The temporally unorthodox 'Month of Activision' continues with Gabe's third iteration & move into full 3D adventureland.
Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned $5.99
Metacritic:
Gabriel Knight 3 (80)
Gabriel Knight 3 Demo (courtesy of The Sierra Help Pages
Previous Weeks here:
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Weeks 1&2 here:
In the 2nd Week of the 'Month of Activision', GOG brings us Nihilistic's classic RPG set in the World of Darkness.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption $5.99
Metacritic (74)
Demo
Once again, GOG has neglected to give an Activision release a soundtrack bonus. Fortunately, the game's music by Kevin Mathei (Sacrifice, JA2, Wizardry 8, Champions Online) should be available in the /sounds/music subdirectory.
A stickler for the P&P rules? Get the WODMOD from PlanetVampire [Redemption/Bloodlines resources].
Last week's releases (Arcanum/Gabriel Knight 1) here.
Week 3
In the 3nd Week of the 'Month of Activision', GOG brings us a few of Sierra's catalog of classic adventure games: 3 of the adventures of Roger Wilco in Space Quest 4, 5 and 6 - as well as one of the first FMV adventures in Phantasmagoria.
Space Quest 4,5,6 $9.99
Phantasmagoria $9.99
Demos:
SQ5 Demo
SQ6 Demo
Phantasmagoria Demo
Mobyrank:
SQ4: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers (72)
SQ5: The Next Mutation (83)
SQ6: Roger Wilco in the Spinal Frontier (76)
Phantasmagoria (64)
Soundtrack have, once again, been disappointingly left off the extras list.
SQ OSTs: [from QuestStudios]
Phantasmagoria OST: [checking if extraction possible, TBD]
Week 4
This week, GOG brings us one of the classic city-building series from Sierra/Impressions as well as the funkiest car combat game ever. All compatible with current MS OSes and DRM-free.
Caesar III $5.99
Interstate '76 Arsenal $5.99 ['76 & the Nitro Pack]
Mobyscore:
Caesar III (84)
Interstate '76 (86)
Interstate 76 Demo
I can't find a working Caesar II demo, so try the Pharoah Demo. (More Nile ebbs, fewer plebs.)
Be sure to visit the Caesar II site at HeavenGames for additional scenarios and utilities.
The great I'76 soundtrack was originally incuded on the disc in Redbook audio. We'll see how GOG handles that.
Week 5:
Thursday's releases are the Civ step-child Call to Power II and a compilation of the middle King's Quest games, King's Quest 4,5,6.
Tuesday brought us an FMV adventure starring gaming's favorite Schattenjäger, Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within ,attractively priced at $5.99.
Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within $5.99
King's Quest 4,5,6 $9.99
Call to Power II $5.99
Mobyscore:
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery (91)
King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella (78)
King's Quest V:Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder (77)
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow (88)
Metacritic:
Call to Power II(72)
Demos:
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery
King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella (AGI)
[demos via The Sierra Help Pages ]
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The continued reluctance of GOG/Activision to include soundtrack bonuses with their releases troubles me. Here's music from KQ IV, V, and VI and some stray tracks from Gabriel Knight 2 [via QuestStudios].
[Based on the trailer on GOG's site, It is currently unknown whether KQIV also includes the AGI version; whether KGV also includes the EGA version; whether KQVI also includes the disk version.]
Week 6:
The temporally unorthodox 'Month of Activision' continues with a pair of Sierra sequels. The macabre Phantasmagoria sequel, 'A Puzzle of Flesh', is a stand-alone story of mental illness & the classic 'Betrayal in Krondor' receives a direct continuation in 'Return to Krondor'.
Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh $5.99
Raymond E. Feist's Return to Krondor $5.99
Mobyrank/Mobyscore:
Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh (64) (3.6)
Raymond E. Feist's Return to Krondor (77) (3.6)
No demos available, so watch the custom trailers on the game pages for a better sense of the gameplay.
You might also like to read Feist's novelization of 'Return to Krondor' here. (3rd in a trilogy)
Weeks 1&2 here:
In the 2nd Week of the 'Month of Activision', GOG brings us Nihilistic's classic RPG set in the World of Darkness.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption $5.99
Metacritic (74)
Demo
Once again, GOG has neglected to give an Activision release a soundtrack bonus. Fortunately, the game's music by Kevin Mathei (Sacrifice, JA2, Wizardry 8, Champions Online) should be available in the /sounds/music subdirectory.
A stickler for the P&P rules? Get the WODMOD from PlanetVampire [Redemption/Bloodlines resources].
Last week's releases (Arcanum/Gabriel Knight 1) here.
Week 3
In the 3nd Week of the 'Month of Activision', GOG brings us a few of Sierra's catalog of classic adventure games: 3 of the adventures of Roger Wilco in Space Quest 4, 5 and 6 - as well as one of the first FMV adventures in Phantasmagoria.
Space Quest 4,5,6 $9.99
Phantasmagoria $9.99
Demos:
SQ5 Demo
SQ6 Demo
Phantasmagoria Demo
Mobyrank:
SQ4: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers (72)
SQ5: The Next Mutation (83)
SQ6: Roger Wilco in the Spinal Frontier (76)
Phantasmagoria (64)
Soundtrack have, once again, been disappointingly left off the extras list.
SQ OSTs: [from QuestStudios]
Phantasmagoria OST: [checking if extraction possible, TBD]
This week, GOG brings us one of the classic city-building series from Sierra/Impressions as well as the funkiest car combat game ever. All compatible with current MS OSes and DRM-free.
Caesar III $5.99
Interstate '76 Arsenal $5.99 ['76 & the Nitro Pack]
Mobyscore:
Caesar III (84)
Interstate '76 (86)
Interstate 76 Demo
I can't find a working Caesar II demo, so try the Pharoah Demo. (More Nile ebbs, fewer plebs.)
Be sure to visit the Caesar II site at HeavenGames for additional scenarios and utilities.
The great I'76 soundtrack was originally incuded on the disc in Redbook audio. We'll see how GOG handles that.
Thursday's releases are the Civ step-child Call to Power II and a compilation of the middle King's Quest games, King's Quest 4,5,6.
Tuesday brought us an FMV adventure starring gaming's favorite Schattenjäger, Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within ,attractively priced at $5.99.
Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within $5.99
King's Quest 4,5,6 $9.99
Call to Power II $5.99
Mobyscore:
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery (91)
King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella (78)
King's Quest V:Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder (77)
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow (88)
Metacritic:
Call to Power II(72)
Demos:
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery
King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella (AGI)
[demos via The Sierra Help Pages ]
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The continued reluctance of GOG/Activision to include soundtrack bonuses with their releases troubles me. Here's music from KQ IV, V, and VI and some stray tracks from Gabriel Knight 2 [via QuestStudios].
[Based on the trailer on GOG's site, It is currently unknown whether KQIV also includes the AGI version; whether KGV also includes the EGA version; whether KQVI also includes the disk version.]
The temporally unorthodox 'Month of Activision' continues with a pair of Sierra sequels. The macabre Phantasmagoria sequel, 'A Puzzle of Flesh', is a stand-alone story of mental illness & the classic 'Betrayal in Krondor' receives a direct continuation in 'Return to Krondor'.
Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh $5.99
Raymond E. Feist's Return to Krondor $5.99
Mobyrank/Mobyscore:
Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh (64) (3.6)
Raymond E. Feist's Return to Krondor (77) (3.6)
No demos available, so watch the custom trailers on the game pages for a better sense of the gameplay.
You might also like to read Feist's novelization of 'Return to Krondor' here. (3rd in a trilogy)
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