Syberia 3: The Complete Journey

I just finished the game and I feel a bit depressed due to the abrupt ending and the fate that seems to be waiting for the main character there. Apart from this non-happy ending, this game has several issues, that don't make it a good game. On the plus side: it is one of the longest games I ever played, the graphics look great and the story is a good one. BUT on the other hand, there's this terrible and ugly user interface, which really kills a lot of fun. Although the game is tagged "point&click", you will notice right away that the UI was written for a gaming console, and if you play it on a PC using a mouse, the character is hard to steer. Every now and then she will run into a wall or manoeuvrer herself into some corner where you need to use the keyboard to get her going again. Worst thing is: I couldn't use my game controller, which would make directing the character much easier. Also there is no way of changing the camera view manually. The game changes the view automatically, which will very often lead to staring at a wall or a tree, without the possibility to click any where else to get the character going again, or your point of view will move backwards while the character moves towards you. And the name of the main character, Kate Walker, gets a hole new meaning when she has to walk miles and miles to get just from one room to another and you will have to do a dozen clicks to get her there. This kind of game controlling really sucks! :( Regarding the characters: I like the fictional tribe of the Youkoles and their way of life. They are really cute! But I do not like the cliches of the portrayed Russian characters: they are shown as stupid, devious, malicious persons, ugly on the outside an in their soul. That I do not like at all! All in all, I can rate this game with only 2 stars!

Couldn't finish the game because of critical bug in the amusment park location

worst gameplay evet. I just played this for the sake of previous syberia adventure.

Let me start with the TLDR version: if you've played the first two games you might understandably want to play this one as well - but chances are you'll not enjoy doing it anywhere near as much as you hoped; if you didn't, just do - not - bother, full stop. Now, as for why that is: the art itself is quit decent, but the graphics look at least a decade out of date for a game released in 2017; faces are acceptable, but lots of other things are simply way too... chunky. It's objectively bad - still, not so bad it would ruin the game unless you are playing exclusively for the visuals. Voice acting is full-on horrendous: don't expect voice to actually sync up to mouth movement and casting is absolutely atrocious, with Russian locals obviously well over fifty talking with the voice of a twenty-year-old straight out of a Starbucks. And not just one or two of them either - this happens a lot. I'm not much of a fan of the music, but it was good enough. The plot, allegedly written by Sokal himself falls firmly into the "plot? what plot?!?" category. The Youkols need to get somewhere. Stuff keeps preventing their progress. You'll be expected to keep removing obstacles. That's it - no twists, turns, surprises or development. And I mean "expected" - yes, the game begins with the Youkols saving your life, but they spend the rest of it reminding you to kindly get moving, chop-chop! That attitude ends up quite jarring. The gameplay itself is atrocious: you'll need to perform various physical moves to solve puzzles (like literally pulling things open or cranking by circling your mouse) - just clicking is never enough, and I guarantee you'll keep forgetting that. Trying to control movement will drive you insane. If you have any joysticks connected, be aware that it will keep hijacking your controls. Load times are huge even on an SSD and they keep happening literally every ten meters. You can't skip cutscenes. You can't save at will. Oh, and the ending is utterly botched...

I don't mind a bug here or there but this game is a train wreck. Had several game freezes that required save downloads to continue. This is my first negative review on GOG after buying more than 165 games. That's gotta tell you something. I only paid $2.09 during a sale but I still feel cheated. GOG - you should stop selling this game.