Syberia: The World Before

Damn, I was really into this game and especially the relaxed atmosphere. The story takes place in two timelines, there are some beautiful backgrounds and they're doing some great stuff with animation. Design is top notch throughout. There aren't a lot of puzzles, and those that are there are usually very easy, but Telltale's done much worse. It's a Unity game of course, and not one of my last three PCs ran Unity games without a heap of problems. I can fiddle with the settings as much as I like, any graphics card of mine starts coughing as if it had asthma. With your coolers running at max, the relaxed athmo of the game is of course ruined. I'm probably a third through the game, not sure I'll finish it. I've given up so many Unity games because of hyperventilating hardware I've stopped counting. I am so glad the engine will be wiped off the face of the gaming earth. Funk you once again, Unity.

After the mediocre experience with Syberia 3, I wasn't having any big expectations of 4. It had me pleasantly surprised, though. The new adventure is better in every respect. The first thing I noticed is how much more smoothly the game runs compared to the demo, which had noticeably lower frame rates. Graphically, the game is very impressive - with its use of unique architecture, sun rays, shadows and reflections, in either day or night, it manages to evoke an immersive, almost magical environment that fits perfectly with the narrative. Walking through that mountainside I remember thinking if Skyrim looked this good today, it would easily eat up another 400 hours of my life. :P Using mouse with keyboard worked fine this time around, and I had no need to switch to gamepad. Puzzles were challenging but not too hard, with the exception of one particular map puzzle which got me quite frustrated. But after taking time to think it through logically, I was able to solve it as well. If I had to consult a walkthrough at least once in each of previous games, it was not the case this time. To sum it up: Syberia 4 is a cleverly written visual delight with a heart-wrenching story. The first half of the game progressed kind of slow, but after that I felt compelled to see it through the end. And when the story reached its climax, it raised some hairs on the back of my neck. As was the case with its predecessors, it left me craving for more just as it ended. Very much looking forward to the next adventure of Kate Walker!

This is even farther away from what the Syberia games used to be. The camera is even worse than in Syberia 3 and clearly, the game was made for console first and got a bad port for PC. Yeah, it looks good, the story is ok but the controls are atrocious. If you were considering getting this game because you liked the Syberia games so far, don't. You'd be disappointed.

What an absolutely wonderful game! I'm genuinely speechless. This game was made with love, and you will love it in return. A truly emotional journey from start to finish. Do yourself a favor and give it go. You will not regret it. My heartfelt thanks to the developers! I'm so happy I chose to play this, I'm so happy this game got made <3

The new Syberia is absolutely amazing! The graphics are breathtaking, and the story full of twists and mysteries kept me hooked throughout. The gameplay is smooth, and the puzzles are fun yet challenging. This game is a fantastic addition to the Syberia series and definitely worth it. I'm absolutely thrilled! The only small downside is the inability to skip cutscenes and dialogues.