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The story of Myst continues in this third entry of the series, originally released in 2001. Return to this strange and wondrous universe, where books become portals into worlds, and where the lessons of the past may yet hold meaning for today...
Myst III: Exile is a adventure, puzzle and casual game
developed by Presto Studios and Cyan Worlds Inc.
and published by Cyan Worlds Inc and Ubisoft.
Released on September 24th 2018 is available on Windows and MacOS
in 6 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain and Dutch.
It has received 482 reviews of which 450 were positive and 32 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.46€ on Gamivo.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: 7 / 8 / 10 / 11, 64-bit
- Processor: 1.8 GHz Processor
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: 8 MB 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9 compliant audio device
MacOS
- OS: macOS 10.9.5 or greater
- Processor: 1.8 GHz
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: 32MB video card
- Storage: 4 GB available space
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"Hello Atrus. Been a long time..." Do you like puzzle games with interesting characters and beautiful worlds to explore? Did you like Myst and Riven? Do you want to explore a tense psychological drama about a castaway and his tragic past? Do you want to have Brad Dourif bash your face in with a hammer? OK, maybe I need to step back a bit and explain here. Before I sound like a weirdo with that last bit. Myst III: Exile might just be my favorite in the series, and I really like Riven so that's saying something. It's a little different than the first two games, but a definite hidden gem of the series that builds on the other two in ways both forward-thinking for the time it came out (2001) and nostalgic to those two games before it. It has it all - fun puzzles that make you use logic, beautiful Ages, compelling character drama, and a nice smooth touch of liminality-driven unease and slight horror even. It's not quite the same since it was made by Presto Studios, not Cyan themselves, but it's still a lovely and somewhat forgotten worthy successor that for the time, felt just as real as real could be. Exile breaks the mold by being the first in the series to allow you to pan the camera, looking about in 3D via a sphere-node based movement system, something later used in Myst IV: Revelation. It also gives you a little more handholding, but never too much - just enough so you never feel totally lost. Of course you can ignore all that, if you're just here for puzzles and pretty worlds. But you're not just here for that are you? No. You're here for the characters and plot. Sadly the plot is a bit trite - a side story retribution drama and psychological thriller almost about a wronged man rightfully angry at Atrus and his sons. He's taken one of Atrus' most prized possessions - a book called Releeshan that holds the key to survival for Atrus' people, the D'ni - and has stolen away to the Age of J'nanin and its four adjacent Ages of Amateria, Edanna, Voltaic, and Narayan with it. And it's up to you to get it back. While this plot is simple and not much to write home about, it's brought to a dramatic and intense height solely by one man, the man playing the main antagonist... You might know this guy, Brad Dourif, as Grima Wormtongue, Lon Suder, or the voice of Chucky the Killer Doll. Here, he plays Saavedro - a wronged, traumatized man who is mentally and spiritually broken from a cataclysm on his home world leading to him being trapped on these ages for a VERY long time. Long enough to drive him mad with rage and grief. Long enough to make him crave revenge on Atrus and his sons. Dourif plays Saavedro with such convincing pain, rage, grief, despair, unhinged glee, and dark paranoia that it really truly is the lifeblood and backbone of the whole game to the point it's hypnotic. Seriously, it's almost hard to meet his gaze sometimes because you feel guilty for things you never even did to the poor guy. And he. Is. Everywhere, so melded with these Ages it's like they're inseparable. You are CONSTANTLY finding evidence of the man's doings in every Age, from portraits that show his suffering to journal pages to messages to simple sabotage of Atrus' puzzles, casting a long shadow over the whole thing that is intensely unsettling because like with Gehn in Riven, you never feel that he ISN'T watching you. It really feels like Saavedro, in all his unhinged pain, is about to be behind any possible corner and do something awful to you, such that EVERY SINGLE TIME you hear his theme tune play a little chill runs down your spine - aided of course by the brilliant compositions of Jack Wall. Even when he's not there, he's following you, haunting you like a ghost. And when he is there, you feel so intensely uncomfortable, guilty and creeped the hell out that you can't settle anyway - the Ages may be beautiful and fun to play in, but there is ALWAYS some new jarring detail of what happened to Saavedro, his people, his mind, his family, his world that jolts you from that complacence and reminds you, "You are in the psychotic playground of Atrus' safe and friendly classroom Ages turned someone's prison cell, and he really, REALLY wants you to squirm doing it." Dourif embodies this character with such conviction he actually sheds tears, chokes back sobs, and looks about to panic, cry, or break down for real at some points, as typical for his unhinged character specialty as an actor, so that by the time you reach the conclusion of the game, you know Saavedro so deeply as a character that your feelings can and will be a mixture of fear, slight respect for his determination to survive based SOLELY on spite, anger for what he's put you through, and deep sympathy for his plight. It's fantastic, heady stuff and it MAKES this game. That's not to say Exile is perfect. The graphics while very good can feel a little out of date, the game lacks some user friendliness features, and the story as stated can come off as very trite. Plus, it feels a bit like an aside to the Atrus Family Drama of the other two stories and of Revelation. Some may find the puzzles in some Ages very easy but others fiendishly hard. For me, Edanna was the easiest Age by far, almost trivial, while Amateria was pretty difficult at times. The videos can sometimes look murky and some Ages might not feel as real as say, Riven did. But it was also 2001, what do you expect? Unreal 5? Not happening. If you can suspend the disbelief at these, and you like dark dramas that cover revenge, madness, justice, hope and the lack thereof, and trauma as story then this really is the game for you. It's the most cinematic Myst game, and that's very purposeful. Plus, Dourif alone is so magnetic in this it's harder to look away from him than it is to confront him, and that's always a bonus. If you liked Myst and Riven, or you think the vibe Exile strikes between bright colors and dark story of madness and betrayal is just your cup of tea, or if you just want to see Chucky bash your face in with a hammer (I wasn't kidding that can happen), then this is a great game, still a piece of art even now some 24-25 years later. Why not come to the perfect place to plan revenge and embrace Myst III: Exile as so many others have? Saavedro is waiting with brainteasers and a story sure to compel you, after all. Don't keep him waiting forever.
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Fun single player game. Challenging puzzles and awesome graphics
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After replaying Riven, I went back and played Exile, the sequel to the sequel to Myst that came out with the CD-Rom. Brad Dourif is amazing, as I remembered, but the game hasn't aged as well in playing it again. A lot of the puzzles are watered down (which fits narratively, being built for children), but that feels out of place in a game that has already taught you to pay attention to details. So, the puzzles are simple, and more compact to central areas (something I LOVE over Riven's retreading mindset), but they're still SOOO stretched out. I feel like it's intentional, so people don't just come in and blow through it in at 4 hours or something, so expect a walking maze simulator along with your puzzle solving. If it sounds like I'm complaining, it's because I am, but I also can't recommend these worlds, the lore, and the design behind all of this enough. It's worth playing, despite everything, and hopefully Cyan remakes this as well and fixes some of these minor issues- because I doubt they'll have Dorif's acting abilities based on the 3D remakes to this point. He really is a show stealer, in everything he's in, so if they COULD get him back out, I would recommend it, because amazingly hammy, yet heartfelt. Truly memorable.
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Great entry in the series! Brad Dourif gives, I think, one of his best performances with only a few minutes of screentime. He brings so much character to Saavedro. The puzzles, with only one exception, are pretty easy to figure out, but not so easy that it feels like you're being given the answers. The music is really great, some of Jack Wall's best work. And the visual design of the Ages are all so great. Really fun, great puzzles, great music, great acting, definitely play this one if you enjoyed Myst and Riven!
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very good puzzles and worlds and story, just like the previous games. possibly a more satisfying ending than the others tho.
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Myst III: Exile is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam.
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Myst III: Exile received 450 positive votes out of a total of 482 achieving a rating of 8.66.
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Myst III: Exile was developed by Presto Studios and Cyan Worlds Inc. and published by Cyan Worlds Inc and Ubisoft.
Myst III: Exile is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Myst III: Exile is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Myst III: Exile is not playable on Linux.
Myst III: Exile is a single-player game.
Myst III: Exile does not currently offer any DLC.
Myst III: Exile does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Myst III: Exile does not support Steam Remote Play.
Myst III: Exile is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Developer
Presto Studios,
Cyan Worlds Inc.
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Cyan Worlds Inc,
Ubisoft
Release
24 Sep 2018
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