Although today we are in a midst of a general revival of the adventure genre (what with Telltale games success and even the rise of visual novels), there was a time when the genre was all but written off. Syberia came out in 2002 - a period in which the adventure genre had been dominated by Myst - and similar clones - that presented a lot of puzzles, but little in the way of narrative. Syberia was the rare game that had it's share of puzzles, but also had a story to go along with it. Though the graphics may no longer look ground-breakings, the voice-acting is a bit stiff and the characters a bit weak - it still represents an important step in the genre and stands the test of time as an exemplary example of what an adventure game can achieve.
Presentation: By today's standards, Syberia ... |
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