As soon as Kate arrives the owner of the factory dies and Kate is sent across Eastern Europe searching for clues and the sole heir of the factory. Hey GoldenSun, thank you so much for this amazing guide! While following it, I noticed a few things: I’m also not sure why the lore needs to offer up an alternate version of the World War 2, where Hitler and the Nazis are replaced by a fascist organisation called the Brown Shadow, which sounds like an unpleasant Marvel supervillain, and the main victims of their persecution are referred to as Vagerans instead of Jews (although one note explains that the Vagerans are Jewish). It all feels a little too vague, as you hear talk of “nasty times” and “people like us” rather than historical specifics.

Syberia: The World Before is a sequel to the previous parts, but it has been developed in such a way that knowing them is not necessary to play. The action of this game is set in two different eras, in which we control different characters. In 2004, Kate Walker's search for her own identity leads her to a salt mine in the Siberian taiga. The heroine gets trapped in underground tunnels, which turns the expedition into a real fight for survival. In 1937, we go to the fictional Vaghen and play as 17-year-old Dana Roze. The protagonist is on the verge of a great career as a pianist, but the Second World War and the threat of growing fascism keep her awake at night. Discovering long-forgotten secrets rests on the shoulders of both protagonists. Game mechanics Another miss with Oscar comes in his utility throughout the game. As events begin, the only thing Kate has left of Oscar is his automaton heart, which also contains his memories and personality. One of her early goals is to find a new host automaton to put the heart into. I had anticipated this would be a source for some interesting puzzles involving swapping the heart into different mechanical bodies. Regrettably, this potential goes largely unrealized, though this a minor quibble in the grand scheme of things. With the story focused on Kate's internal struggle, more shenanigans with Oscar likely would have gotten in the way. The list of items for the completion of the "Find Out About the Region and Its History Before You Open Junta's Coffer" secondary objective in "Silberspiegel Refuge (Part 1)" is incomplete. It's missing at least one more item, which is the "Official notice" outside, after going down the stairs north of the telescope.The game's story does touch on issues surrounding WWII, specifically the rise of the National Socialist Party (Nazi) (although not mentioned in game but are known as The Brown Shadow). I say this because if you are sensitive to historical themes of Nazi/Jewish (Vaghens) occupation and the persecution, then I am letting you know now so please bear this in mind. There is no graphic or insensitive content in the game or walkthrough but the references are clearly obvious. Syberia: The World Before from Microids and the late Benoît Sokal is the latest entry in the long-running adventure game series, now out on PlayStation 5. Belgian comic book artist and video game developer Benoît Sokal spent the last two decades of his life working on the Syberia series, which includes Syberia, sequels Syberia II and Syberia 3 and was preceded by Amerzone, which does not share the franchise’s name but does take place in the same setting as the Syberia games. He, unfortunately, passed away last year, with Syberia: The World Before being his first posthumous release.

The game follows two timeframes with two characters: Dana Roze, a young pianist in the small fictional Central European country of Osterthal (resembling a mix of Austria, the Czech Republic and Switzerland) in the 1930s and Kate Walker, the protagonist of Syberia series, who is now imprisoned in a salt mine in the fictional Eastern European region of Taiga in early 2000s. Dana graduates from her conservatory by performing the local anthem dedicated to the city of Vaghen, where the fascist Brown Shadow faction (an analogue to National Socialists) have begun to persecute the ethnic minorities and force them into ghettoes.

Syberia The World Before: FAQ

Glowing Gold Ring: The cursor will be a gold ring when you are telling Kate to walk about. It will start to glow when you have the option of changing scene.

In fact, one of the qualities I like most in The World Before is that it doesn’t feel a need to hurry to hold your attention. It’s willing to linger on views, expressions, thoughts as Kate zig-zags across the postcard town on quietly efficient automated trams, pondering her life and Dana’s. Moments set aside for optional ‘introspection’, meanwhile, aren’t merely a convenience to recap events with internal monologue, but punctuation points that create space for events to breathe. A tale like no other! Embark on a magical journey through the enchanting cities of eastern Europe, both in 1937 and 2004. Accompanied by the music of Inon zur and the Budapest Film Symphony, piece together the puzzles that will disentangle the mysteries of two lives entwined together The plot of The World Before is split across two timelines, with Kate in 2005 attempting to figure out what happened to this young woman, Dana Roze, and segments where you play Dana herself, starting in pre-war central Europe. Much of the story for both characters takes place in and around Vaghen, a fictional city in a fictional country somewhere between Germany and Switzerland. Kate visits locations frequented by Dana over 60 years before, seeking clues in any remnants and memories that endure. At the beginning of Silberspiegel Refuge (Part 2), it's enough to examine the objects on the table to complete the secondary objective "Inspect the Common Room". In side objectives, too, which prompt you to interview characters or rummage around more thoroughly, the aim is purely to learn more and add context. It’s refreshing for a game of this type, particularly one with so many mechanical parts, to not present the world merely as a series of useful things, or problems with discrete solutions, but as a place to observe and comprehend for its own sake.For the Betrayed achievement, you must choose "Justify yourself" while talking to Leni at Silberspiegel Refuge (Part 2). The other options don't trigger the achievement.