Finding his notebook hidden in the monastery, Kate recreates the medicine and uses it to treat Hans, before being forced to create an escape route for the pair when the patriarch refuses to let them leave. When she learns that the patriarch believes he cannot be cured and decides he should be given spiritual salvation, Kate opts to find a cure for Hans, learning about a friend of his who uncovered information on Youkol medicine. Shortly after completing this, Hans falls ill, forcing Kate to seek treatment for him at a nearby monastery perched on a clifftop.
In the fictional Russian town of Romansburg, Kate provides assistance for eccentric inventor Hans Voralberg, who seeks to find living prehistoric mammoths, and his automaton train engineer Oscar, by prepping his specially crafted clockwork train with coal. The firm instructs the detective to locate and find Walker since heading out to oversee a business takeover of an automaton toy factory, who has since abandoned her job, hoping to appease her family in bringing her back home. The game begins following the events of Syberia with the law firm that American lawyer Kate Walker worked for in New York, calling in a private detective. As a pure graphical adventure game, Syberia follows the guidelines first introduced by LucasArts: it is impossible to die or to get stuck at any moment in the game, which allows the user to become fully immersed in Syberia 's universe without the fear of making a mistake or the constant need to save the game. Syberia II picks up with Hans and Kate continuing their quest to find the mythical land of Syberia, the last place on Earth that may house living mammoths.Like its predecessor, Syberia II is a third-person, mouse-driven adventure game in which the player must solve various puzzles and follow certain procedures in order for the linear storyline to proceed. As the story progresses, it becomes a multi-layered pursuit to find the owner, eccentric inventor Hans Voralberg, to unravel the mystery of his lifelong obsession and family dysfunctions, and to find the courage to pursue her own dreams. Unfortunately, the owner had just died and a previously unknown heir has entered the picture. Syberia introduced us to Kate Walker, a tough, no-nonsense New York attorney who comes to Validelene, France to close the purchase of a small toy manufacturer. It's not that it's more-of-the-same, which would have been OK, but Syberia II takes characters and a storyline that were deep and compelling the first time around and turns them into cardboard caricatures of their former selves. Unfortunately, Syberia II fails to live up to the standards set by the first game. It was an actual, honest-to-goodness point-and-click adventure game with the terrific characters, wonderful dialogues, cinematic presentations and deep, rich storyline that have been the hallmark of the genre at its best. The first game was a glass of cool water in a genre that's been a desert for many years now. That quote came immediately to mind after I finished playing Syberia II. There's an old show business adage that goes something like "Always leave 'em wanting more." Basically, it means that you should try to go out on top when going on would mean watering down the work you did before.
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