I’ve just finished playing Syberia, and I just loved it. I got so wrapped up in the storyline, and gaped at the amazingly beautiful art. Now I want more - of course I’ll get Syberia 2 as soon as I get a chance. Did anyone else enjoy Syberia? And can people recommend some similar games to me?
I’ve not played Syberia, but you may like Longest Journey, a sequel to which is coming up soon.
Another vote for Longest Journey. I thought the adventure game genre was dead, but man oh man, was this game good. Amazingly rendered scenes, great story, and great voice acting. Super-easy, intuitive interface too, which is something that ruins many an otherwise good game, IMO.
Yeah, The Longest Journey is like Syberia, but better in places IMO. It’ also has a sequel, Dreamfall that I’m pining for. You might like Schizm: mysterious journey, or The Crystal Key, also but they are more Myst like. I’d read this thread before buying Syberia 2, it’s on the list found here for games that contain Starforce, so installing it could be risky. 
(Seems there is some hope, reading the more recent posts to that thread.)
Here’s another vote for The Longest Journey. I played (but never finished) both games and TLJ is very similar in look and feel.
I used to love these games back when I actually had some patience 
Here are some other things you could look into:
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[li]The “Broken Sword” series of games (latest is BS3: The Sleeping Dragon) are similar in gameplay feel but look visually different. It’s made by the same company that made Syberia, The Adventure Company.[/li]
[li]TAC (The Adventure Company) makes other similar titles.[/li]
[li]Do you like adventure games in general or only adventure games like Syberia? If you don’t mind going a bit “old-school”, LucasArts used to make some excellent adventure games (don’t judge them by the mass-market Star Wars crap the company makes now). These games are more cartoonish and the graphics aren’t great compared to modern games, but they were excellent games in their time. They’re not really “kid” games if you’re worried about that; they just use a certain graphical style.[/li]
More importantly, however, the LucasArts games also have a distinctly different narrative style. They’re more humorous and, well, “upbeat” – I guess what I’m trying to say is that they don’t have that “lone introspective woman in a vast, quiet environment” vibe that Syberia and TLJ have.
If you want to give them a try anyway, my faves (most recent first) include:
- Grim Fandango
- The Curse of Monkey Island (aka Monkey Island 3). You don’t have to play the first two.
- Sam and Max Hit the Road
- Day of the Tentacle
Of those, Grim Fandango is the one I’d most recommend in this case. Unfortunately, many of these older games can be hard to find. Check out the used games bin in your local store or try places like eBay online.
[li]Lastly, reviews are always helpful, right? 
Check out GameSpot’s PC Adventure Games section.[/li][/ul]
The Moment of Silence is very much like Syberia in terms of art style and navigation, and I think it’s a pretty under rated game. Runaway is also a fun 3rd person point and click adventure with cartoon styled characters, although the subject matter gets serious in places. Both are great games and fairly recent releases.
But you should! They may be very primitive compared to modern games, but they are still absolutely hilarious, and dazzlingly good fun!
Did you play Siberia II? If so, any tips for how to get out of the friggin’ train station? There’s coal in a coal-chute but no obvious way to make it dump into the train. (Or rather there is an obvious way but it’s broken)
You’re laughing at me, aren’t you?
Another vote here for The Adventure Company. It must at times seem like a thankless task to make thoughtful games when the world is demanding thumb candy, but there must be a market for it. Good for them.
This is a site devoted to reviewing adventure style games. I generally agree with their reviews. My favorite games (and theirs too, it would seem) are the ones that have a strong story line.
I would vote against “The Crystal Key”, but second (or third) “The Longest Journey”. “Dark Fall” was very stylish; it takes place in an abandoned English hotel. Any of the “Myst” games are engrossing. “Obsidian” is challenging, but out of print (alas).
Do you need graphics? Zork was one of the first text based adventures. The graphics are only as good as your own imagination. 
If you prefer graphics, and want to wander around in the Great Underground Empire, then “Zork: Nemesis” has challenging puzzles and a nice story. It’s not humorous like the rest of the Zork games, but I liked it a lot.
I haven’t played Syberia, but I loved the longest journey.
Broken Sword 3 was mentioned and I rather liked the first two, so would I like the third?
The Monkey Island games are good, but peak at 2 and then begin to decline in my opinion. 3 was great until you got to the carnival, where it then felt like they were running out of time and threw something together. 4 was okay, but hurt by the whole arcade sequence late in the game.
I’ve played Syberia 1 and 2, looking forward to playing 3 when it comes out in 2014. Other games similar are, Myst series (Myst, Riven, Exile, Myst IV, Myst V and URU), also Mysterious Journey and Mysterious Journey 2 - Chamleon, there is also Physicus and Omega Stone, you might also like Dream Chronicles Series (1,2,3). Let me know if you’ve tried any of these and what you thought of them. If I come across anymore, I’ll keep you posted. 
I don’t know if your realized it, but you revived a 7 year old thread and some of the people you are responding to no longer post here.
Welcome to the SDMB, sabor.
This is an older thread, so, as Czarcasm points out, the original participants may no longer be around.
I’ll move it to the Game Room (a forum that didn’t exist at the time), where the gamers hang out now. Hope you find other conversations in that forum or the many others that you will want to participate in!
twickster, Cafe Society moderator
Wow. Old-school.
Anyway, in the intervening years Telltale Games came around and basically resurrected the adventure games industry, picking up where LucasArts left off. They’ve made Sam & Max sequels, Monkey Island sequels, and also some titles based off various other IP like The Walking Dead. It’s a good decade to be an adventure gamer.