Much of the game's story is revealed via flashbacks triggered by an amulet that has the power to relay memories attached to objects. Players can use an on-screen journal to jot down notes instead of having to write down clues as with previous Myst games. Early in the game, players receive a camera, which can be used to take screenshots or pictures of clues. Revelation features several gameplay enhancements that aid puzzle solving and plot progression. By clicking and dragging the cursor, the player performs actions such as pushing, pulling, and tapping items. If players can view an item in greater detail, the cursor changes to a hand holding a magnifying glass. For example, to move in a direction, the cursor changes to point in the intended direction. The cursor appears as a hand that changes depending on what the player is hovering the cursor over. The mouse cursor helps to provide visual cues for player actions and movement. Revelation also features a "Zip" mode, which allows a method of rapidly crossing explored areas by skipping intermediate nodes areas that can be instantly traveled to are stored as thumbnail representations for rapid movement across Ages. Players cannot move freely across each Age instead, as in the previous games in the Myst series, they travel by clicking set locations called "nodes", where players can rotate their view in any direction. Players explore interactive worlds known as Ages by using the mouse or keyboard, solving puzzles and uncovering the game's narrative. Myst IV: Revelation is an adventure game with puzzle elements.
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Revelation is the last game in the Myst series to use both prerendered backgrounds and full-motion video the final game in the series, End of Ages, is rendered in real-time throughout. Publications such as Computer Gaming World took issue with the control scheme of the game. Overall, reception to the game was positive reviewers lauded the impressive visuals, sound, and puzzles.
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Musician Peter Gabriel lent his voice and a song to the game's audio the original score was written by Exile 's composer Jack Wall. The player travels to each brother's prison, in an attempt to recover Atrus' daughter Yeesha from the brothers' plot.ĭevelopment of Revelation lasted more than three years Ubisoft had up to 80 employees working on the game. Almost twenty years earlier, Atrus' two sons nearly destroyed all of his books and were imprisoned Atrus now wishes to see if his sons' imprisonment has reformed them.
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The player is summoned by Atrus, a man who creates links to other worlds known as Ages by writing special linking books. The plot of Revelation follows up on plot details from the original Myst. Like Myst III: Exile, Revelation combines pre-rendered graphics with digital video, but also features real-time 3D effects for added realism. Myst IV: Revelation is an adventure video game, the fourth installment in the Myst series, developed and published by Ubisoft.