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The thinking man's adventure game SPOILER WARNING!!!!!!!! I just finished Syberia 2 and I must say I am disappointed. You're wondering how I can give the game 5 stars and say I'm disappointed?! Well, it wasn't as good as the first but I think that's mostly because the first one was so novel. I LOVED the first Syberia and raved and raved about it. The second one didn't speak to me in the same way; I wasn't as invested in the storyline nor was I really understanding it!! I thought the ending was ridiculous to be honest. As another reviewer mentioned, how can "KATE WALKER" just be left in Syberia waving to her deathly ill "friend" riding a mammoth into the...what?...snow drifts???? What is she supposed to do? I spent at least 15 minutes trying to figure out how to free the youkal from the cage!!!! I can't believe we just leave the poor creature in the cage!!!! Don't even get me started on the cheezy sub plot with her boss. Yuck! It cheapened the game. With all of that said, if you are reading this review because you are wondering if you should buy the game then that's a total no brainer. BUY IT! It is simply the best adventure game ever. NO competition. I haven't really enjoyed any other game (closest would be Longest Journey and maybe The Last Express but I didn't even like those that much). The graphics are what make this game so incredible. I found the puzzles super hard; maybe I'm just a novice gameplayer but I don't understand how so many reviewers can say the puzzles were EASY!! I needed to look at walkthroughs MANY times (but not as many times in the first one). I wish there were more adventure games to challenge this one because it isn't perfect. But...it's still the absolute best one out there.