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97-426: Although the game was not a commercial success, it received favourable reviews from critics for its story and voice cast, along with its graphical presentation. The game later spawned a series , with a sequel, The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery , released in 1995; the game also received a novel adaptation by Jensen, published in 1997. A remake of the game to mark its 20th anniversary, Gabriel Knight: Sins of

194-422: A Gabriel Knight short story online, one set six months after the third game. The Gabriel Knight characters and games were created by writer Jane Jensen , who also worked on King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow with veteran game designer Roberta Williams . The music in the series was composed by Robert Holmes, Jensen's husband. All three games in the series focus on the adventures of Gabriel Knight,

291-683: A brain tumour in 2001. Curry spent most of his childhood in Plymouth . After his father's death, Curry and his family moved to South London , where he attended boarding school before attending Kingswood School in Bath, Somerset . Curry developed into a talented boy soprano (treble). Deciding to concentrate on acting, he graduated from the University of Birmingham with a combined BA in English and drama in 1968. Curry's first full-time role

388-430: A " rite of passage ", and added that the film is "a guaranteed weekend party to which you can go with or without a date and probably find one if you don't have one, and it's also a chance for people to try on a few roles for size, you know? Figure out, help them maybe figure out their own sexuality". In 2016, Curry played The Criminologist in the television film remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show . Shortly after

485-603: A German translation of the words "Shadow Hunters"  – who take it upon themselves to defend the innocent from such beings; their origins, however, are shrouded in mystery. The game's plot is heavily influenced by the history, background and mythology of voodoo  – both the Americanized version found in Louisiana , and the West African version  – mixing real-life elements of

582-534: A boy. He has mentioned that his musical influences included jazz vocalists such as Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong and he idolised the Beatles and the Rolling Stones as a teenager. In 1978, A&M Records released Curry's debut solo album Read My Lips . The album featured an eclectic range of songs (mostly covers ) performed in diverse genres. Highlights of the album are a reggae version of

679-575: A closer relationship and act more as partners when investigating the supernatural. The second game teases their romantic feelings for each other, while the third game has them directly confront their feelings. The two sequel games make Grace a lead character alongside Gabriel and the player alternates between controlling each of them during different parts of the game. Each game calls on the player to acquire information through investigation of surroundings and interrogation of non-player characters (NPCs). Players must also solve puzzles and complete tasks through

776-477: A curator of a voodoo museum; and Professor Hartridge, a university researcher who specializes in voodoo practice. Mosely later closes the investigation down, but not before a suspect he questions dies mysteriously following their interview, and Hartridge is murdered after discovering a link between one killing and a murder in 1810 that involved voodoo markings. At the same time, his shop assistant Grace Nakimura, who aids him with research, fields calls for Gabriel from

873-667: A dark human story that reads and plays extremely well". Virginia Capers won the Best Female Voice-Over Acting award. The editors had expected to give the award to someone portraying a specific character but were "totally overwhelmed" by Capers as the narrator, stating that "her performance alone makes it worthwhile to purchase the CD version". In 1996 the magazine listed a zombie ripping out the player's heart as #7 on its list of "the 15 best ways to die in computer gaming". In 2011, Adventure Gamers named Gabriel Knight

970-595: A financially struggling author and bookstore owner in New Orleans who discovers his true family name is Ritter and he is destined to follow the family legacy of being a Schattenjäger (German for "Shadow Hunter"). Grace Nakimura is a major supporting character in Sins of the Fathers , running the bookstore while doing research for Gabriel. The two are friends who often bicker. In the sequel games, Grace and Gabriel develop

1067-403: A fissure and clings to its edge. If the player chooses to kill Malia, she feels betrayed by him and pulls Gabriel into the fissure, killing them both, with Mosely and Grace mourning his death. If the player chooses to save her (considered the canonical option in the series), Malia realizes he loves her still and that Tetelo is too dangerous, and so chooses to kill herself, leaving Gabriel to discuss

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1164-452: A house in town or a house in the country," and decided, "Yes, [Dr. Frank-N-Furter] should sound like the Queen ." Curry originally thought the character was merely a laboratory doctor dressed in a white lab coat. However, at the suggestion of director Sharman, the character evolved into the diabolical mad scientist and transvestite with an upper-class Belgravia accent. An immediate hit,

1261-503: A key subject with a character). This also includes locations that need to be visited, which hold the key actions required to complete a chapter. In some chapters, the player may be required to complete an action that avoids a game-over situation - like Sierra games of the time, failing to overcome a dangerous situation ends the game, forcing players to either retry, restart, or reload to a previous save game. Unlike newer graphical adventure games that use context-sensitive cursors which conduct

1358-573: A live version of "Alan") and a previously unreleased song, a live cover version of Bob Dylan 's "Simple Twist of Fate". Curry toured North America and some European countries with his band between 1978 and 1980. In 1990, Curry performed as the Prosecutor in Roger Waters ' production of The Wall – Live in Berlin . Although Curry's first album was released in 1978, he had previously recorded

1455-568: A man named Wolfgang Ritter, who claims to be family. Seeking answers, he visits his grandmother and learns from her that his grandfather, Harrison Knight, was a German immigrant called Heinz Ritter, revealing Wolfgang to be Gabriel's great-uncle. Contacting him, Gabriel refuses an invitation to see him at Ritter's ancestral home of Schloss Ritter in Germany to meet him, but agrees to accept a family journal from him. When he reads it, he discovers an entry concerning his ancestor Gunter Ritter, who executed

1552-429: A method to make any potential subsequent game production more feasible, but admitted that the complex nature of rights and legal contracts with Activision continues to render such a project unlikely. The stories of Sins of the Fathers and The Beast Within were adapted into novels by Jane Jensen. The first is a straightforward adaptation of the events of the game, an approach which Jane Jensen decided, in retrospect,

1649-668: A nine-track album for Lou Adler 's Ode Records in 1976. However, the album remained unreleased in its entirety until February 2010, when it was made available as a legal download entitled ...From the Vaults (though four tracks from these sessions had been released on a 1990 Rocky Horror box set). The album, produced by Adler, included Curry's rendition of The Supremes ' hit " Baby Love ". A keen horticulturalist , Curry has developed and restored gardens across many of his past residences and some other residences in Los Angeles. He told

1746-644: A possible story and setting for a fourth game. In Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned , the player can use the SIDNEY computer interface to search for "gk4" and see an entry on ghosts as a result. Jane Jensen said ghosts would have been the antagonists for a fourth entry to the series. However, no Gabriel Knight 4 game followed and in August 2006, it was confirmed that Jane Jensen's next adventure game project would be

1843-482: A proprietor of a voodoo museum, and Mary Kay Bergman as Gerde Hull, the caretaker at Gabriel's ancestral home Schloss Ritter in Germany. The narrator is Virginia Capers . This game introduces Gabriel Knight, a financially struggling horror novelist who owns a bookstore in New Orleans called St. George's Rare Books . His friend Detective Mosely is investigating series of homicides dubbed "The Voodoo Murders" by

1940-541: A reviewer at the premiere in London in June 1973 wrote Curry gives a "garishly Bowiesque performance as the ambisextrous doctor." This change carried over to the 1975 film adaptation, The Rocky Horror Picture Show , which made Curry a household name and gave him a cult following . Curry continued to play the character in London, Los Angeles, and New York City until 1975. In an interview with NPR, Curry called Rocky Horror

2037-541: A singer, Curry has released three rock -focused studio albums: Read My Lips (1978), Fearless (1979), and Simplicity (1981). Timothy James Curry was born on 19 April 1946 in Grappenhall, Cheshire , the son of school secretary Patricia and Royal Navy chaplain James Curry. His father died of pneumonia in 1958, when Curry was 12 years old. His elder sister, Judith, was a concert pianist who died of

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2134-538: A supporting role in the biographical film Kinsey and portrayed Alexander Monro in the 2010 British black comedy Burke & Hare . In 2024, he had a cameo appearance in the horror film Stream , providing the voice of the mask character "Lockwood". Curry started his career with small roles in television series, such as Eugene in Napoleon and Love , and guest roles in Armchair Theatre and

2231-514: A voodoo practitioner named Tetelo, after she betrayed his love for her by stealing a family talisman and using it to commit several murders. Gabriel finds these killings are identical to those of the Voodoo Murders. Gabriel soon finds evidence that links John to the killings, but his friend Mosely disappears shortly after agreeing to re-open the case. Discovering that John is a member of a voodoo cartel in New Orleans, he decides to infiltrate

2328-468: Is a step in the right direction for getting the chance to make new Gabriel Knight games in the future. A remake of Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers for Windows, OS X, iOS and Android was released on October 15, 2014. In 2022, Jensen noted that she has previously envisaged a potential fourth game being about witches and set in Scotland . She stated her willingness to proceed with a book version as

2425-733: Is also a prolific voice actor, with roles in animation including his Emmy Award -winning performance as Captain Hook on Peter Pan & the Pirates (1990–1991), Hexxus in the film FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992), King Chicken in Duckman (1994–1997), Sir Nigel Thornberry in The Wild Thornberrys (1998–2004), and Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2012–2014). As

2522-438: Is also included in all the exceeding pledge levels. The campaign's funding level has never reached the $ 600,000 needed to justify developing Mystery Game X, so the game was developed without crowdfunding campaign. Series creator Jane Jensen created a 3-part comic based on the 20th Anniversary Edition video game, which took place six months after his last quest, "The Temptation". Chapter 1 was released on 17 December 2014. Chapter 2

2619-919: Is as Pennywise the Clown in the 1990 horror miniseries Stephen King's It . Aside from one Fangoria interview in 1990, Curry never publicly acknowledged his involvement in It until an interview with Moviefone in 2015, where he called the role of Pennywise "a wonderful part", giving his blessing to successor Will Poulter ; Poulter was set to play the character in the reboot, although ultimately dropped out. Bill Skarsgård replaced Poulter, and while being interviewed at Fan Expo Canada, Curry gave his approval, saying "I like [Bill] Skarsgård. I think he's very clever. It'll be interesting to see what sort of clown face he puts on. because it's not an obvious clown face at all.[..] So I'm fascinated to see it." Curry has appeared in many animated television series and films, starting with

2716-441: Is compelled by strange nightmares to investigate a spate of killings across the city, dubbed the "Voodoo Murders", that could provide him material for a new novel. Although the police investigation into the murders led by Detective Frank Mosely, Gabriel's childhood friend, discount the voodoo elements behind the killings as unrelated, Gabriel becomes convinced they are genuine, and seeks information on voodoo from two experts: Dr. John,

2813-494: Is descended from a long line of Schattenjäger ("Shadow Hunters"). After undergoing a spiritual trial, Gabriel becomes the new Schattenjäger , called on to stop those who use supernatural methods to threaten others. To signify this, he wears the Ritter Talisman, a protective medallion. Not having supernatural abilities himself, Gabriel mainly opposes his enemies with cunning and insight after investigation and research. In

2910-440: Is in the style of a live-action interactive movie, starring Dean Erickson as Gabriel Knight and Joanne Takahashi as Grace Nakimura. Grace is now a playable character for portions of the game. The character Gerde Hull is back as an NPC, portrayed by Andrea Martin. A year after the events of Sins of the Fathers and after undergoing the spiritual trial necessary to become a Schattenjäger , Gabriel has moved to his ancestral home in

3007-544: Is related to the Ritter family, making him the latest in a line of Schattenjägers ("Shadow Hunters") who are meant to fight those who use supernatural methods to threaten innocent lives. The 20th anniversary remake edition featured Jason Victor as Gabriel Knight, Cissy Jones as Grace Nakimura, Ned Clarke as Detective Mosely, and Amy Kelly as the Narrator. The second game (also known as Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within )

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3104-707: The BBC 's Play for Today including as Glen in Dennis Potter 's Schmoedipus (1974). Curry played William Shakespeare in the John Mortimer -scripted six part mini-series Will Shakespeare (1978). Broadcast on ITV in the UK and distributed internationally by ITC , it traces the bard's life from 1590 until his death. He appeared in the "Dead Dog Records" storyline of the television series crime drama Wiseguy , as Winston Newquay. He also had recurring roles on

3201-670: The Schattenjäger and now experiencing visions and dreams of her own. Gabriel develops an unusual friendship with Baron Friedrich Von Glower, who leads an exclusive hunting club in Munich and believes Knight is a kindred spirit. This game uses 3D rendered graphics and features the return of Tim Curry to the role of Gabriel Knight. Grace is once again a playable character, now voiced by Charity James. Detective Franklin Mosely returns to Gabriel's life, now voiced by David Thomas. Years after

3298-886: The film adaptation of Annie (1982), Darkness in Legend (1985), Wadsworth in Clue (1985), Pennywise in the miniseries It (1990), the Concierge in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), and Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island (1996). Other notable film appearances include The Shout (1978), Times Square (1980), The Worst Witch (1986), The Hunt for Red October (1990), The Three Musketeers (1993), Congo (1995), Charlie's Angels (2000), and Scary Movie 2 (2001). Curry

3395-452: The superhero film The Shadow as Farley Claymore, and as Herkermer Homolka in the 1995 action adventure Congo . He also starred in the 1998 direct-to-video film Addams Family Reunion playing the role of Gomez Addams . In the early 2000s, Curry was cast in the film adaptation of Charlie's Angels in the role of Roger Corwin, and in the parody film Scary Movie 2 playing Professor Oldman. Curry went on to play Thurman Rice,

3492-455: The 16th-best adventure game ever released. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition was made for the PC and Mac. It was developed by Jane Jensen's new studio Pinkerton Road Studios and released by Phoenix Online Studios on October 15, 2014. The reimagining includes improved graphics, a remastered soundtrack, and new puzzles and game play. A version of the game for Android and iOS

3589-632: The Ammo , Dr. Thornton Poole in Oscar , Mr. Hector the suspicious Plaza Hotel concierge in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York , Jigsaw in Loaded Weapon 1 and as Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island . Although he featured in mostly comedies throughout the '90s, Curry did appear in some action films, such as the thriller The Hunt for Red October as Dr. Yevgeniy Petrov, the 1993 adaptation of The Three Musketeers as Cardinal Richelieu , in

3686-655: The Beatles' song " I Will ", a rendition of "Wake Nicodemus" featuring the Pipes and Drums of the 48th Highlanders of Canada , and a bar-room ballad, "Alan", composed by Canadian singer-songwriter Tony Kosinec. In 1979 he scored a minor hit single with "I Do the Rock". The following year, Curry released his second and most successful album Fearless . The LP was more rock-oriented than Read My Lips and mostly featured original songs rather than cover versions. The album included Curry's only US Billboard Hot 100 charting song: "I Do

3783-583: The British horror film The Shout , as Johnny LaGuardia in Times Square , as Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan in the 1982 film version of Annie , and as Jeremy Hancock in the political film The Ploughman's Lunch . In 1985, Curry starred in the fantasy film Legend as The Lord of Darkness. Director Ridley Scott cast Curry in the film after watching him in Rocky Horror , thinking he

3880-719: The Damned graphic novel acts as a prologue to the game, explaining how Gabriel began the case. The first game in the series is a point and click adventure done in third-person style, with comic book style art used for story cut scenes. While the floppy version of the game only included subtitles, the CD-ROM version featured a cast of voice actors. Tim Curry plays Gabriel Knight, Mark Hamill plays his old friend Detective Franklin Mosely, Leah Remini plays his assistant and friend Grace Nakimura, and Leilani Jones as Malia Gedde. Other characters include Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. as Wolfgang Ritter, Gabriel's great-uncle, Michael Dorn as Dr. John,

3977-461: The Fathers (US) – 1994 PC – Gabriel Knight: Sins of our Fathers (US) – 1993 PC – Best of Sierra No. 1 (UK) – 1997 PC – Gabriel Knight Mysteries: Limited Edition (US) – 1998 PC – Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers (Good Old Games) (US) – 2010 In 1997, Sins of the Fathers was adapted into a novel by Jane Jensen. The novel is a straightforward adaptation of the events of the game, an approach which Jane Jensen decided, in retrospect,

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4074-469: The Fathers and Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned both included short graphic novels that contained back-story, much in the tradition of Infocom 's " feelies ". The Sins of the Fathers graphic novel follows the story of Günter Ritter, an ancestor of Gabriel Knight, who has left his ancestral home for the American continent in the 17th century. The Blood of the Sacred, Blood of

4171-414: The Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition , was released in 2014 for Windows , Mac , iPad , and Android , featuring a remastering of the graphics and music, along with a new voice cast and minor changes to the arrangement of story events Sins of the Fathers is a point-and-click adventure game , played from a third-person perspective. While its story unfolds over a linear sequence of chapters - each covering

4268-609: The Holy Grail , the show successfully moved to Broadway in February 2005. It sold more than $ 1  million worth of tickets in its first 24 hours. His performance brought him a third Tony nomination, again for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical. Curry reprised this role at the Palace Theatre in London's West End, where Spamalot opened on 16 October 2006. His final performance came on 6 January 2007. Curry

4365-740: The New York stage in The Art of Success , and in 1993 played Alan Swann in the Broadway musical version of My Favorite Year , earning him his second Tony Award nomination, this time for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical. In 2001, Curry appeared as Scrooge in the musical version of A Christmas Carol that played at Madison Square Garden . In 2004, Curry began his role of King Arthur in Spamalot in Chicago. Written by Monty Python member Eric Idle and based on Monty Python and

4462-671: The Rock". Curry's third and final album, Simplicity , was released in 1981, again by A&M Records. This record, which did not sell as well as the previous offerings, combined both original songs and cover versions. Still, it was the only Curry recording to hit the charts in Canada, reaching No. 45 on the album chart. The writing, production, and musician roster for Curry's solo albums included an impressive list of collaborators, including Bob Ezrin , Dick Wagner , and David Sanborn . In 1989, A&M released The Best of Tim Curry on CD and cassette, featuring songs from his albums (including

4559-469: The UK edition of House & Garden magazine about designing Freddie Mercury 's garden: "Freddie came back from a tour and said, 'The garden, dear, it's dead.' I said, 'What? Did you water it?' And Freddie said, 'Water it, dear? ' " Curry has used a wheelchair since having a major stroke in July 2012. As a result, he has shifted his work mostly to voice acting , although he has continued to perform as

4656-436: The adventure, he has a vision of Von Glower from The Beast Within and hears the man voice his own doubts and selfish desires, saying Gabriel should return to his life where he had no responsibility and didn't need to endanger himself hunting evil. In the end, Gabriel dismisses the vision and continues his investigations. After the release of Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned , Jane Jensen stated she had started planning

4753-527: The appropriate action when interacting with objects and people, the game makes use of action-specific cursors which perform the required action the player needs, provided they select that action's icon from the game-bar - "WALK", "LOOK", "ASK", "TALK", "PICKUP", "OPEN/CLOSE", "OPERATE", and "MOVE". Items that can be collected from a location in the game, are stored in an inventory where they can be examined, interacted with, or combined with other items being carried. More importantly, items can be made an active icon in

4850-453: The bejeebers out of Stephen King ... one of the rare titles that lives up to the promise of the overhyped tag 'multimedia'". He praised the "exceptionally well-performed game"'s voice actors, but observed that the large conversation trees reduced the horror and tension. Ardai liked how " Gabriel Knight throws the player convincingly into the world of satanism and live sacrifice, of seedy and lecherous New Orleans", predicting that "Gabriel has

4947-596: The boy Charlie is kidnapped and Gabriel follows the kidnappers to the mysterious French village of Rennes-le-Château . Gabriel's arrival coincides with that of a visiting tour group supposedly hunting for a legendary local treasure that may be linked to the Roman Catholic Church , the Knights Templar , or the Holy Grail . Gabriel and Grace investigate the case alongside Mosely, who arrived with

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5044-478: The city has descended into chaos in the last few days. Gabriel finds Grace missing upon his return to the book store, with a note from Malia pleading him to flee the city. Reuniting with Mosely, who had gone into hiding, the pair infiltrate the voodoo cartel's hideout under the French Quarter , and rescue Grace. While she and Mosely escape, Gabriel kills John and confronts the possessed Malia, who slips into

5141-446: The course of a day - which have a required set of actions that must be performed to make progress, gameplay is mostly non-linear and features additional optional actions that can be conducted, some of which provide further insight into the background of the story and its setting. In tune with Sierra games of the time, a running score is used to keep check on actions, both required and optional, that players have completed (i.e. talking about

5238-495: The death of Ian Abercrombie . Curry has also done voice acting in a number of animated films and video games. A cutscene of Curry in Red Alert 3 , portraying Soviet Premier Cherdenko, has gone viral as a meme . Curry has done voice over work for Paramount Network . Aside from his performances on various soundtrack records, Curry has had some success as a solo musical artist. Curry received classical vocal training as

5335-567: The end of Rocky Horror ' s run on Broadway, Curry returned to the stage with Tom Stoppard 's Travesties , which ran in London and New York from 1975 to 1976. Travesties was a Broadway hit. It won two Tony Awards (Best Performance by an Actor for John Wood and Best Comedy), as well as the New York Drama Critics Circle Award (Best Play), and Curry's performance as the famous dadaist Tristan Tzara received good reviews. In 1981, Curry formed part of

5432-466: The events of the second game, Gabriel has published another successful book called The Brutal Beast , based on his experiences in the previous game. He now considers himself a full-time Schattenjäger and Grace is his full partner, having created a computerized Schattenjäger archive called SYDNEY. The two are asked by the exiled Prince James of Albany to protect his newborn son from a centuries-old family threat that may involve vampires . That same night,

5529-432: The events of the third game. The story was later adapted into a comic book. The short story depicts Gabriel pursuing a cloaked figure in the woods said to be a seeleesser, "an eater of souls". During the case, Gabriel reflects on recent events and Grace's departure, as well as the fact that he has fulfilled three major "quests" already and is now 36-years-old, bringing him to wonder if he has reached his peak already. During

5626-462: The family's missing talisman was taken to. During his time at Schloss Ritter, Gabriel discovers that the Ritters worked throughout history as "Schattenjägers", combatting supernatural forces that threatened the innocent. Seeking to track down his great-uncle, Gabriel undertakes an initiation ritual, earning a key to the Ritter's private library. Through Wolfgang's notes, he learns the missing talisman

5723-404: The first game, he is assisted by Grace Nakimura. In the two sequels, the two act as partners against evil, with Grace being a playable character. The original 1993 game Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers met with success and popularity, due in part to the voice cast including actors Tim Curry , Leah Remini , Virginia Capers , Mark Hamill , Michael Dorn , and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. The game

5820-415: The first time I've actually experienced fear when viewing a computer game". He wrote that " Gabriel Knight is an exceptional blend of art, game and understanding. It is mature audiences for all the right reasons". In March 1994, the magazine's Charles Ardai stated that Gabriel Knight justified being called an interactive movie , with "audio and video that outshines any cartoon and a story that could scare

5917-577: The game a score of 79% commenting: "The further you penetrate New Orleans, city of Voodoo, the more exciting it becomes. Although there is a lot of clicking and the music is very disappointing, the game is still very absorbing." In June 1994 Gabriel Knight and Day of the Tentacle won Computer Gaming World ' s Adventure Game of the Year award. The editors wrote that the former "introduced elements from graphic novels ... nightmarish dream sequences and

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6014-409: The game's concept: "One of the great things about Sierra was that Ken Williams really believed in the artistic vision. If he gave you the chance to do a game, that was your responsibility. Nobody told you what to do with it. If it didn't sell, then you wouldn't do another game for him, but he would let you have that freedom". During development, Sierra's SCI game engine was upgraded to "SCI 32", and

6111-543: The game-bar, functioning in a similar manner to action icons by allowing it to be used with interactive objects in the game world. Conversations with people differ depending on which conversation action is used: TALK functions as a short, general, interaction with most characters; while ASK functions with specific main characters, in which players can ask them about various topics. Topics are divided between Global, which lists items that can be generally asked of any main character, and Specific, which list items that can be asked of

6208-547: The group at their next meeting. He is shocked to discover the cartel is led by Malia Gedde, a mysterious socialite whom Gabriel became infatuated with upon meeting, and to find she is possessed by the spirit of Tetelo, who recognizes him as Gunter's descendant. After narrowly escaping death, with Grace's help, Gabriel decides to leave the city for his own safety and look into his family's background at Schloss Ritter. Once there, he meets his great-uncle's assistant, Gerde, who reveals Wolfgang left before he arrived after determining where

6305-421: The locations that can be visited; a HINT system is provided, allowing players to know where they need to go to complete required actions. Sins of the Fathers takes place within a world where the occult and the supernatural exist throughout human history  – such as ghosts, cultists and demons. To combat those who use such forces for evil against humanity are the "Schattenjägers"  –

6402-416: The makings of a first-rate series character, albeit a troubled and disturbing one". He concluded that the game "is really a preposterous bit of silliness" but "top-notch Hollywood-quality entertainment". In April 1994 the magazine said that the CD version - "the only one to own" - was "challenging and thought-provoking, an experience not to be missed, for those mature enough to handle it". Power Unlimited gave

6499-534: The mid-1980s, Curry performed in The Rivals and in several plays with the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain, including The Threepenny Opera , Dalliance and Love For Love . In 1988, he did the national tour of Me and My Girl in the lead role of Bill Snibson, a role originated on Broadway by Robert Lindsay and followed by Jim Dale . In 1989–90, Curry returned once again to

6596-634: The original West End production of Hair , Tristan Tzara in the 1975 West End and Broadway productions of Travesties , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the 1980 Broadway production of Amadeus , The Pirate King in the 1982 West End production of The Pirates of Penzance , and King Arthur in Broadway and West End productions of Spamalot from 2005 to 2007. His theatre accolades include three Tony Award nominations and two Laurence Olivier Award nominations. Curry received further acclaim for his film and television roles, including Rooster Hannigan in

6693-602: The original cast in the Broadway show Amadeus , playing the title character, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart . Curry was nominated for his first Tony Award (Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play) for this role but lost out to his co-star Ian McKellen , who played Antonio Salieri . In 1982, Curry took the part of the Pirate King in the Drury Lane production of Joe Papp 's version of The Pirates of Penzance opposite George Cole , earning enthusiastic reviews. In

6790-502: The outcome with Grace while reflecting on the new life he now has before him as a Schattenjäger. The game was created and directed by writer Jane Jensen , who also worked on King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow . Jensen's husband Robert Holmes was a producer and composed the music. The programmers for Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father were Bob Andrews, Tom DeSalvo, Jerry Shaw, Sean Mooney, and Greg Tomko-Pavia. Graphic Designer

6887-713: The performance of the Serpent and Judas Iscariot in The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible . Curry won a Daytime Emmy Award for his performance as Captain Hook in the Fox animated series Peter Pan and the Pirates . His longest-running animated role was as Nigel Thornberry in The Wild Thornberrys , which ran for five seasons on Nickelodeon . Curry became the voice of Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious in Star Wars: The Clone Wars upon

6984-533: The physical copy of the game, was later posted in Sierra Studios's page. The CD-ROM version, besides voice acting, also included video sequences that, in the floppy version were included as a sequence of still images. The game has been subsequently re-released both individually and as Gabriel Knight Mysteries: Limited Edition , a compilation with the first sequel, The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery . Release Listings: MAC – Gabriel Knight: Sins of

7081-647: The practice with a number of fictionalized versions central to the story. The game mostly takes place across the city of New Orleans , but also features events within Germany in the fictional town of Rittersburg, and within Benin . Players assume the role of Gabriel Knight, the protagonists of the story, voiced by Tim Curry , who investigates the murders plaguing New Orleans, with help from his assistant Grace Nakimura (voiced by Leah Remini ) and police detective Frank Mosely (voiced by Mark Hamill ). Other main characters in

7178-404: The press. Compelled by strange nightmares and thinking the murders may give him good material for a book, Gabriel begins his own investigation, aided by his assistant Grace Nakimura. This leads him to meet mysterious New Orleans socialite Malia Gedde, as well as learn much about the history of voodoo. During the investigation, Gabriel realizes genuine supernatural practices are involved and learns he

7275-745: The production on 27 May, citing ill health. From 26 to 29 April 2012, he appeared in Eric Idle 's play What About Dick? at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. Curry had originally appeared in the play back in 2007 when it was still a work in progress. Curry's career in theatre was honoured on 7 June 2015 at the Actors Fund 's 19th annual Tony Awards Viewing Party, where he was awarded an Artistic Achievement Award. After The Rocky Horror Picture Show , Curry began to appear in many films, acting in supporting roles, such as Robert Graves in

7372-507: The relevant character. Any conversations can be revisited by using the RECORDER icon in the game-bar, allowing players to re-examine conversations for information they may have forgotten about. Other functions of the game bar include CONTROLS and HELP, which help to provide insight on the game functions and adjust settings. To visit other locations when leaving the current one, an overhead map is provided in most chapters, with icons representing

7469-406: The revival of Gray Matter . The rights to Gabriel Knight are currently held by Activision , which acquired them after merging with former rights holder Vivendi Universal in 2008. Jane Jensen has pitched new Gabriel Knight games to both Vivendi and Activision. In April 2012, Jensen launched Pinkerton Road Studio and said in interviews that she hopes producing a new game with Pinkerton Road

7566-476: The same success and wound up being the final game published by Sierra following the decline of the point-and-click adventure video game industry. The first two games each had a published novelization written by game creator and writer Jane Jensen. The original game was re-released in 2014 as Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father (20th Anniversary Edition) . This version had remastered graphics, sound, and new voice recordings. To celebrate its release, Jane Jensen posted

7663-493: The short-lived science fiction television series Earth 2 and the sitcom Rude Awakening . Although Curry has appeared in numerous television series throughout his career, he has only had lead roles in two live-action series: Over the Top , a sitcom that he also produced, and the revival series of Family Affair . Both were cancelled after one season. One of Curry's best-known television roles (and best-known roles overall)

7760-639: The small village of Rittersberg in Bavaria , Germany to write his new novel and connect with his family lineage. His new book The Voodoo Murders , a fiction murder mystery based on the events of the first game, is now a best-seller. The people of Rittersberg, the seat of the Schattenjägers , ask for Gabriel's help when there is talk of a werewolf attack in Munich . Gabriel investigates and Grace comes to Germany to help him, determined to fight evil alongside

7857-424: The story include: Wolfgang Ritter, voiced by Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. ; Dr. John, voiced by Michael Dorn ; Grandma Knight and Tetelo, both voiced by Linda Gary ; and Malia Gedde, voiced by Leilani Jones . At times, the game features narration of certain events or examination of items by Gabriel, with these voiced by Virginia Capers . Gabriel Knight, a struggling horror novelist who owns a book store in New Orleans ,

7954-664: The street, and he said he'd just been to the gym to see if he could find a muscleman who could sing. I said, "Why do you need him to sing?" [laughs] And he told me that his musical was going to be done, and I should talk to Jim Sharman . He gave me the script, and I thought, "Boy, if this works, it's going to be a smash." Originally, Curry rehearsed the character with a German accent and peroxide blond hair, and later, with an American accent. In March 2005, in an interview with Terry Gross of NPR 's Fresh Air , he explained that he decided to play Dr. Frank-N-Furter with an English accent after listening to an English woman say, "Do you have

8051-554: The team struggled to switch Gabriel Knight onto the new engine. Because of this, Jensen later wrote that they "fought bugs and snafus for six months. Despite this, we made our Christmas date – it just made what had been a very smooth project a bear". Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers was first released in North America by Sierra On-Line cross-format as both a single CD-ROM disc and as a set of eleven 3.5" floppy disks on December 17, 1993. The comic book prequel included with

8148-478: The title Gabriel Knight Mysteries: Limited Edition , which contains: Tim Curry Timothy James Curry (born 19 April 1946) is an English actor and singer. He rose to prominence as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the film The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), reprising the role he had originated in the 1973 London , 1974 Los Angeles , and 1975 Broadway musical stage productions of The Rocky Horror Show . Curry's other stage work includes various roles in

8245-410: The tour group. After finding and rescuing the child, Gabriel discovers the origin of the first Schattenjäger . At the end of the game, Grace leaves Gabriel's side to find her own path. To celebrate the release of Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers - 20th Anniversary Edition , Jane Jensen released a short prose story online. The story Temptation: A Gabriel Knight Interlude is set six months following

8342-494: The use of items they acquire, information they obtain, devices they activate, or provoking action in NPCs. The game's story generally proceeds linearly , with the player unable to continue into the next "day" or "chapter" or "time block" of the narrative until they have solved the required puzzles and obtained the proper information. Solving puzzles and gathering information results in the collection of points. Gabriel Knight: Sins of

8439-424: Was Nathan Gams. The artists included Michael Hutchison, Chris Willis, Darlou Gams, Deanna Vhalkee, and John Schroades. Audio Engineers were Kelli Spurgeon and Rick Spurgeon. Stuart M. Rosen worked as Voice Director. The plot and atmosphere of Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers was inspired by the film Angel Heart . Game designer/director Jane Jensen recalled that she was given a great deal of freedom in creating

8536-499: Was as part of the original London cast of the musical Hair in 1968, where he met Richard O'Brien , who went on to write Curry's next full-time role, that of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show (1973). Curry recalled his first encounter with the project: I'd heard about the play because I lived on Paddington Street , off Baker Street , and there was an old gym a few doors away. I saw Richard O'Brien in

8633-579: Was buried with Tetelo's remains in Africa. With this information, Gabriel travels to a burial mound in Benin, where he finally meets up with his great-uncle. Discovering he is now too weak to continue working as a Schattenjäger, Wolfgang instructs Gabriel to continue what he started and stop Tetelo, before sacrificing himself so he can reclaim the family's talisman. After sending his great-uncle's body back to Germany for burial, Gabriel returns to New Orleans, finding

8730-459: Was followed by two sequel games that each used a different style of game design: The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery (1995), an interactive movie featuring werewolves, and Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned (1999), a 3D graphics game involving vampires. The first two games met with enough critical success that Computer Gaming World declared Jane Jensen "the interactive Anne Rice ". The third game did not reach

8827-495: Was ideal to play the role of Darkness. It took five and a half hours to apply the makeup needed for Darkness onto Curry and at the end of the day, he would spend an hour in a bath in order to liquefy the soluble spirit gum. The same year, Curry appeared in the comedy mystery film Clue as Wadsworth the butler. After this, Curry began to be cast in more comedy roles throughout the late 1980s and '90s such as Rev. Ray Porter in Pass

8924-416: Was later released with Chapter 1 in single file. Chapter 3 was released with Chapters 1 and 2 in single file. Gabriel Knight Gabriel Knight is a series of point-and-click adventure games released by Sierra On-Line in the 1990s created by Jane Jensen . The titular character is an author and book store owner in New Orleans who is investigating a strange series of murders when he learns he

9021-772: Was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award as the Best Actor in a Musical for the role, and also won the Theatregoers' Choice Award (getting 39% of the votes cast by over 12,000 theatregoers) as Best Actor in a Musical. From May to August 2011, Curry was scheduled to portray the Player in a Trevor Nunn stage production of Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at the Chichester Festival Theatre and then in London . Curry withdrew from

9118-467: Was not a major commercial hit. According to Todd Vaughn of PC Gamer US , "Jensen's hope for a King's Quest -sized success fell a little short of the mark". The game and its sequel, The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery , sold a total of 300,000 copies by December 1998. When previewing the game in November 1993, Computer Gaming World ' s Johnny L. Wilson stated the opening sequence "was

9215-425: Was not the most successful way of introducing Gabriel Knight to a literary audience. For the novel adaptation of the second game she "threw the whole idea of the game away and started again from scratch". Both books are out of print as of 2010. As part of her 2012 Kickstarter campaign to fund a new adventure game, Jensen offered both Gabriel Knight novels as ebooks to backers who pledge $ 50 or more. Gabriel Knight

9312-415: Was not the most successful way of introducing Gabriel Knight to a literary audience. For the second novel she "threw the whole idea of the game away and started again from scratch". Both books are out of print as of 2010. As part of her 2012 Kickstarter campaign to fund a new adventure game, Jensen offered both Gabriel Knight novels as ebooks to backers who pledge $ 50 or more. In 1998, Sierra released

9409-404: Was released on July 23, 2015. A Linux version was said to be coming at the time of the game's announcement but the statement was later retracted. MP3 soundtrack was unlocked for all buyers in 2013-12-13. The development was announced when Jane Jensen solicited a Kickstarter campaign to fund development of 3 games. The Kickstarter page included a US$ 16 pledge level listed 'Mystery Game X', which

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