Syberia

"Syberia" was released during the second wave of adventure games (post-2000) and is the first part in a steampunk (or is it clockworkpunk) duology (now apparently a trilogy as the third part is in the making). I fell in love with the game a long time ago and now revisiting it I can say that it withstood the test of time flawlessly. The first thing one notices about the game is that it looks beautiful. All the places are rendered so vividly that it seems they come alive. After playing this game you will definitely remember Valadilene or Komkolzgrad as you you have been in those places yourself. The game sports a very memorable musical score as well and the background noises and the voice acting fit the mood too. OK, some people think the acting to be sub-par, but I disagree. At least the voices of Kate and Oscar (however annoying his character might be) fit the story perfectly. So of the conversations on the phone might grate your teeth, but i must wonder if it was not intentional. As this is a point'n'click adventure game obviously there are puzzles. So how are they? Actually I would call them very easy. That may be disappointing for hardcore adventure gamers, but I relished in a chance to experience the story without a need to wander around for hours without having the slightest idea what to do or the need to use a walkthrough. Inherently, "Syberia" is a coming-of-age story despite Kate being an adult. From her first appearance as an always hurrying, no-nonsense lawyer firmly rooted to the ground we can see her change. We see her opening her eyes to the wide world around her. It is her former friends and colleagues on the phone that nail it how shallow her life was until she started on the big quest. If I have any quibbles it is that "Syberia" and "Syberia 2" are in essence one big game that was split in two, so the first part ends on a sort of cliffhanger note. But that shouldn't detract you from the enjoyment. If you like point and click games with great story, visuals, music and not too hard puzzles, this is a game for you.

Just don't expect non stop action, this is a walk around and point and click puzzle game. Something to wind down to. For some it may not be the most difficult to complete, but still enjoyable in it's own right story-wise. Something to note is that I remember when playing the original disc, there was a set of tasks halfway through or near the end of the game where if you didn't do everything in order, you may become infinitely stuck unless you had an older save game to go back to. So I recommend you do not try to rush through the game, pay attention to the story and to keep older saved games just in case you cannot progress. If the game doesn't allow enough multiple saves in any updated version then you'll need to use something like gamesavemanager, or just copy and paste your saves manually to a different folder as backup. Your saves for many games are usually in your documents folder. ps for some reason this game (my one is syberia gog version 2.20.03) shows twice in amd adrenaline. The second time it shows, the title is in chinese, which translates as 'dragon ball part 3'. I can't wait to access this bonus content.. lol

it's a great adventure that reminded me of monkey island times. Great puzzles that have stopped me at times. The slightly dated graphics and sound do not count for a title that I think still stands over time, waiting to be played.

First i thought its just a read and talk game but i played it anyways and i didn't realize i spent 18 hours damn, now i am finding more games like this, it has some stupid and unbelievable things going on that doesn't make sense but still good game

This game was my first adventure ever. And since then I'm a big fan of this genre. This game is like good book. You don't need to speedrun it it's about relaxing and feeling strange atmosphere admring scenes and enjoy strange but funny characters. I've refreshed my memmory in 2022 playing this game, just before it's 4th part and can say it's still playable. You can't admire views as it was long time ago, but other part of game still great. I think such masterpiece need a full 4K rework. Well done mr. Sokal, thank you!