azace42's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:4
- Helpful Votes:35
- Reviews Submitted:2
- First Review:November 18, 2011
- Most Recent Review:December 17, 2011
- Featured reviews0
azace42's Review History
As a seasoned archeologist, you are called upon to track down and find one of the most important artifacts of all time.
Overall rating
4
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5
27 of 29 found this review helpful
Tough!
PostedDecember 17, 2011
azace42
fromPhoenix, AZ
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
This is a tough game - but all is learnable but certainly NOT intuitive. The scrolls are keys to much - but it's hard to figure out what the scroll means or contains. My big complaint is that there is a LOT of stuff you accumulate that is totally unnecessary. Double skulls, extra scrolls that are meaningless, inventory tools only needed once that won't go away, and NOTHING that tells which skull is needed or not until the skull is absolutely needed and you don't have the RIGHT one. Combined with books and instructions that are visible but NOT savable, yet critical to many puzzles. Add the fact that you can "take a picture" of what you see - but it is NOT the full document, page, etc. WAY too much time wasted going back and forth unnessarily. The only puzzle that is totally irrational is the mixing of powders to make the last disc. Absolutely NOTHING I found gave ANY clue to what and how much - the marks on the stones were useless in spite of the walkthrough. This is the only puzzle I was not able to get done without the walkthrough. WAY TOO HARD!!
On the positive side, the graphics are great, the gameplay is even and smooth, and I never had any of the strange tech errors others reported.
On the positive side, the graphics are great, the gameplay is even and smooth, and I never had any of the strange tech errors others reported.
I recommend this game!
Syberia
Seek out the hidden heir to a legacy built on cities of automatons and other clever machinations.
Overall rating
4
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5
8 of 12 found this review helpful
challenging
PostedNovember 18, 2011
azace42
fromPhoenix, AZ
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Puzzle
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
This game seems to start out slow - hard to find the first few items needed to get going. Simply put, you can't leave a scene if you are not done, so keep looking. You will NOT be able to get into ALL doors. That is not a problem. Some objects are hard to find and some puzzles are not really intuitive - BUT - take your time and TALK completely to everyone. Clues and hints abound in the conversations. I used headphones cause I play late at night, and they help. The only thing I didn't like was the time it takes to run back and forth. In some scenarios, you have to go back to the same places and people up to four times before you can find the missing object. Until then, It's not visible. And every time you go back and forth, you have to talk to everyone until the conversation is exhausted. Hint: double click to run, rather than just walk. The graphics and cut scenes are absolutely marvelous!! Character interaction is great, and some maybe unintentional funny moments make this and Syberia II real gems to keep and replay...
I recommend this game!