Syberia II

Like the first one, same gameplay same mechanics. The technique is better : smoothers movements and displacement, it has more rythme that the first. The world is still unique, voice acting and story great but simple. Black spot : the part the village is really a pain in the a**. You had to go back and forth so many times to resolve the puzzles, it was so long that it got me out of the game. The ending was to quick.

Syberia 2 is pretty good. It does not really fix the flaws of the first entry of the series, but at least it keeps building on its strengths. The story, which picks up right where the first game stopped, is more focused on developing Kate Walker as a character. While the gameplay is still fairly slow-paced and puzzle-focused, there is a real sense of urgency and suspense to the plot; the adventure feels much more eventful, action-packed and exciting. It's pretty clear that the game was designed and written by a Belgian comic artist, and if you like old-school “bandes dessinées” in the style of Tintin, you'll definitely feel at home here. The atmosphere is less melancholic this time around, but it's still a great game when it comes to mood. Visually, it looks even better than Syberia 1, with even more detailed backgrounds, better character models and animations, a higher framerate... And of course, the character and set designs are still unique and awesome. Some minor but welcome changes have also been made to the UI. Sadly, the game is still locked at a 800x600 resolution, but it can apparently be fixed with a little tweaking. Gameplay-wise, it's mostly more of the same: but while Syberia 2 starts off easier than its predecessor, with puzzles that seem to make more logical sense than in the previous adventure, that does not really last. After you leave the town of Romansburg, pixel-hunting and enigmas that rely on trial and error are back. In fact, the puzzles here are arguably more twisted and nonsensical than in the first game: even with the help of a walkthrough, the solutions often appear to be arbitrary and counterintuitive. There's nothing you can't figure out yourself, but this kind of game design can be hard to forgive in a 2004 game. Overall, while it has its flaws and can be at times more annoying than the first game, Syberia 2 does not feel like a rehash, manages to be a solid continuation of the storyline, and brings it to a satisfying conclusion.

The game has about the same duration as the first, but its riddles seemed to me a bit more difficult, so I had to check a walkthrough a few times in order to move on (while in the first game I hadn’t checked, not even once). Maybe because there were more riddles of a mechanical nature than the first game, apart from the inventory based. Nonetheless, you’ve got to see it (even with the help of a walkthrough), as we follow the continuation of the first game’s story, and we witness Kate’s, Hans’ and Oscar’s fate!

Love the first two games in the series. Not sure where they are going with the 3rd :( Has nothing much to do with Syberia 1 and 2. I am hoping they are going to do with 3 what they did with the first game. Have a sequel . 3 is lacking the learning about history than 1 and 2 had. Re playing them again thnks to gog. Only a couple of adventure games I've played more than twice and this series is among my favourites. Alot with the Art Deco among other things.

I like the story and I will continue so #3 here I come. Buuuutt some puzzles here are not so great and I did need some help to get through it. Yookel area was nice but to big.