Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned

The third game in the series takes Gabriel Knight, the former owner of a book store in New Orleans, and now a Schattenjäger ("shadow hunter") living in a castle in Bavaria, to Rennes-le-Chateau, a quiet town in Southern France. Gabriel and his assistant Grace Nakimura investigate the kidnapping of a baby: the son of Prince James of Albany was taken away, and the trace leads to Rennes-le-Chateau. While exploring the town and its surroundings and getting acquainted with the unusual history of the place, Gabriel and Grace realize that supernatural beings are pulling the strings behind the stage, and become involved in a mystery with a religious background dating back to the very beginnings of Christianity.

Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned is a 3D adventure game. Playing as Gabriel or Grace, the player navigates the characters through fully 3D environments, which can also be viewed and explored from first-person perspective using the "camera" option. The player interacts with people and objects by clicking on them and then selecting one of the available actions. There are many kinds of puzzles in the game: traditional inventory-based ones, detective investigation, as well as complex puzzles based on the player's knowledge and understanding of the game's lore.

Preceded by The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery
Series Gabriel Knight (3)
Added March 8, 2020
Published By Sierra On-Line
Developed By Sierra On-Line
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The game is cinematic - however, unlike the previous installment, everything is rendered in real time (Windows) from mobygames.com
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Now this is animation. You must admit, there isn't much difference from the ingame playing (Windows) from mobygames.com
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Is it me, or does this look a bit... intimate? Play and find out!.. (Windows) from mobygames.com
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All of the suspects together....Hmm... What do you say, Mr. Poirot... err... I mean... Knight? (Windows) from mobygames.com
Even priests can't resist le fromage francais! (Windows) from mobygames.com
Get used to such scenes - after all, it's a Gabriel Knight game. I don't think this is ketchup... (Windows) from mobygames.com
Dude! Nice mustache, man. So... how's everything?.. (Windows) from mobygames.com
The hotel design is quite impressive. Five stars or what? (Windows) from mobygames.com
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Gabriel Night... (Windows) from mobygames.com
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Jumping over some chess board could prove to be fatal, but can also open some secret door (Windows) from mobygames.com
Gabriel talking to local priest, who's not who he seems to be... Showing a dialogue topic near the start (Windows) from mobygames.com
I'll never drink vodka again before going to bed! Okay, okay. It's just another weird supernaturally-charged scene typical of the series (Windows) from mobygames.com
Restaurant. A familiar character is reading a newspaper. Gabriel opens a door. Note the art on the walls (Windows) from mobygames.com
You can explore quite a bit of the wilderness in the game - and also encounter some interesting characters... (Windows) from mobygames.com
That's my girl! As you can see, physical activities are required on some occasions (Windows) from mobygames.com
Do not worry, sir! We are just... err... performing an elaborate choreographic composition (Windows) from mobygames.com
Gabriel, too, has his share of slightly illegal, yet certainly exciting activities (Windows) from mobygames.com
How may I serve you, monsieur?.. (Windows) from mobygames.com
What kind of treasure are you going to dig out now, Gabe?.. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Behind the curtain of sacrifice... Gabriel still got his sharp tongue (Windows) from mobygames.com
Gabriel is holding a very mysterious child... (Windows) from mobygames.com
Near the end, Gabriel will encounter quite a few Indiana Jones tricky traps like invisible bridges, jumping boards, swinging blades... Also note the traditional Sierra score at the top (Windows) from mobygames.com
Some of the cutscenes touch upon extremely important topics... (Windows) from mobygames.com
Gabriel and Mosely are about to uncover something big... (Windows) from mobygames.com
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Year of Release:
1999

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Genre(s):
Traditional

Graphic Style:
3D

Camera View:
Third-Person

Control Type:
Point and Click

Setting/Theme:
Fantasy Horror Mystery

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