Journey vs Syberia
Journey
Journey is literally a quintessential "artsy" adventure game. Why so? Well, the game puts you in the shoes of a mysterious robed figure who you will control throughout your adventure across beautiful, quiet and mostly desert landscapes. Each landscape provides players with a puzzle to solve that will allow them to move on to the next scene, though players can simply roam around the place and drink in the gorgeous visuals.There isn't a lot of buttons in the game and that's fine enough since you really don't need much to solve the puzzles, but personally, I'm incredibly intrigued by the Sing function. Although it is used to solve certain puzzles, most of the time you'll probably be using it idly while your character is travelling. Depending on how long you press the button and how fast you do so, you can actually create amazing little tunes that you'd love to have it recorded down and turned into perhaps a ringtone or something.
That said, Journey is a game that's so much more than composing music and solving puzzles. It is a journey (like its namesake) to help the robed figure discover who he/she is and to help you figure out what's happened in the game world, resulting in the sprawling desert that spans most of the game.
Syberia
Syberia is the first game in the Syberia franchise that follows the story of Kate Walker, a New York attorney who is tasked to handle the purchase of an automaton factory in the alpines. However, things turn out to be more windy than she had expected. She embarked on her quest to seek the eccentric yet genius inventor, Hans, and in her journey she got to meet a cast of interesting characters and clues that hopefully can shed some light on the mystery that shrouded Syberia. Of course, in addition to the point-and-click part of the adventure, there will also be challenging puzzles to solve.With a compelling storyline and a relatable protagonist, Syberia is a brilliant puzzle adventure game that will go beyond your imagination. If you enjoy a good story and fun puzzles, this is a game you'll want in your games library.