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in Paris. Fascinated by the biology of
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into computer backgrounds instead of time-consuming 3D character modeling, but found the compositing of real and fake elements jarring. Concurrently, Duquesne and the publishers pushed for a highly interactive product, whereas Sokal had initially conceived of the game as a more passive experience. A
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In 1998, the player character—a journalist—is assigned to interview
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received generally positive reception. It was praised for its atmosphere and visuals, with critics claiming that it lent it a poetic and dreamlike quality; while criticism targeted the sound, controls, and difficulty. It was a great commercial success, with over 1 million copies sold in its original
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Brittany, all the while longing for Yékoumani and wallowing in guilt over his betrayal. Meanwhile, Alvarez has seized power in Amerzone and turned the country into a despotic dictatorship. His ties to the Museum now severed, Valembois independently builds a
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On June 1, a young tribesman returns from the nearby mountains with a large White Bird egg, thus convincing
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On his way upstream, he discovers the plants and animals mentioned in
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plays like a typical first-person point-and-click adventure game. The player flips between panoramic "screens", which can be panned around to view the game world. Certain elements can be interacted with by clicking on them. To progress in the game, the player must solve puzzles, which may involve
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of Puebla. Valembois begins sketching and studying the wildlife. On New Year's Day, he learns of the White Birds from one Luis Angel, and decides to pursue the lead despite widespread disbelief in the creatures. He hires Angel as a guide and rows up the
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The journalist sets sail, and stops to refuel at the same island where Valembois ran into the sperm whale. An ultrasonic repellent keeps the craft safe, but a disoriented whale ends up tangled in a fishing net. The journalist manages to free it, and finds a disk that turns the Hydraflot into a
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to fund an expedition to discover the exotic flora and fauna mentioned by Antonio Alvarez. The Museum grants his wish in 1932, and he devises a watercraft called a Hydraflot to get to and around the country. Valembois, Alvarez, and the Jesuit David Mackowski set out on October 22 of that year,
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The Birds' limited range threatens their survival, as does their method of reproduction: every three years, a single, enormous egg is laid, containing many embryos. However, the volcano's fumes will naturally make the eggs "ill", such that they will hatch as Black Birds. Only a nearby
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not been organized properly. The port features greatly improved in-game visuals and cutscene video quality, and a new playable area: the top of the lighthouse. Benoît Sokal was eager to see the game rereleased for new players to enjoy, and collaborated with the Tetraedge team.
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talking to people or using items collected throughout the game. Some items are not required for puzzle-solving, but instead serve to flesh out the game's plot: this is the purpose of the explorer's journal and Valembois's letter. The game has a
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village. He narrowly escapes death when the hook catches on an ill-tempered rhinopotamus. At the village, he has the egg cured, acquires a new disk and rides one of Valembois's contraptions to get above some waterfalls that are in the way.
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next day. Making his way through a swamp and an ancient temple, he reaches the Birds' volcanic home on the 18th. In his zeal for scientific recognition, he steals an egg and returns to Puebla, thus betraying Yékoumani and the tribe.
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for environments. Modeling characters at Sokal's desired quality level was time-consuming, so the cast of characters was kept small. Being unfamiliar with 3D graphics, Sokal had to learn on the fly by studying the
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He thus reaches the swamp, but not before the Hydraflot is knocked over and finally put out of commission. The egg thus becomes lost in the mazelike swamp. The journalist finds a whistle in a
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game. The total budget was 5 million francs (€760,000), much higher than Sokal's initial sub-million-franc estimate. He would go on to describe the game's completion as a "miracle".
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noted in June 1999 that it had become a "big hit in France". Following its release in France in March 1999, it sold 10,000 units by early May, a number that French paper
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professor. When the player character meets him in 1998, he is exhausted and tormented by his past mistakes, and can only think of returning the egg to Amerzone.
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who also accompanies Valembois to Amerzone, being equally fascinated by the place. He unwisely attempts to convert the Amerzone natives to
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in the new and upgraded Hydraflot. The vehicle now uses programs on
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release. The game's setting became the foundation of Sokal's
2321:"Microids reveals remake of classic adventure game Amerzone"
1621:[Amerzone Interview] (in French). Planète Aventure.
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averaged 30,000 units sold. In 2007, Michel Bams of Sokal's
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which allow it to switch between different configurations.
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rerelease of the game, in which the cutscenes were in
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review] (in French). Tom's Games. Archived from
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as his inspiration to make the game, and also cites
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2231:[Profile of Benoit Sokal] (in French).
1906:"Aventura y Cía - Entrevista a Stéphane Brochu"
1646:"Benoît Sokal : Un miracle nommé Amerzone"
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1648:[Benoît Sokal: A Miracle Named
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2343:Amerzone: Strategies & Secrets
2209:Amerzone: El legado del explorador
2110:(in Italian). Adventure's Planet.
2106:Del Monte, Claudio (31 May 2004).
1935:Leclercq, Hubert (March 8, 2002).
1382:Amerzone: Strategies & Secrets
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1022:Amerzone: Memoirs of an Expedition
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1817:"Explorer L'Amerzone sur Androïd"
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2217:] (in Spanish). La Aventura.
2183:for the PC]. JeuxVideo.com.
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1960:Walter, Johann (July 23, 2007).
1863:"Video Games Reviews & News"
1805:from the original on 2016-03-03.
1746:from the original on 2015-09-28.
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2053:Fournier, Heidi (22 May 2002).
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1995:Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy
1880:Rivoire, Annick (May 7, 1999).
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480:An in-game illustration of the
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2205:Er_killer (19 November 2005).
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442:turns Amerzone into a brutal
422:in 1999, and re-released for
317:Windows, PS5, Xbox Series X/S
2696:First-person adventure games
2319:Kaser, Rachel (2024-03-07).
2001:Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis
816:is based on a 1986 comic by
551:The White Birds are the key
410:was originally released for
2721:PlayStation (console) games
2681:The Adventure Company games
2259:"Interview de Benoît Sokal"
1683:"Interview de Benoît Sokal"
396:, who based it on his 1986
2777:
2229:"Portrait de Benoit Sokal"
1712:for iPhone and iPad].
615:(voiced by Luc Gentil): A
150:Knockin' Boots Productions
36:European Windows cover art
2726:Single-player video games
2579:Syberia: The World Before
1526:[Players' opinion of
1124:
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1099:
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1520:"L'avis des joueurs sur
595:, he gets a career as a
2746:Video games set in 1998
2650:White Birds Productions
1937:"Un canard en Amérique"
1073:White Birds Productions
1003:bargain-priced pack-ins
724:means of transportation
461:White Birds Productions
2108:"Recensione: Amerzone"
1617:LFP (18 August 2011).
929:software documentation
900:Gabriel García Márquez
874:
833:drew comic books like
821:
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386:graphic adventure game
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94:Jean-François Coremans
2257:Cédric Melon (2006).
858:
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591:laughs it off. After
546:
479:
2691:Classic Mac OS games
2277:"Syberia Collection"
1997:is available on iOS"
1910:www.aventuraycia.com
1716:. 25 February 2011.
1619:"Interview Amerzone"
1434:at the Mac App Store
1302:installments as the
898:and the writings of
695:1998: The journalist
2088:. 1 December 1999.
2007:. August 26, 2013.
1916:on 10 February 2003
1652:] (in French).
1530:] (in French).
1410:at the iTunes Store
1118:
1093:
791:resource management
584:Alexandre Valembois
120:Sébastien Guillaume
2471:2016-01-21 at the
2283:. 20 October 2009.
1894:on August 2, 2018.
1581:LFP (2011-02-09).
1460:4xtechnologies.com
1439:2016-03-21 at the
1415:2016-03-15 at the
1304:Syberia Collection
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1001:, some of them as
993:format instead of
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52:Anuman Interactive
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2281:GamesIndustry.biz
1999:(Press release).
1942:La Dernière Heure
1844:La Libre Belgique
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1068:Inspector Canardo
1062:La Libre Belgique
966:Later development
532:; the web-footed
499:Amazon rainforest
412:Microsoft Windows
399:Inspector Canardo
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217:Microsoft Windows
183:Microsoft Windows
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