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submitted 22 hours ago by tim_curry@hexbear.net to c/games@hexbear.net

The aesthetic appeals to me and i like point and click games

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[-] Beaver@hexbear.net 11 points 19 hours ago

Yeah, I play Cyberia

[-] gingerbrat@hexbear.net 10 points 20 hours ago

Lifelong fan here: Yes. YES. YEEEES. Please go and play them, they're amazing! Before I start rambling in earnest, when I played Syberia 3, it was even more buggy than it is now, but it hasn't been fixed according to more recent reviews. Safe to say, it was almost unplayable when it came out, now it seems to be barely holding together. The story did not make up for it in any way, shape, or form.

The first Syberia game I played when I was a kid, second one came soon after. They are so beautifully mesmerizing, and there's so much heart and thought put into them. Syberia, in general, always struck me as a mixture of nostalgia for a world that we never had, while at the same time being so close to reality that you feel like you've been in a similar/the same place before. (I've recently started reading Bill Cashmore's "We hear only ourselves" book on utopia, and as far as I've read, it couldn't be closer to the sentiments that the Syberia games evoke.) The first one is arguably the best, the second one continues in the same manner, the third one is shitshow of a game, and the fourth one is a beautiful masterpiece that had me crying every time I played it. They all vary in tone, emotion, and plot, but there is an overarching storyline. I am still hoping they'll do a fifth one and bring us the closure that the story demands, but I'm happy if they decide not to do it. You can, thankfully, skip the third game completely (you don't have to but I don't think you need it to appreciate the beauty of the fourth game) as there is a concise summary of all relevant plot points available at the beginning of the fourth game. Syberia has a beautiful storyline, supported by the non-steampunkish-steampunk design of the automatons, and riddles/puzzles that'll keep you on your toes (they get easier in 3 & 4, but no less fun imo). It's a definite recommendation for me, but I am very biased as those games were my introduction to gaming itself.

Hope you have a lot of fun playing them! meow-hug

[-] Big_Bob@hexbear.net 7 points 19 hours ago

I got stuck in the factory stage, but I highly reccomend it. It has a very unique charm to it.

[-] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 8 points 21 hours ago

I was going to say yes, then I realised I was actually thinking of The Longest Journey

[-] tim_curry@hexbear.net 5 points 21 hours ago

This also looks good. This kind of pre rendered aesthetic just does it for me. Like i can't even play newer versions of myst cos the original is just timeless in its aesthetic

[-] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 4 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

It also had a sequel that was built with the original Xbox in mind which naturally meant it was a full 3D third person game instead of point-and-click. There's also an episodic sequel series released on Steam but IIRC it wasn't finished back when I played the first two games. Seems like it was completed in 2016, so I guess that was about 10 years ago

Edit: lmao, Dreamfall: The Longest Journey was released on the original Xbox in 2006?! Probably explains why it didn't sell gangbusters michael-laugh

[-] Ideonek@lemm.ee 3 points 21 hours ago

Both are great.

[-] GeneralSwitch2Boycott@hexbear.net 4 points 19 hours ago

I played a little of the first one on XBOX and liked it. Loved the visuals and the story seemed like it'd get interesting.

[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 18 hours ago

I don't even like point and click games and this was the one i enjoyed.

[-] gaycomputeruser@hexbear.net 5 points 21 hours ago

Na but if you play it let me know if it's good. I've been interested in it.

[-] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 3 points 19 hours ago

It looks cool. I played about 10 minutes until a dust-mote distracted me.

Not a diss on the game, I just have a woefully short attention span.

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