![]() Kate Walker is a prisoner in a salt mine somewhere close to Vaghen, but other than that, not much is known about her other than she has a strained relationship with her sister, her mother has just died, her hair is blue, and she’s in a lesbian relationship with her cell mate, so I guess that’s something.Ĭombat is refreshingly non-existent here, and the focus is on puzzles. Right off the bat, time travel is introduced and the narrative hints at an intertwined destiny between the two characters owing to where they are located instead of when.ĭana Roze is a woman trying to build a music career in the fictional town of Vaghen in the years leading up to the second world war, including the rise of the third reich. I think this information could have been integrated into the opening sequence of the game, ensuring that players wouldn’t skip or miss it. ![]() There’s a option on the main menu to recap past events, but it’s barely three minutes long and not near the top of the menu options, making it easy to miss. The World Before is the fifth in the series, and knowledge of previous entries is necessary. It’s a long-running franchise, with the first installment launching in 1999, titled Amerzone. Syberia: The World Before is a third-person title with a focus on storytelling and features two main characters - Dana Roze in 1937 and as Kate Walker in 2005. Instead, it’s available in an easily-accessible format and can bring its narrative to what surely must be a wider audience. Syberia is a testament to videogames as a medium because it opens doors to something that would have otherwise been some sort of arthouse project viewed only by a handful of aficionados. ![]() It dawned on me that if the story I was experiencing in this game were a movie, TV show or book, I probably wouldn’t have given it a chance. I realized something while playing Syberia. ![]() WTF A fully mechanized steam-powered orchestra. HIGH The ascending/descending mechanics on steps. ![]()
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