In the process of scouring the mountain of flyers we get for Christmas gift ideas I came upon the fact that a new episode in the MYST series has been released. It's called Uru: Ages Beyond Myst and is a continuation of the spellbinding game franchise that I have been enamored with for several years. I went to the website and downloaded the demo version which kind of gets you started in the game and whets your appetite a bit. I was amazed. It is now a full fledged 3D interactive game where you create your own character to explore the worlds that are part of the game. You can even modify how the character looks so that you can make it look like yourself or how you would like to look. The interface is pretty easy once you get used to the navigation controls and the graphics are, as usual, amazing. I am very tempted to plunk down the $65 for the game. And I guess they are making an online version in which you can explore with other users and interact with them while doing so. So for anyone into puzzle gaming, this is the one to try.

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