Syberia

I was pretty impressed with this game having never played any of the point and click games during the genres dying days of the early 2000s. Its Art Nouveau/clockpunk style is an interesting contrast to Grim Fandango's Art Deco/noir style. There's also just something about the pre-rendered backgrounds that still holds up in the way it was able to frame perspective, as opposed to today's live 3D rendering and moving camera that just seems too busy sometimes. The story for the most part is a kind of "cozy mystery" with bits of humor which is a nice change of pace. Characters and their development are pretty sparse but I thought the dialogue and voice acting was good for an independent release at the time. The puzzles are fairly simplistic and unfortunately if you get stuck at a certain point it's because you haven't explored all areas or found an item/talked to someone again rather than any puzzle being difficult. This was however a problem with the genre in general especially with the pre-rendered backgrounds.

This game means a lot to me. Actually the Syberia series means a lot. The first two games were a part of my childhood, especially the first game. I discovered the games in 2004 through a friend and since then I play them every year. Syberia 1 is one of the best games in video-game industry. The story is awesome, Kate Walker has a great character developement, the places where you go and the visuals...SUPERB. Benoit Sokal(RIP) has done a great job with the series. So bad that he passed away last year. Can't wait to play Syberia : The World Before. Long live Syberia !

Good story and little bit slow game play but all good. Seems back in 2002 they really wanted me to see how well Kate could walk up and down stairways and see took her time. :) But I enjoyed it and the story was better than Kathy Rain wich is the last game I played and enjoyed that one too.

I played first Syberia with my sister a couple of years ago it was an intersting adventure but we have a really hard time finishing the game. Now a couple of year later SPOILERS Ahead the part where you have to prepare the drink still kills the last part of the game for me its incredible stupid. On the other hand the game still holds up thanks to the pre render stages, however some models specially the 3d ones look at times horrobly but i understand its an old game and by the way you need a special software to run this game i have to use DG Voodoo in order to run this sucker and the sequel but it was worth. amazing game a must play for the fans of the genre and the franchise.

Insgesamt ein schönes Abenteuer, das aber vom Rätseldesign nicht 100% überzeugen kann. Zudem bleibt imho der Hauptcharakter etwas blass, eine April Ryan aus "The Longest Journey" (welches dafür andere Schwachpunkte hat) kam da deutlich besser rüber. Auch, und das ist für mich der größte Schwachpunkt, ergötzen sich die Macher zu sehr an ihrem (durchaus gelungenen) Artwork. Es gibt einfach viel zu viele unnötige Szenen, die man auch noch mehrfach durchqueren muss, ohne dass dort etwas zu tun wäre. Das hätte man kompakter gestalten müssen.