Old Video Games Anthology

GABRIEL KNIGHT 3:
BLOOD OF THE SACRED, BLOOD OF THE DAMNED

PLAYTHROUGH PART -1-

PLAYTHROUGH PART -2-

PLAYTHROUGH PART -3-

PLAYTHROUGH PART -4-

PLAYTHROUGH PART -5-

PLAYTHROUGH PART -6-

SOUNDTRACK

GUIDE

MANUAL

GRAPHIC NOVEL

DESCRIPTION

Release Year: 1999.
Publisher: Sierra Studios.
Developer: Sierra Studios.
Writer: Jane Jensen.
Producer: Steven Hill.
Designers: Jane Jensen.
Programmer: Scot Honn.
System: Microsoft Windows 3.x.
Genres: Point-and-Click Adventure.
Input: Keyboard, Mouse.
Distributed on: 3 CD-Rom.

Gabriel Knight 3 Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned takes place within a world where supernatural forces, both good and evil, have existed throughout human history, with any becoming a threat to humanity being combatted by people who specialize in fighting such powers. The story is inspired by the conspiracy theory from the 1950s and 60s surrounding a hidden treasure discovered by the 19th-century parish priest Bérenger Saunière and hidden in the region around the village of Rennes-le-Château in southern France. As such, the plot not only incorporates this with a fictional theory surrounding such a treasure, but also incorporates the mythology of the Holy Grail and vampires, the myths surrounding the Knights Templar, and the religious stories of Jesus Christ before and during his crucifixion. The locations involved in the game included a fictionalized layout for Rennes-le-Château – which faithfully recreates local landmarks such as the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene - the village of Rennes-les-Bains, and a number of local landmarks accompanied by a few fictional ones.

The story is divided into chapters that cover a three-day period of several time blocks, which play out in a linear fashion and places players in control of one of the two playable characters – while Gabriel Knight handles the initial block of chapters, most alternate between him and Grace Nakimura.