought it was the most innovative system I'd seen in an adventure.
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| 7 JUL 2005 at 5:53pm |
bdeckedSchattenjger
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Status : Online | I gave it a 3... didn't care for it at all. Too much talking!!! And the controls were difficult for me. So it was a big-fat-ol' YAWN for me.
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| 7 JUL 2005 at 6:40pm |
AvakaJourneyman
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Joined: 17 SEP 2003
Status : Online | Have not played it and I don't think I will. Not my type of game.
Myst IV - Never finished it. Got frustrated with it.&&Myst V - Did not finish it either. Very disappointing.&&ATTWN - BORING!!! Never finished it. Kept falling asleep.&&Paradise - So far .... not so good&&Voyage - Not on my favorite list
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| 7 JUL 2005 at 7:49pm |
ElfstoneGuild Master
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Status : Online | You know me, this must be a 10.
In my opinion GK3 had not only one of the greatest puzzles of all time but also a control system that should have become the reference for future games at least to some extent. I'm not saying that it was perfect in itself, but the direction was definitely the right one. It just needed some improvements. But nobody ever tried to recycle that system. I can't understand.
A few puzzles are not too good and the arcade sequences are a bit annoying, but GK3 is still one of my favorites (and I didn't play it a second time as of now...).
[b]playing[/b]: Destination Treasure Island (done in two sittings, but it's nice), Syberia (ho-hum), Dracula: Last Sanctuary (on hold)&&[b]reading[/b]: even more study papers&&[b]listening to[/b]: [url=http://www.last.fm/user/Brax82/]this and that[/url], plus [url=http://www.musicovery.com/]Musicovery[/url]&&[b]TV favorites[/b]: (currently) Pushing Daisies, Chuck, Journeyman (cancelled! grrr...), Heroes&& all-time) 24, Stargate SG1, X-Files, Lost, House
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| 7 JUL 2005 at 8:09pm |
GelertPrivate Detective
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A '10' from me too. This, again, is one of the very few games that I would be eager to play again. Terrific !
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| 7 JUL 2005 at 10:52pm |
ShanyGuild Master
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Status : Online | I gave it a 6. A huge diappointment... I barely knew what I needed to do half the time, and I kept missing information because half the game had timed sequences that if you missed could not be repeated.
I just couldn't follow the plot (the lack of an introduction is one of the causes for this).
The game looked bad. Making it 3D just made navigation more annoying, and the backgrounds looked simple and uninteresting.
There were very few locations. It was mostly going back and forth from the town to the mountains, trying to find the right way to where I wanted to go, getting hopelessly lost.
And I had trouble with Le Serpent Rouge...
I need to replay this game, maybe then I'll have a different opinion.
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| 8 JUL 2005 at 2:22pm |
EvaGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Shany (7 JUL 2005 10:52pm)
I just couldn't follow the plot (the lack of an introduction is one of the causes for this).
There was a graphic novel introduction in the box or maybe on the CD in some cases?
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| 8 JUL 2005 at 2:30pm |
ShanyGuild Master
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Status : Online | It was on the CD as a PDF file.
That's not a very good idea, having the intro to the game outside of the game...
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| 8 JUL 2005 at 2:31pm |
Chris.Schattenjger
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Status : Online | I agree.
...not to be confused with Keira Knightley
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| 8 NOV 2005 at 3:18pm |
WimliGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Had to bring this one up again!
Without a doubt my favourite adventure game of all time! Absolutely brilliant story, good 3D graphics, great voice acting (didn't mine Tim Curry at all), tons of great puzzles, long gameplay, challenging, etc etc. I also loved that a lot of information in the game was optional. It gave the game a more realistic feel and made the game feel less linear than it actually was. As for the controls: best ones out there! I loved to control the camera, swooshing through the environments, the fact you could move Gabriel to the other side of the screen fastly with ease. For me these controls felt very intuitively. And the ending of the game! After a number of arcade sequences (which for me got the adrenaline flowing instead being annoying), you were treated to a revealing and satisfying closing cutscene, rounded up by that cliffhanger. It's indeed a tragic thing GK 4 will never see the light of day, but you can't think of a more perfect dramatic ending for the third game.
If it was an option, I'd say this game goes up to 11!
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| 9 NOV 2005 at 6:35pm |
Chris.Schattenjger
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Status : Online | Jamarchand, you're talking about GK2!
...not to be confused with Keira Knightley
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| 10 NOV 2005 at 12:48am |
jamarchandSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By chris156 (9 NOV 2005 6:34pm)
Jamarchand, you're talking about GK2!
Oh, sorry. I deleted my thread and transfered it to GK2 poll. Unfortunelly, it's impossible remove my vote.
 &&&&[move]Actually playing SHIVERS and Rhem 2[/move]&&
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| 10 NOV 2005 at 6:09pm |
ShanyGuild Master
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Status : Online | of course you can remove your vote! Bottom right corner of the poll, 'remove vote'
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| 10 NOV 2005 at 6:59pm |
jamarchandSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Now I remember why I can't remove my vote. Because i didn't voted here. My vote was correctly added to the Gabriel Knight 2 poll.
I changed my mind, only when I discussed GK2 in the GK3 poll. Instead put my thread on GK2 poll, I posted it here, in the wrong topic.
&&&&[move]Actually playing SHIVERS and Rhem 2[/move]&&
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| 13 NOV 2005 at 6:15am |
NelzaIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | I rated it an 8!
I loved the use of the original characters and voices (Moseley cracks me up!) and the puzzles were well thought out too.
Amazingly the puzzle I found to be the hardest was the maid unlocking all the doors (I came out of Gabe's room a little too late) and she had only unlocked a couple of doors. At the time I didn't realise I had to reload the game.
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| 19 NOV 2005 at 4:49am |
tmalusIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 11
Joined: 19 NOV 2005
Status : Online | I'd give it a 9. Sneaking around other people's rooms is a lot of fun
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