I also felt that To D'ni might favour those with experience playing Uru Live. There is certainly a lot of running around to do at this point. A peek at a walkthrough alerted me to go back to the locations of the original game, Ages Beyond Myst, and the ball started rolling. Having played a succession of role playing expansion packs, I made the mistake of imagining that the 'worlds' of the Uru games were discrete. I did, however, stumble almost before I began, so this is a timely warning. Despite being the second instalment in the package it 'feels' more like an introduction, and it's so well done it made me sorry I never got to play Uru live. In fact this first expansion feels most like it was designed for an online experience with areas clearly meant for gatherings and for learning about the layout of the world, which is essentially what the game is about. The exploration is certainly inspiring with stairways to negotiate, hidden areas in tumble down ruins, a harbour with ghostly ships as well as bridges, town squares, fountains, and a collection of imposing public buildings with the remnants of their treasures waiting for you to admire. Comparatively, there is very little puzzling. This second stage of the journey, however, is largely an exercise in exploration and in searching for 'markers' or glowing balls that can be found floating anywhere in the gameworld. Thankfully there are no more acrobatics to perfect from here on apart from a few simple 'hops' now and again. although, who knows what will happen? Uru: To D'ni ![]() So just don't expect a return to the old Myst. And it works well as you continue this journey. I know this twist in the Myst tale was a disappointment for some players, but I thought it worked well. Other than that, I slipped easily into the new role of adventurer-cum-archaeologist delving into the past. In fact I didn't rush online because I was expecting more of the same and I couldn't imagine any online companions waiting around for me to make a fool of myself yet again. I was certainly discouraged by one particular timed puzzle, and by the jumping episodes where I lost count of my abysmal failures. It is a fascinating journey but, perhaps, a little too 'testing' on occasions which may have discouraged new players from sampling the online experience. I confess that I joined the queue begging for help on a couple of occasions, so expect to give your grey matter a good shake up. Ages Beyond Myst offers an awesome world to behold with a good selection of teasing puzzles as well as several of the truly mind-bending variety that will likely have you crying out for a walkthrough. I won't elaborate too much here because you can read Steve's review to learn more. Of course, there's a feast of reading, too, if you want to know more about the ancient D'ni dynasties, and your journey will also reveal the reason for their demise and, perhaps, point the way to salvation. Through the journals of team leaders you'll learn something of their motives and experiences, and pick up some hints for moving through the game. You are mysteriously drawn to the world after reconstruction has abruptly ceased. The long-lost ruins have been excavated and partly opened up by a Reconstruction Team. Uru also introduces a new telling, or a new layer, of the Myst story and takes a giant stride into the future to a time long after the 'passing' of the fantastic D'ni civilization. At a keystroke you can swap swiftly between the two perspectives, and movement is either via keyboard or mouse. ![]() As well as the familiar first person perspective it offers a third person perspective where you can move your very own avatar around the gameworld. Like Myst III Exile, Uru offers a gorgeous 3D world to explore and as it was designed for online play, it introduces a new addition to the Myst experience. Uru: To D'ni was offered as a free download shortly after, and now this bundle includes those two games along with the final excursion. This compilation pack from Ubi Soft and Cyan includes three games: Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, which was released just last year, plus two expansion packs: Uru: To D'ni and Uru: Path of the Shell.Īs we all know Uru was designed as an online multiplayer game but was terminated before many of us got a chance to test it out.
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