The interface remains the same as the original game, with navigation accomplished using a point-and-click system with context sensitive areas that allow players to inspect items or points of interest more closely, initiate conversations, grab objects, and perform actions.

Further enhancing the atmosphere are cinematic camera angles and a dialog system that now changes according to which questions were previously asked of characters. It's all about redefining the genre.Continuing the adventures of Kate Walker and Hans Voralberg, Syberia II offers players a refined graphic engine with added animation, more characters to interact with, and broader environments in which to explore.

One thing is certain for us: It is so wrong to state that the genre is dead like a lot of media have written in the last few months.

The birth and expansion of new genres (MMORPGs, for example), online gaming, the dominance of FPSs, RTS, and action games, and the lack of quality stories in some of the released adventure games. We think the 'performance' of the adventure genre in the last few years is due to a number of factors. With the quick evolution of computer technology, the options increased so much that a wide variety of new genres appeared and put adventure games on the block a little bit. A few years ago adventure games were the most popular among the industry and the players. Anyway, is the adventure truly dead? This is a huge debate, one that we decided to stay away from. GameSpy: Before we get in to the particulars of the sequel, did you feel that Syberia erased the notion that the adventure game genre is dead? Benot Sokal: I think it would be presumptuous to give ourselves such credit. Benot Sokal: The interaction with the game world is pretty much in line with what has been done with Syberia namely, it centers on conversation with characters and inventory management to solve puzzles. Aside from these three, the player will discover a whole cast of new characters.īut there might be a few surprises GameSpy: Tell us about the different types of interaction players will partake in with the game world and with characters. The automaton Oscar will also be accompanying them in their journey. GameSpy: What characters have been carried over into the sequel? Benot Sokal: Obviously, Kate and Hans will have major roles in the evolution of Syberia II's story. From being the pursuant, she becomes Hans' main acolyte, his support to attain the elapsed terra firma of the mammoths. With such a decision, Kate's role will undergo a remarkable change. Kate has decided to follow Hans into his personal quest, leaving behind her family, boyfriend, job, and boss. Benot Sokal: Syberia II begins exactly where the first game ended. And as GameSpy is one of the most popular in here, everybody was thrilled to know that over 16 million users would read the article on your network!!! GameSpy: Give us the basic opening storyline of Syberia II.

For the first time since Microds Canada started developing games, we received the recognition of the industry. GameSpy: First off, how did it feel to score the GameSpy Adventure Game of 2002 Award? Were you expecting such an honor? Benot Sokal: What a great feeling it was! The whole team was excited about it. Today we talk with Microids' Benot Sokal, artistic director and creator of the Syberia franchise, to learn more about the sequel to this award-winning adventure game masterpiece, and why Microids has unknowingly become the champions and saviors of a genre that many gamers and pundits deemed dead only a year ago. Microids proved it with Syberia, again recently with Post Mortem and soon they'll show the world that Syberia II offers the same magic formula that will have even non-adventure gamers taking this game for a ride and loving every second of it. There's no denying that Microids' adventure games continue to surprise and delight fans of the genre, hungry for products that have rich storylines, cutting-edge technology, and compelling characters that players will ultimately care about when the game's journey ends.

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