5 stars (Myst will be missed...) - The MYST games have been somewhat uneven in quality; games 1, 3, & 5 being decidedly "better" overall than 2 and 4. Part of this has to do with puzzle design--the puzzles in the final game are rational and not difficult, while in a couple of the games they are illogical, even with a walkthru. Related to this is the fact that the cursor motion lags behind the mouse movement by a considerable amount, leaving the cursor bobbling all over the screen. We were never able to pass the "monkey/sleeping gas" puzzle in game 4 for this reason, despite aid from a couple of walk-thrus. Nevertheless, these games are far and away the best of their genre, and we recommend them highly.
1 stars (Myst V Sucks!) - Needless to say I am extremely disappointed in this game. I was really looking forward to it having played all the others. I haven't even finished it - have gotten to Noloben - it's so boring. All you do is walk around & look at the scenery, which is not much in my opinion & work a few puzzles here & there. There is no neat stuff like previous Myst games, no opening drawers or making things move, no cool rides on trams, etc. The story line also sucks. You don't care about any of characters or rather only two!! At least Sirrus & Achenar kept you wondering what they'd get up to next. The Yeesha character is ugly - after being such a cute, wonderful little girl in Myst IV - she's now an ugly woman. Esher is boring & ugly too!! I'm getting tired of him being the only character I talk to. The Dinebo resting land is stupid, nothing to do except open gates, the other ages are either cold & forbidding or have palm trees - big whoop! Nothing really to explore like in other games. This series has gone out with a whimper not a bang! Maybe that's what they wanted so we wouldn't bug them to make another one. If they were all like this one I would have quit playing years ago. However, they should redeem themselves and make another to make up for this one! Someone said they lost money on URU, well, this one sure won't help them any!
4 stars (Good, but not great.) - I liked the game, as I love all the Myst games. The graphics were great for 3-D, although I much preferred the pre-rendered graphics (especially from Revelation). Personally, I found the gameplay much easier than the previous Myst games. And the ages were much shorter. I finished this game in one week. It took me 3 months to finish Revelation. So all in all, it was a good game, but it's my least favorite of the series. |
