#URU AGES BEYOND MYST SERIES#

#URU AGES BEYOND MYST SERIES#

I'll give it two stars because it isn't utterly terrible (exploring the first D'ni cleft even has its moments), but if you are expecting the great Myst images and story lines of the series up until that point, you will likely be as severely disappointed as I was. I realize that URU was supposed to be a great online experiment that failed miserably, thus rendering this game the 'Chris Gaines' of the franchise (Garth Brooks fans will understand this reference quite clearly). Apparently at this point, a concept for the evolution of the series was born that would take over five years in its development. The first two installments of the series, Myst and Riven, were both developed by Cyan Worlds. Things just looked a bit cartoon-y and very un-Myst like. This year at E3, part of my wish list was fulfilled, as Uru: Ages Beyond Myst moved things to the next level. To me, this made the D'ni worlds look somewhat cheap and less- than-epic coming off the incredible beauty of the worlds we had seen to that point. Also, the graphics are completely 3D-rendered in this one, not the traditional interactive still shots of the previous games. Initially, the game was to have been called Myst Online and have been a multiplayer-only title, but game publisher Ubisoft pushed for a single-player dimension. There really is no 'story' to speak of whatsoever.only you exploring different worlds and collecting cloth squares. After completing Riventhe sequel to the bestselling Mystin 1997, Rand Miller and Cyan Worlds, began development of what would become Uru: Ages Beyond Myst. Basically, it is your character exploring the ruins of the D'ni civilization. Easily the biggest disappointment from this game is the fact that it isn't a traditional Myst-canon story. Players can move at their own pace, spending hours discovering visually stunning, real-time 3D worlds. The single-player game will be bigger, better, and more innovative than any of the previous Myst adventures. Then I anxiously set off on the newest Myst adventure.and was severely disappointed within minutes. Uru: Ages Beyond Myst is the next chapter of the Myst franchise and the most immersive and ambitious Myst experience ever created. I pre-ordered the game, updated the family's computer video card (this game took some serious juice for its day), and was all set. Though the storyline is a little dopey and shows some strain in connecting it to the Myst universe.When 'URU' was first released, I (as a huge Myst fan) completely bought in. But, at least it's back to prose rather than solid information like the last one. I ended up just really looking at the pictures and half-reading the book itself. Uru was originally intended to be an online experience, with stories developing live, Ages continuously added and so on. It made my eyes hurt after a short period of time and I wanted to go read something else. It's like someone's slanty handwriting and impossible to read with much ease for long periods.

I would have liked the guide better if the font were a little friendlier in form. I like how the author writes the book by making this one seem more of a real adventure he went on, rather than just making it a story version of the strategy guide. Explore and learn more about the environments of Uru: Ages Beyond Myst: Cleft. Uru: Ages Beyond Myst is the fourth game in the Myst series, developed by Cyan Worlds and published by Ubisoft in 2003. I ended up just really looking a This game looks incredibly bizarre.

In the first Myst game, players met the sons of Atrus whose. I like how the author writes the book by making this one seem more of a real adventure he went on, rather than just making it a story version of the strategy guide. Uru: Ages Beyond Myst continues the saga of the Dni at a different point in their time line.

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