Myst IV: Revelation (DVD-ROM)

Publisher: UBI Soft
Features:

Puzzle-solving adventure game
Optional multi-layered help system is available when stuck with puzzles
Track your clues by taking pictures of evidence and writing notes in an in-game journal
Original music created by Peter Gabriel and Jack Wall
For 1 player

As good as the first Myst!
I was nervous after reading all the complaints about installing and running the game, but I'm a Mac user, and I installed it on an IBook G4 1.2ghz (not even close to their top machines for graphics and speed), and it runs flawlessly, so I think the problems... more

Awful!!
I am a big fan of the Myst series. Myst was ok, Riven was !!GREAT!!, and Exile was ok, so I had my expectations fairly high for Myst IV. Ubistupid failed to meet them. The game is inanly huge and getting a graphics update caused other progarams to malfunction.... more

Disappointed and disturbed.............
I looked forward to another Myst game, having gotten hooked on the first Myst and subsequently, Riven and Exile. When the game came out the system requirements were much more than I had at the time. When I got my new computer, imagine how excited I... more

Slowly growing disappointment.
After Myst I could've hardly wait for Riven and Exile. I've bougt the Riven and the Exile long time before they showed up on the market. Uru did some waiting and as of March 2005 I'm still undecided whether to buy Myst IV. While graphics and audio were... more

Mac version installs, plays fine
Been noticing the complaints from people who say the game won't run on their computers. Odds are these are Windows users. I just installed this on my Mac Mini 1.45 GHz G4, and it plays fine. However, it is such a resource hog even at that level that occasionally,... more

Official reply from Ubi: no DVD-RW
Hey folks, I got a real reply from Ubisoft support:

Response (JASON) - 02/07/2005 11:53 AM
The game is not supported for use with dvd-rw drives because of the copy protection on the game.

:-(
We managed to load the... more

You may not revel in Revelation, but you will be impressed!
As a long time fan of the Myst games (read the books... own the soundtracks), I was thrilled to get my hands on the 4th installation of the series a few months ago. Unlike some other reviewers, the DVD drive on my machine (Mac G4) had no trouble with... more

I couldn't install it, either
I just wanted to cast my vote for avoiding Ubisoft and Myst Revelations. I was looking forward to a pc game that didn't involve shooting everything that moves. I read the specs, bought a DVD player for my computer (I'd wanted to do that, anyway, so... more

TOTAL FAILURE - DON'T BUY IT
I, like many people, ran aground on the extremely demanding machine requirements for this game. Most demanding games will run on most systems - albeit poorly - but not Myst IV! If you have any unsupported hardware, it just plain crashes - no warning... more

A True Gaming Spectacle
Instantly upon starting the game you realize that you are about to play a game that is different then any you have played in the past. The graphics are incredible, even for the myst series, the sounds come from every direction, and the textures of even... more

Myst At Its Best
I got most of the way through this game before giving up on it. I had no trouble installing it, and loved the beautiful graphics and sounds (much better than Uru). But, after a while, I realized that the puzzles were just no fun. Too many of them involved... more

Won't play on laptop - waste of time and money
I bought this game as soon as it came out. It didn't work on my laptop. I waited for patches, followed bulletin boards, and tried everything. Installed ubisoft patches, graphics driver patches from laptop manufacturer and graphics card manufacturer,... more

Inconviences, but still a good play
What I found to be most amazing was that, unlike previous myst games, there is not a single scene that does not have at least two moving objects--many scenes have five or six. The graphics are simply incomparable to that of the previous three. The clouds... more

Written by a REAL person, not a UBISOFT BOT
I read all the reviews before purchasing this product. First things first, all of you who fell in love with the very first Myst as I did, this is the closest thing to that product since Riven. I am only on the third world and am loving the graphics and... more

Beautiful game, fun to play, but a few warnings
I loved all the Myst games (except Uru), and I've just started playing Revelation. This game is as sumptious in detail as the other versions, and full of neat tricks. A warning though, this game will probably not play on your computer if you have a... more

The ending has not yet been written.......UH HUH
A few things before I get started:
1. The FIRST PUZZLE can be avoided by not clicking on the radar.....just see.
2. Zip mode is actually transport mode.......don't make the same mistake I did by not using it!

Ok....So I am a... more

An exercise in frustration!
I didn't have any problems installing the game (other than needing to download a new driver for my video card), so I can't really complain about any technical issues. The two stars I gave this game are mainly for the graphics and music. But since I... more

Atrus: Super Genius?
Much has been made of the astonishing intelligence and creativity of Atrus Nusbaum (yes, I am one of the few to be made privy to the family name). However, it must be noted that time and again, when things go ill, Atrus is forced to rely on the competence... more

Good first impression and then it goes downhill
3 stars: I have not really given Myst IV a fair chance because the first puzzle is so difficult that I decided to stop playing after 15 minutes.
While the game was installing all of its 8 GBs, I was amazed by the screenshots that would interchange... more

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