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Myst III: Exile | 
| From: Ubisoft
Category: Video Games
List Price: £34.99
Buy New: £19.99
You Save: £15.00 (43%)
New (7) Used (5) from £1.74
Avg. Customer Rating:  45 reviews
Sales Rank: 5926
Platforms: Macintosh, Windows
Media: Video Game
Number Of Items: 1
Age: 3 - 18 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 8716051004431
ASIN: B000059R7F
Release Date: September 7, 2001
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
Beautiful scenery, haunting sounds, clever puzzles, and a dramatic story secured Myst's place in the top-seller charts for years. Myst was a real phenomenon, the Pokémon of its day, and Myst spinoffs such as books, calendars, and T-shirts popped up everywhere. There were even rumours of a movie. Riven: The Sequel to Myst was also a success and expanded the story of the world-writing D'ni and the convoluted family history of Atrus, the old man from Myst. However, aside from a 3-D remake, the years since Riven have been Mystless. But that's about to change. Myst III: Exile takes place 10 years after the events in Riven. Atrus and Catherine, the danger-prone victims in the first two games, are now living in their new home called Tomahna. They have a baby daughter named Yeesha, and all seems well until the appearance of a new villain, played by actor Brad Dourif. Dourif's as-yet-unnamed character is seeking revenge. Atrus's mad sons destroyed his world and now it's payback time. The game features five new ages to explore, filled with beautiful graphics and mind-numbing puzzles. A new interface and more up-to-date technology round out the advances you'll see when you next enter the enchanting world of Myst. --Andrew S. Bub
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| Customer Reviews: Read 40 more reviews...
 Pretty Game, No Content May 28, 2007
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
This game has to be one of the worst games I've had the misfortune to play. Everything from the story to the puzzles feel out of place and almost wedged in as an after-thought once they were happy with the graphics. The graphics are the best part of the game, the world looks great but that's as far as it goes, I'd sooner play an ugly game with content than this pretty game with no content.
 I was stunned March 20, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I now have all 3 games Myst,Riven and Exile, was enthralled by the graphics and music, loved the puzzles, found I became very lost when I completed each one. so you can imagine my joy as the next episode arrived. cant wait for number 4
It's absolutely fantastic game. February 21, 2004
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
and it works on Windows XP with no problem!
(You may have to download some of update problem for your display though). If you haven't played any of this series, please just try! You'll be amazed by the graphic and its atomosphere...
Simply stunning! December 6, 2003
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The sequel to Myst and Riven was nearly bound to disappoint me: Weren't the gameplay, graphics, storyline, puzzles too good to be improved?
No they weren't. "Myst III: Exile" has proved true too its ancestors, but it is more than simply repeating the old succes.
This game is even more beautiful and even more exiting then its predecessors. But it might disappoint some people that it hasn't really grown more challenging. To some, this game might even seem easier then Myst and Riven, but at the same time I'm bound to say that the complexity of the puzzles has grown very much: each puzzle is built up in some smaller puzzles.
This game is really one great puzzle, whit a steadily developping storyline rather then then a randomly chosen collection of small puzzles leading up in the end to some final plot, as Myst and Riven were. This makes the game more 'logical' and gives more depth and complexity to the storyline, but it also makes the game easier: the solution to one puzzle doesn't only solve the puzzle but also gives you clues for the next puzzle(s).After Atrus has briefed and introduced you as usual, you hear his wife Catherine saying: 'breathtaking, isn't it?'. It is.
Really striking to this game are the graphics. In contrary to Myst and Riven, you can look all around you and up and down really freely on every spot you stand. Still not changed is the 'click-and-move'-principle. The screenshots added behind the 'See more pictures'-link above speak for themselves, but they do not even give you an idea of the magnificence and beauty of the game 'in action'. I was so thrilled by the reality and beauty of the worlds of this game that I nearly forgot that it was 'just a game'. The acting in this game is really fantastic, it plays a greater (though still minor) part in this adventure then in Myst and Riven, and it is very well-done. The major part is played by Saaveedro, the villain (Brad Dourrif: known as Billy in 'one flew over the Cuckoo's nest' and as Grima Wormtongue in the new film trilogy 'The Lord of the Rings'). And he does it very convincing, I cannot write anymore in fear of giving away plots. I couldn't really put his playing on paper anyway, so you'll have to find out yourself. This is a game with many facets and many faces, and will guarantee you some hours of enchantment. THE EXTRA'S
-'The Making of' is very intresting, informative and very short.
-The soundtrack is nice but I don't think the music can really be listened to without the game. (Though it is very good and adds much to the game's ambiance)
-The Strategy Guide is very nice and easy-written etc. But it isn't meant for people like me: it only shortens your time to be into this great game. The less you cheat, the more time you have to explore the details of the worlds. For people who want to play the game, but don't want to miss the train.
Wonderful March 10, 2002
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
Myst III Exile is a memorable experience. Please play it. Better by far than any other adventure game. Myst was stunning; Riven was beautiful but irritatingly illogical; Exile is art. Amazing lifelike visuals. Tough but logical and consistent puzzles. Sounds and music that stay with you. Great pay-offs when you solve an Age. I am full of admiration for the artists who created Myst III. My 3-year old son was absorbed in it (we played it together) and knows most ages, even the difficult and beautiful Edanna, inside out. A game that can appeal to a 48-year old and a 3-year old! I recommend this game to you if it is the only PC game you ever play.
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