Syberia II

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  1. notyourbuddy
    Nov 14, 2013
    8
    The original Syberia was one of the great classic adventure games. A must play for any point-n-click fan and more so for anyone thinking about picking up Syberia II as this game isn't a standalone story, but rather a direct continuation of the first which left us on a cliffhanger. And since the two games are so technically similar (very minor resolution/game-engine improvements in theThe original Syberia was one of the great classic adventure games. A must play for any point-n-click fan and more so for anyone thinking about picking up Syberia II as this game isn't a standalone story, but rather a direct continuation of the first which left us on a cliffhanger. And since the two games are so technically similar (very minor resolution/game-engine improvements in the sequel) there is really no reason to skip the first. So DON'T DO IT :)

    Anyways if you loved the first the second shouldn't disappoint as it faithfully continues and completes the original story. The familiar cast of characters are all back, new ones are added (even a villain of sorts), the locations (we finally get to Syberia!), voice work, dialogue, and length (~12hrs?) are all on par with the original. There is even quite the plot twist involving one of the main characters that genuinely surprised me. And oh, the cell phone this time around has taken on a reduced role which I greatly welcomed as it tended to get a little annoying in the first.

    As for puzzle aficionados they aren't exactly this game's strong suit (though I guess the same could be said of the original Syberia.) There are a few good ones like the plane and the large ivory flute (a Myst-like puzzle), but there are also quite a few duds. In fact, some could hardly be categorized as puzzles at all but rather blatant time fillers that involve you walking down a linear path, picking up an item at the dead end, only to have to backtrack the same linear path to the beginning just to click a button to proceed. That's not a puzzle, that's not adding to the story or gameplay, and it certainly isn't fun. Its just pointless. Others lacked sufficient clues forcing upon you a trial-and-error method to complete them. Not the worst thing ever, but when some of these same trial-and-error puzzles were accompanied by either long walks or having to sit through deliberately drawn out character animation sequences with repetitive voice overs it quickly got annoying (I'm looking at you fishing puzzle!).

    But, perhaps most frustrating for me was this game seems to have introduced a progression through dialogue tree system that I don't recall being in the first (or maybe it was more subtlety done?). Its not enough to talk to people with the same keyword once, or twice, but sometimes three times just to advance the story. I literally talked to everyone in an area then spent 20+ minutes just pixel hunting, backtracking, scratching my head with a puzzle thinking I missed something; talked to everyone a second time, repeated the pixel hunt, only to remained bewildered and in the end find out it wasn't a puzzle at all that was preventing my advance, but rather it was because I didn't badger all the NPCs with the same keywords a 3rd time! Arrrg!

    These things don't ruin the game. Not even close, but they did sour me enough that I will always remember the original Syberia more fondly. Final score: 7.5/10    … Expand
  2. joshxdr
    Dec 27, 2012
    9
    One of my all-time favorite adventure games. It improves on the first game with improved graphics and better game mechanics, especially dialogue. The graphics are no longer cutting edge as of 2012, but they are very nice to look at and complement the story well. Like the first game, this is more of an interactive story than a puzzle game. The puzzles are fun, but they are not the focus ofOne of my all-time favorite adventure games. It improves on the first game with improved graphics and better game mechanics, especially dialogue. The graphics are no longer cutting edge as of 2012, but they are very nice to look at and complement the story well. Like the first game, this is more of an interactive story than a puzzle game. The puzzles are fun, but they are not the focus of the game. Most of the puzzles are solvable without too much difficulty. I used the hints a few times when I got stuck. An adventure game vet will not need hints too often. I can recommend this game to anyone who likes adventure games.… Expand
  3. hfffoman
    Jun 26, 2012
    8
    Very beautiful game with interesting story. For me it didn't quite live up to the hype. It was slightly frustrating to play (I am a seasoned adventure fan), with puzzles that sometimes felt contrived and a lot of time spent watching the character walk slowly around the screen. I am nit-picking though. It's in the middle of the first league which is, for me, topped by Culpa Inata,Very beautiful game with interesting story. For me it didn't quite live up to the hype. It was slightly frustrating to play (I am a seasoned adventure fan), with puzzles that sometimes felt contrived and a lot of time spent watching the character walk slowly around the screen. I am nit-picking though. It's in the middle of the first league which is, for me, topped by Culpa Inata, Azrael's Tear, the Last Express, and The Longest Journey.… Expand
  4. robertofantasy
    Dec 20, 2017
    10
    Best Journey continue to the best conclusion That may happen ............................................................................................
    Best game of my life
  5. zonabossa
    Nov 21, 2014
    10
    Beautiful, addictive point & click game. Interesting plot, interesting puzzles - after years I can say that this is one of the best games I've ever played. I look forward to Siberia 3.
  6. SolidCenturio
    Jan 27, 2017
    6
    Syberia II is a disappointing sequel to me, since the first one started strong and introduced an amazing cast, as well as some of the best character development in a video game. This sequel undermines everything that made Syberia great, and to top it all off, the whole plot is boring and you can see everything happening a mile away. The content is comparable to modern story DLCs where theSyberia II is a disappointing sequel to me, since the first one started strong and introduced an amazing cast, as well as some of the best character development in a video game. This sequel undermines everything that made Syberia great, and to top it all off, the whole plot is boring and you can see everything happening a mile away. The content is comparable to modern story DLCs where the final chapter of a game is seperated from the main storyline and is sold seperately. Syberia II doesn't work well as a standalone, and it isn't accomodating to new players who didn't play the first game; the story is a hodgepodge without proper context from Syberia. There's no character development and not much has been changed on the gameplay side of things - it's like the studio were assuming that only players of the first title would be interested this sequel. Overall, it's not a bad game, but don't get your expectations too high or you'll just be disappointed at the end.

    What I Liked And Didn't Like:
    *For fans of Syberia, the game ends in a very satisfying manner and Kate's wanderlust has proven to be worth it but the journey towards their goal is so drab and boring. Side characters have no lasting impact on both Kate and Hans, the antagonists are comical, and key plot points reveal in an unsatisfying manner. Syberia II just didn't work for me since this game is all about fulfilling an agenda, rather than satiating Kate's desires of discovering herself, and expanding the mythos surrounding Hans Voralberg.

    *The backtracking had been minimized considerably but some puzzles are so obscure and complex, you have to scour every inch of the levels and read every note to find the solution, making the player backtrack a lot, regardless of the improvements made to counter that. True story: I never consulted guides during my playthrough of Syberia, but Syberia II prompted me to do otherwise.

    And there you have it.    … Expand
  7. slippery
    Sep 22, 2012
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've been playing video games for over 30 years. 've played every kind of game imaginable. I started playing adventure games back in the days of text adventures (and I STILL enjoy a good text-based game). So I'm not new to adventure games. I'm a big fan of the Sam and Max games. I also am not new to games that are long on plot and short on action. Dear Esther is a game I really enjoyed, even though a lot of other people described it, amusingly, as "Walking: The Game."

    What I'm trying to say is that I'm not some CoD player who accidentally bought Syberia II thinking it was a Russian FPS game. I knew what I was expecting.

    First: the good. The graphics are beautiful. I admit that. But, it's also a huge problem, and I'll get to that in a second. Second: there were a couple of cut scenes that were beautiful, in particular as the Ark is leaving the native village, and there was a storm on the horizon that was pretty. And that pretty much ends the good points.

    The bad? OMG, where do I start? First of all, like the original Syberia, I had a very difficult time getting into this game because the creators of this game, apparently, have never left their mothers' basements. They have no CLUE about engineering, physics, sciences. It was freaking irritating, like being beaten over the head with a book the entire time I was playing. Torches in an ice cave? A coal tender on a wind-up train (okay, that was kind of explained later, but honestly, the reasons behind it could totally have been written out of the script and not missed. It just didn't work.) The tin woodman. OMG. An oil can? Are you serious? And let me ask you this: what, exactly, was causing C3PO to move? Because there was nothing in the Tin Woodman besides a heart. How did he walk? How did he talk? How did he reason? Evil spirits? Jungles in the far Arctic coast of Russia. Explain that to me. When have there EVER been jungles there? Cutting something with a narwhale tusk? Really? Rain? In the Arctic. Rain? Flowers?

    But the prize winners? Okay, the train car run by a DOG SEAL in a giant hamster wheel (and I'm not freaking kidding, though I wish I were) and it CATCHES UP to our high-speed wind-up train. Catches Up. Really?

    But the cake taker. The absolutely, jaw-dropping idiocy award goes to the penguins. Penguins. In the ARCTIC The FREAKING ARCTIC! ARE YOU FREAKING 12 YEARS OLD? There are no penguins in the Arctic. There have NEVER been penguins in the Arctic. No, they are not Auks. Don't give me that. They were penguins. Penguins. In the Arctic. OMG. That is the stupidest, most ignorant thing I've ever seen come from anybody who graduated from the 8th grade. Seriously. You should be ashamed.

    Let's talk graphics. Brown and gray. How am I supposed to find a flower or a rock whatever it is I'm supposed to find when everything looks the same?

    Like the original Syberia, this game is LOADED with wasted space. It's just walking from one place to another, to give us a feeling of scale. And that's where this game went wrong on gameplay. The faux 3d environments just don't work. What you needed was some cartoony 2d graphics and some short cuts. You needed some less realistic colors so that we could more easily see that there was an object or lever or fish bone that we were supposed to see and pick up. More clues. More clues to tell help us avoid the incessant trial and error of "Do I push this first or this one?" The ONE place where this worked okay was in the train engine where it made sense. I could use logic and puzzle it out by looking at how things were connected. Other place? Not so much. And don't get me started on the ice cave that looked like a mouth and the other that looked like ... well, I won't go there.

    Fewer annoying cinematic interruptions would have been nice. Get rid of the spoken dialogue. Hearing that annoying woman say for the hundredth time "AH! It's STUCK!" Just grates on my nerves. Put in an unobtrusive noise to show the machine doesn't work. I'm a HUGE fan of escape the room games. I've never had a problem with trial and error in any other game: where the logic makes sense and I don't have to listen to annoying and repetitive dialogue.

    The characters. There is not a single character who ISN'T selfish, petty, weak, or repugnant in some way. Except maybe the orphan girl Malka.

    The native people? Are you serious? "Tooktoot, nice choo-choo!" You don't find a depiction of short, fat, gibberish-talking people "took-toot, took-toot" the least bit racist or offensive? Because I did.

    Finally: the plot. Character arc, anyone? Anyone? The main character resolved NOTHING. She ended, literally, no where. Why was her boss chasing her anyway? The plot and conflicts all came to zero.    … Expand
  8. dyspeptic
    Feb 25, 2014
    3
    Played: Feb 2014
    PROS:
    + More cinematics + Voice acting better than episode I + Does not have the graphics problem episode I had with switching to windowed mode in-game CONS: - Story STILL does not go anywhere - Voice acting (English) still a bit silly REVIEW: Let’s be honest: if I hadn’t purchased Syberia II along with Syberia I as a super-cheap combo pack, I wouldn’t have    Played: Feb 2014
    PROS:
    + More cinematics
    + Voice acting better than episode I
    + Does not have the graphics problem episode I had with switching to windowed mode in-game

    CONS:
    - Story STILL does not go anywhere
    - Voice acting (English) still a bit silly

    REVIEW: Let’s be honest: if I hadn’t purchased Syberia II along with Syberia I as a super-cheap combo pack, I wouldn’t have bothered at all. Everything that is “good” about Syberia II is only relatively good when compared with the terrible Syberia I; there is nothing superlative about any facet of this game.
    A good thing about this game is that it has more cinematics than its predecessor. A game that sells itself on story should have many movies, and there are some here. For a game released in 2004 the visuals are not bad, but they haven’t aged well at all and alone they shouldn’t induce you to buy this game. Furthermore, the voice acting won’t make you wince as often; as when intonation is way of or a word is mispronounced, but you will definitely notice strange moments in the dialogue.
    The main draw of this game is supposed to be the “amazing story” but here is the problem: it never develops beyond the premise that your protagonist wants to help an old guy reach Syberia (and still features the intelligence-insulting idea that he couldn't have gotten there when he built the rails the first time).

    In general, stories depend on the quality of conflict for their weight, and the weak opposition and half-sketched puzzles (either extremely easy or nonsensical due to total lack of clues) simply don’t contribute any to a satisfying conclusion. It’s more like you progress through a series of trivial events and the game stops. Even in its most pretentious moments trying to induce pathos, the characters never manage to be any more impactful than a mildly annoying fly at the dinner table.

    So what should induce you to buy this game? I can only imagine it must be the inflated ratings it seems to be getting elsewhere (why I tried when both games together were $3). Don’t bother unless you have time to waste and the patience of Job for flimsy characters (slightly less) annoyingly voiced.

    SPOILER PLOT COMPLAINT: One more thing I could leave off here-I couldn't believe it but the developers actually show you going so far north that you see Antarctic Emperor Penguins. Come on, were they complete idiots, or did they just think I'm one?    … Expand
  9. BigBossManXXXX
    Mar 7, 2017
    10
    It's totally free on Origin at the moment so hurry up and get it before time has run out!
    It's totally worth it! :)
    Old school fans rejoice because our beloved franchise has been made available to us once more and this time for free. Normally i would review a game expensively, but today i'm just way too excite due to the fact that i was able to pick this game up for totally free, so what    It's totally free on Origin at the moment so hurry up and get it before time has run out!
    It's totally worth it! :)
    Old school fans rejoice because our beloved franchise has been made available to us once more and this time for free. Normally i would review a game expensively, but today i'm just way too excite due to the fact that i was able to pick this game up for totally free, so what are you guys waiting for? Hurry up and get it, now!!! :P    … Expand
  10. JohanB.
    Feb 6, 2007
    10
    Really the best point 'n click game of them all. A beautiful story, a nice gameplay and a very very nice environment!
  11. EdwinH.
    Apr 9, 2004
    8
    A well-crafted sequel to the much lauded Syberia, adventure fans will delight in this gem of a game. Great artwork, solid story, and likeable characters. Is it innovative? Does it break new ground in the adventure genre? Does it take risks? Is it memorable? Exciting even? Not really. I'd give a 7.5 if I could.
  12. TheCensor
    Oct 29, 2014
    9
    What shall I say? Syberia 2 is indeed one of the best adventure games I've ever played. It's even more atmospheric and thrilling than the previous part. This time the game comes to an - let us call it - end. There are still some pending questions such as: "Since Hans Voralberg's fate is rather obvious, what happens to the protagonist Kate Walker?"

    Again - as in the first game - I have    What shall I say? Syberia 2 is indeed one of the best adventure games I've ever played. It's even more atmospheric and thrilling than the previous part. This time the game comes to an - let us call it - end. There are still some pending questions such as: "Since Hans Voralberg's fate is rather obvious, what happens to the protagonist Kate Walker?"

    Again - as in the first game - I have to fault the lack of logic and the simplicity of the "puzzles" which are actually carrying items.

    But all in all I am still of the opinion that adventure fans must have played this game to know how it works. It has so much congeniality and depth, it is sheer admirable!    … Expand
  13. Demon2017
    Aug 1, 2022
    7
    Вторая часть не сильно отличается от первой, ведь это должна была быть одна игра с единой большой историей, но её поделили на 2 и это заметно. Сюжет продолжает историю первой части, а значит в первую часть нужно пройти обязательно, чтобы полностью вникнуть во вторую. Сюжет здесь такой же интересный, но геймплей опять же слегка неприятный, но здесь он получше хотя бы из-за того, что локацииВторая часть не сильно отличается от первой, ведь это должна была быть одна игра с единой большой историей, но её поделили на 2 и это заметно. Сюжет продолжает историю первой части, а значит в первую часть нужно пройти обязательно, чтобы полностью вникнуть во вторую. Сюжет здесь такой же интересный, но геймплей опять же слегка неприятный, но здесь он получше хотя бы из-за того, что локации слегка поменьше и не надо по ним бегать, чтобы разобраться с очередной головоломкой.… Expand
  14. ScornedHero
    Sep 15, 2017
    4
    This game was so boring after the first half, I forced myself to finish it. used the walkthrough so I would not have to waste time wandering around the dull environments and trial and error puzzles.
  15. gold
    Jun 28, 2018
    10
    Игра стала чуть короче - что для меня плюс, графика в 3 раза лучше, локации, как всегда - 10. В целом: лучше 1 части.
  16. aralath
    Aug 7, 2018
    9
    You should play the first game before starting this one. Another very good game.
  17. Bloodnes
    Oct 5, 2020
    8
    Один из лучших квестов, красивая игра, хороший звук, довольно интересная история, атмосфера на любителя, я не кайфанул от этих механических игрушек, но прошел с удовольствием. 8/10
  18. PanMrkvicka
    Feb 12, 2020
    9
    Basically the same thing as the first game that was trully amazing. So this delivered the same experience.
  19. BenzoSt
    Jul 12, 2022
    5
    Basically, the same as Syberia 1, but in my opinion the sequel didn't have as much novelty. Remember to force high quality anti-aliasing in your video card's control panel to reduce the pixelated look of the image.
  20. DreamOfHero
    Sep 24, 2022
    8
    Stupendous is an understatement ...
    I was pleasantly amazed and surprised!
    I had never played it, I had stopped at the first chapter.

    Landscapes are something that leaves you speechless even in 2022.
    History is something unique, difficult to find so beautiful in modern video games
  21. k1erx
    Feb 27, 2023
    10
    играл давно сюжет хороший и геймплей еще нравиться игровая карта

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#42 Best PC Game of 2004
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#46 Most Discussed PC Game of 2004
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#16 Most Shared PC Game of 2004

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. GameSpot
    78
    While this sequel doesn't quite capture the ineffable magic of the original game, it's still a strong follow-up that easily surpasses many recent adventures.
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  2. WHAM! Gaming
    80
    Victim of being a follow up to one of the best adventure titles ever made, but don’t let that stop of you from enjoying a game that is still above most of what’s available in this genre. If I enjoyed this game at all, there’s NO WAY you won’t.
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  3. ActionTrip
    84
    The game flows beautifully and it is a joy to play. The game world is rich and detailed and backed up by some good narrative, excellent art design and sound work. The only real gripe I had with Syberia II is that it doesn't bother to hide the fact it's a niche product.
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