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Syberia, My Take

So, finally played through and beat Syberia 1 & 2, which have been on my list of games to play for... 5 years now? Was really looking forward to seeing a modern graphics adventure game.

Pros:
-Lush environments that looked beautiful
-Steam punk aesthetic that I liked
-The Russian environments and slant were a nice break from standard western/asian themes

Cons:
-Interaction areas didn't stand out. This made some puzzles into frustrating experiences since I had to go back and try to figure out what I missed, which wasn't always obvious as items blended into the background.
-Story was so-so. Second one felt much more engaging then the first though.
-Felt like a lot of back and forth puzzles, I.E. run over here, do one thing, run over there and do one thing, run back do one thing. Which is kind of annoying. I accept that not every puzzle will be self contained, but sometimes it got annoying.


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