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January 19, 2004

Syberia & Uru: Ages Beyond Myst
Posted by Jess in Gaming

I've mentioned several times how much Matt and I love to play adventure computer games.

We've long discovered that two brains are better than one, and love spending quality time with furrowed brows clicking on items until we find the right one. Now that I have my laptop, it's even better. We bring out the speakers & subwoofer to the living room, put on a fire and play the night away.

We just got done playing Syberia, and just started Uru: Ages Beyond Myst.

A few notes.

Syberia was named Editor's Choice for many games sites, ie. Gamespot. Matt and I were really disappointed. Granted, the backdrops and scenery were breathtaking. The story was good, however extremely abrupt and anticlimatic at the end.

But the real disappointment lay in the game itself. It really wasn't a game, it was more click-and-walkthrough. The puzzles and conversations spoon-fed us the answers. For example, we walked into a room, and there were only two things to interact with: a card lying in plain sight on an otherwise empty desk, and a card reader right beside it. Not much guesswork there.

Then we'd talk to a character, and the character would say something like, "first you need to flip that lever over there. Then the train will go."

So needless to say, while it was beautiful to look at, I won't be recommending it to anyone.

We just started Uru last night. Here's two signs that this is going to be a good game:

1. The game starts, and the puzzles involve first figuring out what the puzzles are.

2. Within two minutes of the game starting, we have to pull out a notebook and start writing down symbols.

I'll post more on the game once it's finished. But it's looking good so far!

For more information:
Syberia
Uru: Ages Beyond Myst

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