If you've played Syberia 1, you have to go ahead with Syberia 2 also. As most of the reviews have pointed out, you might find it falls short in a few area, and.. it does. The most frustrating part in my opinion was that there seemed to be more arbitrary puzzles, where you just had to try all the combinations until you found the right one. I had to resort to walkthroughs on a few occasions, mostly to just find out there really was no magic clue or document that I was missing. Somehow, I'd come to expect that the puzzles would always have some sort of logic where you could find the right approach by studying or exploring something, or thinking about the puzzle and what it meant. But some of them are really just "try all combinations until you find the one that clicks."
But on the plus side the graphics are even better than the first game, music and sound effects work well, the story gives you some interesting locations and characters (but not as varied or powerful as in the first game). Anyway, you need to complete to story, so... play Syberia 2. Also, this game can probably be found for $10 or less by now, so a good value at that price (and the seemingly shorter gameplay won't bother you as much then.)
If, on the other hand, you've never played Syberia 1, then definitely don't play this one. There is a brief movie that fills in the background info, but without really having the experience of the first game, this one just wouldn't be as meaningful -- play Syberia 1 first, then.. see paragraph 1.
Suffice to say that after playing the beautiful and engaging Syberia, the first post-DOS era adventure game I have played, I was really looking forward to playing the sequel. Syberia had a beautiful, self contained stor... Read Full Review
Syberia II is a follow up to the widely acclaimed predecessor, Syberia. While the game is decent, it has big shoes to fill and comes up short in most regards. It is a solid adventure game and finishes up the story that... Read Full Review
