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Myst IV: Revelation (DVD-ROM) Review (continued)
More User Submitted Myst IV: Revelation (DVD-ROM) Reviews
Date: 2006-11-12
Challenging with a Great Story
Myst 4 has a great storyline if you're a Myst fan and even if your new to the series. Most importantly the puzzles are tons of fun and creative. One of which I particularly enjoyed involved reading D'ni!
Date: 2006-11-03
Another Winner!
Myst IV is another great chapter in the ongoing saga. Clever and exasperating puzzles, intriguing storyline and fantastic graphics! I do wish it would play on my laptop..it did until I upgraded to Quicktime 7.1.3. I contacted the developer and was informed that the chipset on my notebook (MAC G4, 1GHz) was not supported. Still, the game is GREAT!
Date: 2006-10-11
Great Game True to the Orriginal
DOn't believe all the bad reviews as this is a great game. This game has great story and it expands on the Prison books in the first game. To those who said it changed that it didn't as it was never expalined nor confirmed that they died and that is explained in the opening montage. The story is excellent and intriguing and the puzzels are hard but most of the puzzles are in the myst games. This is a great game and as to it not running, it won't run on DVD-RW drives only, and the only problem I had was to upgrade my graphics card and it wotks fine. It even works on my Dell XPS laptop. If all you have is a computer with minimum graphics and only a DVD-RW you can't run it. Otherwise it will run great.
Date: 2006-09-28
Monkey puzzle -Are you kidding?!
I loved the first MYST game. When I received MYST IV as a gift,I was brimming with anticipation. Initially,after nearly arriving to meet Atrus,something went horribly wrong with the graphics. After a while,I was able to do something (disabling something,I think)to get the graphics back. It was worth it because the worlds were beautifully done,especially Serenia. It was gorgeous and intriguing. As spectacular as the graphics were,a couple of the puzzles were annoying or arbitrary,but difficult.I normaly enjoy puzzle games;they're actually the only type I usually play. With MYST IV,I found that I had to consult the official game guide(also a gift)twice. I don't like having to resort to that,it can spoil a game. I did like the fact that there was some interaction with the characters and some of the interesting features of the game(SPOILER;the linking books;END SPOILER,the camera,etc...). Then,just as I was starting to enjoy the game I came across something that had no place whatsoever in a puzzle solving game-requirement of impossibly quick mouse movements! I'm talking about(SPOILER)that absolutely impossible Monkey puzzle. Once you figured out the sequence,it was NOT humanly possible to do it in the alloted time! (END SPOILER)I really don't know how anybody managed it. I admit that I may not be the quickest with the mouse,which is why I don't play games which require uber speed. But,the MYST games are puzzle games which should not require that. It was like finding a polar bear in the Bahamas. Suffice it to say,I could not get past the monkey puzzle. Was there a patch for that or something? If not,there should have been. I obviously can't comment on the remainder of the game,since I didn't get to finish it. It really annoys me. It's tantamount to being given half a book. Well,unless UBISOFT has done something to alleviate that problem(since Spring 2005);I wouldn't recommend this game unless you're VERY quick with a mouse. It's a shame,because I think that this would have been a good game. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE MONKEY PUZZLE,I WOULD HAVE GIVEN THIS GAME 4 STARS IN BOTH CATEGORIES.
Date: 2006-09-01
Absolutely Gorgeous!!!
I turned my 6 year old son to the first Myst game and so him and I finished Myst, Riven, Exile on the Playstation. I'm NOT a big PC gamer fan for one reason: They require you to upgrade your machine just to play the game. This is the reason why I feel platform games are much better. When you purchase a game you know it's going to play on the PS2, XBox, whatever. PC games are not so forgiving!!
So, I told my son that Myst IV is on the PC only. I took a gamble and purchased Myst IV: Revelation. My graphics card could be better, but it plays. I don't regret one bit that I bought this game. My son and I have so much fun learning the puzzles and it's just a great bonding experience.
As for the game, it's beautiful. The sounds are wonderful with the soundtrack and a special song from Peter Gabriel. I'm totally immersed in the world. It's such a great place to visit and explore. Most of the puzzles aren't that difficult, others are a little challenging, but you end up figuring them out.
Features I love:
Camera - let's you take pictures of anything and everything
Viewer - View your picture and type notes underneath!!!
Amulet - allows you to view the memories of the characters and yourself
Interaction - with many characters in the game. Human and non-human.
I can't say enough about this game. For all those that buy this game and it doesn't work, well it proves my point about PC gaming!!!!
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