Myst III: Exile
MYST III: EXILE introduces a new villain Saavedro, who seeks revenge when he finds out his homeland was destroyed by Atrus' sons. The player must track the villain through several surrealistic Ages, navigating…
Myst III: Exile is an adventure developed by Presto Studios, released 7 May 2001 on PlayStation 2, Xbox, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Myst III: Exile is
Myst III: Exile is an adventure game developed by Presto Studios and released in 2001. It was published by Cyan Worlds. It is available on PlayStation 2, Xbox, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Sprint.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Exile begins 10 years after the events of Riven, when the Stranger arrives at the home of Atrus and his wife Catherine. Atrus is a scientist and explorer who has mastered an ancient practice known as the Art: he can create links to different worlds, called Ages, by writing special books. This ability is by an ancient civilization known as the D'ni, whose society crumbles after the D'ni city is devastated by a plague. Atrus calls the Stranger to his home to display his newest Age, Releeshahn, which Atrus has designed as a new home for the D'ni survivors. As Atrus is preparing to leave for Releeshahn, a mysterious man appears in Atrus' study, steals the Releeshahn book and leaves behind…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are drama, fantasy and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Myst series
Myst III: Exile is the third of 14 entries we hold in the Myst series. It arrived 4 years after Riven: The Sequel to Myst. The next entry was Myst Trilogy in 2002.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 1.8 GHz Processor, 512 MB RAM and 8 MB 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 4GB.
What it launched against
Myst III: Exile launched on 7 May 2001, within three weeks of Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, Flower, Sun, and Rain, Tropico and Red Faction.
Released around the same time: Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, Flower, Sun, and Rain, Tropico, Red Faction.
Official trailer
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