The game even tells you that a gamepad is “highly recommended” at the beginning, so it’s not like the developer was unaware of this issue. Don’t even attempt to play the game with a keyboard and mouse, as that was next to impossible.
Controlling Kate Walker as she walks around her environment feels sluggish and unresponsive, and I kept getting caught on the corners of objects when I was trying to navigate. I realize this isn’t a AAA game so it’s important to keep expectations in check, but many small developers manage to accomplish the task of making it easy to control your character. I would have felt a little more satisfied if I was left to my own devices to figure out solutions to problems, but I know that’s frustrating to some people.Ī big problem with the gameplay, however, are the controls. Most puzzles have signs or indicators that make the solving process kind of trivial. The game does a decent amount of hand holding in the form of contextual clues, even with the more “hardcore” game mode selected that provides a more traditional and complex experience reminiscent of Syberia and Syberia 2. The puzzles are good, but few took me more than a couple of minutes to figure out. Those hoping for engaging combat in a game will be disappointed here, but I wouldn’t say that’s a detractor from the game as that wasn’t the developer’s intention or goal. The gameplay of Syberia 3 revolved around solving puzzles to advance the story, and that appeals to a specific subset of people. Does Syberia 3 provide a good gameplay experience? I’ll say yes, but with a caveat. Gameplay is just as, or even more important. Story is well and good, but this isn’t a visual novel. Story is definitely one of the strong points of the game, and those who desire a good story will find one here. While not as long as I would have liked (The story took me about 13 hours to finish), especially for a game with a $40.00 price tag, it still left me satisfied at the end of the day. This was a nice touch and I appreciated this aspect of the story. There’s a clash between old and new, reminiscent of modern society’s clash with indigenous peoples. The world advances and changes rapidly, but the Youkol have been around since the dawn of time and they’re loyal to their traditions. There’s also a bit of social commentary included in the game, revolving around the general populace’s disdain and misunderstanding for Youkols and their culture. Everything you do is to advance the journey of Kate Walker and the Youkols and evade / defeat the enemies who are trying to stop you. Syberia 3 is almost entirely about moving the story forward. As such, story is an important part of a game for me, and I miss it in games where it’s not central. There’s something magical about getting lost in a different world for a few hours and transporting yourself away from the tedium of everyday life. Story is the main reason I play a lot of video games. For whatever reason, nefarious forces seek to stop the migration by whatever means necessary, and the game focuses around Kate Walker’s struggle to assist her saviors however she can. Without new snow ostriches, the tribe’s way of life is threatened.
Without spoiling anything or going into too much detail, the Youkol as a nomadic people are reliant on their animals, and several times in a Youkol’s life time he or she makes a trek with their tribe to escort their giant ostriches to the sacred breeding grounds so they can reproduce. She’s shortly rescued by the Youkol, a short and stout nomadic tribe of people who nurse the dying former-laywer back to health. The game starts with a cutscene featuring a gravely injured Kate lying on the shores of a river in a serious winter storm. Like the first two games, Syberia 3 puts you in control of Kate Walker, a former lawyer who left her practice to travel across Europe and Russia. Still, the game stands on its own and as a player going in blind I didn’t have trouble getting my bearings in the least. I’ll preface this article by stating that I haven’t played Syberia 1 or Syberia 2, so it will be difficult for me to compare this most recent entry, Syberia 3, to its predecessors.
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Does Syberia 3 do the series justice while taking advantage of the new technology and design advancements available in 2017? We take a look at this question in more as we examine the pros and cons of this upcoming game. The gaming market is very different than it was 13 years ago, and the technological progress we’ve seen has been absolutely immense. The first two games were released back in 20 respectively, so this is quite a large gap between the previous installments. Syberia 3 is an adventure game developed by Benoît Sokal, and follows two previous games in the series – aptly named Syberia and Syberia 2.