![]() ![]() It looks like someone at UbiSoft brought in their vacation photos from home, and then the designers got some ideas. The landscapes look so realistic, I would swear that I was looking at live footage. Never before have I felt like such a part of the Myst world. Probably most impressive part of this game is the graphics. ![]() And Juliette Gosselin does a marvelous job as Yeesha – look for big things from her in the future. Of course, now that Myst is a powerful franchise, Rand was no longer forced to play Achenar as well, nor make his brother Robyn play Sirrus, but instead got actual movie and TV actors to fill these roles. Originally, I’m sure he chose to play this role because it was cost effective, but now it’s like it’s not a Myst game if we don’t hear his voice at the beginning, or see him at some point during the game. The best and luckiest casting decision in all of computer game history has got to be putting Rand Miller in the role of Atrus. But I was so impressed with the acting in this game, that even the ‘wrong’ endings were a treat to watch. Of course, I had too see all possible endings, so once I’d solved it correctly I went back to a saved spot and played them all out, because I’m just like that. Of course, as with all of its predecessors, it all ends up boiling down to a single decision, right or wrong, in which you decide how it all ends, good or bad. The storyline is the most immersive of all of the series, as it ties in elements of all three other games. Overall, this is a good advancement, and well worth the 3G of space it takes up on the hard drive. This makes the transitions into movie footage smoother, and allows for more motion within each scene. However, I believe that you are in an actual 3D space, not in a bubble rendered from one. You still stand in one place and turn around until you see the way you want to go or the thing you with which want to interact. The interface is a bit of a departure from the static bubble that we have been using for quite some time now. There are a few puzzles that require dexterity in addition, and with the mouse-click interface, which is a bit clunky for speed puzzles those few can be quite difficult. Like most Myst puzzles, if you pay attention to what goes on around you (both sight and sound), you will have all of the information you need to solve nearly all of the puzzles. ![]() Anyway, as you enjoy the ride, you are instructed how to learn some of the basic interfaces, like the camera for taking screenshots for both your own amusement and for puzzle-solving reference.Īnd you will need it too, as many of the puzzles you must solve (since Atrus has got to go run an errand and leaves you to fix his life for him yet again) require attention to the minutest detail. She must be like 9 or 10 now, which means that Uru (the attempt at an online Myst game), in which Yeesha is an adult, takes place well after Revelation. You are then treated to a ride on a sort of suspended rail car, driven by Yeesha, Atrus and Catherine’s daughter, who was an infant during Exile (the previous game in the series). The game starts with Atrus writing you a letter ("Greetings, my friend.") concerning the fact that his sons, Achenar and Sirrus, whom he was forced to imprison some 20 years ago (back in the original game), were in fact still alive, and still in their prison worlds. Myst IV: Revelations easily exceeds even those. So any new submission will unfortunately have to meet some pretty high expectations from me. No puzzle game franchise is better known and respected than that of Myst. ![]()
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