This is summer of 2006 but I liked Syberia so I thought I'd give this highly touted game, albeit from years ago, a shot.

My goal in games is to enter a different world, and enjoy it.  I'm not into developing level 100 warriors.  I want to walk around, solve some quests or adventures, experience some beauty, have a few laughs.  Grim Fandango, also an old game, was a 10 out of 10, for me.  (Psychonauts was my favorite game of all time.)

I only played this game for an hour.  The graphics were very nice, though even with my ATI Radio 9800 PRO, the characters had a lot of jaggies.  But the scenes were gorgeously painted.

But otherwise, the game made me crazy with endless dialogue.  I'm not talking about a few sentences per person. I'm talking about characters speaking nine or ten long paragraphs apiece to each other, and you have almost no control over it.  I don't get all the other reviews.  Well acted?  The main character is almost condescendingly rendered as a wise-acre feminist whose reactions are all too predictable. Good puzzles?  It's the typical "try everything in your inventory on everything else even when it makes no sense" kind of game.

I'd recommend this to someone who basically wants to watch a novel with a lot of taking, and do some inventory clicking.  But if you lack patience, as I do, this is not the game to get.
This is summer of 2006 but I liked Syberia so I thought I'd give this highly touted game, albeit from years ago, a shot. My goal in games is to enter a different world, and enjoy it. I'm not into developing level 100 warriors. I want to walk around, solve some quests or adventures, experience some beauty, have a few laughs. Grim Fandango, also an old game, was a 10 out of 10, for me. (Psychonauts was my favorite game of all time. )

I only played this game for an hour. The graphics were very nice, though even with my ATI Radio 9800 PRO, the characters had a lot of jaggies. But the scenes were gorgeously painted. But otherwise, the game made me crazy with endless dialogue. I'm not talking about a few sentences per person. I'm talking about characters speaking nine or ten long paragraphs apiece to each other, and you have almost no control over it. I don't get all the other reviews. Well acted? The main character is almost condescendingly rendered as a wise-acre feminist whose reactions are all too predictable. Good puzzles? It's the typical "try everything in your inventory on everything else even when it makes no sense" kind of game. I'd recommend this to someone who basically wants to watch a novel with a lot of taking, and do some inventory clicking. But if you lack patience, as I do, this is not the game to get.