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Myst 3: Exile for Windows, Mac
28 reviews
Myst arrived just in time to take advantage of brand-new CD-ROM technology, and quickly became the number-one reason to buy a new...
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Myst arrived just in time to take advantage of brand-new CD-ROM technology, and quickly became the number-one reason to buy a new computer. Myst and its sequel, Riven , featured beautiful and lonely landscapes, a strong and fascinating sense of pervading mystery, and puzzles both fiendish and clever. Players navigated through the games by clicking on points of interest, and solved puzzles by paying careful attention to the lush graphics and haunting sounds of the environment. Myst III: Exile proudly continues and even advances that tradition. Myst 's ongoing story line is as convoluted as it is fantastic. Central to the story is the mysterious civilization of the D'ni, which creates entire worlds by writing books. Other books are used to link the D'ni worlds together. Myst trapped the player in a series of interconnected worlds, and challenged the player to puzzle through the ramblings of two mad brothers in order to free Atrus, their imprisoned father. Riven revealed more of the history
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MYST III EXILE - Wanna Start a War?
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Pros: gorgeous graphics, more interactive than Riven, storyline, music controls,engrossing
Cons: music less intense than Myst, graphics more static than REALMYST, sometimes hard to find click-points.
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A graphic excursion into fantasy, EXILE is a game to relish. Far better than RIVEN background not quite as realistic as REALMYST this game is a graphical-treasure.
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The greatest escape!
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Pros: Amazing graphics, engaging gameplay, a coherent plot!
Cons: Constant CD-changing gets annoying, some puzzles are ridiculous
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Amazing addition to the franchise, betters the original in many ways - a sensory feast! A must if you enjoy these kind of games!
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Another epic!
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Pros: Fantastic! Much better than previous Myst's. Great 360 degree viewing!
Cons: Could be slow on your older machine. Finished too fast.
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Great game that really builds upon the Myst/Riven storylines. Graphics and gameplay are top notch.
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Exile yourself from the world for a few days, this ones a keeper
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Pros: Very immersive, draws YOU into the game as an important character in the plot.
Cons: Need a relatively fast computer to fully enjoy, zero re-playability
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Buy this when you know you have some time to play for a few hours a day. When you get into a puzzle, you want to just keep playing.
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MYST Collector's Edition - A great find!
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Pros: Beautiful game, Excellent Music and Sound effects.
Cons: Takes a lot of hard drive space, slow, no DVD version
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A wonderful masterpiece that is worthy of the MYST name. I will play this game over and over for years to come.
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Better then the previous.
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Pros: The graphics and music are the best I've experienced in most similar games.
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Myst III's graphics will make your eyes pop out of their sockets
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Pros: Stunning visuals have to be seen to believed; ingenious puzzles
Cons: A few boring puzzles, and you have to actually LIKE solving puzzles
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Myst III does it again: it combines a real challenge to your grey matter with an engrossing story, and scene after scene of stunning, wondrous beauty.
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Exile - The Next Chapter of Myst
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Pros: Next chapter in the series, pretty graphics, interesting plot, 360 degree field of view
Cons: probably will need patch download, no replay value
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The enjoyment of Exile comes in figuring out another piece of the puzzle. It's a mental challenge. It looks gorgeous. It's NOT fast paced. It's NOT Unreal Tournament.
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Myst III Takes You Back
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Pros: Stunning 360º Views, Engaging Storyline, Fine Acting, Intriguing Puzzles, Sound
Cons: Point-and-Click Interface Frustrating
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A fine addition to the Myst line of games, with superior graphics and sound, and an in-depth plot, but some interface problems to deal with.
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Nice sequel to an excellent series
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Pros: Engaging, dramatic story; generally excellent live actors; beautiful graphics and cutscenes; 360 degree mouselook
Cons: Lifeless, dated 2D backgrounds; some puzzles nearly impossible without cheating
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Myst III: Exile has challenging puzzles and a fascinating story, but hard core gamers looking for the latest 3D technology will be disappointed with the dated graphics.
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Presto Studios remains true
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Pros: Does justice to the Myst series, 360 degree view is a very nice feature
Cons: Seemed a bit easier than Riven
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Lives up to the Myst name, great character acting, beautiful Ages, 360 view is a definite positive addition to this game, Ages are well thought out but smaller like Myst's.
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