I played a little bit of Siberia. I remember being wowed by the graphics but getting bored with the gameplay. It seemed like Mist with it's inscrutable puzzles. However, I do like the concept of these types of games and may pull it out again to give it another go.
Syberia
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 On 05/07/2013 at 03:44 PM by smartcelt See More From This User » |
Syberia for the XBOX was one of the games I picked up in my vacation buying spree. It's an adventure game written by Benoit Sokal. It came out in 2002 originally as a PC game. It was later ported to PS2,XBOX,DS,and now is on iOS. The two things I like most about this game are the storyline and visuals. Has some action,but a lot of exploration and puzzles as well. The heroine of the game is an American lawyer named Kate Walker. She travels to a remote French village to finalize the takeover of a toy factory.
Kate is quite the intrepid explorer. She goes all over Central and Eastern Europe in the course of the game. Her main mode of transport is a clockwork locomotive driven by Oscar,who is a man-like robot that is fond of protocol[a protocol droid? Who needs that?] and is rather fussy.But there is also a part where she travels by airship. Many devices in the game are powered by springs and wind-up gears. So there is a steampunk element that I really like.
Some of the environments are simply amazing. Such a great visual style to this one. There is a subplot to the game involving Kate's rapidly deteriorating relationship with her fiance. Ironically a lot of that happens via cell phone. Not so steampunk there! There was a sequel to this game in 2004,Syberia II,which took the visuals to even higher levels. It has been announced there will be a third game in 2014. Not sure which consoles will have it,though. Overall I'm very happy with it since I only paid 6 bucks. If you like less combat oriented adventure games,you might try it.
Did someone say combat? Are there some dirty pirates who need to be slaughtered? No...oh bollocks,then! Strange how when I was searching for images of Kate images of Lara kept popping up. Don't know why,as Syberia is nothing like Tomb Raider at all. Especially the new Tomb Raider,which is sort of like playing Gears Of War at times. Sometimes I miss the mechanics of the older Tomb Raider games,where you did more exploring and less butchering. Syberia is that kind of game. One that gives you a sense of wonder at your surroundings. I feel like something special has been left behind with the Tomb Raider franchise. Still love it,though.
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