Talk:Gabriel Knight (series)

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[edit] Re-writes

Not sure what happened to the separate pages idea. In the meantime, I've taken the liberty of giving this article an extensive re-write to clean up the first two game synopses (which were rather weak), add some sourced Jane Jensen quotes and to edit the 'Future' section. Although I'd too like to see a continuation of this series, a Wiki article on the games isn't really the place to be extoling the virtues of an external website. A quick summary and link is more than sufficent. Also added a note about the revival of Jane Jensen's Gray Matter since this will obviously keep any potentiol sequel out of production for at least another eighteen months. --Shantih1 03:02, 19 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] A separate article for each game?

With all respect for the very good article written by everyone, I was thinking of creating separate pages for all the GK games (with info boxes and such) and make this article just about Gabriel as a character. --Deadworm222 10:19, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

I think that's a very good idea! Maaya 03:22, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
You should probably make this page a summary for the series, and make a seperate one for Gabe himself. MasterGrazzt 19:28, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
I agree, I think having separate articles covering each of the articles in more depth is a great idea. I thought of doing the same before reading the discussion. NeonDaylight 20:01, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Photographic VS Rendered

I distinctly remember GK2 as having mostly photographic (not rendered) backgrounds. Jane Jensen toured Munich (and surrounding area) obtaining photographs usable as the backdrops for the game. Although some are likely painted or drawn, similar to a matte in a motion picture, none of them are "rendered" digitally. ShadowChaser 17:41, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Italian website link

Let's not resort to calling each other names here, alright? 68.190.89.38, I agree with Wetman; Wikipedia policy is not entirely clear on this. The site includes some undoubtedly useful information and screenshots from the game (including pictures of each individual character). Just because it's in Italian doesn't mean it's devoid of content. I also think the link to the forum you deleted should be restored; Wikipedia mentions discussion forums only briefly and if there are few such sites that contain discussion on the series, the link should be retained. On second thought, since the link is in the External links section already, it's not that big a deal if it's not in the actual article. However, the GK4 Campaign site can hardly be described as a discussion forum and therefore should be restored. Cromag 10:30, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sources, weasel words

The article is written in a very praising tone, and almost no sources are provided. I'm trying to remove the worst cases of hyperbole and replace them with quotes from reviews, as should be a Wikipedia standard, but help is definitely appreciated. :)--Wormsie 13:17, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Character summaries

I'm not too crazy about this section - it seems to be bloating this article with unnecessary narrative explanations. The short game summaries and links to each game's own articles are fine as they are. I think the article would be better served by moving these sections to the individual game pages. --Shantih1 22:50, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Gabriel Knight Mysteries: Limited Edition

Is this the only compilation ever made from this series? If so, can somebody elaborate more about it? For example, did it contain any bug fixes or improvements or did it just add a CD with a soundtrack and a graphic novel?

Also, are you really sure the single soundtrack CD contained music from both games and not just from one of them?

Thanks! -Lwc4life (talk) 11:07, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "The concept" and linearity

The section on "the concept" is a bit unfocused, and seems to misunderstand the word "nonlinear". The day-structuredness surely means that the games are linear, except for some limited nonlinearity within each day? I will rewrite this section soon unless someone can put an argument to the contrary. --Stephen lamppost (talk) 09:04, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Now done. --Stephen lamppost (talk) 22:41, 12 May 2008 (UTC)