Myst V: End of Ages

by UBI Soft

Product Features

• Final chapter in the epic adventure game series
• Easily explore vast 3-D worlds through a new point-and-click interface
• New Slate system provides easier way to interact with the Myst environments
• Worlds drawn with real-time 3-D ripple with life and movement
• Contains: Myst V: End of Ages, Myst V: End of Ages Soundtrack, Exclusive 20 min. Making Of DVD, Collector's Concept Art Piece, and Prima Strategy Guide

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000AYHABI
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: September 20, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,032 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #76 in Video Games > Mac Games > Adventure

Product Description

Platform: Mac | Edition: Limited

From the Manufacturer

For a limited time only purchase this limited edition of Myst V: End of Ages loaded with content! Decide the fate of a civilization in this triumphant final chapter to the Myst saga. Embark on an epic journey into the heart of a shattered empire as the only explorer who can still save it--or destroy it with the wrong choices.

Explore realistic worlds ripe with life, weather, movement and mystery

The Noloben Age
A peaceful but weathered Age, Noloben houses a laboratory that sheds light on the fears, relationships and dark past of some of the characters. The Slate must be carried across beaches, up cliffs and through the lab before it will be in a position that can help unlock the tablet.

The Taghira Age
A harsh, frozen Age, Taghira was used as a prison during the ancient civilization's prime. Here players will discover that the Slate has powers of its own, powers needed to battle the cold and powers to move the Slate to its final destination; a destination that will partially unlock the powerful Tablet.

The Laki'ahn Age
A tropical island Age of white beaches and worn boulders, the fierce history of Laki'ahn is evident everywhere, from the bones of its native sea creatures to the proud arena where long forgotten crowds cheered for blood. The Laki'ahn Slate must be maneuvered through the main island and its structures to reach a tiny distant island where it will help unlock the Tablet.

Features

• Easy Point-and-Click Interface
  Easily explore vast 3D worlds with just a click of the mouse
• Innovative Slate System
  Interact like never before with the environment--a dynamic new slate interface lets you communicate with mysterious creatures and manipulate the world around you. The first new gameplay element ever introduced in the Myst series.
• Richer game environments
  The critically acclaimed creators of the Myst franchise raise the bar yet again with new photo realistic worlds ripe with life, weather, movement and mystery.
• Pioneering cinematic technology
  Innovative facial mapping technology, "face over", brings characters alive with unprecedented emotions and expressiveness

Included in this Limited Edition
Beautifully designed and packed with bonus content, the Limited Edition offers Myst fans a memorable gift to mark the end of the series:

• A 22-minute video, made by GameTap, offers a retrospective look at the making of the entire franchise.
• The original game soundtrack transports fans to the ambient worlds of Myst whenever and wherever they like.
• A collector's art piece provides a frame-able keepsake from the worlds of Myst.
• The official strategy guide helps new and old explorers progress through this final adventure.

Product Description

Beautifully designed and packed with bonus content, the Limited Edition offers you a memorable gift to mark the end of the series.

Note: this game requires a DVD-ROM drive to play

Features

• Easy point-and-click interface

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Where are all the..?, December 12, 2005

By 

Laurie (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Myst V: End of Ages Limited Edition (Mac) (CD-ROM)

I have been a Myst fan since the start. I have played nearly every game (not uru...its not on mac) and I have even read all of the books.

One of greatest assests of these games has been the intigration of live action video. Real actors playing all the characters, creating intense emotion. This live action video was one of the things that made Myst so "real."

It is such a sad thing to see this new "3-D character". When the *people* we encounter are simply animated figures with poorly mapped-barely real- faces the "virtual reality" we step into is destroyed.

In every other Myst game I have played the characters have been central to the feeling of the game. You felt for the people, you saw the emotion on their faces, and it drew you in. Here, we have the animated body and head of an individual with an almost spooky mapped face of an actor. I hated this part of the game, and am so disappointed that it was allowed to happen.

Buy this game if you must know what happens, if you are a true fan. But be prepared to be be disappointed in the end. This game is not as immersive, the emotion is lacking...It feels rushed.

This final game should have been the greatest of all. It isn't, it feels as if it is almost a slight to us fans and it certainly won't draw in new ones. And that, is the greatest tragedy of (this game) of all.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Myst V Crashes - Ubisoft Refuses to Support Mac Customers, April 16, 2006

By 

M. Morford - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Myst V: End of Ages Limited Edition (Mac) (CD-ROM)

I would like to review this game from the experience of playing it. Unfortunately, there is a KNOWN problem (known to Ubisoft) that causes the game to freeze Mac OS X. I have a fully loaded Mac (2.5 GHz dual processor, Radeon 9600 Pro, 2 GB RAM, etc.) and the game crashes at even the lowest video quality settings. (The first Myst's game graphics were better than what Myst V provides at this setting). Ubisoft refuses to correct the problem... Do some research... search for "Myst V Crash OS X" and read all the forums discussing just how much Ubisoft really cares about their Mac customers. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A major disappointment, December 19, 2005

By 

Philip Price (Oz) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Myst V: End of Ages Limited Edition (Mac) (CD-ROM)

I have been a fan of Myst for a long time. I played the original Myst back on my Mac with a 2x CD-ROM drive. I bought Riven upon release and spent hours exploring the wonderful worlds. I purchased Myst III on its first day and, although not as good as Riven, enjoyed it a lot. Myst IV was incredible, also immersing me in a wonderful world where the trees now moved, and it was helped along by a heap of FMV featuring some good acting (unlike most games).

Enter Myst V. When I read that it was going to be a real-time game, I had mixed feelings. Myst IV had been beautiful, but then I played Half Life 2 and it gave me confidence that maybe some stunning graphics could create one of the best immersive experiences yet.

Now I've played it for a few hours, and I'm horrified. I'm not sure where to begin. The characters are terrible. I've had to spend time listening to Yeesha rant on while not making any sense at all. Is she mad? Esher isn't much better. It seems like every time I move to a new area someone appears to spout gibberish that makes no sense. And someone who had played any of the previous games would be totally lost... at least I know who Catherine, Atrus and Ghen are. A lot of people don't.

Replacing the actors with 3D models was a terrible decision. The character's jaws don't move, so the talking looks unnatural. Their faces look stretched like Michael Jackson gone even worse, and there isn't enough texture details.

When I walk around in free look mode, it feels like I am floating a foot above the ground. When I walk over a rock, even a large one, my position relative to the ground doesn't change, like I have walked straight through it. When I walk over water it doesn't splash... that was implemented years ago in FPS! There are "invisible barriers" that stop me from going places where the developers couldn't bother designing. I really don't feel like I am "in" the environment.

I don't want to finish this game, and I regret getting it. It's a sorry way to finish what was an awesome series. Don't give me excuses about it being rushed, because you should have spent time making a decent game instead of churning out this sorry excuse for a game.

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