

You couldĮven get Brad Dourif to play a brief cameo. (If you think that might alienate some of your fanbase, make it Narayan and watch your fans swoon in delight. Want to really recapture the magic of your first game, Cyan Worlds? Start Myst V off with a TOTALLY NEW stranger falling onto a TOTALLYĭIFFERENT world, WITHOUT Atrus on it. Now you are re-cast as the hero of a mission to saveĪtrus' preteen daughter and pass final judgment on his criminal sons because of some even more ridiculous circumstance that puts you back in the storylineĪnd the silliest plot reason yet why Atrus can't do it himself. Then you were re-cast as the hero of a mission to save Atrus' homeworld from an old enemy of his, because of some even sillier plot reason why AtrusĬouldn't do it himself and some ridiculous circumstance that put you back in the storyline in the first place. Then you were re-cast as the hero of a mission to rescue Atrus' wife, because of some silly plot reason why Atrus couldn't do In the original Myst, there was something fresh and new about this-you were cast as yourself, an ordinary Earthling who happened to be the one person toĭiscover the Myst linking book and find yourself trapped on a strange and lonely world with no way out other than to unravel the mystery of who had once lived


Contrived circumstances conspire to thrust you, the player, into this family's disasters in ever more improbable ways with each passing game. The Myst franchise trying desperately to recapture the magic (and unprecedented financial success) of the first installment by repeating the formula over and overĪnd over again. So what's not to like? Just the staleness, basically, of Simply by mousing over them) the puzzles are clever, the Ages are fascinating, and little Yeesha is cute. Myst IV: Revelation is beautiful, and the interface is much improved from previous Myst games (you can now turn smoothly in all directions and see where exits are And off you go, into another chapter of rescuing this family of dysfunctional demigods from their own Older brothers and they aren't really that bad after all. In Exile and tried very hard to kill you in Myst-and the perky Yeesha informs you within five minutes of meeting you that she's been spending time with her evil Indeed, it transpires that Atrus is considering paroling his villainous adult sons Sirrus and Achenar-the ones who slaughtered the Narayans From this intro you can be pretty sure of two things : one, you're about to playĪ Myst game, and two, this child is on the cusp of either turning evil or having her life destroyed due to the benign neglect of her bumbling semi-divine parents,Ītrus and Catherine.

Let her drive by herself so it's a good thing her mom's, like, not around right now. "Revelation" opens with a cute 10-year-old girl driving a cable car precariously through a redrock canyon, cheerfully telling you that her mother doesn't usually Lowlights: Annoying characters, contrived plot, Interactive graphics, innovative memory flashes Highlights: Good puzzles, smooth interface, lovely Puzzle Adventure Games Computer Game Cheats Game Walkthroughs Computer Games for Kidsīeautiful visuals, clever puzzles, and a convenient interface can't entirely compensate for the fact that this is Lora's Adventure Game Reviews: Myst IV Revelation
