Classic point-and-click adventure games from Benoît Sokal set in a memorable steampunk world. Well-designed puzzles and an unforgettable setting. Essential for adventure game fans despite dated graphics.
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Compilation4 players12+
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Adventure compilation by Microids bundling Syberia I and II in one boxset. Published by Microids, released in November 2013 in Brazil and Europe. Kate Walker New York lawyer sent to Valadilène in France to finalize a toy factory sale and drawn into a journey across Europe in search of the last mammoth, over two Benoît Sokal point-and-click adventure games crossing Valadilène, Barrockstadt, Komkolzgrad and Aralbad, adventure gameplay mixing painted scenery exploration, dialogue choices and clockmaker mechanical puzzles, over forty eccentric secondary characters including Hans Voralberg clockmaking genius, over fifty hours of cumulative narrative campaign, hand-painted watercolor aesthetic by Benoît Sokal, full French voice-over.
Syberia Collection review
MAX
Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
MAX
Story
★★★★★
"Masterful"
Hand-painted settings of remarkable finesse, melancholy automatons and hushed light: Benoît Sokal's adventure is steeped in a faded steampunk poetry. The beauty of the panoramas and the contemplative atmosphere compose a journey out of time. This art direction, refined and nostalgic, remains of a rare elegance.
A lawyer sent to close a sale, Kate Walker loses her way in a Europe of automatons in pursuit of a vanished heir. A melancholy tale about freedom, dreams and adulthood, the story enchants with its old-world poetry. This contemplative adventure, with its delicate writing, left a lasting mark on the point-and-click.
