The Adventuress

Tuesday Treasure Trove: Numero VII

by Amber on July 4th, 2006

Man! I just BARELY finished Gabriel Knight 1: Sins of the Father and it’s 9:44 PM on a Tuesday night! I am a slacker! Now see… I played Gabriel Knight 1 many many years ago. Probably when I was a young lass of about 15… or less. Who knows. It’s amazing how much of a difference games you’ve played are. I may actually remember playing it this time… and then when I go play it again 10 years from now, I may actually remember the puzzles I did instead of redoing them ALL OVER. DANGIT.

Alright… Like I said, I played Gabriel Knight 1: Sins of the Fathers which was produced by Sierra On-Line. Play it!

So, we start off as Gabriel Knight… he’s a rare book store owner and he’s got this sassy desk clerk named Gracie who does all of his work. What’s new, right? A woman doing the man’s job!?

No offence to you guys out there. I love you all. :D

Anywho… Gabriel keeps having these weird nightmares… he sees this old guy and then some chick catch on fire… then he sees the old dude crying and then the chick turns into a leopard and leaps out of the fire… and then like… a monkey with only one leg jumps out at him and rips his ears off and eats them. And then he sees the old guy again looking stunned and then a dagger… and blood being splashed upon this weird necklace thing and then he’s hanging from a rope around his neck and he’s… well, he’s dead.

Yeah… that sounds like the kind of nightmare you wish you had every night.

And he does. Believe me.

Well, except for one night and instead of sleeping, he’s out shagging some chick.

So, you start off after your dream in your bookshop on Day 1. This game takes you day by day and each day you finish different tasks.

You stumble out of your bedroom and are instantly insulted by Gracie. She basically tells you that you look like hell. She’s so sweet throughout the entire game. That’s why I like her. SARCASM IS KEY. They start off talking about a book that Gabriel is working on. You see, he’s a writer… he writes books. Gracie tells you your buddy, who happens to be a cop, wants to talk to you. Great! It must be a lead into the story you’re writing about voodoo that’s going down in your home town of New Orleans.

Mmmm… enchiladas. I just thought this screenshot was funny.

There are these group of people going around town, killing people. The murders are all done in an ancient voodoo style… with chickens and snakes and blood and symbols… you know, that weird stuff. Gabriel is intrigued with what is going on with these murders for some reason, so he takes it upon himself to research it.

See… creepy voodoo.

Well, he finds out that The Fuzz are saying the murders have nothing to do with voodoo… that it’s all a bunch of fake voodoo. Fake voodoo is the worse.

Meanwhile, as you’re learning all this stuff about voodoo and murders, you find out this weird German guy has been trying to get into touch with you. You have no idea who he is, but he’s pretty persistent. You go on over to your Grandma’s house, eat a couple of cookies and try to find out who this weird guy is who wants to talk to you. Your gran doesn’t really know who the dude is. So you wander upstairs into the attic and find some weird pictures of your grandpap and some other weird dudes. You talk to your gran again and eventually you learn by the end of the game that your grandfather changed his last name when he immigrated to the United States and that the guy who’s been trying to call you is your grandpa’s brother, your Uncie Wolfgang.

Are you intrigued yet?

The guy wants you to go to Germany, because New Orleans is a very dangerous place. Wolfgang has also been having dreams about your and your untimely death at the end of a good ol’ hangin’ rope.

You want to break this case, though, so you decline and tell the old coot to take a hike. However, you learn that your family’s history is closely related to all the deaths of the people in the Voodoo Murders.

UT OH!

You meet a girl who has strong bloodties to the early days of New Orleans. She’s rich, powerful and very well respected. You, being the hunk that you are, woo the woman into your arms. But guess what? THIS WOMAN IS THE SAME WOMAN WHO IS IN CHARGE OF ALL THE VOODOO DEATHS. Wow! What a wicked web you weave, Sir Gabriel Knight.

The woman of your dreams is dancing around half naked. What a bimbo.

You see… there are these things in Voodoo culture called Loas and apparently, these are some bad assed spirits that take over your body, whether you want them to or not. You see, Gabriel’s girlfriend, Malia, has roots in all this crazy voodoo stuff. Apparently, one of her ancestors, Tetelo, became a Lao and she just happens inhabits the body’s of all of her decendents at very inappropriate times. Apparently, Gabriel’s ancestor did Tetelo wrong… You see, Gabriel’s grandpa and Tetelo were madly in love at one time. Tetelo however was a Voodoo High Queen or something and Gabriel’s bloodline just happens to be the Schattenjger, or Shadow Hunters… you know, they guys who kill Voodoo High Queens. So… apparently Gabriel’s grandpa tried to destroy Tetelo, even after they had fallen in love and now Tetelo was PISSED OFF at Gabriel’s family.

And now she takes over the body’s of her decendents. Sounds fun, right?

This is why you don’t piss people off. Because they will follow you THROUGH ETERNITY, like a bad rash.

Gabriel unravels this whole story… goes off to Germany to become the new Shadow Hunter, because his Uncie Wolfgang took off to try to help you out.

Gabriel doing his Schattenjger ritual. You think something weird is happening and you find out it’s just your maid.

This is where you become a Schattenjger. Isn’t that an alcoholic beverage? Oh wait… That’s Jagermeister.

You find Wolfgang in Africa in which you find the Talisman Necklace you have been dreaming about. Apparently this necklace has some bad juju connected to it and it scares the crap out of Tetelo. She doesn’t want you or your family to have it, so she hid it in Africa… of course!

Now, there’s this craptastic puzzle in this place that you have to figure it out and once you do, mummy’s come to life and if they touch you, they rip out your heart and your brain… all in one finishing move that Mortal Kombat would be proud of.

I hate those bastard mummy’s.

Never let a mummy eat your brain.

MAY THEY BURN IN HADES.

After you get past the evil mummy’s from Tartarus, you find your Uncle Wolfgang. He’s an old dude that has some heart problem after fighting of the mummy’s you brought to life. You’re so thoughtful, Gabriel knight. Apparently, your Talisman lies under this big heavy table that will only move if you put a heart on it. A human heart. Yummy!

Well, you find a dead mummy, try to take its heart out with your knife, which for some reason is tied to your Uncle Wolfgang! As you stab the mummy, Wolfgang’s heart is ripped out of his chest and then placed upon the dais which raises the table!

Now Uncie Wolfgang really has some heart problems! Good job!

You curse the day you ever heard of this evil Tetelo, and you swear you will have your revenge! All this after only knowing Uncle Wolfgang for AN ENTIRE 2 DAYS!

You go back to the US to find Gracie missing. Those freakin’ voodoo guys have got her and took them to their secret lair of doom! In here, you have a couple more puzzles you must go through. Eventually you come upon Tetelo, who is inhabiting your girlfriend, Malia’s body. You scare her with the Talisman, but she eventually gets you beneathe her grasp.

You get away from her, break the idol that holds her soul and now it’s up to you as to whether you save your girlyfriend or kill the retched beast that is Tetelo.

Hmm, what to do?

Think about it.

Okay! Let’s kill Tetelo with your knife!

Oh… that’s no good. Malia finds out you betrayed her just like your Grandpa betrayed Tetelo and she decides you’re no good for her. She takes her whip, wraps it around your neck and pulls you into the abyss below to be with her for all eternity!

You are dead. Don’t cry.

Alright… Let’s restore it to right before the point where you axed Tetelo with your knife. You give Malia a hand. OH NO! She can’t get a good enough grip! Plus Tetelo has stabbed you right in the arm! OUCH! Your grip is too weak. Malia does not want her love to fall into the abyss with her, so she says she loves you and lets go!

That’s so sad.

But so true to life. You don’t know how many significant others I have lost to the abyss of love.

Your girlfriend just died, but Gracie is still not very nice. I love it!

Anyways. That’s the story.

Long winded, I know, but it’s now 10:21 PM and all I have left is my rambling skillz.

I loved this game. It had a lot of cool puzzles, humor and a fantastic story. The only thing I didn’t like about the game was the stupid ass narrator. She was some old voodoo sounding crone. I don’t get it. Why not get someone upbeat and happy?

I gave this game a 3.5 out of 5 pirate hats.

Love me tender and love me true.

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