Uru: Ages Beyond Myst

 PC
  • Publisher: Ubisoft
  • Release Date: Nov 11, 2003
User Score
7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 35 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 35
  3. Negative: 8 out of 35
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  1. EthanB.
    Nov 29, 2003
    10
    Absolutely incredible.
  2. PotatoHead
    Nov 21, 2003
    10
    This game is friggin incredible!! I have never seen a more beautiful looking game. If you don't have a cutting edge DX9 compatible card then it's not worth your while. Playing Uru with the lights turned off is also a must. I simply can't say enough about how visually astounding this game is. The music integrates seamlessly into the game and the mystery element adds a nice nudge.
  3. DanF.
    Dec 12, 2003
    10
    A technological marvel, ahead of it's time
  4. AuldWolf
    Oct 6, 2013
    10
    A decade ahead of its time.

    If this were to be released today as an indie title, as an online game (and you can play it online for free at mystonline.com), then it would be lavished with praise by all the critics. The reason for that is that we've had a decade to experiment and evolve game mechanics, we understand better what a co-op online experience is now, and we're more open to    A decade ahead of its time.

    If this were to be released today as an indie title, as an online game (and you can play it online for free at mystonline.com), then it would be lavished with praise by all the critics. The reason for that is that we've had a decade to experiment and evolve game mechanics, we understand better what a co-op online experience is now, and we're more open to experiences, we're ready now for games that don't want to force us to be sociopathic murderers all the time.

    I was always ready for this, and it was fun watching the world slowly catch up. The experience it presents is beloved by all of the people I've introduced it to, including this year 2013. It continues to stand up as a technological marvel, something that people just couldn't wrap their minds around back then as it was one new concept after another. From the multiplayer puzzle ages, to the multiplayer exploration, the KI interface, and everything else. Even the esoteric and eccentric story, which people would also be more open to now than back then. Back then, it was all about the shooters, the platformers, the set genres. Easy to understand stuff. It was the beginning of the commercialisation of gaming.

    If it had been released ten years prior, in the era of the home computer, when everything was indie and experimental, it probably would have done okay then, too. This is how it is, it's a cycle, and people have to be in the proper part of that cycle to appreciate something like this. This is the kind of game you can form a deep bond with. I return to this game every year in order to visit an old friend, an alien creature named Shroomie. It feels really weird to have such an attachment to a 3D model, but this is what the Myst Universe does to you, and Uru more than any other.

    This is life-changing and life-affirming if you let it be. It feels good, and it feels even better if you have a friend you can bring along with you for the journey. And it's always about the journey, isn't it? This is about the journey through a bizarre, alien series of worlds. Journeys present obstacles, challenges, and puzzles. That's all part of the journey. And if you're excited by any of this, then this is a game you'll love. This isn't for the shooty-shooty people, this is for the intellectual romantics, this is for the old souls.

    If you give this game a chance, you could end up like me revisiting it every year just to remember the ghosts of the past. And Cyan still breathes they're starting a Kickstarter for something, soon, so that might be interesting. At some point in the future, reading this, you might know what all that's about, but right now, I don't. I only know that the journey through Uru might be worth your time, if you're ready for it.    … Expand
  5. PeggyM.
    Oct 26, 2003
    10
    Excellent! fabulous graphics and a wonderful storyline! worth buying!
  6. RonM
    Nov 21, 2003
    10
    Sorry, I loved it. Beautiful, compelling puzzles, compelling story. It's not a shooter, but so what?
  7. Mydonner
    Nov 23, 2003
    8
    Not as realistic as Myst.

Awards & Rankings

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#59 Best PC Game of 2003
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#76 Most Discussed PC Game of 2003
35
#35 Most Shared PC Game of 2003

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Cheat Code Central
    90
    Uru has some of the best graphics and sound of any game. The worlds seem alive. The imagination and talent of the artists would humble Salvidor Dali himself.
  2. Four Fat Chicks
    100
    Love it or hate it, I believe we will look back in five or ten years and see this as a watershed moment in our brief gaming history, in much the same way as the original 1993 “Myst” is now viewed.
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  3. GameSpot
    78
    A very good adventure game with impressive production values, but if it had actually shipped complete with the promised multiplayer, it perhaps could have been much more.
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