[-] gingerbrat@hexbear.net 10 points 17 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

[-] gingerbrat@hexbear.net 13 points 3 days ago

The funniest part is that in German, her name sounds almost like the word for layperson (Laie). So she's Ursula of the Laypersons.

[-] gingerbrat@hexbear.net 8 points 3 days ago

I'm honestly amazed they shared the locations and times the infected person was in public places at all.

[-] gingerbrat@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago

Also, which other language has a word for citizen that sounds so deliciously fatty?

[-] gingerbrat@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

Yes, but make sure the robber knows you're referring to them.

[-] gingerbrat@hexbear.net 13 points 2 months ago

Ah, now it makes sense that all my applications got turned down with "You're overqualified for the position"

[-] gingerbrat@hexbear.net 37 points 3 months ago

Think my favorite moment was when the US withdrew one of their aircraft carriers once they realized the Houthis could hit it (don't remember all the details, but I thought it was extremely funny).

[-] gingerbrat@hexbear.net 24 points 3 months ago

That's exactly it. And it might just wake up some of those who have been scared/conditioned into silence to at least think about it. I don't think it'll meaningfully change anything, no, but then again, if they didn't care already, one QR code won't change anything either.

[-] gingerbrat@hexbear.net 9 points 3 months ago

You gotta ask for permission first, from the baby on to grandma, the whole family, and then the answer is still maybe

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