Myst III: Exile

nice nostalgia game, played it a ton as a kid

Awesome, reminds me of my childhood when I used to play this game.

While Riven was one big island, Exile goes back to the original Myst with smaller worlds. I like this more, it feels more diverse. I've lost a bit of patience with the Myst games and didn't stick around with puzzles too much and just used hints. The game has not been remastered/remade (yet), and the graphics sometimes make it hard to find out what's part of a puzzle, or even a path. A problem that doesn't exist when you can freely move around. Regardless it's an enjoyable puzzle game and the story is intriguing.

The controls are a bit dated by today's standards, but the story is very good with multiple endings based on choices made and worth a play through. The final puzzles are challenging enough to feel a sense of accomplishment when they are completed. All the worlds are nicely done, but Edanna - the nature world will always be my favorite. The rides are also fun and a great reward for solving the puzzles for each age. For those new to this game do keep notes on the puzzles and any journals that are given or found by the player. Also remember things found when exploring as they will help solve puzzles later. Often something seen earlier even on a different world will be needed to solve a puzzle later on another world. This game doesn't hand hold for solving puzzles. If you are still stuck there are a few decent guides and walkthroughs out there that can help. Also for those used to 360 free movement this game allows you to look around a bit but movement is always point and click style. Hopefully one day this one will get remade with new movement like Myst and Riven was, but if it is hopefully Cyan keeps the old live acting videos in the original and only remasters them, not replaces them with ai generated content. They are already good and add a lot of depth to the story that would be lost if they were replaced. For those who already know the game this version runs smooth and is pretty bug free. Still though it can be played with a controller - I tried it out with a xbox x/s elite controller, a mouse is still better and recommended if played on a pc.

Gespielt auf einem MacStudio M4 unter macOS 26. Das Spiel lief ohne Probleme. Man merkt der Grafik des Spiels ihr Alter deutlich an. Auch die Spielmechanik ist nicht mehr zeitgemäß. Man klickt sich von Bild zu Bild vorwärts. An dem Ort, an dem man zum Stehen kommt, kann man sich in alle Richtungen frei Umsehen. Insbesondere wenn man sich in dunklen Gängen oder Umgebungen befindet, verliert man auch schon mal die Übersicht und verläuft sich. Dies ist mir insbesondere in der Baumwelt Edanna immer wieder passiert. Die Geräuschkulisse sowie die Hintergrundmusik sind stimmungsvoll und passen sehr gut zur Umgebung. Die Rätsel sind fair und logisch. Der Schwierigkeitsgrad eher mäßig. Die Geschichte ist überzeugend, nicht zuletzt durch die darstellerische Qualität von Brad Dourif. Um die Geschichte nachvollziehen zu können sollte man allerdings das ursprüngliche Myst gespielt haben (Und am besten auch Riven, den besten Teil der Spieleserie.) Für mich trotz des Alters des Spiels eine klare Empfehlung.

Classic puzzling, just as good today as in 2001.

The Myst games are fantastic. I am so glad I can play them once again. Such beautiful worlds.

To the best of my knowledge, the only game that can end with Brad Dourif [spoiler]smashing you over the head with a hammer[/spoiler]; so more than worth the price of admission. Not quite Riven, but quite a bit of fun.

Amazing game!! Exile is the third in the Myst series. I never look up cheats but in this game at very very end I was totally stumped. I didn’t even know a walk-through existed. Because I am determined to solve them on my own. Old school. Highly recommend.

Puzzles and graphics are good. Cut scenes dated.