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Finally! A Myst Game that Satisfies More Than One Audience!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 21, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I hated the first and second Myst games. (That's a nice way to start a review.) Although I found the concept interesting, and the visuals good for their days, it lacked everything else. Myst III, is the first in the series that is worth your while.

The problem with the series, is that it's not like other games. Myst is about solving mysteries and undoing puzzles. It's a neat idea. However, it attracts a very narrow audience. The story lines had very little suspence or character development. Also, the puzzles required a lot of thinking and could easily make you throw your mouse in frustration (and I mean 'throw'). The only people who enjoyed the previous Myst games had the patience of a saint.

However, Myst III is everything the series should have been. Basically, Atris returns and he plans to recreate the D'ni civilization. To do that, he needs a new age for them to live. He does it, but then a villian steals the link to that age. You must go through the new worlds and recover Atris's lost age.

The story is deeper. The audience will continiously ask what happens next. For the first time, you feel like you're apart of the story and you are an actual person. As you go around, you collect peices of the villian's background story and learn as much about him as possible. If you're sensable, you can't help but feel story for him. The story proves the best thing this game series ever had.

Meanwhile, the gameplay has been seriously improved. Of course, you solve puzzles. However, it's not as difficult as the previous games. The previous games were a search and find. This game allows you to experiment with levers and buttons. It makes you learn from your mistakes. However, there are still some areas where you will get stuck. Thankfully, you won't feel as guilty if you cheat this time around. Each puzzle's more rewarding in the end.

The visual effects are also brilliant. This time around, the worlds each have unique appearances. You can tell when you've left one and gone to another. The cinematics are also better. This time, they don't get a grainy appearance when they play out on your computer. The images are clearer and the human characters look more real.

I have been waiting for this Myst game for too long. I'm glad it finally came around. However, there is one peice of advice I'd like to give people. If you like to submerge yourself in gameplay, DON'T LOSE! I love the story, but I can't stop hating myself for allowing the badguy to win. If you make wrong choices, the game makes you seriously hate yourself for it.

I like this Myst game above all others. However, many people would disagree, but I think that's because we have different tastes. However, if you want to play a Myst game, you must start with this one. The previous games aren't a good way to introduce you (unless you like playing them in order).

Myst:: Exile to the world of nausea

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I had only been playing the game for a few minutes when I got dizzy and had to stand over the toilet until the feeling of nausea left and I stopped feeling like I was going to blow my lunch out of this world. I played Myst and I thought it was really good. I tryed to play Riven but I coudn't get it to start, so i skipped ahead to Myst Exile. The way your cursor moves in the game sort of gives you the illusion that the screen is concave and the way you move about made me get motion sickness and i am fine on roller coasters. Though my stomach couldn't take it i will admit that the graphics are pretty good and plot line made sense and the concept of going to the other worlds is pretty cool. If you think you can stand it then i would recomend it.

Stunning Myst Scenery with terrible plotline and unsatisfying ending

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I'm a big fan of the Myst/Riven/Uru serries, but in myst 3 they tried to add an in-depth plotline with characters you couldn't interact with. The point is the characters and plot they added made the game seem korny. And Exile was painfully shrot. I think there were only three or four worlds. The game ended and I sat there wondering if I skipped something, I didn't. Out of all of them, Riven has been my favorite. It's a beast though, like 7 disks or something. Anyway, I didn't care for what they did with exile, and the reward for solving stuff wasn't that great either. I wanted to scream durring the bounce-the-sunlight-off-the-flowers puzzle!!! Myst V better not be the last installment, cause it was pretty lame too. The serries is great though.

Excellent game, satisfying endings

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I just re-played Exile, and have come to appreciate this game more than before. While it is an off-shoot of the Myst series, it is still an excellent game for many reasons.

The storyline makes sense, unlike some games I've played. Poor Saavedro- you can't help but feel sorry for the guy. Those hoodlum sons of Atrus ruined Saav's world- he's lost everything, including his wife and small daughters...and he's out for revenge. To do this, he steals a linking book to another world, hoping Atrus will chase after him. Luckily, it is you who ends up in the chase- and the game.

Saav takes you through the uninhabited worlds Atrus created to teach his sons. Once you solve the worlds and collect what you need, you can then access Saav's homeworld. Along the way, we see pictures depicting the boys' atrocities (nothing gross or graphic) and videos he made, telling us about the horrors he's been through.

Basically, there are 5 areas, however the 5th one is much smaller and is where the game ends. From the main area, you will solve puzzles to access different worlds. And, there's plenty to keep you busy.

The puzzles are medium to hard, however they make sense- much more than most of the new games that have come out since Exile. Several are devilishly hard, I'll admit, but not impossible. I completed the game several years back without a walkthrough- something I rarely do with more modern games. Most experienced gamers won't need more than a prod or 2, in the more difficult puzzles.

The 3 teaching worlds you visit are impressive. My favorite is Armateria- a huge pinball machine. Thunder, lightning, blue glowing crystals at sunset...great mood setters. Too, when the crystal balls smash apart (because you don't have the puzzle set correctly) they explode into wonderful shards that fly everywhere! And, the ride when you've solved Armateria is well worth the effort.

The graphics are lovely and do not disappoint. There's good detail and nice use of color. There is one area that is rather dark and can be confusing due to all the foliage. Still, it is not that difficult to find your way. I like the 360* view. If this makes you dizzy, right click to hold the picture, then point and click to move.

The voice work is excellent and actors are used, not CG figures. That really makes a difference, in my opinion. The actor portraying Saavedro does a fantastic job as the half-crazed antagonist. The other 2 characters are Atrus and Katherine, both performed well. There's good use of costumes and staging, too.

The music and sound effects fit nicely and do not distract from the game. There's lapping water sounds, wind, insects, etc., that add richness to each setting.

The ending is very satisfying. All too often now, games have really poor endings. Exile has several and you should try EVERY possible combination of actions you can think of. There's at least 4. Be sure to save to that you can reload and try them all!

Exile has no foul language, inappropriate behavior, or violence. One heartless ending even carries with it an admonishment from Atrus.

Exile is certainly worth playing. Take your time, wander, take notes...and enjoy.

Great graphics, but that's about it

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I will be one of the few people to write a negative review about this game. I tried to play this game several times, and all to no avail because it made me dizzy and nauseous, literally -- due to the way the graphics were constructed. Yes, the graphics are very well done and colorful. But as you move through the realm in 1st person, you have to constantly click through the land, go back and forth, clicking to look around in all directions, which gets annoying after a while. It seems like the very point of this game is to only look around. While the game encourages a real-world feel in the 1st person perspective, you cannot easily turn your head to look around, so you have to click away. This game offers a 360 degree panning option, where you can look in all directions with "more ease". But this just makes matters worse because the view constantly sways back and forth as you move the cursor and it made me dizzy. It's the same feeling as when you're trying to read while in a car.

And besides that, the gameplay is lonely. I found no satisfaction going through a colorful fantasy world with no one to talk to, looking at everything but not being able to examine and trying by myself to figure out what all those creatures and objects were. When playing a game, I prefer a more realistic environment. Anybody can "make up a world" if they use their imagination. But it's more difficult, I think, to create something closer to reality that's involving and realistic.

too easy

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Compared to Riven, EXILE was simple. Maybe the authors wanted to ease up after stumping the world with Riven's super hard puzzles. Answers in EXILE required searching rather than logic.The key was in finding things rather than figuring things out. But we liked the crazy guy. He made us laugh. He was nuts and had a permanent bad hair day. May he rot forever.

Wo......

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I've been playing this game since I was...lets see here...seven I think. I'm now fourteen, and have started this game over numerous times, and only beat a year ago. It is one of my favorite games of all time, with some of the most beautiful music ever produced, and amazing visules. I haven't played the first two, or the last two, but I just ordered "Myst" and "Riven", and I can't waite.

The best of the Myst series!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have played all of the Myst games 1-5 and believe that Exile is by far the best of them. I loved the variation in the ages, the story line, and the puzzles. I felt Riven was too difficult and became frustrating because there were puzzles that required going between ages. Exile was up to Myst standards as far difficulty, but wasn't so difficult that it was frustrating or I felt the need to constantly resort to hints to figure parts of it out.
As with other Myst games, the amount of interaction that you get with other people is very limited and most of the game is completely solo, so if you like more interation, the Myst series isn't for you. Still, I would encourage you to give it a try. Of the series, Exile is the game I would most reccomend for first timers. While there is something to be said for starting at the beginning, I think it is also possible to play Exile as an independent game and be completely satisfied with the amount of knowledge you have on the Myst history, where playing Riven, Revelation, or End of Ages might seem unfulfilling without first reading up on Myst or playing the original.

Continues the tradition

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 20, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Blowing away the previous competition with it's eye popping slendor, Myst 3 continues the proud tradition of combining the beauty, grace, and mystery Myst has become synonomus with into a new experience...Yes, the format is the same, and the story does feel lacking at times, but so does all myst stories at times, being essentially a story that unfolds to the player in his or her own way..One thing the new developers should have concentrated more on was the sense of history and intruige that initially sucked in most of the players, this game compensates too much of that for simply a gorgeous looking game through and through..

Cool

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: April 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I think this is a very fun game. It used to be my favorite in the series. Now realMyst is my favorite, so I will rate this game a four star. I like the puzzles you have to solve. It's realy interesting.

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