Myst III: Exile

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.

Played this game back in 2008/9 in Primary School to learn about creative writing. Loved it immediately and always had fond memories. One of the many things that inspired my love for writing. Just played it again for the first time in 15 odd years and its better than I remember.

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.

childhood returned and now i actually know how to do puzzles!

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Lizard mouse

Another great story of Atrus and his disfunctional family; well worth the puzzles.

Nachdem ich das Remake von Myst und Riven gespielt habe, wollte ich mehr. Anfangs war die Umstellung auf Point and Klick ohne freie Bewegungsmöglichkeit gewöhnungsbedürftig. Nach etwas probieren kommt man aber gut ins Spiel rein. Die Rätsel sind knifflig aber lösbar, wer schon Vorerfahrungen von den anderen Titeln hat weiß vielleicht worauf man achten sollte. Es ist aber sehr belohnend wenn man ein Rätsel ohne Hinweise schafft. Es gibt in diesem Teil keine Kamera oder Screenshot Funktion also empfehle ich Stift und Papier oder Smartphone Kamera bereit halten um Hinweise zu notieren. VIel Spaß!