When I first heard news that cyan's next game would be 3d I wasn't sure they could pull it off. I am happy to say that they did in almost every way. Anyway lets get the negative stuff out of the way. The controls take some getting used to. This comes into play the most when they have you jumping over things or across pits. It may turn off some of the classic myst fans because it is a little harder to get around the world. Another small gripe I had was that your avatar has to be very close to some objects for you to be able to activate them. Again controls come into play. One thing I had always wanted to have is a way to take screenshots in-game like with a book or something so that when I found a hint or a clue I could take a snapshot of it. Kinda a scrapbook of sorts. Anyway on to good stuff, graphics are very good, sound is very good. very creative environments, and lots of em. All in all a great step forward for Cyan. I would recommend this game to anyone who is into games like Myst or Riven.
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