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| 29 MAY 2009 at 1:02pm |
| Deleted User | Although it is the same characters, the story itself does not follow on, so it is indeed quite possible to play Gabe K 2, without having played Gabe Knight 1. The second game is FMV, so it's quite different presentationwise from the first game.
Of course no 2 is worth playing, but I admit I had to consult a walkthrough about halfway through the game, and I suggest you do the same when you feel you have become pretty much stuck, since the story itself is worth sacrificing a bit of your pride in doing so. And anyway, even if you do check out a walktrough somewhere in the middle of the game, there will still be enough challenge left for further on! [smiley=angel_smiley.gif] [smiley=skull_laugh.gif]
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| 29 MAY 2009 at 10:51pm |
StilerJourneyman
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Status : Offline | If you can't finish on your own I'd suggest using a walkthrough to make it through GK1.
Mainly because even though it's a seperate story you'll be missing out on the character development of Gaberial and others from the first game.
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| 30 MAY 2009 at 12:07am |
JKingSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Fnord (29 MAY 2009 12:34pm)
Anyway, i have recently tried to play GK1, and i found the pixel hunting, Gabriels slow movement speed and the sometimes illogical puzzles to be a real pain.
There's a speed slider in the settings panel which has as an effect greatly increasing Gabriel's walk speed. There is such a speed setting going back at least as far as King's Quest in Sierra games.
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| 30 MAY 2009 at 9:49am |
FnordSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Ah, thanks. I'll give GK 1 another go then (with a guide...)
I started GK2, and it does seem to be a better game. The cheesy acting only adds to the experience
Thanks for the advice on the walktrough. As long as the puzzle makes sense, i should have the patience to finish it, but if it's one of those illogical puzzles, then i'll use a guide.
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| 30 MAY 2009 at 10:27am |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By Stiler (29 MAY 2009 10:51pm)
If you can't finish on your own I'd suggest using a walkthrough to make it through GK1.
Mainly because even though it's a seperate story you'll be missing out on the character development of Gaberial and others from the first game.
Yeah, well, not to mention that Gabriel Knight 1 really has a very good story, even better (to me personally) than the one in GK 2, and somehow the story also involved your protagonist more closely. Well, I thought so, anyway.)
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| 30 MAY 2009 at 10:39am |
InesrocksPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | are those games compatible with Vista? Because I installed GK 3 and it never worked on my computer Maybe I should try with ScummVM?
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| 30 MAY 2009 at 12:03pm |
JKingSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Inesrock, Gabriel Knight 2 definitely plays in WinVista (32-bit), as I've tried it. Not sure about the original, but it'll certainly play in DOSBox.
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| 30 MAY 2009 at 1:26pm |
InesrocksPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By JKing (30 MAY 2009 12:03pm)
Inesrock, Gabriel Knight 2 definitely plays in WinVista (32-bit), as I've tried it. Not sure about the original, but it'll certainly play in DOSBox.
thanks for the tip
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| 30 MAY 2009 at 5:22pm |
JKingSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | I should be more specific, however, Inesrocks:
Gabriel Knight 2 works fine with the modern installer, which makes use of patches both official and otherwise. As my girlfriend found out to her dismay when she tried to play the game with the stock Win16 executable, there's a nasty dead-end bug in Chapter 4 which can trip you up.
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| 30 MAY 2009 at 8:23pm |
InesrocksPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By JKing (30 MAY 2009 5:21pm)
I should be more specific, however, Inesrocks:
Gabriel Knight 2 works fine with the modern installer, which makes use of patches both official and otherwise. As my girlfriend found out to her dismay when she tried to play the game with the stock Win16 executable, there's a nasty dead-end bug in Chapter 4 which can trip you up.
oh.. alright! thank you once more... and what about GK3? that im sure doesnt work on vista... at least it didnt work for me. :-?
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| 30 MAY 2009 at 8:32pm |
StilerJourneyman
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Status : Offline | It works on XP for me.
Could try a dual boot.
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| 30 MAY 2009 at 9:04pm |
FnordSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Or install Win9X trough Dosbox. While it might not be the ideal solution, it saves you the trouble of creating a new OS partition
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| 31 MAY 2009 at 12:07am |
KaylIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Here are some known issues and solutions for GK3 to run under Vista.
http://www.vistagamedoctor.com/GabrielKnight3.ashx
I've also read that the game may freeze at the intro which is caused by incompatable codec. you can replace the problematic avi in the games dir with another one and rename it.
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| 1 JUN 2009 at 7:09am |
meteorIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Offline | I really enjoyed GK II. Good luck with it.
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