But I was still looking forward to the new game because of the more advanced technology and change in gameplay style. Industry people call this kind of thing a "reboot."
Usually a "reboot" means they start the story all over again -- a retelling, or sometimes a completely different story, as if the earlier stories never existed.
Syberia 3 does not do that. It continues pretty much where Syberia 2 left off, explaining how Kate was rescued by the Youkols after being marooned in Syberia at the end of Syberia 2.