As well as developing online adventures including Agatha Christie’s Death On The Nile and Peril At End House, Jensen is currently working on Gray Matter – a Gabriel Knight-esque adventure set in Oxford. “Best of all, I’m in charge of my own destiny with this – no one else owns it, so I can do anything with it that I think is right. It’s going to be a great game.”

But isn’t the adventure genre a dying breed nowadays? After all, Charles ‘Broken Sword’ Cecil famously declared the point-and- clicker dead. Jensen disagrees, preferring to view the issue in terms of demographics: “I think our problem is that we’ve been unable to find and reach our audience. Adventures may be dead for young males, but then that was never our core demographic. For the past decade, the games industry has acted like there’s no other demographic on the planet. But, with the emergence of the casual gaming industry, things are changing.”

Indeed, Wii is a special point of focus for her. “It’s so fun – it transcends gender. There are plans for a Wii port of Gray Matter, and I hope it happens.” But, at the end of the day, everything comes back to her first love: Gabriel Knight. The final episode left several unresolved issues hanging in the air – such as Grace and Gabriel’s relationship, and the source of Knight’s heritage. Yet while the trilogy engendered a passionate fan following, there have been few hints of further sequels in the intervening period.

Even during her last serious discussions with Sierra in 2002, prior to the Vivendi buyout, Jensen felt the series’ chances were slim. As time goes by, it seems less and less likely that frustrated series devotees will ever see a Gabriel Knight 4. However, even without a definite conclusion, the trilogy still shines. Deep and rich, the supernatural tales themselves not only resonate deeply, but are further reinforced by stimulating yet logical puzzles.

Jensen remains defiant over the series’ future. “As a writer, GK was a real highlight of my career and I would love to do another,” she enthuses. “Sadly, there’s still no real movement with Vivendi that I’m aware of.” The Knight universe also seems the perfect franchise for a film or television series, but again Jensen remains resigned.

“There’s been interest, and I’m happy to co-operate as far as I can, but nothing concrete has ever happened. Lots of ‘Let’s do lunch’, but no ‘Sign here’. That’s Hollywood!”