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Game is great - BUT

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: May 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The game is wonderful if you enjoyed Myst and Riven. Their are problems with some hardware setups and DirectX 8a. I would recomend that you DON'T install DX8a that comes with the game, but you need to upgrade to DX 7 at least. The game does lock up and freeze - "patch is coming" per Ubi-Soft. If you can wait - I would, until they figure out why there is so many problems.

Exile

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 33
Date: April 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Exile has not been release yet, but i have played both Myst and Riven, which Exile is based on. I think the original Myst was and is the greatest game I have ever played. Riven was, also, very interesting, although not on par with the original Myst. If Exile is anywhere close to the level of either Myst or Riven it will be a great game. I am giving Exile five stars in advance because both Myst and Riven deserved six stars. I am ordering Exile and will be playing it the very first day it is realeased.

Myst III is the BEST YET!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: April 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The dramatic sequel to Myst and Riven is a sure-winner with all REAL gamers. Incredible soundtrack created by Jack Wall, amazing sound affects, and, of course, graphics. I love the 360 degree movement system, allowing gamers to look all around in very realistic worlds. The story is fantastic, introducing Saavedro, a bitter exile, who has been awaiting his chance to gain revenge against Atrus for twenty years, waiting on the Age of J'nanin, the "Lesson Age" that Atrus once meant to use to teach his sons the Art of writing links to other worlds through books. Works great with Win ME. With the collector's edition, you get the amazing soundtrack on CD, Prima's strategy guide, a little "Squee" figure, the making of Exile, plus two desktop themes, the game trailer, the TV commercial trailer, and the theatre trailer.

Gamers have been waiting for Myst III for years. They will not be disappointed. Thank you, Presto Studios!

Board Games?!?!?!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: April 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Well, what can I say. THis game has great acting, good graphics, emursive worlds, and overall good gameplay. The only thing I don't like about it is that the buzzles are to descrete. Its almost as if they were meant to look like they were meant to be puzzles. It can't be something like myst where the puzzles are there for a logical reason, and it can't be like Uru where the puzzles were blended in with the enviroment so the game was harmonic, and it can't be like riven where the puzzles are not puzzles, but problems you had to face that required some brain power. THese puzzles, even though they go with the suroundings, they still are too descrite. I mean, its almost like they were ment for you. THings here aren't what they used to be. The puzzles themselves are quite impresive, but the way that they blend in with the age is like sticking srawberries in orange juice. For one thing, yet another puzzle is actually a puzzle age in itself. Its all puzzle and really seems like it was meant for your presance, not like it had any real fuction outside your enjoyment. Even the plant age has that. Lense flowers that focus the sun's light on large bulbs that hold electic fish and power plant machines. Even thier idea of a balaced enviroment is even more descrete. THe lense flower couldn't've just grown there without there being a purpouse. I mean really, how deep do you want me to get.

The evolution of the Myst series

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Having played the original Myst and Riven, I have watched the technological advancements with awe. Exile has spectacular scenery and the added feature of 360 panning really brought you into the game. The music was enchanting as always. I found the puzzles in many places a bit overwhelming. While I was able to move through the Myst\Riven puzzles with a little thought and persistance, alot of Exile's puzzles were very complicated to me. There was alot more things to explore in Riven with the puzzles being an added bonus. In Exile, its all about the puzzles. I found this a little daunting. Overall, serious gameplayers will find this game a challenge but its not for weekend warriors.

AWESOME!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: October 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This has to be my favorite game in the series. If you are interested you really should play Myst and Riven first. I have read the 3 books which also helped with understanding the story. The whole series is very deep and engrosing, a must play for Middle Earth fans as well! A+

Careful with Windows XP

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I didn't carefully review the system requirements before ordering this game. I run Windows XP (home edition), and at first I thought I was not going to be able to get it to work at all. The game seemed to install OK, but it would not run after the installation. However, I was able to get it up and running by downloading the patch (available at ubisoft), and by adjusting the compatibilty after right-clicking on the executable file.

If the above tinkering makes no sense to you, it might be better to not order this edition. But it *was* actually easy to do, following instructions available online.

The game speaks for itself. It's another Myst! And that is good.

It's O.K.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: May 14, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is ok, but my copy was very jerky. I called to have it checked and they said that it was normally that way. There were good graphics and the game was much better than the first

Amazed in Disbelief

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

What to say... After Riven, I thought it was not possible to get any better. The puzzles in Riven were very challenging, yet very logical when solved. The graphics were amazing.

I got Exile the day after it was released, having been shipped next day air by Amazon. My friend and I started playing it on the 9th. We're both students, so aside from having class during the day, and meals, we played this game every waking hour until we beat it on the 12th.

What an amazing game. The graphics were stunning. The puzzles were yet again challenging, yet logical. After solving a puzzle, you weren't annoyed by the fact that the answer lay in some obscure clue. You were excited by the fact that you figured out what to do based on what you knew.

I don't know what else to say except, buy this game. Buy it now. The soundtrack and making of CD are cool, so I would say that this Collector's Edition is worth it. But, if you don't think you'd listen to the soundtrack, then you're probably better of just getting the regular version of the game.

The only thing left that I have to say, is I hope this style of game continues somehow. Whether it be a Myst IV, or a game similar to the Myst style. I want it. I will definitely buy any new game that comes out in this series. The Myst game series has brought much joy to me! :)

Beautiful but Too Easy

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I am a huge fan of the world of the D'Ni. Read the books, played the games, blah blah blah. I had high hopes and expectations for Exile.

The graphics were beautiful, even on my 400 mHz G3 PowerBook. The VR landscapes rotated smoothly and the video was good except for the well-documented audio sync problem. Good stuff.

My only problem (and the reason for the low rating) is the fact that I finished the game in only a few days of not-very-intense playing. Riven took two or three times as long. Granted that some of the difference may be because navigation is easier in Exile than it was in Riven, so it didn't take as long to look around. But overall the puzzles seemed easier or just less complex.

In any case, if you are a fan, the game is worth it just for the background - it fills in some holes in the overall story of Atrus. We finally know what his sons were up to.

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