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URU: Ages Beyond Myst

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 27, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I am an avid player of the myst and riven, and all adventure games. I must say that URU is a game that has unbelieveable sights and sounds. The graphics and details in the scenes are phanominal. You have so much to see in not just the details of the game but also for instance, there's the building that rotates and as you wait to align the walk ways the background scene is just beautiful with the mountain and falls and valleys that you see as your revolving around with the building. The puzzles are great to try and you can also interact with things like shooting at stuff from a distance. But with all these game be aware that you should save your game as often as you can when going through puzzles and places that you don't want to repeat. I love this game and have played it 4 times and each time is just as rewarding as the first. So give it a try. I think its one of the best of the series.

even better now that it's gone LIVE!

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

I enjoyed this game. . .and have played it more hours than any other! (I play many games) and Love all the Myst series games. The community that has developed with Uru is awesome, and they make it a must try. The stand alone game inspired many forum based games and puzzles that the fans created for each other, we played together daily for years even before the game was picked up by Gametap and offered Live! Now we can litterally play together, online and we have regular new content added, that you can't get anywhere else.
I highly urge you to try it. I too was not fond of the avatar idea, at first, but now I would miss her if she were gone! ;)

Uru: Ages Beyond Myst

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Fun to play if into the Myst games. Great fun for all to have. Enjoy, The Larghe's

No joke -- I got motion sick within 5 minutes

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: February 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I really liked the visuals and the sounds. I wanted to experience this game, but I became motion sick within 5 minutes of play. It didn't matter whether I set it in first or third person view.

I did research and found out that it was called "simulator sickness", analogous to getting car sick but for opposite reasons. I really wish they had taken the same visual and sound concept, but stuck with the Riven or Exile style of motion.

If they would come up with a non-motion sick version, I would want to play.

I gave it a try on several different occasions, just to make sure I wasn't coming down with the flu, and the motion sickness lingered for two days each time. It was the game.

Mind-Blowing Natural Extension to the Myst Series

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Although this has now been supplanted by Myst Online: Uru Live, this is an excellent experience. The Smithsonian should keep a copy of this in their art collection. Incredibly fun, and a mind-blowing extension to the Myst series. Although the boxed version of this game dates back to 2003, please make sure you have a fairly decent video card in order to fully experience the graphics, and make sure you download the correct drivers for that card (which may be older than the ones you're currently using on your machine).

BEWARE...Only works with two types of graphic cards

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I was only able to get past the opening scene and then the game kept crashing. Unfortunately I didn't realize that there are only two types of graphic cards work this game. The system requirements were for the following graphic cards: 32 MB NVIDIA GeForce 1, 2, 3, 4, or FX; ATI Radeon 7000-9800 OR BETTER. Since my laptop is brand new I assumed my graphics card (Intel chipset) was considered the "or better'!

Oh well, I was really looking forward to playing Uru since I've played all the other Myst games. I don't understand why UBI did this. The other games were just fine.

Totally immersive, but check your specs before buying

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you like solitary adventure games, highly detailed and gorgeous graphics, and music that complements and enhance the environment, you'll love Uru. But this endorsement comes with this caveat: Be sure your computer meets or exceeds the minimum requirements listed on the Uru forum for technical help. Be extra sure you have a "supported" graphics card, and follow the suggestions given in the forums, e.g., turn off other programs. I have a Dell Dimension 4300 with 512 MB RAM, an old nVidia GeForce FX 5200, a 1.2 GHz Pentium 4, a Creative SoundBlaster card, and decent speakers; I'm running Windows 2000. Uru runs flawlessly. It is a wonderful universe to just wander in for hours.

Eh...well...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I haven't gotten through the whole game yet, but so far, it's a bust. The most fun part is being able to change your clothes...and that's it. Everything is so complicated and if you don't jump right, walk right or look at something right, it will mess the whole game up. I would recommend not buying this game just because of the fact that it's not like the first three. It makes Ubisoft look horrible.

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 is a fantastic adventure!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: June 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Don't listen to the negative reviews, Uru is quite possibly one of the best adventure games ever made. Its graphics are gorgeous, its lush enviroments are the most breathtaking I have ever seen in any game. The puzzles are challenging, but not overly difficult, they actually quite brilliant. I loved the ability to create your own avatars.

The only downsides are that the controls could use a little tweaking, and the ability to pick up objects would be nice (it's irritating to have try to move a stone with your feet into one spot). I am also extremely disappointed that the massively multiplayer version, uru live, was canceled.

Still, if your a fan of the adventure genre you MUST have this game.

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