![]() Upon further exploration, The Stranger runs into Anya, one of the protectors of the age, who informs you that she has not seen Yeesha, though she fears she may be in trouble and goes to gather the rest of the protectors. (S)he finds Achenar in the age, but he quickly runs off before (s)he could confront him. In Serenia, (S)he finds evidence in the age that suggests Yeesha was kidnapped by the two brothers. The Stranger can then choose to either follow him or visit the second prison age. Upon returning to Tomahna from the first age visited, The Stranger finds Achenar, who links to Serenia, having stolen the linking book from Yeesha's bedroom. Again, The Stranger finds no evidence of Sirrus in Spire, though evidence suggests he used a Nara bomb to gain access to the Tomahna linking book. However, he has also found frequencies that cause the minerals in the area to vibrate and has used it to create Nara bombs (of which he used to collapse the bridge earlier in the game). In Spire, Sirrus's (s)he finds evidence that Sirrus was using his scientific knowledge to manipulate the floating rocks in hope of finding a way out of the age. However, (s)he also finds no sign of Achenar within the age and finds evidence of him breaking out of Haven and accessing the Tomahna linking book. In Haven, Achenar's prison, (s)he then learns that Achenar has adapted to the primitive lifestyle, learning the jungle and how to hunt and even befriending several of the creatures. However, (s)he does find an amulet, which contains the power to view an object's memories, which shows Yeesha running from an unknown individual.The Stranger then finds the linking books to Haven and Spire. The Stranger then begins exploring Tomahna and is knocked out by a mysterious blast and awakes later after nightfall, with no sign of Yeesha anywhere. ![]() He then returns to Rime, where he becomes trapped due to an electromagnetic storm. Yeesha brings The Stranger back to Atrus, who asks you to visit the two prison ages and determine for yourself whether or not the two have reformed and are worthy of release. Instead, he has imprisoned them within the ages of Spire and Haven in an attempt to reform them. The game begins with Atrus writing a letter to The Stranger, inviting them to Tomahna and confessing that Sirrus and Achenar did not die when he burned their prison books as previously believed. Other Serenia puzzles, such as Spirit Guides and the LSD color cloud puzzle, are horrible diversions from the Myst concept, and whoever thought they were a good idea deserves to be locked in a dark cell with nothing but a TV that plays “Star Trek V” constantly.Spoiler warning: Hints, solutions, and/or spoilers follow. But note that the submarine puzzle is indeed a mechanical puzzle, despite its location in Serenia. However, it is home to the Submarine Puzzle, which is a very good puzzle, actually. It would be fine in some games, but not Myst. It is a magic/religion-based Age, whereas previous games were always based on reason, science, and mechanics. (Serenia, IMHO, had no place in a Myst game. If it had a new script (one without the bad-episode-of-Star-Trek body-snatching plot), better actors, and no Serenia, it would be way improved. Someone on a Myst forum said that the actresses in Serenia came from “The Society for Actors Who are Usually Out of Work and You Can Tell Why.”Īll in all, Myst IV was a game that could have been terrific, but it has some nasty blights that greatly detract from it. ![]() Script-> All that I can say is that if I could meet the person who wrote it, I’d make him/her use a trapbook like the one in Riven.Īcting-> Mostly very bad. Serenia is a unique low point, and a blight on the entire series. Storyline-> Return of Sirrus and Achenar, a potentially good plot, but really badly handled. ![]() Music->Mostly very good, except for a few Serenia themes… 80% I thought she was pretty good (especially in some of the more emotional cutscenes) but she was under the influence of a really bad script.Įffects-> totally awesome, 99% (except the DOF thing. I think it’s pretty inevitable that a kid, given bad lines, will act badly. ![]() Now that you mention it, it was kind crummy. Her acting was reasonably bad, still, though. ![]()
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