I must say... I was pretty disapointed with Syberia 2. After playing the original Syberia, Syberia 2 doesn't even come close. For starters, Syberia 2 is much too short.The original game seemed to go on forever and had so many more locations and so much more variety. Syberia 2 gets two thumbs down in my opinion in terms of variety. Basically all you do is wonder around in the same snowy enviroment pretty much througout the entire game. The worst part, is that the "Dream World" level of the game uses borrowed scenery from the original Syberia, and what's worst, is that the scenery is displayed in a nasty brown and tan color (not even in full color as the original game did). Second, the visual clues are horrible. Trying to find objects in Syberia 2 takes entirely TOO LONG. None of the objects needed to complete the game's puzzles and tasks stand out from the background. You could easily spend HOURS looking for these objects. And it's not just the objects that are hard to find... levers, key holes, wheels, switches and specially "pathways" are also extremely confusing and don't "stick out" enough. Third... the puzzles... oh boy the puzzles! The puzzle design has to be by far the worst I've seen in any adventure game. Some puzzles are so hard to figure out, that it would take a "rocket scientist, a brain surgeon and forensic detective" to solve, mainly because they make no sense whatsoever. Had it not been for the mighty all "walkthrough", I think I'd still be trying to figure out the FIRST puzzle. To the developers at "MICROIDS"... please, please THINK BEFORE YOU DESIGN!! And lastly, the story line lacked direction. I can't stress that enough! The game seemed to bounce back and forth with no real feel of acomplishment. Kate Walker spends the entire game trying to help Hans reach his final destination (Syberia) without any clear reason as to why she left her life behind in New York. In the mean time, she gets calls from her mom, and tons of calls from her boss who even sends out a pivate investigator to try and find her???? What the hell is THAT all about??? At the end of the game, Hans rides off on a giant mammoth and Kate just watches him ride off into the sunset. huh???? What happens to Kate?? Where does she go from here?? HORRIBLE story line... just horrible. My advise is.... if your looking for a GOOD adventure game, don't bother with Syberia 2. I spent $30 US dollars on it, and I finished the game in roughly 6 to 8 hours.
Suffice to say that after playing the beautiful and engaging Syberia, the first post-DOS era adventure game I have played, I was really looking forward to playing the sequel. Syberia had a beautiful, self contained stor... Read Full Review
Syberia II is a follow up to the widely acclaimed predecessor, Syberia. While the game is decent, it has big shoes to fill and comes up short in most regards. It is a solid adventure game and finishes up the story that... Read Full Review
