Sequel to the cult Myst adventure game in a world of interconnected book-worlds. Environmental puzzles, exploration-based storytelling and enchanting atmosphere are present. A point and click game of rare beauty and depth for puzzle fans and fans of poetic science-fiction universes.
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Adventure1 player7+
Description
A Presto Studios and Ubisoft point-and-click adventure released in 2002 (Europe, Japan, US), the third entry in the Myst franchise. Players follow Atrus searching for his rival Saavedro across five island Ages with complex puzzles. A still-splendid pre-rendered aesthetic and a more introspective narrative than the previous entries.
Myst III - Exile review
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Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Pre-rendered worlds of dreamlike photorealism, 360-degree panoramas and sculpted light: each island becomes an enigmatic painting. The silence and beauty of the settings invite contemplation as much as puzzle-solving. This visual elegance, polished and mysterious, extends the magic of a cult series.
An adventure puzzle game from Presto Studios, Myst III - Exile extends the famous series, plunging the player into dreamlike worlds of striking beauty, where you explore isolated places solving ingenious environmental puzzles embedded in sumptuous prerendered settings. The contemplative beauty of the ages, the ingenuity of the puzzles and the mysterious atmosphere appeal to fans of measured adventure puzzles. The contemplative pace and the absence of action divide players after dynamism. For a fan of puzzle games or someone curious about a contemplative world, the title keeps a perfectly preserved beauty and ingenuity.
