Let's Play: Myst V - part 1 - Atrus's burden

As promised, a Let's Play of Myst V. In this first video, we watch the introduction and spend some time considering the setting of this game.

Unlike Uru, Myst V has proper support for widescreen, so this Let's Play will be in Widescreen HD. If you see a new video and the quality is low, it means YouTube hasn't finished processing it yet. I recommend waiting until the HD option is available before you watch these videos. This ensures you get the highest possible quality.

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• myst
• end
• of
• ages
• eoa
• let's
• play
• cyan
• worlds
• rand
• miller
• yeesha
• d'ni
• game
• puzzle

[Mudstoise]

Are you kidding me?! Have they cut out the concept of real actors from this game and replaced them with animated characters? I know that there are other games using real actors, but to me IT was one of the things that made Myst unique :( No wonder I've heard this game got a bad reputation...

Some may say the acting was bad, but hell I still loved it! :D

[Dilandau3000]

@Mudstoise This game was a hasty attempt to package up content that was originally going to be part Uru Live (which got cancelled). It shouldn't be considered a "main line" Myst game. It's a sequel to Uru, not to the other Myst games, and should've been called Uru 2 (or they should've released it as another expansion for Uru). The only reason it's called Myst V is because it would sell better with that name.

[Brockbfball1563]

Quick question. As someone who has just watched Let's Plays of the first four Myst games but NOT Uru, would you recommend that I watch the LP for Uru first and then watch this one? Or would I not really miss much by not watching it? I care pretty much just about the story when it comes to watching these, so please let me know what you think.

[Dilandau3000]

@Brockbfball1563 Definitely Uru first. Myst V is much more a sequel to Uru than to any of the other Myst games.

[lumigecko]

Great. Looking forward to it, I haven't played this one either. I assume you'd recommend playing 3 before this one?

I agree with the whole gliding business, looks stupid. Like you're a spectator in a counterstrike game.

[Dilandau3000]

@iNEXSERTiON Yes, it's K'veer, which is an island mansion in D'ni.

[shadowofforms]

Yay another myst LP

[jmm1233]

Yeah The Original Cyan theme tune

[zencodex]

Sven, I wanted to say "Thank you" for doing these Let's Play's of the Mysts. I love the games too. Secondly, a request. If Myst V is your least favorite, why have you not done Myst III Exile? It's my 3rd favorite, behind Riven and Uru/PotS. It's also the apex of panoramic pre-rendering, imo. I'd love to hear your insightful musings for the Lesson Ages that Atrus created for his sons (especially Amateria)!. So would many others. When can we anticipate Exile? Thanks for all you do, -zencodex

[nfinn42]

@BmdXxx the better place is Releeshahn. It's an ideal world on an Age he wrote during the interim period between Riven and Exile. "Useless waiting" indicated he was beginning to despair that any interloper would come from beyond yet again to save his family another time.

[SwedishBerzerker]

@Mudstoise I feel the same! I loved the acting, it felt so real back in the Riven days. Myst III and Myst IV were great too.

[BmdXxx]

what i dont understand is at the begining atrus said ' now i'm going to put an end to my useless waiting and go on to a better place' but at the end he's still alive?

[LordAnvar]

Ну ты и мудак парень больше геймплея!

[jellybumfruitcakes]

perhaps dr. watson is a glider? lol