It was really all about the story and the character and the universe." "You weren't really trying to invent anything new in terms of the puzzle type or the technology or anything like that. "At the time, you knew what a Sierra adventure game was," Jensen said. Following her work on King's Quest 6: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow with Roberta Williams, she was given the chance to be "a designer on own right" - to pitch her own game. Glory days of darknessįor Jensen, the golden age for adventure games rose and fell with Sierra. The 20th Anniversary Edition of Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers - an HD remake featuring new content and visuals - is available for Mac and Windows PC.
Nearly 15 years after the release of the last Gabriel Knight game, players can now revisit Sierra's classic world. By the time Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned launched in 1999, the gaming landscape had changed. It was steeped in mystery, murder and the paranormal - just a few themes that Jensen adores.īut though the game itself was well-received, spawning two sequels and establishing Jensen as a master of her craft, it was part of a fading genre. Called Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, the point-and-click adventure game followed the titular writer as he investigated a series of murders. Jensen, under the umbrella of Sierra Entertainment (formerly Sierra On-Line), released the first game in 1993.
For longtime game designer and writer Jane Jensen, adventure game series Gabriel Knight has been a defining work.
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