Myst IV: Revelation

by Ubisoft

Product Features

• Solve elusive puzzles and enlist the help of others as you uncover secrets left buried since the original Myst.
• Astonishing new visuals will enthrall you with opulent landscapes brimming with life, while tense, live-action cut scenes
• Drift away on an ambient soundtrack composed by world-renowned artist Peter Gabriel, in collaboration with Jack Wall
• Capture clues by taking original photographs of Myst's lush environments, and keep track of your explorations in your in-game journal
• Take advantage of the optional multilayered help system, including illuminating flashbacks and an intuitive Zip mode that transports you from place to place

Product Details

• ASIN: B00139OI96
• Media: DVD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,307 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Journey into a world of mystery and beauty as you piece together the secrets of a shattered past. Players finally learn the fate of Sirrus and Achenar, two villains first introduced in the original Myst. The brothers have remained trapped in separate prison worlds, abandoned by their father for crimes they had committed.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best in the series, July 24, 2010

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digitil (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Myst IV: Revelation (DVD-ROM)

This is much better than Riven, because it was produced by the Frenchmen at Ubisoft instead of the original Myst and Riven developers in Spokane. The resources and ability in making high quality texture maps, ambient sound nodes, and more convincing sprite animations shows. Also it does not use the real time 3D rendering engine that the horrible-looking Uru uses. everything is pre-rendered. notice water buckets and touch them: water ripples will appear i nthe bucket. How about that! Displacement map animations! It all adds up to a very nicely built immersive experience that really has no peer except for the Journeyman Project Trilogy (which I prefer because of the more intriguing storyline)

5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite, July 26, 2011

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QueenofAwkward "Bethany" (In the trees with the elves with my feet on the ground) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Myst IV: Revelation (DVD-ROM)

Myst is my favorite game series and Myst IV: Revelation is my favorite game in the series. This is, therefore, my favorite game of ALL TIME!!!

So, you have to like puzzle games and such and you have to be patient enough to not mind if you are not able to figure out the puzzles immediately. (Or you could just use a walkthrough, but that's much less satisfying.)

I preferred Revelation to the others in the series because I thought the story line added more to the game than it did in the other games. (I didn't even understand the story line in Uru until I was almost done with the game. lol) If you are more concerned with things like graphics, however, I would go with Uru. I liked the graphics in Uru better than in End of Ages. (But I don't know anything about graphics so maybe you should ignore me.) Actually, now that I think of it I'll probably have to replay Uru. It will probably be more interesting now that I have read the books and understand the story line...

The other reviewer (the negative one) who said that there was all this weird, new-age-ish stuff at the end of Revelation was correct. Personally I'm all into weird, and new-age-ish stuff is fine with me in something that is obviously fictional. I'm totally into weirdness. It might freak me out if it were reality - or it might not. I don't know. Fear of the unknown is common to all. Anyhow, if you're not into weirdness and such then maybe you should listen to that other person's review. *insert complaint about normal, boring people here*

HAVE FUN!!!

7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars MYST REVELATION, October 27, 2009

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Rex Spencer "Pekc" (San Jose, Ca. United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Myst IV: Revelation (DVD-ROM)

The first ¾ of the game good. Lots of nice scenery and interesting puzzles.
But the last quarter of the game while in the vary last Age it gets pretty wacky.
The game introduces a lot of that "New Age" religious garbage like spirit guides and
Dream quests, fire , water and pollen spirits to present an offering to. And the last three puzzles were challenging but were just weird/freaky. Not the classic Myst style that is used in the first three Myst games. I think they have changed actors of the brothers also. Although they look similar to them in the original Myst, their intonations, expressions and voices don't quite match up.

Over all I give the game 3 out of 5 stars