<s>
Gabriel	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sacred	I-Application
,	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sierra	O
Studios	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
1995	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
Within	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Gabriel	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
and	O
the	O
third	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Gabriel	O
Knight	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
lives	O
of	O
Gabriel	O
Knight	O
,	O
an	O
author	O
who	O
is	O
descended	O
from	O
a	O
family	O
that	O
combats	O
supernatural	O
evils	O
,	O
and	O
Grace	O
Nakimura	O
,	O
a	O
student	O
who	O
assists	O
Gabriel	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
become	O
engaged	O
in	O
a	O
case	O
that	O
involves	O
tracking	O
down	O
a	O
kidnapped	O
infant	O
by	O
vampires	B-Application
that	O
is	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
Holy	B-General_Concept
Grail	I-General_Concept
and	O
Jesus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
real-life	O
conspiracy	O
theory	O
about	O
a	O
hidden	O
treasure	O
,	O
and	O
involves	O
elements	O
of	O
history	O
and	O
myths	O
surrounding	O
the	O
Grail	O
,	O
vampires	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Knights	O
Templar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sierra	O
's	O
Best	O
Seller	O
Series	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
re-released	O
for	O
GOG.com	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
the	O
plot	O
not	O
only	O
incorporates	O
this	O
with	O
a	O
fictional	O
theory	O
surrounding	O
such	O
a	O
treasure	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
incorporates	O
the	O
mythology	O
of	O
the	O
Holy	B-General_Concept
Grail	I-General_Concept
and	O
vampires	B-Application
,	O
the	O
myths	O
surrounding	O
the	O
Knights	O
Templar	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
religious	O
stories	O
of	O
Jesus	O
Christ	O
before	O
and	O
during	O
his	O
crucifixion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Munich	B-Application
,	O
novelist	O
Gabriel	O
Knight	O
continues	O
to	O
maintain	O
his	O
role	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Schattenjäger	O
"	O
(	O
"	O
shadow	O
hunter	O
"	O
)	O
–	O
a	O
role	O
his	O
ancestors	O
have	O
assumed	O
in	O
combatting	O
supernatural	O
evils	O
–	O
with	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
his	O
research	O
partner	O
Grace	O
Nakimura	O
,	O
whom	O
he	O
is	O
fond	O
of	O
but	O
fears	O
making	O
a	O
commitment	O
to	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
accepting	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
pair	O
learn	O
that	O
James	O
requires	O
a	O
Schattenjäger	O
to	O
protect	O
his	O
infant	O
son	O
Charlie	O
from	O
"	O
Night	O
Visitors	O
"	O
–	O
vampires	B-Application
that	O
have	O
plagued	O
the	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
exploring	O
the	O
village	O
and	O
the	O
surrounding	O
area	O
,	O
Gabriel	O
learns	O
the	O
kidnappers	O
drove	O
towards	O
Rennes-le-Château	O
in	O
a	O
black	O
car	O
,	O
and	O
recalls	O
that	O
they	O
mentioned	O
about	O
the	O
Holy	B-General_Concept
Grail	I-General_Concept
in	O
French	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
he	O
and	O
Grace	O
determine	O
that	O
the	O
region	O
's	O
treasure	O
,	O
the	O
Holy	B-General_Concept
Grail	I-General_Concept
and	O
the	O
kidnapping	O
are	O
connected	O
,	O
and	O
opt	O
to	O
continue	O
investigating	O
despite	O
James	O
 '	O
instructions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Gabriel	O
visits	O
the	O
crime	O
scene	O
to	O
find	O
out	O
more	O
,	O
he	O
receives	O
disturbing	O
visions	O
showing	O
that	O
the	O
men	O
were	O
killed	O
by	O
vampires	B-Application
and	O
drained	O
of	O
their	O
blood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
crucified	O
,	O
a	O
rogue	O
group	O
sought	O
to	O
secure	O
his	O
blood	O
for	O
their	O
own	O
end	O
,	O
becoming	O
vampires	B-Application
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
and	O
hounding	O
the	O
children	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reaching	O
the	O
temple	O
's	O
inner	O
most	O
chamber	O
,	O
Gabriel	O
confronts	O
Montreaux	O
as	O
Franklin	O
and	O
Mesmi	O
deal	O
with	O
his	O
vampires	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jane	O
Jensen	O
began	O
designing	O
Gabriel	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
December	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Gabriel	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
3	I-Application
it	O
can	O
be	O
heard	O
in	O
the	O
San	O
Greal	O
Tavern	O
in	O
Rennes-les-Bains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gabriel	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2000	O
,	O
Jane	O
Jensen	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
sales	O
of	O
Gabriel	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
3	I-Application
were	O
not	O
sufficient	O
to	O
offset	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
development	O
given	O
that	O
we	O
had	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
new	O
engine.	O
"	O
</s>
