Hi all,

I just noticed on Steam that Team Microids is responding to all the complaints about the poor Syberia 3 interface and navigation.

A Microids developer, one Alain, reports that they are working on a full mouse control version:


Also on more general complaints:


I hope this prospect can perk some of us up a bit, though the proof of the pudding is still ....

Best,

Rich

That would be fantastic. I just can't do keyboard controls. Would this make it a point and click then?

Doreen

"Full mouse" doesn't usually mean point-and-click with a 3D game.
In this case point-and-click would be highly unlikely.
Most likely they'll make a system similar to RealMyst, where you'd aim Kate with the mouse, and push a mouse button to move Kate in that direction.

And of course you have the click-and-drag for some puzzles where you zoom in, as you do now.

I think whatever they come up with will still be clumsy because it's clumsy for keyboard/mouse and gamepad.

I think I could handle that---I hope. I will wait and see what people say about it in June. Thank you Jenny 100.

Doreen

I was looking for more detailed future update information on various Microïds sites and accounts in English and French, but not much is forthcoming.

On their Facebook account, Microïds announce that they are working on "various control modes for keyboard and mouse", "various control modes for controller" and "you will be able to change the keyboard bindings".

Also, you will be able to change the graphics settings.

Microïds say they've already patched annoying bugs like crashes, jerky performance and visuals, voice (dubbing) and subtitle synchronisation, lighting and atmosphere issues, sound drop-outs, translation errors, small font sizes, and slow game launches and freezes.

They're also improving facial animations and movements for the characters.

For support, you can turn to https://support.syberia3.com/en/support/home

I think all of this goes to show the sorry state the original release was in!

Best,

Rich

Now if they could only repair the disaster they made out of the ending. When they do perhaps I might buy it.

In the Syberia review section of Steam, developer Alain of Microïds now announces that the full mouse mode will be released "in a fortnight".

He is now actively engaging with players to counter all the criticism (55% negative comments by verified Steam purchasers). You can see why:
He goes on to address the choice of 3D instead of the old point-and-click 2D:

He also explains why it took 10 years to release a sequel:
Best, Rich

Well, there will have to be a much improved version released (and not a Steam one) before I will consider buying it.
So far I've mainly seen just complaint after complaint

And look what happened to Revolution after Broken Sword 3 failed to meet expectations.
They had to "downsize" to stay afloat, and nearly all their employees lost their jobs.
Broken Sword 5 was point-and-click for good reason. It's what fans of the series wanted.

Do you know of a single point-and-click adventure game series that succeeded after changing to keyboard/gamepad controls?


It's not "logical" to be more concerned about imaginary potential "stuck in the 2000's" comments than about ease of use. What is logical is to use the right tool for the job.

It's also nonsense to claim point-and-click controls are "stuck in the 2000's" when they've been a viable control scheme ever since mice started being used with computers in the 1980's. There are current RPG's and platformers using point-and-click controls, and there are plenty of complaints when an action game uses keyboard or gamepad for aiming when mouse is much more precise. The control scheme should depend on the type of game and what the gamer is expected to do in the game, not on some marketing idiot's idea of what a modern interface is supposed to be.

By the way, gamepads were used at least as long ago as the 1980's and keyboards even before that. So if you want to say point-and-click controls are "stuck in the 1980's" or "stuck in the 2000's" you have to say the same thing about gamepads and keyboards. There is nothing "stuck" about using what works and there is everything wrong with using something that doesn't work as well (or doesn't work at all) just to be different.

I think you should set up a chat with Alain, Jenny! I bet you could talk some sense into him!

Best,

Rich

I agree, Rich - Jenny should send her comments to the developers!

Go Jenny! Go Jenny! Go Jenny!

See posts in this part of another Syberia thread for the release of the Syberia 3 full mouse mode patch.

Best,

Rich