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My personal view of the game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: April 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

(...)this game revolves more on the Dni Civilization and the untouched world that this civilization has left for us to discover. Instead of having a villain we have an unmercifull world that hinders the completion of our journey. Instead of having an immersive experience playing this game as a first person perspective, we have the option to play the game as a third person perspective. It seems that a lot of game play elements has been traded with the earlier predecesors of the myst series, but it all sums up to a positive yet frustrating experience for the fans of the myst series. I say furstrating because the camera angles are horrible, the time it takes the game to load an age (world) is long enough to get you started to go to sleep, and the unability to save the game where you left it is very dissapointing. Another furstrating element of this game is that you literally die which is kind of scary for myst fans because you never die in myst. The whole aspect of die and kick objects in order to move them is unacceptable because what made Myst a unique game is that we had the ability to immerse ourselves without worrying about the boring cliches that so many games fell into like the whole thing about "die and comeback again". It is difficult to get used to the changes that this game has inclulded, but change is good. In fact, I strongly believe that the changes that this game has included was needed in order for the game to stand by itself among the other titles of the myst series. You might wonder, what are the changes that I am talking about? Well, these changes are the ability to have an avatar and switch to third person, the ability to jump brocken bridges, and a complete 360 degrees view of the world. In general, the game begs to be played and not be scrutinized by people who bought this "product" thinking that they would have another myst sequel. In order to come to a definite conclusion of the game, one must play this game and experience it with an open mind. For me, it was an excellent game with or without having the negative aspects of the game just because of the whole idea of knowing a little more about the Dni civilization.

ANOTHER Disappointed Myst Fan

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: February 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I loved the previous games in the Myst Series, but was disappointed with Uru. First, the story was nowhere near as compelling as in the previous games. Secondly, controlling your avatar was quite difficult - and be prepared for a lot of jumping more typical of an action game. The game seemed as if it was only a prelude to the real game to be played online. Unfortunately, Online Uru has now been cancelled. Instead we will get expansion packs; the first one free to those previously registered.

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1st place game!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: August 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game rocks!! I don't know why so many people gave this game harsh reviews because it's awesome!!. The worlds are incredible and the puzzles and hard but not to hard. The graphics are great and I love the fact that you have you're own Relto world. I am a fan of all the myst games and think that they did a great job on all of them. But this game blows the scales of any other previous myst game. I don't mind how you have to jump to some places but when you fall and you have to wait for you're Relto to load and then go back into the book and wait for that to load and then get back to that spot it can get anoying. But besides this I love this game and highly recommend this game to you.

No problems for my little laptop!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: January 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

There are a number of posts here from people who have not been able to run Uru even though they have more computing power than recommended. I find this REALLY hard to believe! I have run this excellent game on both desktop and laptop computer without any problems.

1)Dell Dimension 8100 (P4 1.4 GHz, 512MB RAM, 32MB DDR nVidia GeForce 2 Pro card, Turtle Beach santa Cruz sound card) and on a

2)Dell Inspiron 8100 (1.1 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 32 DDR nVidia GeForce 2 Go card, internal sound card).

Both of these systems are very close to minimum especialy the video cards and certainly the sound in the laptop. Even so the game runs very well on both. The laptop is currently being used to run the game on-line in the Uru:Live Prologue.

From the Uru Forums it seems that one simple solution that has solved a number of problems is to make sure you have the latest video drivers for you video card. Why not check to make sure you have the latest drivers and then give the game a second chance, and check out the Uru:Live and DRC forums. There is more to this game than just the boxed CD. In the cavern I'm asa160 - see you in D'ni!

Bad idea executed poorly

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 18
Date: November 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Uru is as underwhelming as it is expensive. The unlucky individual who buys this game
will have to endure a game play style that forces constant alternation between keyboard and mouse control. This is caused by the unfortunate decision to have the game done in third person, forcing the player to tediously maneuver a poorly controllable character throughout the world with the keyboard, and then search nearby with the mouse for hot spots. The graphics are nominal at best, nothing like Riven or Exile, and the worlds are in no stretch of the imagination as enchanting or creative. It is impossible to get swept away in the ambiance of a long lost and magical world playing this game because it simply has the impression of just another third person 3D video game. There is no Myst/Riven feel here at all, no style, no magic, only the sound of hard earned money spent.

Amazing game, worst interface ever.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: December 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is truely a five star game but the control interface is just aweful! I have quit the game in several spots with a loud "arrrrrgh". Why the game didn't stick to a standard mouse look "wasd" configuration I'll never know, it's as if they were TRYING to complicate things. The graphics are excellent, some of the most amazing I have ever seen in a game, and I play a LOT of games. Personally, I like some of the puzzles I have read other reviewers complain about. Overall, worth getting, but someone PLEASE write a patch for the controls.

MAJOR disappointment, and NO live game...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: February 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

First of all, I had no problems getting the game to run on my system. That would be the good news I suppose.

Unfortunately, the game itself is a major disappointment. Sure the graphics are nice, but the game really has none of the mystery and awe of the previous Myst games and the puzzles are VERY lacking. In Uru, the puzzles often make no sense. There is very little story, if any, and what we are basically stuck with is a hunt for (inconsequential) items.

Obviously, the whole point of this game was a jumping off point for the Live game, in which new stories and ages would be introduced, therefore, what we have in the Prime game amounts to about half a game at best. And now the punch line - It has just been announced that the plug is being pulled on the Live game. Yes, that's right. No continuing adventures on-line, no new ages, no new stories. What you have in Uru is IT. And, what you get in Uru is not worth it.

It was a bold experiment (the on-line game), but it has failed, so be warned before you buy - NO LIVE GAME.

Uru, Different but Awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: September 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I feal sorry for all those guys who think Uru stinks. I've played every Myst game in the series. There is nothing wrong with Uru. Sure it may be a little different, but it's still Myst. If the fact that you can see yourself or the lack of some really hard puzzles bugs you, then wait for Revelation! Wheather you've played any of the Myst games or not, I think you'll love this game.

Pluses equal minuses.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: February 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Gorgeous graphics, impossible puzzles. I really don't know how they could possibly expect anyone to figure this out. The game play is on the weak side as well. When you need to perform a crucial action, it's always a jump. Almost always a dead end. I have a pretty fast computer, and the time it takes to get back to where you were is excruciating.
Gameplay: Boring with a capital B
Graphics: Absolutely 100% Gorgeous

Cyan at it's best!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: February 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Cyan's portion of this game - the CD game itself - is outstanding. The graphics and music are excellent, the avatar customization is wonderful, and the puzzles are Cyan's usual high test brain twisters. I paid Amazon's ~$50 charge at the time, and would do it again without hesitation.

Ubi's on-line service is no longer a reality. I played the Prologue for two months, and loved both the on-line communication with the other players and the continued Cyan graphics and music. The ONLY hitch to the get-along was Ubi, and that company is not a mistake I'll ever make again. But I didn't purchase the game just to play on-line and I'm looking forward to the additional material due out in March.

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