{"id":1185265,"date":"2026-02-16T03:30:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T03:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3rd8C8YhsLuJbmCWwbpJqK"},"modified":"2026-02-16T03:30:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T03:30:37","slug":"the-adventure-game-that-kicked-off-the-syberia-series-just-got-a-shiny-myst-like-makeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-adventure-game-that-kicked-off-the-syberia-series-just-got-a-shiny-myst-like-makeover\/","title":{"rendered":"The adventure game that kicked off the Syberia series just got a shiny Myst-like makeover"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PC gamers may be going hog wild over the Oblivion<\/a> remaster right now. But Bethesda’s RPG isn’t the only game involving people with uncanny faces<\/a> to get a makeover this week. French publisher Microids just released a very shiny remake of its 1999 game Amerzone \u2013 The Explorer’s Legacy<\/a>, the game that kicked off the Syberia series of adventures.<\/p>\n

Created by the late French illustrator and game developer Beno\u00eet Sokal, Amerzone introduced the world that was later used by the Syberia games, but tells a different, self-contained story. Set in a fictional region of South America inhabited by fantastical creatures, it puts you in the shoes of a nameless journalist tasked with returning the last egg of a species of giant bird to the region, according to the dying wishes of zoology expert Alexandre Valembois.<\/p>\n

At the time, Amerzone was praised for its advanced 3D visuals and was a big hit for Microids, selling a million copies. Comparisons were drawn to Myst, which Sokol cited as one of his major inspirations for the game. Indeed, I wonder whether it was Cyan Worlds’ recent overhaul of Myst<\/a> that prompted Microids to give Amerzone similar treatment.<\/p>\n

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