Don't even know how to begin...
This game follow the deeds of Kate Walker, a beautiful lawyer from NY who goes all the way to Valadilene, a tiny city in the French Alps, to execute a purchase made by her enterprise. It's about a huge toy factory which is a cultural inheritance for the city and the vicinities. She must then find the heir of the factory, who is off to pursue his child's dream.
"Dream" is a word that fits very well. I'm a bit suspicious to talk about it, since I just LOVE huge locations, desolated areas such those snowy mountains and small cities in the middle of nowhere... You know, get out through a great wall into the unknow, this is the true meaning of exploration and adventure.
Through a deliciously easy and intuitive gameplay, we must guide Kate as she goes on her journey by train passing through the cities, meeting peculiar people, solving puzzles and being reward with some unforgetable moments, such as an opera concert and a lecture about the lost tribes in the north pole. We can't forget the way Kate herself changes throughout the story, as she slightly cuts the bonds between her and NY, her family, her fiancée... and dives with both feet into the journey. We can feel she grows up, becoming wiser, more mature and more confident.
So we are, as we play adventure games, right?