Syberia: The World Before, a Review by flotsam
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It’s been 20 odd years or so since we were first introduced to Kate Walker and her habit of getting on trains and heading off to who knows where. Two adventures have passed in between, the first as engaging and engrossing as the original outing, the second a major disappointment. Which raised the stakes for this chapter, one which I was both reticent and hopeful to experience. As I said at the time, Kate deserved so much more than the last one, and she rightfully got that with this.
We begin with Kate imprisoned and being used as forced labour in a salt mine. Escaping is a big thing, then the least of things as Kate seeks to keep a promise, one that is perhaps not as exotic as finding mammoths, but is no less momentous. What follows is a journey that flits back and forth between various times and characters and locations, a journey in which Kate learns so much more about herself.
As always, she is in pursuit, hunting for traces of a young woman depicted in a painting from years ago.
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Re: Syberia: The World Before, a Review by flotsam
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A review that this masterpiece so much deserves. Syberia: The World Before was a wonderful experience and a pleasure to play. For the wife and I it was one of those that we could not wait to get back to playing the next day. I doubt we will see one like this for some time to come. It truely was a GREAT adventure. Thank you! The game is actually on sale right now for $25 on Steam until 8/22
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Re: Syberia: The World Before, a Review by flotsam
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Thanks for the great review flotsam! I haven't played yet, but I will one of these days! Thanks so much Drac! Ana ![wave wave](https://www.gameboomers.com/forum/images/graemlins/default_dark/wave.gif)
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Re: Syberia: The World Before, a Review by flotsam
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I skipped the third one - just appeared to be too fiddly and an effort to get it to work right. I think oldbroad might be one of the very, very few who liked it. But based on flotsam's review here, I just purchased and am downloading right now! Can't wait!
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Re: Syberia: The World Before, a Review by flotsam
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I truly LOVED this game, a worthy successor to the franchise, setting aside the disastrous SYberia 3. The graphics, environments, music, cutscenes...the STORY...were film-worthy and everything was top-notch. ---However, the only aspect of this game that I did NOT appreciate was the lack of save slots. Yes, the game autosaves pretty much regularly, BUT it's not as easy as configuring chapter saves or having different game-slots. You canNOT replay areas of the game at ALL unless you look up the "fix" online that is quite time-consuming. I think many users will not be able to "create" save slots for themselves; it's way too time consuming to do so. THe DEVs should have simply added at least 10 manual save slots so players (such as myself) can go back and enjoy prior areas of the game. I don't think having more than one game profile, and playing the game over again (it's a beautiful but a LOOOOONG game, taking many hours to complete) in another profile just to "get to" a nice auto-save point. Anyway, the game (even the price) are well-worth it for Syberia franchise lovers such as myself and many others. You just can't "re-visit" areas of the game after you progress without going through the extra process, which ulotimately is ,IMHO, overly complicated.
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Re: Syberia: The World Before, a Review by flotsam
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Thank you for that very comprehensive review, flotsam ![thumbsup thumbsup](https://www.gameboomers.com/forum/images/graemlins/default_dark/ThumbsUp.gif) I haven't purchased the game as yet but probably will at some time. [Thanks, Draclvr.]
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Re: Syberia: The World Before, a Review by flotsam
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Well, I downloaded and am playing it. So far, it is living up to every expectation noted by flotsam!
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Re: Syberia: The World Before, a Review by flotsam
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Thanks flotsam and Drac. Bought it, downloading now.
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Re: Syberia: The World Before, a Review by flotsam
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Thanks for the review, Flotsam. Having recently finished the game your take seems very accurate.
Draclvr, please let us know what you think of the third game. It received a lot of bad press early on, and I'd have to agree that the controls were quite finicky in the first release. After point and click control was added it made a world of difference. I have to wonder whether those that played the later version and liked the game are in a very small minority. At least if they were to judge the game on its own merits and not compare it to the first two games. I really enjoyed the first two games, but comparing them to the third and fourth games is like comparing apples to armadillos. In all four games though, Sokal's graphics, the story telling, the voice acting and puzzles make for a great immersive experience.
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Re: Syberia: The World Before, a Review by flotsam
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ergggo, I won't be playing the third game. I skipped it back then and have no desire to pay money for something that, while greatly improved with the point and click control, continued to be problematic for so many people.
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Re: Syberia: The World Before, a Review by flotsam
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My apologies, Draclvr. I misread your post and thought you had just purchased the third game, when of course the topic is the fourth game.
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Re: Syberia: The World Before, a Review by flotsam
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No problem, ergggo! I sure am enjoying the 4th game though! Haven't stayed up late playing because I couldn't quit for a VERY long time!
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Re: Syberia: The World Before, a Review by flotsam
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I just looked at the price of this game - plus the cost of the patch update - and it is horrendous !! [Unless the standard addition at GOG includes the update patch. Does anyone know ??] So much as I fancy playing it I can see a long wait ahead !! ![whistle whistle](https://www.gameboomers.com/forum/images/graemlins/default_dark/whistle.gif)
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Re: Syberia: The World Before, a Review by flotsam
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Mad I am confused here. Where are you looking at some price where you would have to pay more for a patch? Updates are always included in the game pre-purchase Steam or GOG. On steam and GOG if you have already purchased a game and then a patch/update is released for that game the next time you launch the game the update/patch will install before the game starts free of charge. For this to work through GOG you must be using the GOG GALAXY Client
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Mad, I am also confused. Where are you looking that wants you to pay for a patch? Unless you're looking at the Deluxe Edition Upgrade? All that is, is bonus content over and above the game. It is not a patch.
* The Digital Soundtrack * A short version of the Syberia: The World Before Prologue script by Benoît Sokal and Lucas Lagravette * The Game Fan Kit: 3 wallpapers, 3 avatars and 3 original storyboards by Benoît Sokal
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Re: Syberia: The World Before, a Review by flotsam
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When a patch/update is released for any game it is delivered to all digital distribution services, Steam GOG Epic etc, so that it can be applied to whatever game it is intended for and installed in one of the two ways I mentioned earlier. Here are the latest updatesEDIT: Marian's got it as well Right now GOG has the Standard Edtion for $40 . It will go on sale again for $25 when it does, the going discount for now when it is on sale. Have you tried the DEMO Mad, it's free
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Re: Syberia: The World Before, a Review by flotsam
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I think perhaps she was looking at that "upgrade" which is bonus content for an additional $15.
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Re: Syberia: The World Before, a Review by flotsam
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Yes. Draclvr has it !! I was searching quickly (in a spare moment) at GOG and obviously didn't word my search sensibly ![redface redface](https://www.gameboomers.com/forum/images/graemlins/default_dark/redface.gif) Because what came up was a de-luxe version and a de-luxe upgrade. So I assumed the upgrade was an optional patch. But very pleased to hear, Marian, that GOG are offering a standard fully patched version at a better price ![thanks thanks](https://www.gameboomers.com/forum/images/graemlins/default_dark/Thanks.gif) Even so, I will wait for a sale. (And hope I don't miss it !!) Thank you all .... as always ![grin grin](https://www.gameboomers.com/forum/images/graemlins/default_dark/biggrin.gif)
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I purchased the game from GOG a couple months ago. I now assume that the purchase included whatever patch was required, since I did pay for the game; did not pay for a separate patch; and the game performed flawlessly. Also; let me add to the plaudits arriving for Flotsam's review. The game was all she said it was. I enjoyed a lot.
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