Syberia: The World Before

It was a long awaited episode of the Syberia saga, but it was worth the wait. Every aspect in the game is stunning but, IMHO, the greatest one is the story. Deep, intense, with the right amount of plot twist and funny and sad moments, with an overall perspective, albeit from a narrative standpoint, with one of the most dark and terrible period of our real history. I loved also how almost all of the plot lines were solved and closed, even if I still hope for one more final effort, even if only with a DLC. All there's left to say is a great thank you to its creator, Benoit Sokal, that passed away last year, bequeathing to us a wonderful dream to dream again. Sit tibi terra levis.

Just finished my first play through and found the game to be outstanding!!! Hope to see a Syberia 5. Thank you Microids.

what I liked: great sceneries and overal visuals good voice acting decent music solid character design what I did not like: infuriating cameras slow walking / hard to run more than a handful of steps in one go useless mouse interactions (to keep on walking, to keep on hitting, to direct the automaton...) abrupt transitions between cut scenes and gameplay segments some textures appear to be low quality in contrast of the rest It is not a bad instalment, and I understand the slow pace is intended, but it gave me the impression that the game would have been 30% shorter if the protagonists could stop dragging their feet.

This game is more than just a game. 5 starts for everything - art, story, characters, voice acting, atmosphere, graphics, music .... It is one of the most beautiful and well rounded games I ever played. When you play it, you forget where you are because you became a part of the story. The game is playable on all Windows OS - from 7 - 11. Well done and thank you for that ! The price is also decent, comparing to other games that strive to be on the same or similar level. It was worth the wait. Thank you Benoit Sokal (RIP) and Microids. Highly recommend.

I have played all the previous games in the series and have loved everyone of them ( yes even the 3rd game) Having played those I thought I would be prepared for this one... Boy was I wrong. This game is such a wonderful and emotional journey to be savored. The artwork, the music score and the story, everything was just perfection. This is the first game I have ever played that brought tears to my eyes! ( Yes real tears ) just wow... I am so floored at how wonderful this experience was, I honestly didn't want this game to end and wanted so much more to see where the next part of the journey takes me NOW!! I hope there will be a 5th game done with the care they had for this one.