Myst 10th Anniversary DVD Edition

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Product Details

Platform : Macintosh, Windows 98, Windows XP
Binding : DVD-ROM
EAN : 0008888681113
Manufacturer : Ubisoft
Product Group : Video Games
Release Date : 2003-11-13
UPC : 008888681113

ASIN : B0000AFWWH

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Customer Reviews

Great game, but glitchy (2008-01-03)

In order to get Myst to work at all on my system, I had to uninstall my up-to-date Quicktime and install the version that they had on the DVD. Luckily I don't use I-tunes.I am really enjoying this game, so I hope I can finish it, but I'm going in well-aware of the substandard job that Ubisoft did on this. I'll just enjoy what I can and hope it works. 5-Stars for the awesome game and great price, but a definite "buyer beware" on this particular version.

Breathtaking and intriguing, but be prepared for a mental challenge and serious time commitment (2007-04-12)

I was a pretty much completely inexperienced gameplayer when I bought this set - I had some time off from university and bought it on a whim in order to try something new. After becoming familiar with the way it worked, I got through Myst all right, but found Riven to be mind-boggling. In Myst, you visit one age at a time, which lent a sense of direction to the game: make it through one age, and you move on to the next. Riven doesn't give you this kind of direction. Most of the game is played in one central age. I quickly gained access to four islands, each of which had its own possibilities, and then became overwhelmed. I didn't know where I should be and what I should be working on doing, even with the various clues I had gathered. I didn't know which of these to follow up on first, and if doing so required doing something else first. I made some considerable progress, but ultimately ended up hunting down one solution and one near-solution to two of the major puzzles of the game. I did this because my time off was limited and I didn't want to put off the game indefinitely. Reading about other peoples' experiences with Riven, many required a year or two (some even more) to complete the game, depending on how often they played it. I wasn't expecting the game to require that much time, and wasn't able to devote that kind of time to it. As such, I regret using the solutions and feel I missed out on a lot of the experience. This really took away from my personal enjoyment of the game and the sense of personal fulfillment one gets from finding thier own way through it, which I felt during Myst. Also, I'll never know now if I ever would have eventually been able to figure out the puzzles on my own.I haven't played Exile yet, but others have said it's similar to Myst in that you travel to one age at a time, which I find encouraging. But this time I'm not going to play it until I can commit to it fully, and I would advise anyone else to do the same. You MUST be able to have patience with these games, Riven especially. It's extremely tempting to just go and look up the answers. But try not to, it's a much more hollow experience if you do. There really is an emotional high and sense of achievement that comes from figuring out things yourself. If need be, seek only a subtle hint and not a full solution. That being said, the player will find that the awe-inspiring graphics, intrigue, and personal sense of discovery in these games is unparalleled. Anyone who can really invest in them is in for a truly profound experience.

Great (2004-07-10)

I have windows XP--just so you know.The first game I played in this three disk set was Exile, for I have played the originals of the first two games before. It ran perfectly, but that might be because I bought a brand new very up-to-date video card to play Uru on. (It didn't work with my old card.) Having Riven on only one disk is great, but I haven't played the whole game through yet (since I played the original very recently). The only real problem with it was the music was a little choppy. Same with Myst. Since I have bought the soundtracks, however, this isn't too much of a loss--besides, the music was a little choppy and off in the original sometimes anyway. The following goes for all three:

Graphics: Five Stars! They are excellent and detailed. You can see yourself in these beautiful worlds, and completely get lost in them. They are very fun to explore just for hours at a time, so traveling back and forth from place to place rarely, if ever, gets tedious. It is also a wonderful addition, in Exile, to be able to look around you almost 360 degrees--though it moves really fast and sometimes gave me a headache when I played in the dark. The animations were excellent, and looked like real people/creatures (probably because they used real people), but sometimes in Myst/Riven it was tiresome to have to watch an animation all the way through before you could move again--especially if you had seen it before. In Exile, most of the time you can move around while animations are playing, which is great. Gameplay: FIVE STARS! Though it is hard to get used to the scrolling in Exile, it is always simple to move around and interact with things etc. etc. All the puzzles fit into the game, the plots have no holes, the acting is great (for computer games) and it is always very absorbing (for lack of a better word). When you finish a game sometimes you open it up again to see if there can be another ending, or simply to look at the beautiful scenery again. Music: Four and a half stars; and that only because it can be choppy and grainy in the first two games sometimes. Otherwise, it supplements the game perfectly and gets better from sequel to sequel. The introductory music of Exile gives me chills, sometimes, for it is hauntingly beautiful.

If you are not patient, or not willing to spend a lot of time solving puzzles, this game is not for you. If you really want to play, however, but find the puzzles impossible, there are strategy guides available and plenty of online help. (I myself used the internet at least twice per game, and let me tell you--it is way less satisfying than solving it yourself).If you love shoot-em-up and other sorts of fast moving games, this game will never be for you.But, if you have a big imagination, plenty of patience, a grasp of logic, and a love of mystery, you'll get right into these games. You can practically feel the wind on your face and smell the salt from the sea when you're standing there staring at it all--and you'll wish it'll never end.

Some of the most thought provoking games ever! (2004-06-30)

I am using Windows ME and have encountered absolutely NO technical problems using any of the games in this collection.

MYST - What can I say. Classic. The music is very grainy, and the sound is distorted, but the puzzles are as fun as ever. Do not buy this game if you do not want to think a lot. MYST provides a break from all those action games that you see now days.

RIVEN - Also great. Although it is still in slideshow format, the game is still great fun. The puzzles are quite a bit more challenging than MYST. The graphics are super photorealistic, and you could swear that you could just touch the screen (or page ;-) ) and be there. Music is great.

EXILE - I rather enjoy being able to look anywhere I want to in this game. EXILE features a lot more interaction (through holograms) than RIVEN did. It also features somewhat of a moral battle, although I will not go into that here and will leave it for you to find out. The only thing that I dislike is the fact that the ages appear to be completely uninhabited (aside from the sabatoge). Even though they were just created for Sirrus and Achenar to learn, I still feel that they would sustain SOME damage in addition to the sabatoge (or maybe that is damage), knowing their personalities.

The Making of Movies I enjoyed much more than the interview.Overall, a great package if you want to get into the MYST games.

Works so far... (2004-06-01)

I have only played Exile from this collection so far (I've played the others before), but it seems to be stable. The "making of" movies are great, and the Riven one is different from the Riven making of I've seen in the past. The interview with Rand Miller is only mediocre, which is why I have only rated this four stars (I would rate it 4 1/2 if I could.) The interview has some interesting content, but quickly turns into an ad for the new game, Uru. (Also worth looking into.)

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