Customer Reviews
A worthy finale
I think many reviewers have been too hard on this game. Yes, it's somewhat shorter than most of the Myst games, there are a few glitches in the 3D-people rendering, etc. This might take away from the experience if one is expecting a huge blow-out finale.
But all that shouldn't take away from the fact that it is, at it's heart, a good, solid Myst game. I was happy to have new ages to wander in and solve. The new tablet-linking system gives an interesting twist to the gameplay and contributes to the cleverness of some of the puzzles. And the main story - and its solution at the end - was worthy of the last episode.
So, think of this as a short-and-sweet wrapup to the story. I think any Myst fan will enjoy it.
Play URU first.
Myst I, Riven: The Sequel to Myst, Myst III: Exile, Myst IV Revelation... Myst V, right?
Wrong.
I'm a long time Myst fan catching up with the end of the series. I played through Myst IV in anticipation of getting to V. IV is easily my favorite, but I was shocked to go on to V (with out playing Uru, Ages Beyond Myst) and find that there are huge gaps in the story of Atrus without playing Uru.
I've read all the books and was looking forward to an end to the series with Uru (Ages BEYOND?!? Myst) as something to do afterwards. Instead things have jumped far ahead, and while I had a vague idea of what was going on from the 3rd Myst novel, I really wished I had played Uru first...
sooo disappointed
I have loved all the other games very much, especially Riven, but, as others have already mentioned, this game was such a let down, especially because it was the final one.
I really miss the old Myst and Riven games.
:(
