I'm going to keep it short: One of the best games I've ever played.
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.
Now to be fair, I did not even play long before requesting a refund. Upon looking through the settings, I found that there are no settings for mouse and keyboard. I thought "ok, fine, mouse and keyboard appear to be working tho" I started the game and the first thing I didn't like: No control over the camera. That might change after the first few minutes but, I don't know. What really is enough reason for me to return games is: No support for pc peripheral controls. Not adding them in the game settings, fine. But, when none of the usual control buttons do what they should because the game is in fact waiting on controller input - thanks but no thanks.
I'm giving 5 out of 5 stars for various reasons. For one, it is still in development. That considered, it is a great game so far. Some parts feel empty and unfinished because it's still in development. I have enjoyed it a lot tho and I'm looking forward to the next chapter and I can't wait to see what the final game will be like. The animations are so adorable, the pixel-art isn't too much, the riddles aren't too hard but a nice change to the usual find-and-combine-stuff. So, for future updates, am I expecting a lot? Yes. I think it's safe to do so in this case. I'm usually don't repeat myself but, I really can't wait to see what the game will be like when it's finished.
I like the game. It is what you'd expect from an rpg made almost 19 years ago. It's not at all just about the combat although the story unfolds somwhat very slow. The lock picking tho - it's driving me nuts.
