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A stake through the heart of what was a great franchise

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 8
Date: January 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Thank God Ubisoft had a playable demo that saved me from spending any money on this game. Ubisoft would be best served to return to the format of the first three games and not exclude the Mac fan base as they have here. The game ran sufficiently well on my 1 year old Dell, but, hardware requirement issues aside, the game looks and feels more like Everquest than a Myst game.
A big disappointment for what was an eagerly anticipated game.

bad game play

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 8
Date: December 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game has very poor controll and nominal graphics. I had posted a review along with several other people about the many problems with this game, but amazon keeps purging the reviews. At one time this game had over a dozen reviews with many complaints, but they all have been removed from the page.

Great game with one snag

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: February 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I loved the original Myst game. I never played Riven or Myst 3, but when I saw Uru advertised I just couldn't resist. So, here are the highs and lows of it.
1. the graphics are stunning! Being able to move about in this highly detailed world is far superior to any adventure game that has come before.
2. Customizable avatars are really great. You can make your character look as much like, or not like, yourself as you see fit.
3. Highly challenging. The puzzles are some of the most challenging yet in the series.
Now the lows.
1. Cancellation of the Live component. To be honest, I bought this game with the full intent of wanting to be able to visit these "ages" with others. I came in on the tail end of the Live prologue and only was able to visit a small part of the online part. Now, those parts that where only available online will be given free as an expansion, with future expansions to come in the future.
That's about it. The only reason I didn't give the game a 5 star is the fact the online component is out the window. But if you want a beautiful and challenging game, then pick it up and play it anyway!

URU

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: November 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

A must have! A hard game with great graphics! Also, if you get this, get Path of the Shell (expansion pack) if you want the FULL game! I used a walkthrough.

Uru

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 14
Date: December 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Looks great, sounds great. I'd give it a 10, but it doesn't go that high.

Zero Stars!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 9
Date: December 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

There should be a zero star category. I could hardly wait to get this game home and enjoy more Myst style gaming; however, the game would not play correctly. I have a very recent system but all the fiddling I did adjusting the graphics AND the time online downloading things the program said I needed, didn't help. Luckily I bought my game at Costco and they take things back even if they're opened. Thnaks Costco!

Beware

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 10
Date: January 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If your PC hardware is an *absolute* fit, and I mean *absolute*, for the requirements, then try this game. However, I would advise *against* buying it from a particular, unnamed online retailer which has a HEFTY restocking fee, if you know what I mean.

Have to agree with most other reviewers

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 10
Date: December 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This company expects everyone to spend 40-50 bucks on this game and then also expects them to have the most recent hardware or upgrade their hardware. Then they will wonder why they didn't sell more.

The program just crashes, if the card wasn't compatible why couldn't the install program determine that and save a few hours of my precious time.

Thanks for nothing UbiSoft!

won't run on notebook computers

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 10
Date: December 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

UBI Soft is only supporting the following video cards: so buyer beware: 32MB NVIDIA GeForce 1,2,3, 4 or FX; ATI Radeon 7000-9800 or better. URU has been found to NOT run on: Radeon Mobility (the Radeon notebook chip set), NVIDIA go (the NVIDIA notebook equivalent), and the intel chip set. These 3 chip sets are used in the majority of notebook computers.

An un-fun mess rushed to xmas market

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: March 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Uru was an intriguing idea. Unfortunately, due to bad planning, bad marketing and even worse customer care, the whole project turned disasterous. It is now being remolded into an off-line product with "expansion packs" and one has to wonder with the name changes (it used to be called "Myst Online") and the curious reluctance of Ubi/Cyan to alter the packaging still on shelves (which would ultimately be admitting to false advertising) whether or not the demise of "Myst Online" was forseen long before fans were lured to make a purchase.

As presented to the general public, this game appears to be next in the Myst series. In truth, it is not. Myst IV will be a future seperate offline game. Uru is in fact an offshoot of the Myst series whose entire raison d'etre was online play. The wonderful people at Ubisoft will tell you to "read the fine print" if you contact them about lack of this online play.

The version of Uru in the box is itself a redesign of content that was initially intended to be played online. I've played all three previous games and enjoyed Riven the most. Uru is more of a chore than anything. The online portion was a major debacle riddled with technical problems and lacking any real game play. Even with the first free expansion pack due out soon, I don't intend on replaying the main section in order to play that. It's just not worth it.

If you absolutely need this game, do yourself a favor at least and wait until it hits the bargain bins. It is certain to be offered at a discount bundled with expansion packs. You have been forewarned as I wish I had been. I don't intend on buying any expansion packs for this. Furthermore, I will wait for reviews before even thinking about purchasing Myst IV, which I'm very reluctant to do after this experience. Uru stinks, it really does.

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