Syberia: The World Before Review (raylbry)
Oh my goodness. This is a tough one to review.
First off, if you haven't played any of the other Syberia games, do 'not' start with this one.
Go back to game one. Do it now.
I'm late to the Syberia party so I've played all four games starting December 2024. So no 'years waiting for me'.
The pros of this game is it has very good graphics - the scenery is well done, and there's a blending together of storylines which we've all wanted to see continue with Kate, and now Dana.
The cons: It's basically a 10+ hour long movie. This isn't a puzzle game. I played for 14 hours and it has 4 to 5 actual puzzles in it that make you think.
The rest of it is:
Talk Talk Talk Talk Talk - walk a bit - video video video - talk talk talk - click - walk - talk talk talk - video - basic puzzle (!) - talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk …and...repeat!
I swear this game should not be classified as a puzzle game, it's a movie-like stroll through the main character's life for 14 hours.
One part I watched one character look at another 3 characters without dialogue for 4 mins. Moved to a room with a musical instrument in it - 7 mins, and finally talking about things she has talked about 50 times before - 4 mins.
15 mins with nothing to do but stare at the screen!!
I'm not sure if we are being trolled or if the producers became so interminably pretentious that their main focus was art and simply looked down at their noses at the people who want to solve puzzles as plebs who can't see the high art in a banana taped to a damn wall.
So - if you've played the other 3, go for it - if you're invested in the character (warning again - it's a 14 hours movie - very little to do).
If you want to start with this one - nope, not recommended.
Visuals: 9/10
Storyline: 9/10
Gameplay: 1/10
I can't believe any one of the creators sat down at this game, did a playthrough and said "brilliant, not boring at all, and those 4 puzzles make it all worthwhile."