LOL, that's why I said it's 'Broken Sword-ISH, meaning 'not very' and why I said they're like The Longest Journey :)

Although I disagree about the 'standalone puzzles without any context', they are all relevant to the game and highly contexual.

And there are also more than a 'handful of characters'. There might not be as many as in Broken Sword, but there are a fair number and they're all fully fleshed out characters with huge backstories, rather than the more caricature-like, shallow characters in Broken Sword.

I like the Broken Sword series (well.....I've played two of them, still have the last two to buy and play), but I think the Syberia series is even better.

It reminded me of Myst. Screens full of pixel-hunting items, you are supposed to experiment with and use them on something x screen away. It wasn't really my style and it lacked the Syberia's initial mystery ambience, so I played it for a short period of time. It also means that you shouldn't take my opinion too seriously.

BTW, here's part 1 of a walkthrough series of Syberia -- as you'll see just from the opening scenes, the design of the game is gorgeous and the music is lovely.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKdw0PiXBPI

Oh and btw, the characters at the beginning walk like they do because they're clockwork dolls.

From what I can gather about MotoRacer, #1 is good, #2 is better, #3 sucks. Anyone care to comment on this?

I wanted to like Syberia, but I just didn't enjoy it at all. There's just so much backtracking across maps and chucks of the dialogue are just corny... like the writers stepped out of a hippie time machine fresh off the '60s.

In conclusion, I have no idea what I'm getting. Is Robin Hood turn-based?

It also isn't anything like TLJ :P. As for puzzles, all I remember is puzzles full of wheels and stuff you were supposed to put together all the time. Their only purpose was to open some invisible barrier. You could completely rewrite the story and settings and it wouldn't change a thing. In Broken Sword or TLJ, the puzzle is placed there by narrative and you can talk about the puzzle, or its part, with other characters. It contained some information.

What huge backstories? Like the singer with only recognizable trait being her failed career? Or the receptionist with like two lines about how well the town economy has been doing recently and room service? I don't say that Broken Sword's characters are unconventional however it has a higher ration of persons per location and lines per person.

Worlds created by Benoît Sokal are beautiful however they always feel abandoned and puzzles are more often than not glued together. I don't criticize your or P1na's opinion. I share my opinion to add another perspective to this topic.

No.

I'm sorry; I was too busy watching Let's Play of Eternal Darkness :P.

I bought the whole BS series some time ago. I already knew two of them because I got them when they were released. More or less half a year ago I finished the third and... I'm still afraid of starting the forth. First of all BS 3 is not p&c adventure anymore because... well, you play it with a keyboard! There are quick time events there (I loathe them!) and in many puzzles you are supposed to move boxes all around so that you can access a new area. I wholeheartedly encourage to play Sokoban instead :) Same rules more fun ;)

Haha. Yeah, Broken Sword 3 didn't feel exactly like Broken Sword at all. It was obvious it fell as a victim to "We need to make adventure games more attractive to general console audience!" wave. 4th is the weakest in my opinion. Places were bland, there were hacking puzzles similar to one used in Dreamfall and I don't even remember the story anymore. And I guess I was also probably little grumpy due to Nico's absence.
The double-edged bonus probably is the game's short length.

Robin Hood is almost identical to Desperadoes only a little easier on the eyes and a little friendlier interface. Oh and it uses Robin and his Merry Men as opposed to Desperadoes, which doesn't.

If I didn't already own it on disc I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

Hum, almost all games are adventures, but maybe I get Robin Hood to have a digital backup (recommended for fans of the Commandos series)

Robin Hood is like Commandos, but much easier, kinda like a "beginner's Commandos". Also, Haegemonia is a pretty good space RTS game, certainly worth the price it's at.

IT'S NOT LIKE COMMANDOES IT'S LIKE DESPERADOES!

HAVE AT YOU! *lunge*

I seem to own all but 6 of these games, and I'm pretty content to not get around to playing what I have already.

Robin hood is like comandos but not, like Desperados is like comandos but not like Robin hood is like Desperados but not. I think that clears up any confusion :)