Syberia 3

Interesting chars, good story, great adventure!!!
It would have profited from an in game save
(not consumer friendly having to copy'n'paste one's save files manually)
And there are way too many mechanical puzzles
which I enjoy as much as the next woman
but I didn't sign up to be a full time engineer :D
Anyway it's still a fantastic game! One of the best, if not the best I ever played.
And I don't see why so many people didn't like it,
I never encountered any bugs and the story is very insightful
not just about the plight of indigenous peoples and true heroism and sacrifice
it touches on other issues as well

After playing Syberia and Syberia twice, once when they were new and once again a few years later, I recently picked up Syberia 3. Other reviewers have pointed out that the game has a quirky interface and some troublesome bugs, but I had a feeling that the worst problems should be fixed by now. So I took a chance.

After once again beating Syberia and Syberia 2, I took on the challenge that is Syberia 3 and I eventually emerged on the other side. So, what's my verdict?

The interface IS difficult to live with at times. There is a delay between clicking and the execution, which takes a while to get used to. And the way you activate items from inventory takes a while to get used to. On top of that, the camera angles can be a further obstacle. The game IS quite difficult too and I did get stuck a few times. The main reason for getting stuck, is that it's hard to find some of the places that can be visited. Once I had to turn left into a forrest to find a critical location. Another time I had to go around what I thought was an impassable obstacle, in order to find a critical object lying on the ground. Once I went back through a gate and got stuck (possibly a bug), but was able to reload a recent save. A few times, looking up, down and to both sides while standing or sitting still in a location, is necessary to spot a special object. So be prepared to get frustrated, or keep a Walkthrough at hand if you are stumped. Unfortunately I never figured out how to create saves, so I had to rely on the auto save functionality. But it was OK. The Youkols can get on one's nerves too, but no more than Oscar did in the first games.

However, I did enjoy the game - a lot. The story is interesting and definitely better than in the first two installments (three if you include Amerzone). The graphics, while not superb, are definitely far better than in the earlier games. The brain teasers are often challenging, still logical. Some are more difficult than necessary, because the interface gets in the way of timing and precision. But I'm happy to report that there were no show-stoppers. The game ran smoothly and practically bug-free.

In conclusion: If you liked the earlier games, you really should play this one as well. It's in many ways an improvement. And if you have already read negative reviews, you might check the timestamps. The game seems to have been in a terrible state when first released, but this is no longer the case.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☑ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☐ Adults
☐ Grandma
---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☑ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding
---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life
---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond
---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☑ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
---{ ? / 10 }---
☐ 1
☐ 2
☐ 3
☐ 4
☐ 5
☐ 6
☑ 7
☐ 8
☐ 9
☐ 10

After reading several negative reviews of this game, I decided to leave mine here. Even though I haven't finished the game yet, I would like to say that it's been much better than I expected. Graphically I think the game is beautiful, the soundtrack is good and the story/puzzles are acceptable. It's not a masterpiece, but it's certainly not terrible. Even in relation to one of the most criticized aspects "the gameplay" I can say that it is not good, but if you play with the mouse (old point n click style) I'm sure you won't have any major problems. In my opinion, a less good aspect are the characters' voices that often don't correspond to the characters in front of us (for example, an old, fat woman who sounds like a young girl... it's a frequent inconsistency in this game).

The game is very beautiful and interesting, I personally loved it. The bad reviews are unbelievable for a real Syberia lover. I found the story very original and well crafted. The only problem was of course the bugs and problems, that kept occurring during the whole game. I can't believe this hasn't been fixed as it was a real hassle. Yet, I'm very happy I got to play the game and didn't listen to the bad reviews as I really liked it. I'm now ready for what is said to be a masterpiece : the 4th one. Oh, and yes, the French voiceovers were appalling, such a shame (despite Kate/Françoise Cadol of course). As a professional VO myself, I can't understand this choice.

I played knowing from the other reviews that the controls would be clonky, and they are! But I really enjoyed the story-line :) I used an achievement guide to get the more obscure achievements (didn't fancy a second walkthrough!)

controls sucks even in PC, nice story.