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Summary: will work with all radeon cards
Review: the most recent patch to Uru allows for the usage of the game with all Radeon cards (not just those listed on the box).
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Summary: Good clean single-player fun; CHECK SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Review: I was very pleased that this game was released in a single-player version; I have the broadband connection to play Live and I'm looking forward to that, but I appreciate having a full single-player game as well!I expected the single-player to be less than what I've come to expect from MYST series games. I was wrong. It's no Riven, and there will never be another MYST; like the original Star Wars movie, part of the MYST experience was playing it for the first time, and how incredible it was *for its time*. In terms of plot and storyline, URU compares favorably with MYST III: Exile. In terms of gorgeous places to wander around in, it's the best MYST game yet. Graphics have gotten better and if you have the right graphics card to run URU, you'll find a beautiful immersive environment. In terms of puzzles, I found it comparable to Exile adn the original MYST with some simple puzzles for us duffers and a few really tough nuts for those who love a challenge. In terms of backstory, this is the best MYST game yet. Players who don't appreciate having access to lots and lots of information that fleshes out the story may not like URU. It is fairly clear in-game which items are game-critical and which are "extras". Those of us who like piecing together the backstory will love URU for this. The live game shouldn't be reviewed yet, because it isn't fully available. If you purchase this game in 2003, register for Live immediately; you should expect to be on a waiting list for a while. You will not be charged for playing time during the Prologue, the introductory period in which the developers are working out the bugs related to going fully live, and you should receive one month free *after* the "grand opening" in 2004 when the Prologue ends and the game goes fully Live. For now, in 2003, the live Prologue should at most be treated like a playable demo. CHECK THE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS for this game. It runs on Win98SE but not on Win98; there is currently no Mac version; only certain NVIDIA and RADEON graphics chipsets are fully supported. Here are the requirements from the UbiSoft site: PC Requirements for Uru: Ages Beyond Myst: Supported OS: Windows® XP/ME/2000/98 SE (only)
Processor: 800 MHz Pentium® III or AMD Athlon™
RAM: 256 MB RAM
Video Card: 32 MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 1, 2, 3, 4, or FX; ATI® Radeon™ 7000-9800 or better
Sound Card: DirectX® 9-compatible audio card
DirectX Version: DirectX 9 (included on disc)
CD-ROM: 4x or faster (not recommended for use with CD-RWs)
Hard Drive Space: 2 GB free
Peripherals Supported: Mouse, keyboard
Display: 800x600 16-bit display Consider the playable demo, which can be downloaded from http://uru.ubi.com/us/downloads.php
to determine if URU runs on your system... and if it's the kind of game you like.
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Summary: Forgot who made them so successful
Review: I can't believe that this is a PC-only game, with no Mac version! The whole Myst phenomenon was launched be Mac users! The original Myst was Mac-only when it first came out and it sold an incredible number of copies. Now the Miller brothers have turned their backs on the people who made them successful in the first place.
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Summary: Compatibility Issues with Purchased Game
Review: I bought the game, loaded it and started it. After clicking the play button, it froze. I downloaded all of the updated drivers for my ATI Radeon card and have the latest version of Direct X on my computer, but it still doesn't work. I am disappointed that Ubi Soft shows that my hardware is supported in the list, but that the game still does not run. The demo version ran great on my machine, and this is what disppoints me the most. If it had not, I would never have purchased the game. Hopefully, when I purchase my next computer in 2 to 3 years, the game will work.
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Summary: Exceeded My (High) Expectations
Review: I've been a Myst fan for years, so obviously I expected a lot from Cyan, but their newest title, Uru, blew me away! This is yet another journey through beautiful, immersive worlds of a quality rarely seem in games. Visuals were, to use a trite word, stunning, sound and voice acting were superb, story was compelling and, in general, the whole package exceeded even my high expectations. The option of third person view takes a bit of getting used to, but in general I highly recommend this title even if you can play single player only and can't access the online portion.
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Summary: A New Start, A New Adventure.
Review: Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, is a successful re-invention of the almost dead Adventure genre. Unlike so many 'Myst'-clones and 'Longest Journey' clones out there, this game is refreshing with every minute you spend with it. Unlike thre previous 3 Myst games, URU, allows you to create an avatar that looks ALMOST like you. You can choose to play the game in either third person or first person mode. The graphics, as with all Myst games, are stunning, from the surreal giant mushroom realem of Teledahn to the purple hue Lothlorien world of Kadish Tolesa. For the first time in the series, you can jump and choose where to go. You are given a home and a wardrobe ( known as the Relto Age ) where you can collect pages to add things to the home island of yours. The puzzles here are refreshing challenging. For once in the adventure genre, URU actually features LOGICAL puzzles that can be easily solved by logical thinking. Clues are everywhere! There is an online and offline portion of the game. You start off by playing the offline bit. The online portion is not yet completely ready HOWEVER you can register with the game publisher to be selected for a part in its prologue (final beta testing). I am part of it. So far, I have met extremely helpful players and the Guild Of Greeters, who are doing an excellent job in helping confused new players. Also part of it's storyline has started... and it is intriguing! Once the online portion offically begins (in 2004)you get register and join the exploration straight away, and don't worry, you won't miss out on anything. URU is an excellent adventure game for new comers and Myst fans who are willing to accept the new concepts begin injected to the Myst series. A great family (no violence, no blood and gore... just beautiful landscapes and human interaction) gift this season.
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Summary: Greatly Disappointed Myst Series Fan
Review: I've played all the Myst series games and never found any other games I liked as well, so I was eagerly anticipating URU. What a disappointment. As many people have stated, the controls are very difficult--to my mind they interfere with the exploration of the wonderful worlds, which is one of my favorite things about this series. I just don't get the sense of wonder that I got with previous games and sometimes the timed puzzles are such a pain that they really lessen the enjoyment of the game. Unlike the other games, I may not bother to finish this one. The game definitely did not live up to my expectations either in story line or graphics. Another gripe I have is that you probably won't be able to play the on-line portion particularly well unless you have broadband. Well, this game is not good enough to induce me to upgrade to broadband to play the on-line portion. A really mediocre effort from the people who produced the previous three great games.
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Summary: Excellent game, highly recommended
Review: I liked very much Uru. It is very immersive, the graphics quality is great, the music and sound are excellent and there is certain magic and sophistication in it. Some people have complained about the interface and the 3d person view but I personally disagree. After 1-2 hrs you really get used to the interface and you can easily switch between 1st and 3d person mode whenever you like. The only kind of negative comments I have is about the difficulty and lack of logic in many puzzles, particularly those in the Kadish Tolesha age. It may take you for ever to finish the game if you don't consult any hints in a guide or in the web. One reviewer said that you can finish the game in 10 hrs and I am telling him that if he was able to do that he should quit his job as a game reviewer and go to work for some high level cryptography position for the government or in the Institute of Advanced Studies in Princeton (Einstein used be there).
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Summary: Uru
Review: Looks great, sounds great. I'd give it a 10, but it doesn't go that high.
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Summary: Shame about UBI Soft
Review: Myst was and is created on Macs, and original Myst was first a Mac only title, because the Miller brothers are Mac Freaks and produced a long time for Macs only. I am shure URU will come for Mac too, but that it still isn't available for Mac, and worse that it is not first for Mac only is a break of tradition that tells us UBI Soft does not deserve to have this title.
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