One of my favorites from the 90's. I'm now playing it all the way through again with my family...we all play together on a laptop hooked up to the living room TV. LOVE THIS GAME.
According to the book, the crystals failed. It was only the fact that Gabriel turned into a wolf which caused Von Glower to transform. Is this the same as here in the game, or would Von Glower of changed regardless? There isn't any mention of the crystals failing in the game. Only that it "may not" work as the theatre was re-built.
@Gelbsy very interesting, I never read the book! But then what caused Gabriel to turn into a wolf in the first place?
Id say the crystals DID have an impact on the whole scenario. Just look how they cut to the chandelier right before Gabriel transforms, then howls which makes von Glower transform. although I guess he can control the transformation until he is in the basement.
Still the whole concept of this Wagner opera and how it unfolds here is simply a masterpiece of a story to be told!
If I remember correctly, in the book. Ludwig turned into a wolf where he was practicing/listening with Wagner with the music and crystals etc. I guess the effect it had on Ludwig was a carbon copy onto that of Gabriel.
If you see, Von Glower sits down and isn't as bad, not until Gabriel howls and obviously Glower transforms.
Remember too. That Gabriel wasn't even supposed to of been there on stage. The crystals and music was solely to transform Von Glower. If Gabriel HADN'T snuck out of the basement and transformed (howled), Von Glower would of remained his normal self. Only just though.
I have read that the the books came after the games and that some elements were changed. So maybe the book isn't exactly following the story in the game.
btw, remember when making difficult games was considered a GOOD thing? now the industry wants everyone to buy everything so they make most of them as easy as possible.
I definitely see the merit in that, but consider... how many gamers would have sat through 15 minutes of REAL Wagnerian opera? Yes, it's more of a rock concert with an orchestra, but it's highly entertaining and great music, nevertheless. And games are all about entertainment after all...
Jane Jensen is such a genius! The way she managed to come up with the idea that the music and the acoustics from this part of the opera could trigger a transformation into wolf form because of the way Ludwig felt when he heard certain parts of Wagner's operas is just brilliant. The whole game is brilliant! I only wish it were possible to make a 4th game. :(
why god? Why did all the good games have to die? I miss adventure games, the dig, full throttle, gabriel knight, phantasmagoria, those were the good times. Now everything is just "SHOOT IT! OK, GOOD JOB!"
That would be awesome. But there is one simple answer. Money!
The Tex Murphy series was also an incredible series. And the main character who also made the games said it was too expensive to make and not enough demand for it.
Well you're in luck. Jane Jensen just released a new game called Gray Matter and I really get a Gabriel Knight vibe from it. Play it on the pc as the controls for the Xbox 360 are awe full.
I was awed by the song, horrified by the change, saddened by the fact that despite everything, Gabe turned into a werewolf, excited as Von Glower tried to get away, and laughed when I realized how apt it was that Gabe should turn into a wolf.
HOLY CRAP! That video brought back so many memories! :) Thanks for putting this up - it is my favorite cut-scene from the game. The way the opera was written and they way that they acted it out was just beautiful; the opera is about changing into an animal and it is actually happening in the midst of the singers, yet you can see that they are letting this improvision continue because they don't quite fully understand what is happening.
Okay - I'm in this - I was Von Glower's date - the blonde. I'm SO glad you posted this. My girls wanted to see this but I didn't want to play through the whole game to show them. VERY cool!
Stinks that games like this didn't keep evolving, and that more actors couldn't have had more opportunities to work in what should have been an amalgamation of games and movies.
sadly there will be no 4th GK game ever. Jane Jensen does not have the rights to the game series, and the company that has them has no interest to make advanture games anymore.
This game needs to be re-made using today's technology...the story alone makes it worth the price of the game, and if we could update the game with today's graphics and effects, I think it'd be huge.
please someone tell me what to do at the start of a game with the tapes!!!please help me!!i have stuck in this part!!please!!exactly when it says "splice" and "splice message" and want to write something!!please tell me what to do there!!
After you've talked to Herr Doktor Klingmann, return to the farmhouse. Load the Klingmann tape into A, and a blank tape into B. Then do "Splice". Scroll through the tape, clicking on the words that make out the following message:
"Thomas? Herr Doktor Klingmann here. Show our wolves to Mr. Knight."
You'll get a new tape you can use on the radio in Klingmann's office when he's not there.
Very good depiction considering the tight budget. I' d rather that Sierra could pay for a real orchestra and a more luscious setting, and for many extras too. But nevertheless a good effort!
One of my favorites from the 90's. I'm now playing it all the way through again with my family...we all play together on a laptop hooked up to the living room TV. LOVE THIS GAME.
rctruck1 1 week ago
GOG has it for $6. Buy it now and play it....without ever switching a single CD!
rctruck1 1 week ago
i still play the beast within, since its release.
its so awesome =D
LatinoHeatChamp 2 months ago
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how are running? cause in dos box, i can´t stay complete full the screen
rickybeann 7 months ago
This game is a masterpiece!
ReadeRomke 10 months ago 3
@ReadeRomke Perhaps the BEST game ever, certainly the best FMV game ever!
killingamps 5 months ago in playlist Songs
Amazing game without equal in its genre!
Athenian888 10 months ago
LETS ALL TRY TO CREATE A MASTERPIECE LIKE THIS. I LIVED WITH ALL THeSE GOOD GAMES IN MY TEENS AND NOW THEY ARE GONE.
FOR GODS SAKE, LETS MAKE OUR OWN. I HATE TODAY'S SIMPLE STUPID GAMES.
woooooaaaaah 1 year ago
According to the book, the crystals failed. It was only the fact that Gabriel turned into a wolf which caused Von Glower to transform. Is this the same as here in the game, or would Von Glower of changed regardless? There isn't any mention of the crystals failing in the game. Only that it "may not" work as the theatre was re-built.
Gelbsy 1 year ago
2.54 - "Cuntttttttttttttt." Lol.
Gelbsy 1 year ago
@Gelbsy very interesting, I never read the book! But then what caused Gabriel to turn into a wolf in the first place?
Id say the crystals DID have an impact on the whole scenario. Just look how they cut to the chandelier right before Gabriel transforms, then howls which makes von Glower transform. although I guess he can control the transformation until he is in the basement.
Still the whole concept of this Wagner opera and how it unfolds here is simply a masterpiece of a story to be told!
diablo888 8 months ago
@diablo888
If I remember correctly, in the book. Ludwig turned into a wolf where he was practicing/listening with Wagner with the music and crystals etc. I guess the effect it had on Ludwig was a carbon copy onto that of Gabriel.
If you see, Von Glower sits down and isn't as bad, not until Gabriel howls and obviously Glower transforms.
Gelbsy 7 months ago
Remember too. That Gabriel wasn't even supposed to of been there on stage. The crystals and music was solely to transform Von Glower. If Gabriel HADN'T snuck out of the basement and transformed (howled), Von Glower would of remained his normal self. Only just though.
Gelbsy 7 months ago
@Gelbsy
I have read that the the books came after the games and that some elements were changed. So maybe the book isn't exactly following the story in the game.
brucebeertje 4 months ago
My 11 year old daughter is playing this right now....she said it was boring but....it's been 4 hours and she's still playing....hmmmmmm.
pretzel127 1 year ago
@pretzel127 did she finish it ? :)
Nikoscho 1 year ago
btw, remember when making difficult games was considered a GOOD thing? now the industry wants everyone to buy everything so they make most of them as easy as possible.
surfmadpig 1 year ago
a masterpiece of a game.
surfmadpig 1 year ago 3
it's a shame he had to do the music in midi though. i wish they'd hire a real orchestra for this!
svobodu 1 year ago 2
Die Nacht ist der Meister der finsteren Gründe.
Kalt bis ins Mark, die Farbe der Sünde.
An das Leuchten der Sonne, du reichst nicht heran.
Doch wo du regierst, der Tag nicht bricht an.
Das Reich des Todes, dass ist die Nacht.
Dem Tod zu entrinnen hat Gott dich gemacht.
Das Licht nicht muss weichen, die Nacht dem Tag.
So gib mir Mut, zu warten ich vermag.
Komm Mond, mein schöner Freund!
zharziss 1 year ago
The girlfriend is joking_clown on IMDB. Seems she has some XXX out there too.
lesleyhenriquez 2 years ago
I definitely see the merit in that, but consider... how many gamers would have sat through 15 minutes of REAL Wagnerian opera? Yes, it's more of a rock concert with an orchestra, but it's highly entertaining and great music, nevertheless. And games are all about entertainment after all...
JefeElMilagro 2 years ago 4
Its not laughable, it´s different... nevertheless it sounds beautiful
CarlosLeChacal 2 years ago
Are you the Dumme Hurenenfotze now, or are you not?
CarlosLeChacal 2 years ago
I don't get that reference, but I'm sure you realize that's not what they say in the game.
JefeElMilagro 2 years ago
Well "Dumme Hurenfotze" is just is an alternative Term to "Schattenjäger"
Dumme = Shadow
Hurenfotze = Hunter
its just more contemporary
CarlosLeChacal 2 years ago
Dumme = Dumb
Hurenfotze =Whores Cunt
that's the correct translation. I'm german.
gentleZen 2 years ago
@gentleZen
yes, you definately are... so what means "ich bin eine doofe Petze die keinen Spass versteht"?
CarlosLeChacal 2 years ago
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gentleZen 2 years ago
@CarlosLeChacal - the translation is:
i'm a gay frenchman, do you want to have candlelight dinner with me?
gentleZen 2 years ago
@gentleZen
ah ok, I just read that in your diary... you´re french? I thought you´re a Kartoffel
CarlosLeChacal 2 years ago
lol
navesele 2 years ago
GK was so awesome. Tim Curry, Dean Erickson, so awesome.
Miss your work, Jane.
doubleas2380 2 years ago 22
The final puzzle after this scene was HARD AS HELL to do!
I watched my parents play through all of these games, and they, in general, are a lot of fun.
Ihonmatar 2 years ago
anybody have the lyrics to the opera? i tried to google but no luck
wisnu198 3 years ago
Jane Jensen is such a genius! The way she managed to come up with the idea that the music and the acoustics from this part of the opera could trigger a transformation into wolf form because of the way Ludwig felt when he heard certain parts of Wagner's operas is just brilliant. The whole game is brilliant! I only wish it were possible to make a 4th game. :(
Zoidus 3 years ago
why god? Why did all the good games have to die? I miss adventure games, the dig, full throttle, gabriel knight, phantasmagoria, those were the good times. Now everything is just "SHOOT IT! OK, GOOD JOB!"
WhiskeyTester 3 years ago 33
Yes, but Phantasmagoria was actually not that good of a game... A pioneer, no doubt, but not that good.
JefeElMilagro 2 years ago
@WhiskeyTester Look on the bright side of life: at least crappy FMVs died with them
fiveMIRrOrs 1 year ago
@WhiskeyTester, I fully agree with you! Why can't they make a game like gabriel knight 2 (with movies in it) or a phantasmagoria 3?
ReadeRomke 1 year ago
@ReadeRomke
That would be awesome. But there is one simple answer. Money!
The Tex Murphy series was also an incredible series. And the main character who also made the games said it was too expensive to make and not enough demand for it.
brucebeertje 4 months ago
@WhiskeyTester
Well you're in luck. Jane Jensen just released a new game called Gray Matter and I really get a Gabriel Knight vibe from it. Play it on the pc as the controls for the Xbox 360 are awe full.
Carrinthe 1 year ago
One of the best games ever!
redbaron863 3 years ago 3
I was awed by the song, horrified by the change, saddened by the fact that despite everything, Gabe turned into a werewolf, excited as Von Glower tried to get away, and laughed when I realized how apt it was that Gabe should turn into a wolf.
norc24601 3 years ago
HOLY CRAP! That video brought back so many memories! :) Thanks for putting this up - it is my favorite cut-scene from the game. The way the opera was written and they way that they acted it out was just beautiful; the opera is about changing into an animal and it is actually happening in the midst of the singers, yet you can see that they are letting this improvision continue because they don't quite fully understand what is happening.
Brynwall 3 years ago
this is one of th ebest scene frmo this episode.. also the music is awesome
tinotrivino 3 years ago
what about the lyrics of this wonderful opera?
someone?
Der Jäger, der Jäger?
aviadora1 3 years ago
Wowowowowowowow, i love this adventure saga ^^. Thx!!
IngwellRitter 4 years ago
a classic!
blackdee 4 years ago
This was actually one of scarier scene in the game in my opinion. The swirling camera work while Gabriel was transforming, and the costumes, great!
Xisme66 4 years ago
Would there be a translation of this anywhere still? The one link I found lead to a dead page.
jmay212 4 years ago
it is the story of the nieblung von wagner and it is about the transformation to an animal
tinotrivino 3 years ago
Oh well I LOVE this game and omg I remember: the game was on six CDs and one of them played just this long scene -.-
Great great great !!!
LaFemmeNoir89 4 years ago
Okay - I'm in this - I was Von Glower's date - the blonde. I'm SO glad you posted this. My girls wanted to see this but I didn't want to play through the whole game to show them. VERY cool!
karatemomma 4 years ago 5
that's so cool karatemomma. You' re really pretty, and it's such an honor to be in such a game. The Best game of all time.
deejay988 4 years ago
you sure are purty!
sonnyh85 4 years ago
Thanks - considering you're my brother and I look just like you hahaha.
karatemomma 4 years ago
Wow! Cool! ALL these years I've always wondered who were sitting beside Von Glower and that was you! You're gorgeous!
norc24601 3 years ago
Forgive me if I'm skeptical of your claim, I'm sure you can understand that it's hard to believe you without proof.
Zoidus 3 years ago
I guess you do speak English!
Stinks that games like this didn't keep evolving, and that more actors couldn't have had more opportunities to work in what should have been an amalgamation of games and movies.
strantheman 3 years ago
Excelent game like a movie :)
paparas2000 4 years ago
This game is a masterpiece
Alojavi 4 years ago
what a game gk2 was....
gragra80 4 years ago
HO my god ! thank you for upload that part I was looking for many years ago .This game was really a fantastic experience (I was pretty young).
And if they were able to make the same game with actual technologie , I will be the first to go back in this story in this unforgotable ambiance
sub4ru 4 years ago
There is a fourth GK-game in the make. Jane Jensen rocks and if i could have married her i would have, long ago.
Erikirs 4 years ago
sadly there will be no 4th GK game ever. Jane Jensen does not have the rights to the game series, and the company that has them has no interest to make advanture games anymore.
deejay988 4 years ago
This game needs to be re-made using today's technology...the story alone makes it worth the price of the game, and if we could update the game with today's graphics and effects, I think it'd be huge.
1moreastronaut 4 years ago 2
please someone tell me what to do at the start of a game with the tapes!!!please help me!!i have stuck in this part!!please!!exactly when it says "splice" and "splice message" and want to write something!!please tell me what to do there!!
vamemfis 4 years ago
You sure you want to be told?
After you've talked to Herr Doktor Klingmann, return to the farmhouse. Load the Klingmann tape into A, and a blank tape into B. Then do "Splice". Scroll through the tape, clicking on the words that make out the following message:
"Thomas? Herr Doktor Klingmann here. Show our wolves to Mr. Knight."
You'll get a new tape you can use on the radio in Klingmann's office when he's not there.
1moreastronaut 4 years ago
oh my god!!!how did you understant that?
vamemfis 4 years ago
What an excellently thought-through and well made game...Fact/fiction so masterly blended together...Amazing!
GhostofCain 4 years ago
I love Gabriel Knight 2 Thanx For the upload love the Movie clips .. and this is the best part in the whole game..
lennyslen 4 years ago
I LOOOOOOVE THIS PART!!!
wingnux 4 years ago
great man great man
drkefflen 5 years ago
THANK YOU 4 uploading but will someone (u?) PLEASE upload all of these!
johlysid 5 years ago
I love this part:D TY for Posting
Kelsenelvial 5 years ago
Very good depiction considering the tight budget. I' d rather that Sierra could pay for a real orchestra and a more luscious setting, and for many extras too. But nevertheless a good effort!
pedaras26 5 years ago
Awesome. One of my favorite parts of the game.
LiGohan 5 years ago
Thanks for uploading this..
Tsolaelia 5 years ago
Oh God... I love this scene!
SocialDeception 5 years ago
My favorite! Thank you so much for posting this!!!
Deadbirdcheese 5 years ago