Syberia

Rating:
Summary: Beautiful looking, good plot, too easy!
Review: This game has some of the most interesting and beautiful graphics I've seen in a long time--very much like Myst. Unfortunately, while graphics are vitally important to many folks' enjoyment of a game, they (duh) aren't the only reason I play. This game has two major flaws that earned it only a three star rating: too many times I was forced to run back and forth over the same territory in order to listen to dialogue that would allow the game to progress, but the dialogue was not in itself enlightening. It was obviously a trick to make the game seem longer and more difficult than it is. The other issue, related to the first, is that it is too easy. I did not need the hints in the dialogue to blast through this game in three days! Fun, beautiful, but shallow.

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Summary: BE CAREFUL
Review: IT SHUT DOWN MY ENTIRE SYSTEM - DESTROYED MY DRIVERS-
IT SHOULD SAY USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!! IF THE COMPUTER DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH VRAM - THE GAME SHOULDNT OPERATE , IT SHOULDNT CORRUPT THE DRIVERS AND SHUT DOWN THE ENTIRE SYSTEM- AND IF NOT RECOMMENDED FOR LAPTOPS -IT SHOULD SAY THAT!!! NOW IM STUCK WITH A ... GAME AND HAD TO GET MY COMPUTER REPAIRED -

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Summary: best Dreamcatcher Game so far
Review: I've played a lot of Dreamcatcher games and this one is the best by far. It reminded me of The Longest Journey which is still one of my favorites. I also found the ending satisfying which a lot of games seem to get wrong. Graphics were great and the music was beautiful. If you liked the Longest Journey or the Myst games you will like this one.

Rating:
Summary: Terrible
Review: Terrible. Absolutely terrible.

Okay, the graphics are pretty, but they are also cheesy and samey throughout the game, despite wildly varying locales. The dialog is ABUSIVELY stilted, a problem exacerbated by the pitiful voice acting (including a French speaker who makes no attempt to sound like he didn't come from Ohio and a Russian madman who sounds Scottish). Then there's the yawn-inducing plot: woman goes to Switzerland to buy a toy company, woman has to do stuff and find keys the end. I didn't give a rat's [hindquarters] about any of the characters, all of whom were cliches, and badly-done cliches at that. Then there's the recurring problem of terminology that doesn't make sense, such as calling robots "automatons," making up a magical fruit called "Forest Sauvignon" out of which one can make wine (gee, anything like the sauvignon grapes you make REAL wine out of?), which comes from the "Amerzone"--a rain forest in South America (are we sure we're not just misspelling something?) and saying that there is an island off of Siberia called "Syberia" (same pronunciation). My eyes rolled so many times during this game that it left little pock-marks all over my ceiling.

Many people are mentioning "The Longest Journey," an adventure game which is actually worth your time, and of which this seems to be a rather uninspired copy. I only make mention of this so as not to be dismissed as an adventure-game hater. This is just the worst of a genre that is rarely good (but if it's good it can be magical).

Finally, it's short. I was going to complain about that, but then I realized that is its one saving grace. At least you don't have to wait long until you can free up the gig of space it takes up on your hard drive.

Don't buy this game. It's bad. It's boring. It's a waste of money and you'll hate it.

Terrible.

Rating:
Summary: A decent, fun adventure.
Review: Five stars to encourage more games like this,The Longest Journey and a lot of the old, great, classic adventure games(Nancy Drew series included-not just for kids).

Rating:
Summary: An adventure worth your time
Review: It has been a while since I attempted to play a game like this. In years past I have done Myst and the like, and in some ways, disliked the seemingly meaningless hoops you had to jump through to move through the game.
Not so with Syberia! While some of the "puzzles" are fairly obvious and easy to solve, the completion of the tasks aided your character to complete her mission. There is an actual story line that increases your involvement with the character. And inclusions of items in day to day life that plague us all! *when will that cell phone stop ringing??*
As has been mentioned, the graphics in some of the settings are in a word, stunning. I found myself stopping my charter just to admire the backgrounds!
All in all, the story line was captivating. When in the world will Part II come out??!! I am awaiting the further adventures of Kate, Oscar and Hans!

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Summary: WOW OH WOW
Review: What can I say but wow this game was one of the best games I have ever played the sences were so so good and the plot was ever so nice I love how it ended and how it began it was the best and cant wait tell the 2 one comes out next!!

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Summary: Wonderful story, gone too quickly
Review: Syberia is a wonderful game. The plot is fantastic, the graphics are beautiful, and the music is great. Unfortunately, it is also short. It seems that just as you are settling into the familiarity of your journey it comes to an end, and you are sad to see it go.

If you've played The Longest Journey and are looking for something similar, I strongly recomend Syberia. Like The Longest Journey, the game is filled with memorable charcters, interesting locations, all tied together by an engrossing story.

One last note: The puzzles in this game are very much secondary, story was quite obviously what the developers were interested in. Few will have any real difficulty completing it, but the game is enjoyable none the less.

Rating:
Summary: An Absolute Delight
Review: I have had some bad experiences with Dreamcatcher in the past and I was a little reluctant to buy Syberia because of those experiences. But, after reading so many great reviews, I decided to give it a shot.

First and foremost, this game is every bit as good as the reviews say. The voice acting is paramount and the graphics make this game beautiful and engrossing. The graphics in this game are by far the best I've experienced in gaming. If you are going to buy this game, make sure you have at least a 32MB graphics card. You can play the game with a lower graphics card but you may miss out on some of that beautiful artwork.

The gameplay is a breeze and the storyline is compelling. Most all of the puzzles can be solved logically and are an intergral part of the story ( Not just something thrown in to kill time). However, there are a few tough ones and I wouldn't have been able to solve a couple of them without the help of a walkthrough.

I've read a lot of reviews that complain about the short length of the game. And I agree that it is a little shorter than I would have liked it to be. However, it's not too short and will give you several hours of enjoyment. Personally, I liked the way the game ended. Maybe if the final scenes had been a little more drawn out, it wouldn't have met with as much criticism.

Believe it or not, I did have one bad knock against this game..........I just couldn't stop playing it. The storyline pulls you in and you're hooked....so get ready for a few groggy mornings at work due to staying up late playing this game.

Syberia truly is a great game and a safe buy. I highly recommend it and I believe you will thoroughly enjoy this game.

Rating:
Summary: about what i expected but something is missing
Review: Syberia reminds me of my days of playing the original Myst. The gameplay over all is very similar, with obviouly improved graphics. Many reviewers before me have gone on about the graphics so i won't even bother writing about them since i agree that they are some of the best graphics i have seen yet. The story is very catching at first, and the intro if you are into games of this genre will definitely leave you hooked enough to at very least get you through the rest of the game. Overall it is a very short game however toping out for me at about 15 hrs. Stretched accross 4 levels. The first of which is by far the longest and most complicated. It's hard for me to write a proper review without giving away the ending, because for me the ending alone dropped this review down by a star. What i will say is that the ending is disapointing. I can't say more without giving away key points, let's just say, you strugle so hard for so little, and Dreamcatcher definitely had a sequel in mind when they made this. Overall here is a breakdown of the game:

Graphics: 4.7 (almost perfect, almost but not quite)
Gameplay: 4.0 (very easy controls, and simple puzzles)
Sound: 4.5 (nothing negative with it, accept a little lack of diferent types of music. A tip though if you are doing something right in the game, the music will kick in and get louder as you get closer, kinda a musical marco polo.)
Replay: 2.0 (there is almost no replay value, some of the cutscenes are nice to watch over but thankfully we can do that from the main menu. I would recomend buying Syberia used, it will only take a few days to beat, and you probably won't ever pop it in your CD rom again)

I can't say what is missing now, but alude to it, i'm sorry, but i don't want to ruin anything for the players of this game, you will understand when and if you play it.