Gabriel Knight: Sins Of The Fathers - Getting Started

                      By P.J.Darke

Gabriel Knight is a graphic adventure with a point and click
interface from Sierra. Anyone familiar with Sierra's other
adventures will find themselves quite at home with the controls of
this game but there are two features which are new and very
important. The first is the tape recorder. All conversations with
other game characters are recorded and selecting the tape recorder
will bring up a panel showing a number of tapes. Each will have a
character's name on it and once selected will show an inlay card
with various topics on it. You can select a topic and replay
previous conversations.  The second feature which is very
important and essential to the completion of the game is the ask
icon. When you click this icon on a character you will be
presented with a list of topics to question them about. You need
to question every character about every topic until the messages
start to repeat.  When they tell you something important a bell
will ring and a new topic may be added to the menu. You should
also return to each character as you progress through the game to
ask about topics which were not previously covered.

Gabriel is the owner of St Georges book shop and an author, he is
currently researching a book on Voodoo. The book shop is run by
his assistant Grace and she also takes messages and carries out
research when asked to by Gabriel.

The game takes place over ten days and each day starts in the
bookshop. At the beginning of each day read the paper and ask
Grace for any messages and about any research you have asked her
to carry out.

DAY ONE

Look at all the bookshelves and read the German dictionary until
the messages repeat. Read the books on German poetry and on
Snakes. Pick up the magnifying glass and the tweezers. Open the
cash register and take the gift voucher.

GRANDMA KNIGHT'S
Go up to the attic and move the clock, open the trunk and look
inside. Pick up the sketch book. Look at the clock and move the
hands to 3 o'clock. Move the outer ring until the Dragon head is
at the top. Operate the key and a secret compartment will open.
Inside you will find a letter and a photograph. Go downstairs and
talk to Grandma Knight. Show her the letter and photo, then ask
her about everything.

POLICE DEPARTMENT
Talk to the desk sergeant, ask about Detective Mosely. He tells
you that he is out and refuses to say where. He also gives you an
envelope from Mosely. This contains a photo of one of the Voodoo
murder victims and a graduation photo of Mosely.

JACKSON SQUARE
Go to the northwest corner of the square and walk close to the
mime until he starts to follow you. Now walk to the southeast
corner, making sure that he follows you. Walk over to the motor
cycle cop and the mime will start to make fun of him. When he
chases the mime away operate the radio on the bike, this will put
the crime scene in your map.

CRIME SCENE
Talk to Mosely and wait until everyone has left. Use your sketch
book to make a copy of the marks on the ground. Look at the grass
in the northeast corner by the tree, use the magnifying glass on
the part of the grass that looks matted. You will see a snake
scale. Use the tweezers to pick it up. Also pick up some clay from
the riverbank.

DIXIELAND DRUG STORE
Look at the sign on the counter, this will add St.John's eve to
your topic list. Talk to the owner and ask about everything, this
adds Cebrit sans cor to the topic list.

POLICE DEPARTMENT
Ask to see Mosely, the desk sergeant will tell you to go through
to Mosely's office. Ask Mosely about the case and about the
patterns. Ask to see the case file and Mosely will tell Officer
Franks to show you the file. Follow her to the outer office and
she will show you the file with the patterns .She will not allow
you to take it out of the room or photocopy it. Put the file back
in the tray on her desk and return to Mosely's office. Ask Mosely
for another photo and he will call Franks into his office to take
the photo. Tell him that you need to fix your hair, leave the
office and pick up the file and photocopy it. Return to Mosely's
office for the photo.

ST. GEORGES BOOK SHOP
Ask Grace if there have been any messages and then ask her to do
research on Mallia Gedde. End of day one ...







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