Syberia II

aka: L'avventura di Kate Walker: Syberia Volume 2
Moby ID: 12892
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You find Kate Walker continuing her journey exactly where the first game, Syberia, ended. Rather than return to her life as a New York attorney, Kate chooses to journey with Hans Voralberg to the frozen northlands of Syberia aboard his futuristic train.

Kate, Hans and Oscar, the humorous automaton, will travel through four locations on their way to the mythical Syberia, where Hans believes the ancient mammoth race still exists. As the three make their way through the harsh, but beautiful, wintery landscapes, many obstacles will get in their way. The player has to talk to people Kate meets and solve situation-, inventory-based and mechanical puzzles. The single-cursor interface and the visual style (3D character models and pre-rendered backgrounds) are very similar to the original game.

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  • Сибирь 2 - Russian spelling
  • シベリア 日本語版 2 - Nintendo product page Japanese spelling
  • 赛伯利亚II - Simplified Chinese spelling

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Average score: 78% (based on 53 ratings)

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Average score: 3.9 out of 5 (based on 111 ratings with 6 reviews)

At last, closure! But... bleh.

The Good
The graphics and scenery in this game seemed to be much improved, and for the most part, the puzzles were more intuitive and logical than they were in the first game. The cutscenes seem to be even more detailed and beautiful than in the first game too.

The Bad
Sadly, there's a lot I didn't like.

While the puzzles were more logical this time around, there was an annoying amount of "hunt the pixel". Some of the items you're supposed to pick up blend into the background a little too well, and there are a number of "look-at" hotspots that are simply too small and too difficult to see. I had to consult a walkthrough a couple of times - not because the puzzles were confusing, but because I knew that I forgot to pick up some item somewhere.

Also, the voice actors for the main stars of the game remained the same, but the actual dialog was pretty horrendous. Much of Kate's dialog feels like it was recorded as individual lines, completely outside of context. A lot of her comments don't quite seem to logically follow one another, and they give the overall impression that Kate has a rather short memory and attention span. An example:

"I'm Kate Walker! Who are you?" "I'm Anna Voralberg, miss." "Do you know Hans?" "Hans is my brother!" "So you're Anna Voralberg, then?" "That's right!" "Do you have a brother named Hans?"

And so on. You end up exhausting all dialog choices with every character - not because their dialog is actually interesting, but because you need to hammer certain facts into Kate's head, and she can apparently only remember critical bits of information if they're repeated over and over again in different ways.

Also, for some reason, Kate is still carrying around her cellphone, though it's only used rarely, and I think it only ever needs to be used once. Kate's mom and her boss call a couple of times, but they might as well not have. It was already made pretty clear in the first game that Kate had put her old life completely behind her. The cellphone allows you to call Oscar this time around, but that's not particularly useful. It's actually more amusing than anything else, especially if you call him from the next room. "You sound so far away! Come back soon!"

Also, there are certain circumstances in this game where mild language is used, and there's a very brief scene with a half-naked (but strategically covered) Kate. While it doesn't bother me much, I was under the impression that this was essentially a kid's game...

The Bottom Line
Well, it's certainly pretty, and it completes the Syberia story. Other than that, as adventure/puzzle games go, it feels awfully half-hearted.

Windows · by Dave Schenet (134) · 2004

Good, but not as good standalone as the first Syberia.

The Good
Syberia II continues right from where the first game ended: Kate Walker and Hans Voralberg are traveling through Russia to find the fabled island of Syberia. This is the conclusion of the two parted story created by Benoit Sokal, who also is know of his comic books.

The game continues to stun with its beautiful, pre-rendered graphics, that provide scenery ranging from an old Russian monastery to a humid atmosphere of the finally found island of Syberia.

Again the story is forwarded with well done animations, which are even more plentiful than in the first part of the game.

The Bad
The same cons that applied on the first game apply also in here, but in some cases they are even multiplied. There are even more empty screens just for the show and what is even worse, there are couple of annoying pixel hunting puzzles in the game, as there's a couple of items you need, which you just can't notice from the screen, unless you by accident happen to whip the mouse in exactly right location. There also is a couple of puzzles you just don't get a single clue on, and you mainly have to solve them by trial and error.

The Bottom Line
Despite its flaws Syberia II is a good conclusion to a fascinating story. The game is short, perhaps even shorter than the first one, so it could have been better if the part two would have been a part of the original game, not a separate sequel.

Windows · by tomimt (397) · 2008

Syberia was good... Syberia II is also good, but no improvement

The Good
Just about everything I liked about the original Syberia, technically. It's the same interface (some people might dislike this, as there's no improvement on either the interface or the graphics, but Syberia I was so outstanding there really was no need). Also, this game starts right where Syberia I ends (it ended in a cliffhanger, of course), so the sense of closure is nice.

The Bad
The storyline took a step back from the moody, melancholy first part and attempted (not entirely successfully) to add humor to the game. Unfortunately, as much as I like humorous adventure games (Monkey Island, etc.), this is NOT what made Syberia great and it seems out of place. Hans Voralberg was a great mystical character in part 1, and over here he's a drooling retard. The two recurring villains look like they jumped right out of 101 Dalmatians or something. Could have done without it.

The Bottom Line
Buy Syberia I. No question about it. You'd want to play the game in the chronologically correct order anyways. If you like Syberia I, then go get Syberia II, because it's essentially the same game and continues the storyline, so you'll like it also. But as a standalone game it's nowhere near as good - if you play part II while never having played part I I doubt you'd enjoy it half as much.

Either way, a welcome addition to any adventure gamers' library, for sure.

Windows · by Gothicgene (66) · 2006

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Game added April 17, 2004. Last modified March 16, 2024.