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| 9 DEC 2002 at 12:01am |
GayleSchattenjger
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Status : Online | Gabriel Knight in Gabriel Knight II
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| 9 DEC 2002 at 12:09am |
InlandAZGuild Master
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Joined: 4 MAY 2007
Status : Offline | One word, two views - Lara...
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| 9 DEC 2002 at 12:10am |
| Deleted User | OK, Falling in love? No. Kate Walker? No. I had a technical difficulty and I only played about 1/4 of the game and have to try again, however, in the part that I did play I found Kate annoying. She allowed everyone (her boyfriend and her mother) to push her around too much. And her boss treated her like a combination of door mat and servent, showing little respect for her as a person or as a well educated attorney. And I didn't like her girlfriend either. Shopping was her avocation.
I have read that Kate's personality changes as the game goes on. I hope that means that she matures as a person and is more true to herself rather than trying to please everyone else.
Have I ever been in love with a male character. No there also. However, I found the Gabriel character in GK2 physically very attractive. On the other hand, Gabriel, IMHO, is an almost perfect male chauvinist. Sorry to those of you who loved him. I don't want to start a war but he really was full of himself. The games are very separate from his personality - they are terrific and top notch.
The Baron character (von Glower or something like that) was also very attractive. But not enough to make me love him.
Falling in love with a character is an interesting concept. I think that movie characters are far easier to fall in love with or be infatuated by. That's a whole other subject.
Harriet@JA
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| 9 DEC 2002 at 12:19am |
InlandAZGuild Master
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Status : Offline | She allowed everyone (her boyfriend and her mother) to push her around too much.
I think that was the gist of the story - or at least central to the plot. In five words or less: She matured and moved on.
It's too bad you had problems running the game, I found story and characters quite enjoyable.
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| 9 DEC 2002 at 12:24am |
EvaGuild Master
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Joined: 5 NOV 2002
Status : Offline | Characters that I fell in love with? Larry Laffer!
- Okay, just kidding
I agree that Gabriel Knight was attractive in the second game and I did have a small crush on Von Glower
SPOILER:
It didn't stop me from killling him though - but it was very sad :'(
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| 9 DEC 2002 at 12:28am |
ElfstoneGuild Master
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Status : Online | Elaine is a tough woman, but she is really cute.
Not so much in the first two games.
But in Curse of Monkey Island. Unfortunately, we do not get to see much of her in that part.
For Elaine lovers, Escape From Monkey Island is the best part of them all. She doesn't have much screenplay (nice pun) in this one, either. But when she is actually on screen, it's...uhm...excuse me...where did I put that game... *goodbye*
[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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| 9 DEC 2002 at 12:32am |
InlandAZGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Characters that I fell in love with? Larry Laffer!
- Okay, just kidding
No, No - really... Go on with that train of thought... I'll help you through it... Yeah, that's right... I'm a [s]giver[/s] [s]helper[/s] professional analyst!
You love Larry - only Larry... You're helpless to his powers of persuasion...
he he he
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| 9 DEC 2002 at 12:46am |
jamarchandSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | The actress Andrea Martin (blondie Gabriel's secretary in GK2), oh god! she's wonderful...
Sharif - Marvelous brunette researcher of Istambul University in Byzantine.
Victoria Morsel - Phantasmagoria 1
 &&&&[move]Actually playing SHIVERS and Rhem 2[/move]&&
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| 9 DEC 2002 at 12:46am |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Harriet (9 DEC 2002 12:09am)
I have read that Kate's personality changes as the game goes on. I hope that means that she matures as a person and is more true to herself rather than trying to please everyone else.
Correct. In the end she dumps them both, and for a good reason And she quits her job. So yes, in the end Kate isn't so bad.
However, I found the Gabriel character in GK2 physically very attractive. On the other hand, Gabriel, IMHO, is an almost perfect male chauvinist.
I think you're right. Especially in GK3 (but GK2 too) he's soo bloody obnoxious and annoying that I'm always surprised the women don't just tell him to *bleep* off.
Falling in love with a character is an interesting concept. I think that movie characters are far easier to fall in love with or be infatuated by.
I don't know. Game characters have a lot going for them - you can play them and/or interact with them the way you want. In movies you have no choice, in games there's at least some choice.
And who are my favourites? Kate Walker, not really. Can't quite put a finger on why not. April Ryan, yeah, what a spunky teenager. Elaine Marley is cool of course. One character that I'll never forget is Shella from Shannara. At one point in the game you have to kill her and that almost broke my heart.
But my #1 is Grace Nakimura, hands down. What a smart girl! And she loves mysteries! And she's into computers too! Just like me
I forgot my sig.
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| 9 DEC 2002 at 12:52am |
jamarchandSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Oh!!! I forgot the godess of Ripper's overture clip, walking onto Blue Oyster Cult's "on't fear the Reaper".
&&&&[move]Actually playing SHIVERS and Rhem 2[/move]&&
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| 9 DEC 2002 at 12:59am |
sennebecGuild Master
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Location: US, maine
Status : Offline | harriet...
i've just finished "syberia" and kate does change...give your computer a slap upside the hard drive and give it another chance...
btw... kate looks alot like my old friend suzette...
...and for all you syberia loathers... I LOVED IT !
as for falling in love...mmm...
i must admit to having a crush on glottis ...
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| 9 DEC 2002 at 1:26am |
InlandAZGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Don't fear the Reaper
InlandAZ flashes back to his younger days - whew, Don't fear the Reaper - great song!
Had fun with that one -
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| 9 DEC 2002 at 1:27am |
| Deleted User | I can sort of understand the guys falling in love with April Ryan. The Longest Journey had an air of romance about it - quite separate from an individual character. I wanted April to fall in love with her mentor - oh, darn, what was his name??
I HOPE that we have the change to meet April again in another game.
This is a good subject Lancelot.
JA Staff 2
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| 9 DEC 2002 at 1:35am |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By JA_Staff_2 (9 DEC 2002 1:26am)
I wanted April to fall in love with her mentor - oh, darn, what was his name??
Cortez?
I HOPE that we have the chance to meet April again in another game.
I second that!
I forgot my sig.
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| 9 DEC 2002 at 1:47am |
| Deleted User | Thank you, thank you, Michael. I think that Cortez was it.
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| 9 DEC 2002 at 1:51am |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
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Location: AR, Buenos Aires
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By JA_Staff_2 (9 DEC 2002 1:26am)
I HOPE that we have the change to meet April again in another game.
Ditto.
Can you imagine if eventually it has a direct control interface? :
Back to the subject... well, I don't know if falling in love but I liked April a lot. Very stylish girl
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| 9 DEC 2002 at 1:59am |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Rael (9 DEC 2002 1:51am)
Can you imagine if eventually it has a direct control interface? :
That would be awful Then you couldn't slap her on the ass with the mouse pointer
I forgot my sig.
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| 9 DEC 2002 at 2:01am |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | i might get flamed by their fans but i thought April and Kate were ugly!!! ahem... well i liked them a lot as characters and i loooooved April's voice... but they were not beautiful in any way if you ask me
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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| 9 DEC 2002 at 2:05am |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Aya_Brea (9 DEC 2002 2:00am)
i might get flamed by their fans but i thought April and Kate were ugly!!! ahem... well i liked them a lot as characters and i loooooved April's voice... but they were not beautiful in any way if you ask me
It's the inner self what matters
Man, could you imagine living a life with Kate Walker?
"arling, could you go to the kitchen and fetch a cold beer for me?"
"No need to go down there!"
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| 9 DEC 2002 at 2:10am |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Aya_Brea (9 DEC 2002 2:00am)
i might get flamed by their fans but i thought April and Kate were ugly!!! ahem... well i liked them a lot as characters and i loooooved April's voice... but they were not beautiful in any way if you ask me
I think "ugly" is a bit too strong but you're right, they weren't beautiful (and neither was Grace). Certainly not "beauty queen" or "movie star" beautiful. But then again, maybe that made them a lot more real and believable.
I forgot my sig.
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| 9 DEC 2002 at 2:10am |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Rael (9 DEC 2002 2:04am)
Man, could you imagine living a life with Kate Walker?
"arling, could you go to the kitchen and fetch a cold beer for me?"
"No need to go down there!"
That was mean, but d@mn funny indeed
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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| 9 DEC 2002 at 2:34am |
LancelotIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | And what about Nico from BS?
I forgot her from my list!
:-[
I dont agree that April and Kate were not nice. They are typical "french"-style beauties similar to Nico from the BS3: a little bit cartoonesque, over-stylized, but exactly that makes their appereance caracteristic and charming and exiting (at least for me.)
Although I think that sometimes it is much easier to fall in love with a minor game (and also film) character about whom you dont know to much. In this case you can fill the "blank parts" of her/his personality with your imagination. It is perhaps a little bit similar to chat, where you dress anybody with imagined characterisctics...
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| 9 DEC 2002 at 2:54am |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Lancelot (9 DEC 2002 2:34am)
And what about Nico from BS?
I forgot her from my list! :-[
Owww! Another nice girl was Kate Lomax from Heart of China.
I dont agree that April and Kate were not nice.
But "nice" and "charming" is not the same thing as "beautiful". I would say those are only very loosely related.
Let me put it this way: you can see a photo of a girl and say "she's beautiful". But you don't know if she's nice and charming until you meet her. She might be beautiful but still be dumb and/or a b*tch.
I forgot my sig.
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| 9 DEC 2002 at 3:34am |
sennebecGuild Master
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Location: US, maine
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Rael (9 DEC 2002 2:04am)
Man, could you imagine living a life with Kate Walker?
"arling, could you go to the kitchen and fetch a cold beer for me?"
"No need to go down there!"
ROFLMFAO !!!
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