Out of Syberia

I finally manged to finish Syberia. It took me a total of about fifteen hours to get through the whole thing. I was stumped a couple of times, but taking a few days off always seemed to give me a new perspective. After a while the puzzles took on something of a pattern.

My review: the art work and music are gorgeous and fully worth the effort expended just to experience - A+. The animation was pretty amazing, but we've been spoiled by Pixar and Dreamworks - B+. The story is original in details, if not in form - sort of a mystery quest, with some hints of self discovery - B-. The actors doing the voices of the characters were pretty bad, with a few notable exceptions, and so was the dialog - C-. The game play itself involved entirely too much time guiding the heroine (appropriately named Kate Walker) back and forth on errands. Granted it was back and forth through beautiful scenery, but still tedious - C-

Will I try the sequel? You bet!