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Avid Myst player: Good game, but sometimes a bit confusing..

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I am an avid Myst player. I beat both Myst and Riven in two weeks, playing on and off. Although I am not disappointed with Exile, I was kind of hoping it would be more... well, expansive. Riven and Myst seemed to have more sustanence than Exile. It's predecessors had more ages, more nooks and cranys to explore, and well... more detail. I was also a little disappointed there werent any book cases you could shuffle through if you were stuck and needed guidence, and sometimes clues were vauge and just plain confusing. In comparisson, I beat Exile in TWO days. Shouldn't the games be getting HARDER? Like I said before, Its a good game, just not exactly up to expectations. It would have been better to delay a release to improve the quality, than release a game that doesnt compare in stature to its predecessors. ~J.A.~

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Myst 3:Exile has lived upto its name. I just finished the game... had Great fun. The Graphics and supereb, it was a great experiance... especially with my lights turned off and turning on my sound to full volume. The new 360' look around attribute of the game is really cool. I am a big fan of the myst series. For the first time I was able to Finish one of the myst (this one) with out any help... "man it felt great!". I would recomand this game to any one who is looking to have some fun.

Why go to the movies if you can become the movie?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Exile brings a whole new meaning to the word "immersive." ("Real" gamers will probably point and laugh at that statement, but I am in happy awe.) The 360 pan feature is amazing (and dizzying), forcing you to walk through the worlds as if you were really there. I have often turned around just to look behind me -- is someone there? Did I miss something? What was that sound? I have only just begun to play, and have stumbled upon only a few puzzles. I do mean "stumble." For some reason, the puzzles seem more subtly presented than in Riven or Myst. I expect they'll get more difficult as I make my way through the story. I played and loved Riven and Myst, but Exile makes the series seem even more real. The characters seem more integrated, more aware of my existence. The worlds are even more lush, intricate, and imaginative, so much so that they are a little creepy. But good creepy. Mystery, suspense, and surprise are all part of the adventure. I've had no technical issues, though I'm playing on a Mac G4. Ironic that this time around, Mac users seem to have a leg up. If you're among the idle rich, get yourself a copy of this game and a suitable computer to play it on. You will not be disappointed. I purchased the collector's edition (I was feeling capricious), and though I'm hoping to not have to crack open the strategy guide, I'm very happy to have the "making of" CD and the soundtrack. The trailers might have finally made a fan of my husband (who, to date, has not understood the appeal of this series), and the music on the soundtrack is lovely and polished. Presto should be very, very proud, and Cyan should be very, very relieved. Exile is an instant classic.

Myst III ROCKS! ...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

First off, I have to say how much this game ROCKS! I was definitely anticipating it from the day I heard there was going to be a Myst III, and still am until I finish the game. I've only been playing it for a couple days, and the music, the graphics, and the character interactment was definitely well-thought out. My only disappointment is the lack of Rand and Robyn Miller's contributions to this installment -- I don't even see Robyn mentioned anywhere in the credits, and it looks like Rand's only contribution was to play Atrus. I don't know how much of a difference this makes, but I digress. I am an avid Myst fan (I've been playing the series since I was 8), and I would only buy the collector's edition, which includes the game, the soundtrack, a "Making Of", a strategy guide (Prima is "Myst"'s Bible), and a little metallic Squee ornament, which is sitting on my desk at this moment. This game is HUGE -- a full installment takes about 15 minutes and eats up 2.1 GB, but I suggest it. I've heard all the problems that people with Intel are having...well, it ... to be Intel, since I've been basically boycotting them for AMD Athlon...it's SO much better than Intel, I suggest skipping over Intel and getting a Compaq with AMD Athlon instead. Patches may be coming out, but problems are still imminent, so for the lucky ones that can play this game, go for it!

BTW, track 30 of the soundtrack ("Exile") has become my favorite song, and will be for at least a week. Download it off ... if you're unable to get the soundtrack. I love it!

Good night for now...

Visions of this will follow you while you fall asleep...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I leave it to the other posters for the specifics. Just an emotional response here.
A must for anyone who can use a computer and find a walkthrough or 4 to finish this game. It isn't the easiest game but one of the most beautiful and memorable!
It has such beauty, you'd regret not having played it.
Schizm I, and the Beyond Atlantis series also show such beauty.
All can be found here.
Please, please, play this game! The visions you will encounter will fill your mind and blot away life's problems as you fall asleep. Hey! This is a series. There's more! Yep!
Check them out!

Hard but Fun and Full of MYSTery

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I've been playing these games since Myst came out and I had a fun ime trying to figure out the puzzles and when I figured them out It unravled the mystery. When Riven came out it was like Myst except better graphics.

Now, With Myst 3: Exile, The graphics are 100% better and I loved the free-look system. The puzzles are more frequent and they're harder but 1 or 2 of them are pretty easy to figure out. The story is well developed and the worlds are expertly designed. The villian in the story is Saavedro and he is phsycotic even more that Sirrus and Achnar in Myst. Overall it is a VERY good game.

Feel Myst 3

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is the greatest and much better than its predecessors. This takes you on a whole new trip through esoteric regions of your senses. Feel the aura and sensation in inexorable regions of the multi dimensionality of consciousness. Incredible.

Could have been longer

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 31, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The new sequel to Myst and Riven is an awesome thrill ride from the beggining to the multi-endings. The full 3D-look was awkward at first, but eventually I got the hang of it. When I first sat down to play, and realized how vast total 3D is, I figured it would take me fovever to discover all the clues. But I was wrong, the game was sadly not very long at all. I finished it in a little over a week, given I did play for several hours a day. But still I would have been happier if perhaps the game was longer, or the puzzles a little harder. I felt like I was flying through the game. The longest I was stumped was only about 45 minutes, in Riven and Myst there were parts where I was baffled for days. It is however an incredibly fun game, and you should defenitly try it out, just keep in mind it's not all that long.

Breathtaking -- even on Mac

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I am running the game on a G3 Mac and have not had any trouble, though my pop-up windows un-pop (as another Mac user has stated). The full install takes up 2.6 G, but what better use is there for your drive space?

I remember being blown way by Myst, and then disappointed with Riven -- which was touted as lightyears ahead of the original. I didn't think it was -- the water shimmered and there were other graphic improvements, but the puzzles were less interesting, there was less interaction with characters, and there was no real movement betwen Ages. Exile is what Riven should have been.

The graphics *are* breathtaking; I found myself taking my time and looking around often just because it was so beautiful and I wanted it to last, like letting the best chocolate in the world melt on your tongue. Transitions are flawlessly smooth. There is more character activity, and these also run very well. The people at UBI have rendered the 360-panning perfectly. One does feel totally immersed in the worlds.

I would give the game 4.5 stars if possible. It is an awesome game, but like its predecessors Myst and Riven, the puzzles should be more challenging. With so much energy given over to graphics, couldn't game companies put a couple of clever people on puzzle creation?

If you are looking for beauty and story, rather than challenge, you would do well to consider buying this game.

And thank you SO SO much for making this game Mac-compatible!

Fantastic puzzle-based graphical adventure

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: October 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The original Myst set the standards in puzzle-based graphic adventure, and the standard is maintained with Myst III - Exile.

The game operates from first person perspective. You move through incredible 360 degree 3D panoramas of various 'ages' - worlds created by Atrus by an ancient writing technique - in an attempt to rescue a book containing another 'age' and prevent its inhabitants from destruction. There is another character to interact with (though this interaction is mostly by way of recorded messages) whose story you discover as you pursue him through various ages. The graphics are rich and lush with each 'age' having a clearly defined character linked to its environment.

The plot and puzzles are closely related. The puzzles are all logical in their operation and require no herculean and improbable leaps to solve, or juggling of inventory items, unlike some adventures. This is not to say the puzzles are not challenging - although a nice touch is that there are clues to the solutions of many of the puzzles hidden in the first 'age' you visit, which acts as a kind of academy for the adventurer.

Action buffs should stay away. The pace is languid and you may find yourself stumped for several days by a particular apparatus. However, an advantage of the game is that a number of puzzles are usually accessible at once and if stuck on one you can always move on to another. There are no 'timed' puzzles, and until you are almost at the end it is impossible to 'lose' the game or put yourself in a position of no return - it is only your final choices that determine the ending.

One innovation compared to the earlier Myst games is the inclusion of Edanna, a 'nature' age where rather than dealing with clunky machines you manipulate plants and animals.

Some CD swapping is required when moving between ages, but a full install is possible to avoid this inconvenience.

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