 The Very Best Myst of All!!!, 2004-09-21
I wasn't so sure about buying this game, because i was so disappointed by Riven, but i was amazed by the new 360° freelook interface in Exile, the quality of the video and rendering of the worlds is incredible, even the storyline is very exciting.
A must have for every Myst fan out there!
2 of 3 customers found the following review helpful:
The best Myst, 2004-07-14
Myst III: Exile isn't as dark as Myst or Riven. I think it's better that way, actually. This game has some of the best visuals and scenery in the series so far. The new 360 degree free-look is awesome. The story is the deepest I've seen in the series so far. The puzzles are a little silly and out of place, but they are still fun and challenging. Myst III: Exile is certainly, so far the best in the series.
5 of 5 customers found the following review helpful:
Beautiful, immersive, scary, and even a little moving..., 2004-06-22
I loved Myst, but found Riven a little flat despite the beauty of its environments.I was therefore pleasantly surprised to love Myst 3: Exile best of all. The game is a perfect combination of the dreamlike world of Myst, with the attention to detail offered by Riven, and with a really exciting storyline, gorgeously rendered environments, and a lush immersive world to boot. Add to all this some superb acting from Brad Dourif as a villain who's as sympathetic as he is frightening, and you have the makings of a great game. While I'd always liked him as a character actor, Dourif really impressed me here -- the drama of the game really lives or dies on his shoulders, and he brings terror and poignance to the game in equal measure. I reveled in almost all the worlds Myst 3 presented (the first and last best of all), and the puzzles are seamless and beautifully integrated into the game. (Like some others, I did find the plant world to be a bit tedious and confusing to navigate through, but it was also a lot of fun to conquer in the end.) I recommend Myst 3 for Myst and Riven lovers both -- but it's also just as much fun for gamers new to the Myst worlds, and may be the perfect introduction. The game even offers the possibility of several different endings, depending on how you solve the final quandaries of the game. A superb game -- one of the best I've ever played. Note: I'm running on the XP platform and after updating with the latest patch, the game performed flawlessly for me.
 disappointing, 2004-06-04
I liked "Myst," absolutely loved "Riven" but was disappointed with "Exile." Partly it was the graphics, I often ended up clicking all over the screen because it was difficult to find things. I liked the puzzles well enough, especially the magnetic world, but I did find the plant world tedious and the last world a let-down; the game ends very abruptly, I wanted to go off to those other islands.This game isn't as challenging as "Riven" and it isn't as exciting as "Myst." Still, if you like the series, you'll probably want to buy this one. Fwiw, my husband liked it more than I did.
3 of 4 customers found the following review helpful:
 Would have enjoyed it better without the 360 degree spin, 2004-06-03
Firstly, I love Riven - absolutely adore the game! I've also played Myst 01 and the Journeyman series. However, Myst 03: Exile didn't quite fit up to the rest for me. Why? It makes me dizzy. Honestly, I could play the game, but I couldn't play for longer than 10 minutes at a time until I worked out how to slow the revolving screen view by right-clicking the mouse - and even then it only allowed me to struggle my way through the game's labyrinth at about 3/4 an hour a time. I play Riven and Journeyman not for the adventure, but the visuals and it's hard to enjoy the scenery when you're suffering from a 'Quake' sized headache. I wish that the producers had done the 360 view like Journeyman 03 and not as they had chosen to do. I won't buy 'Uru'. The threat of being mentally incapacitated for a few hours subsequent to playing is too great and I'm not going to risk it.Pity. It's a good game otherwise.
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