#In syberia 3 the hints don't show series
I had forgotten how extraordinary the Syberia series is. Heck, Top 3!) I first purchased this game five years ago and am just now replaying it. In My Top 10 of All Time (Probably Top 5. I have watched it so many times, but can never seem to get enough of it. A real gem! The last cut-scene is especially superb. As you delve deeper in the story, you can't help develop a kind of kinship with each one of them, as if they were real, breathing human beings (even the automatons) in your own life. Some people might feel annoyed with all the incoming phone calls, but don't try to skip them! Not only do these calls form an essential background story, so to speak, but one or two even provide a clue which can actually help you avoid getting stuck in the latter part of the game!įinally, the characters are all extremely original, interesting, and well-developed. It is very gripping from the beginning, and becomes only more intense as you go along. The storyline is original and truly brilliant. You feel as if you are really there! For example, in an abandoned factory, with the structure rusting everywhere or in a very cold place, with snow falling, etc. Unfortunately, that is not the case with most of the other characters - especially the men, all of whom seem to be unnecessarily "wide" in the "middle." But the locations are exceptionally breath-taking. The heroine, as well as "Oscar" and "James" and a couple of other characters, are really well-drawn. But one of the great things about this game is that you can skip any dialog (or even cut-scenes, although I wouldn't advise skipping those) by just right-clicking on your mouse. I must confess I did not care much for the middle part - a bit too much dialog for me. I see the story divided into three parts: the arrival, or beginning the middle, an interruption of sorts and then, the third part, which is also another interruption actually, but culminates in a grand finale. I realize that some people might not care much for the automatons, finding them a bit "mechanical." All I can say to those folks is: don't be daunted by appearances the game is actually quite easy so just bear with the mechanical "look," because the very "human" story really outweighs any such "mechanical effects." If anything, it was actually much easier this time, having played so many games since then. I played it the first time several years ago, and again just now and I can honestly say it was just as wonderful to play now as it was back then. It is also one of the best Adventure games I have ever played. Rather it is an "Adventure" game, the kind we sadly don't see anymore. Outstanding! I should note at the very beginning that this is *not* a Hidden Object game.