Syberia Description:

Syberia review:
5 stars (simply tradtional) - Syberia was a game that really interested me at first because I saw the graphics looked great on the cover and I also read really good reviews on it. At first it was staring out slow, but after the first 30 minutes, I was totally engaged not only to the graphics, but the story line. Once a person starts into this, there is no stopping because you want to find out who this Hans Voralberg guy is;half way into the game you feel like you already know the guy. I really did not have any problem with this game at all, except in the beginning, the voices were overlapping and all you have to do is go to the main menu, look at the options and play with the detail and then restart your computer, and the problem is fixed. At the end you feel like you know Kate Walker, which is the person you play, and it did not take me that long to get done with this game, but it wasn't exactly short either, of course I had the walkthrough papers beside me in case I missed something which I would firmly suggest. This game would not be for the impatient.The greatest things that you don't have to worry about are you don't die off, there is no time limit on anything,and you don't have to save alot. Once again I emphasize this is not a game for the impatient. This game is no where near reality in itself overall, but alot of things in this game are. For example an attorney trying to close a deal up, finding the owner just passed away, her boyfriend situation, things of this sort. I think this game is excellant for passing the time,and I suggest this for anyone looking for a tradional game.
3 stars (Lost potential) - These are a few limited comments because others have covered the game in detail. The genre of adventure games: manipulate the character to find and use objects to solve 'puzzles' and obstacles in order to continue to reach the next goal. My kind of game.



The most striking thing are the beautiful graphics and attention to detail, as in the very first cut scene, you can see the raindrops splash off the surface of the umbrellas and street. Upon seeing this, with the powerful music playing in the background, I expected an awe-inspiring, challenging, well-designed game.



The graphics do not disappoint, and the music, although it randomly increases in volume, is enjoyable. The one thing that tears into my patience is the incredibly awful, stilted dialogue that come from the out-of-sight characters who call Kate Walker, the main character, as well as from herself.



She is a New York lawyer on an assignment to secure a purchase of a toy factory, yet her boyfriend constantly calls because she's not home and paying attention to him; her boss calls threatening her because she hasn't found the missing heir, and so on!! And the character herself many times doesn't sound like a lawyer at all as she interacts with the assortment of characters.



The puzzles themselves are fine: for me not too easy, not too hard, so that's enjoyable. But there are simply too many ANNOYING and RIDICULOUS dialogues throughout that killed what could have been a great game.



For a similar adventure, also with a lead female character, try 'The Longest Journey', while lacking top-notch graphics, presents April Ryan as a wise-cracking, cynical but sweet, vunerable girl who has to save the world. Much better dialogue, much more enjoyable.
5 stars (Addictive!) - The graphics in this game are incredible and the story line was quite interesting. Kate Walker (the main character) is in this small town trying to close a business deal and gets caught up in the death & mystery of the family who owned the automaton factory. She learns that one member of the family, who was believed to be deceased, is actually still alive and she has to locate him in order to wrap up her business.

In locating Hans Varlburg (the last surviving family member) she travels to strange and exotic places. The graphics throughout this part are breath taking. One annoying part about the game is that you constantly have to find other characters to talk to, and get as much info out of them as possible in order to locate certain items and move ahead.



Overall, the game was outstanding. Truly addictive, once I had finished Syberia, I ordered Syberia II so that I could find out what was going to become of Kate Walker and Hans Varlburg.