Syberia

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7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 45 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 45
  3. Negative: 5 out of 45
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  1. keibyakko
    Oct 22, 2017
    7
    He probado el género por primera vez y me ha decepcionado un poco, esperaba más interacción y más posibilidades. Además, este juego no se ha trabajado nada ni mejorado de su versión de 2002, tiene algunos bugs y en ocasiones el personaje se queda bloqueado sin poder avanzar hacia ningun lado, teniendo que reiniciar la partida. Esto pierde importancia porque el juego guarda cada 5 segundosHe probado el género por primera vez y me ha decepcionado un poco, esperaba más interacción y más posibilidades. Además, este juego no se ha trabajado nada ni mejorado de su versión de 2002, tiene algunos bugs y en ocasiones el personaje se queda bloqueado sin poder avanzar hacia ningun lado, teniendo que reiniciar la partida. Esto pierde importancia porque el juego guarda cada 5 segundos y ninguna de las veces he perdido mi avance.
    El sonido está bien aunque se hace repetitivo, pero el doblaje no está mal, muy mejorable.
    Los gráficos bien para la época, diría que inmejorables, pero hoy en día ya quedan algo atrasados, escenarios prerenderizados y unos personajes que aunque trabajados en sus polígonos desentonan con el resto del ambiente. Se mueve con cámaras en planos fijos a lo resident evil, lo cuál me trajo agradables recuerdos.
    Cómo no podía ser de otro modo, la historia es lo mejor, atrapante e intrigante y con muchas cosas por hacer y descubrir. Kate Walker al principio carece de personalidad pero poco a poco irá ganando seguridad y será más creíble en sus reacciones al medio.
    No me ha enganchado como otros, pero tiene un buen equilibrio y está bien diseñado.
    Para mí un 7/10.    … Expand
  2. thiezar
    Jan 6, 2021
    6
    Despite having a nice steampunk atmosphere, especially in the first part of the game, and an interesting enough story, Syberia lacks good puzzles and game mechanics in order to be considered a great adventure game.
    You will find only essential and very simple interactions making the whole game feel empty. You will find yourself running in big, static, prerendered scenarios trying to solve    Despite having a nice steampunk atmosphere, especially in the first part of the game, and an interesting enough story, Syberia lacks good puzzles and game mechanics in order to be considered a great adventure game.
    You will find only essential and very simple interactions making the whole game feel empty. You will find yourself running in big, static, prerendered scenarios trying to solve trivial pretestuos puzzles only to fill the gap between the first part of the story and the last one, because all that is in between feels useless.
    The voice acting and the music is not bad.    … Expand
  3. Skurttish
    Sep 7, 2020
    6
    A well-written game in the old style of things. The story keeps alive the feeling of mystery that we used to have when we were kids, when it was possible to believe there may be a mysterious land full of adventure hidden somewhere deep in Siberia. In that way, it’s a great game. The writing carries it.

    But it’s a very old game, and it has not aged well. It was made for a large screen,    A well-written game in the old style of things. The story keeps alive the feeling of mystery that we used to have when we were kids, when it was possible to believe there may be a mysterious land full of adventure hidden somewhere deep in Siberia. In that way, it’s a great game. The writing carries it.

    But it’s a very old game, and it has not aged well. It was made for a large screen, and if you’re playing handheld (like my wife and I did), some objects on the ground are almost impossible to see, so at some points you’l have to use a walkthrough because you won’t know that you won’t know something. In addition, some dialogues and written pieces are painfully long. This was more common back in the day, but today, it sticks out.

    All in all, we had a positive experience, but I don’t think I would recommend this game to anyone else. It takes too long to sift through the foibles of its age, and the competition with other similar games has grown too stiff.    … Expand
  4. drlowdon
    Sep 24, 2022
    5
    Kate Walker arrives in the European city of Valadilene on behalf of her firm in order to complete the purchase of the eccentric inventor Hans Voralberg’s toy factory, but soon discovers that things are going to be more complicated than she ever imagined.

    Syberia tells an interesting story, but the old school point and click gameplay involves too much running from screen to screen trying    Kate Walker arrives in the European city of Valadilene on behalf of her firm in order to complete the purchase of the eccentric inventor Hans Voralberg’s toy factory, but soon discovers that things are going to be more complicated than she ever imagined.

    Syberia tells an interesting story, but the old school point and click gameplay involves too much running from screen to screen trying to find and then use the right objects that it all becomes a bit of a chore. The awkward Switch controls don’t help matters either.    … Expand
  5. wesker2012
    Mar 4, 2018
    7
    Syberia is a unique adventure game that has a certain mysterious charm to it. The game is pretty relaxing to play and a nice change of pace from all the action games nowadays. The game's start up and characters really makes you feel like this world is real and believable. It felt like being part of a real life experience. There were some annoying things about the game that dragged theSyberia is a unique adventure game that has a certain mysterious charm to it. The game is pretty relaxing to play and a nice change of pace from all the action games nowadays. The game's start up and characters really makes you feel like this world is real and believable. It felt like being part of a real life experience. There were some annoying things about the game that dragged the game experience down though. For example, the constant walking back and forth through scenes, no map, no quick travel, no way to run faster, and the puzzles weren't very exciting. Overall, the plot/characters were compelling enough to make me want to keep playing. I felt connected to the characters and cared about them. Nice to feel an emotional connection to a character in a video game.… Expand
  6. Stamantha
    Apr 3, 2018
    6
    Syberia on the Nintendo Switch runs great of course, it is a 15-year old game after all, even though I notice some minor sound hiccups. The thing that I enjoyed most about this port is that you can play the entire game with only one Joy-con at hand and that makes for a really comfortable experience! On the other hand I really did not enjoy the limited 4:3 aspect ratio especially onSyberia on the Nintendo Switch runs great of course, it is a 15-year old game after all, even though I notice some minor sound hiccups. The thing that I enjoyed most about this port is that you can play the entire game with only one Joy-con at hand and that makes for a really comfortable experience! On the other hand I really did not enjoy the limited 4:3 aspect ratio especially on portable/handheld mode as the screen of the Nintendo Switch is already quite small and reading text like in subtitles or in-game documents was really difficult at times, apart from the fact that you cannot appreciate the environments/graphics as much. The "stretched" widescreen mode is simply ridiculous as the character models are distorted. This is the biggest downside for me about this port, they could really have offered more visual options like a "zoomed-in 16:9 ratio" that fills the screen nicely without distortions...… Expand
  7. bergcamp101
    Sep 7, 2020
    6
    Probably it would be much higher score in its origin year, but in 2020 I can only give 6, though this is absolutely classic, I admit.

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#74 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2017

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Switch Player
    Dec 21, 2017
    50
    Syberia is the first in a trilogy of puzzle / adventure games. It delivers a Victorian charm backed up with great music and images with a simplistic puzzle-solving approach. Though I'd like to recommend it, the price of the game means that you’re better off looking on other platforms.
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  2. NintendoWorldReport
    Dec 1, 2017
    80
    Syberia is a game that is perfect for the winter. It has a nice, roughly, 10 hour story and is not a high action title that makes you have to have quick reflexes to win. There are no guns, fights or scary scenes, just a good adventure with some engrossing puzzles. For me, it was best played in handheld mode on the Switch, not that it was bad in any way when docked, but it just felt better as a mobile game. I am interested in seeing where Kate goes next, which makes this great, as both the sequels are also already on Switch as well.
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  3. Cubed3
    Nov 20, 2017
    80
    Microids has done an excellent job of porting the classic point-and-click adventure to Switch. Kate Walker's epic first adventure in Syberia is every bit as gripping today as it was 15 years ago when originally on PC, and it fits perfectly on Nintendo's system, boding well for the impending releases of Syberia II and Syberia 3. Hopefully this is the first of many point-and-click adventures brought across to Nintendo Switch.
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