Myst IV Revelation is an excellent part of the Myst series! The worlds and graphics are just drop-dead gorgeous, and the puzzles real do well in teasing and exercising your brain! The continuation of Atrus' story with a new focus on his daughter Yeesha make for a tense, relatable story with plenty of drama, betrayal, greed, love, and sacrifice. Atrus' home world Tomahna is beautiful! I also love the eeriness of Spire and the jungle adventure spirit of Haven. But my favorite world is the aptly named Serenia. Wow! Stunning stone forest, realistic water, a convent of friendly women priests, and fascinating spirits. And then you go to the Dream World, with a music video and spirit guide from none other than Peter Gabriel, one of the most fantastic musicians of our time! I wish this was my favorite Myst game, but it does have two serious flaws. First, they changed the rules of Sirrus and Achenar's prison books. No longer are they dark prisons that can only by occupied by one person. They are now ages. Though the ages are great, there's no story continuity in the abrupt change; it doesn't make sense. The other flaw is the acting. Atrus did well, and his daughter Yeesha did well, and the older Protectors are very good. But the younger Protectors are terrible actresses. Even Catherine was more epic in Riven, and in here, she's a major downgrade. Most absurd of all are the brothers. Sirrus is just plain annoying, immature, and sick, and Achenar's voice is weird and just plain overdone. This game is also home to the most annoying puzzle in the whole Myst series: the Dream world ancestor puzzle. I've never once succeeded! There's no logic to it! It's just blind guessing! Fortunately, you don't need to beat it to progress. Just look online for the revelation you didn't see. Other than that, great game, and I think all adventure and puzzle game lovers should give it a try!

Look, it just suffers from too many contraptions not playing well with the controls. You'll spend so much time just trying to find where the mouse goes to perform an interaction. And then some of the puzzles are timed. There's a dexterity check puzzle which serves no purpose but to make you waste time.

The story is fine, but the retcon of Sirrus and Achenar is disappointing. They were better in the original Myst.