Uru: Complete Chronicles

I read somewhere that Uru came out of an attempt to make an MMORPG version in the Myst universe. They added JUMPING (why!?) and the world is 10x larger than it needed to be. It took me about 20 minutes just to walk a full circle around the very first area to find what I needed. That doesn't include the usually being confused and lost at what to do (this is a Myst game after all). The need to change between 1st and 3rd person view complicates navigation astronomically. Luckily I discovered after that 20 minute circut of the first first area that the guy you can talk to in the first are is a hint system (thank god!). The second area I tried I had to use a walkthrough to complete because I messed up and had to leave the Age and found out via the walkthrough that a button I pushed RESET THE PUZZLES and made it impossible to backtrack later if I was missing clues. This is why I'm rating this so low. The story and worlds are designed with the same quality expected of Myst, but unpleasant to play. HOWEVER, you HAVE to play this game to fuly understand Myst V. -sigh- I persist...

It's hard to really explain this game, as it's not quite the same as any of the other Myst titles. Instead, it almost feels like you are exploring a museum of sorts, the remnants of a game that was 'supposed to be.' A lot of the game takes place in the ruins of an ancient city, exploring different ages and solving puzzles like you would in any other Myst game, but there is something about the atmosphere of the world itself that makes it feel like you are not only exploring the city, but the game itself and what it could have (should have?) been. The environments are beautiful for the time this came out, and there is a lot of exploring to do. If you play Myst Online: Uru Live, you can still run into other players and talk to them once you find your communication device.

Uru Complete Chronicles is an epic journey where very very much of the D' ni culture is revealed and explored. There are many different worlds and ages you will have to visit and some are very strikingly beautiful and other beautiful but also strange and unique. By the time I finished this game I felt it took me on a very long journey of discovery and adventure and I had experienced so many different places. It is truly in every sense of the word an Epic Adventure. ***The puzzles maybe very difficult for some users but there is help on the net in varying degrees of helpfulness.... from Hints all the way to walkthroughs. Many of the best are from www.MystJourney.com and the best video walkthroughs for all of the myst related games are on the YT channel Dilandau3000, he explains the puzzles and how they work as well as some of the background story and D' ni history.

You can still play it online "Myst Online", but for those of you who prefer offline - then this is the one to get.

I find that the mouse is not great, and f1 does not work.