Posted on: May 30, 2019

mdqp

Gry: 1947 Opinie: 70

A flawed, yet charming experience

Syberia is a point-and-click adventure- We will control Kate Walker, a Lawyer from New York, having to handle the sale of an automaton factory. The owner of the factory died before Kate could reach Valadilène, the small french town where the factory resides, and she now has to track down an heir, who disappeared a long time ago. This will turn into an unexpected adventure that will change her outlook on life greatly. The story is decent. The plot is not incredible, but the odd characters populating this world and their quirks are interesting, and rarely boring (some characters, especially the ones you can contact by phone, are quite annoying, though). The main draw is the atmosphere, with the automatons (the equivalent of robots, but functioning only on gearworks, which appear more magical than scientific) ever present in most of the game, giving a rather unique tone to it. The same can be said for the architecture in general, the music, and the world building that puts everything together to create a universe that is both melancholic and whimsical. Sadly, the gameplay is sub-standard. Interactive spots are sparse, you cannot examine anything (the game uses one mouse button to resolve all interactions), stairs are painfully slow to traverse, plenty of empty large rooms, you can't double click exits to "fast travel", the pathing is bad, animations are slow, inventory interactions are limited, and there is a good amount of backtracking (if you get stuck on a puzzle, it can be painful). Some puzzles have opaque hints, but they are rare. The pre-rendered backgrounds are gorgeous, even nowadays. The 3D characters are dated, but they don't look awful, for the most part. The soundtrack is sparse but very appropriate. Overall, the presentation is quite nice, despite the age. I think it's a good game for fans of the genre, if they can stand the slow animations, and aren't bothered by the "quasi-fantastical" elements stretching the believability of the setting.

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Posted on: May 18, 2015

osrt

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Gry: 100 Opinie: 2

Great point and click adventure

Its an amazing game with a great story.

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Posted on: November 6, 2015

Bearprint

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Gry: 105 Opinie: 1

An incredible adventure-masterpiece

When I was 15, I saw this game get reviewed in the TV, and I was very fascinated by the serious but also thoughtful look of the game, it was art I was not used to at all. The game is all about immersive storytelling and wonderful locales to visit and explore, and the characters are so full of life it's absurd. It inspired me so much that I wrote a short-stort inspired by the game and was praised by my teacher for it. Be sure to play the first 30 minutes with the lights off.

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Posted on: March 25, 2010

antihippie

Gry: 194 Opinie: 52

Amazing Game

Syberia is probably one of the best, if not the best adventure game ever written. Each step of the game is like descending into a dream world, like our own and yet just strange and different enough to be enchanting. The game follows the story of a young lawyer who is sent to get the last surviving heir of a famous toy and automaton factory to sign it over to a large corporation. This chase leads her across the country in a clockwork train, following an elusive and brilliant adventurer searching for the last living Mammoths on Earth. The voice acting is superb, the puzzles both challenging and logical and the scenery breath taking. If you missed Syberia the first time, as so many people did, you missed out. This game is well worth your time.

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Posted on: September 9, 2014

EchoOfMidgar

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Gry: 642 Opinie: 41

Beautiful melancholy - Part I

For me, Syberia has the most amazing and the most beautiful lore in the history of videogames. So simple, but full of sincere magic, tenderness and childlish playfulness. There is a lot of sadness in the lore, there is also a lot of hapiness in the lore. There is this "autumn" atmosphere that I will not ever forget. Thank you Master Benoît Sokal for this! The story is very simple, but also very effective. You are a lawyer Kate Walker from New York who came to a small village situated somewhere in French Alps to make a business contract. Her boss is expecting great results and Kate is determined to fullfil them at all costs. But the more she gets deeper into the new "world" she came to, the more she moves away from her job and also her personal life. She is constantly changing. It is fascinating how the creators managed to write a mature story without any cutscenes. There are just small interruptions in the form of phone calls. Behind those calls dramatic situations are happening due to which the characters are developing throughout the whole game. Well, gameplay-wise, Syberia is a bit of letdown. Hm, that was maybe a too much. No, no letdown. The game´s gameplay is just too streamlined for its own good. When you need something to continue, you usually find it nearby your problem. Real puzzles are basically non-existent, 99% of the game consists of talking to NPCs and using items that you found next to your "problematic" passage. It is not terrible at all, it somehow fits the mood and the style of playing, but more interesting problems and puzzles would definitely be more pleasing for me (This was fulfilled in Syberia 2 by the way). I love the ending of the game. What an unchained beauty! The music is so good as if composed by angels themselves in the heaven! 78%

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