50% off Syberia, Syberia 2, Still Life, other Anuman Games at GOG

[Rather Dashing]

GOG's catalog of Anuman Games titles is 50% off this weekend on GOG. This includes adventure games like Syberia, Syberia 2, and Still Life for $5 each.

[Darth Marsden]

Only problem there is deciding which one sucks the least.

[JedExodus]

But, are the Syberias any good? And not good in that 'well it is an adventure game, therefore it's worth your time and money' way

Of all the types of bad games you can play, nothing is worse than playing a bad adventure game

[Irishmile]

I own the first Syberia.. I wanted to like it REALLY bad... but it was SOOOOO boring..
That was when it first came out... they tricked me into buying it because there just was NOT any adventure games released here in the states around that time.

[Rather Dashing]

Originally Posted by JedExodus

But, are the Syberias any good? And not good in that 'well it is an adventure game, therefore it's worth your time and money' way

Of all the types of bad games you can play, nothing is worse than playing a bad adventure game

I honestly don't know. I haven't played them. I was just considering picking them up because I haven't played an adventure game that doesn't star cartoon characters in far too long.

[Secret Fawful]

Syberia is my favorite adventure game of the past decade. It's insanely slow, but the build-up leads to a number of memorable fantastic payoffs, and the locales you visit are lush, mysterious, memorable, and gorgeous. Everything about the game is wonderful for me. I can't recommend it enough. It's also on Steam right now for those who prefer that.

[Hayden]

Originally Posted by Secret Fawful

Syberia is my favorite adventure game of the past decade. It's insanely slow, but the build-up leads to a number of memorable fantastic payoffs, and the locales you visit are lush, mysterious, memorable, and gorgeous. Everything about the game is wonderful for me. I can't recommend it enough.

Crap, now I really want to play this game, but have almost no free time at the moment. Damn you and your appealing, salesman-like descriptions of stuff, Fawful!

It's also on Steam right now for those who prefer that.

Yes, for those who like to pay an extra $3 for DRM.

[Alcoremortis]

When I read the title of this thread I was really excited because I thought it was fifty percent off of Siberia the country (because I can't spell, apparently).

[Darth Marsden]

I've played Syberia. I really wouldn't recommend it. Like Fawful said, it's slow paced, but I found the awkward dialogue, bizarre plot and stupid cliffhanger (it's basically one game split into two to guarantee sales) left me cold. Did not like.

[Secret Fawful]

Originally Posted by Darth Marsden

I've played Syberia. I really wouldn't recommend it. Like Fawful said, it's slow paced, but I found the awkward dialogue, bizarre plot and stupid cliffhanger (it's basically one game split into two to guarantee sales) left me cold. Did not like.

You are wrong on so many levels.

A. Syberia is one of the most well-written games I have ever played.

B. You're complaining about a bizarre plot in an adventure game.

C. The ending is not a cliffhanger, it is a cohesive, final, finished resolution to the main character's entire character arc in the game. The game was never about...sigh....I'll put this in spoilers. The game was never about finding Hans Voralberg or Syberia. The game is a journey. A journey through fantastic mysterious places. Hans Voralberg is a means to begin this journey, but the journey itself is really about Kate finding herself and freeing herself from a life that is dull and useless and used up to do something extraordinary and adventurous. It is a journey that you take with her, and has a completely fulfilling and satisfying end if you look at it from the right point of view.

This is the reason why, and I haven't played the game so I apologize for a premature judgement, that I think Syberia II should have never been made. Sure, it lets you know what happens in the rest of the journey, but that is not and never will be what Syberia I is really about. Syberia II might be a wonderful game, but it is a completely unnecessary sequel.

[Darth Marsden]

Ok. We'll agree to disagree on this one. I really didn't enjoy it, but you did, so I'll say no more.

If anyone's curious, there's a Let's Play of Syberia here. It gives you an idea of what Fawful likes and I don't.

[Secret Fawful]

Aww. The safe option is no fun...unless you're a wuss.



I kid. I kid.

[Darth Marsden]

Hey, better safe than sorry. Especially when it comes to the ladies. Hey-oh!

(D'ya see what I did there? See, it's funny 'cause I called you a woman and implied that I practice safe sex, so it was two things in one! I'm so awesome.)

[Ignatius]

Syberia is the kind of game that you love it or you hate it.

I hate it. Well, not hate, but don't like. Puzzles are extremly easy, (if you pick something up you will use it in the next minute), the story is predictable and it ends on a cliffhanger (that if you didn't enjoy the game you will not be very thrilled about a second part)

The atmosphere is very good and well made, so that's a good point.

[ShaggE]

I don't much care for Syberia, but it's worth it JUST for the atmosphere. If you have even the slightest liking for steampunk/clockwork style art, you'll want to suffer the plodding pace and sub-Telltale puzzle simplicity.

[Threepwood42]

I ended up picking up both the Syberias and Still Life. Just beat Still life and really enjoyed it, haven't started Syberia yet. I'll be interested to see which party I end up being a part of, the lovers or the haters. Any of you played Still Life 2? I finished the first one and really liked it but it seems the 2nd one has gotten mixed reviews. It available on any download sites yet?

[StarEye]

Syberia is the kind of game that gets praise for being a somewhat decent game from a rather dark period of horribly bad adventure games. It's easy to shine when you're surrounded by mediocricy.

Atmosphere, story, music is quite good. But it suffers from what modern adventure games typically does. Not enough interactivity, simplistic, and linearity. Been a while since I played the games though, but they're not good enough for me to want to waste my time playing through again, so I won't be buying them from GOG.com.'

Still Life, though, is a much better game and much more interesting (imo), despite suffering from a lot of the same things.

Not played Still Life 2, but I'd like to if only for the story. I'd also like to play Post Mortem, which is kind of a prequel to Still Life (I think it's about the original case that's referred to in Still Life).

[The-J23]

I went in wanting to love it. From what I saw it looked great! But, when I actually got the chance to play it, I found myself getting really bored. The words, "No need to go down there" will be burnt into my mind until the day I die.

I can't recommend it, though, I've tried countless times to like it.

[Origami]

Buy Gabriel Knight. =)

Or the Last Express. Two of the best adventure games. And not just imo.

[Rather Dashing]

Originally Posted by Origami

Buy Gabriel Knight. =)

Or the Last Express. Two of the best adventure games. And not just imo.

I picked up The Last Express with my The Wither 2 order. I have the combo CD edition, but honestly I'd rather have it digitally than install and switch discs, I want to support the game, and it comes with a good number of extras(including the soundtrack) that I don't mind paying money for. Also, the game is simply brilliant, easily in my top adventure games ever made. The real-time world that lives around you, not because of you, is simply stunning. There's a whole piece of the soundtrack that exists as a 20-minute violin and piano concert that you can simply sit and listen to. The whole thing is really ambitious, obscenely beautiful, marvelously intelligent, starkly atmospheric, adverbly adjective, and all in all one of the most brilliant gems in this medium's history.

On an only slightly-related note, their $5 price on The Witcher is ending in less than 24 hours.