Myst V: End of Ages
Myst V: End of Ages is an Adventure, Exploration, Casual, Puzzle, Classic, First-person, and Single-player video game offered by Cyan Worlds. The game serves as the fifth main entry in the Myst series by offering the same gameplay and introducing some new features. During the gameplay, the player takes on the role of an explorer who explores several worlds called Ages.
The player needs to understand various puzzles and follow the story by taking clues from the books. The game offers three main modes to explore, such as classic mode, classic plus mode, and free look or advanced mode. In classic mode, the player can view the nodes of location from a fixed angle like in Myst and Riven, while classic plus mode allows the player to move the angle up to 360 degrees in any direction for viewing the environment as in Myst III and Myst IV.
The free mode allows the player to determine the Ages freely as in Uru: Ages Beyond Myst. The game allows the player to use a slate in all the Ages, and the player can create different shapes and symbols using these slates to communicate with an unknown race called Bahro. The natural changes will occur from the slate symbols, such as rain, wind blowing, etc., and helps the player to solve puzzles. The Bahro will understand everything through slate and respond in the same fashion.
The player can use a camera and take snaps to review the clues and necessary items and can get these images at any stage of the gameplay. The player can review all gathered information t any time he needs. The core features of the game are Three Modes, Different Ages, Camera, Bahro Interaction, Slate Feature, Several Puzzles, and First-person Perspective.
#1 Firewatch
Firewatch is a First-person Action, Adventure and Mystery video game. The game takes the players back to the year 1989 and leaves them right in the middle of the Shoshone National Forest and lets them be Fire Lookout named as Henry. The game revolves around two main characters, Henry and Delilah, Henry’s Supervisor and tells the story of a mystery that formed over a Conspiracy. Firewatch is full of mysterious incidents, happenings, and all the pondering situations. According to the storyline, Henry works as a Fire Lookout, Delilah Assists him as a Supervisor and the story is about finding the roots of mystery that rocked the minds of the characters of the game. It all starts when Delilah Calls on Henry to investigate an illegal Firework at a Lake. Henry reaches to the spot only to find out two teenage girls Skinny Dipping who blame him for leering. On his way back to his watch tower, Henry finds a Cave locked and sees the shadows of a shrouded figure, returns to his Watch Tower and finds it completely ransacked. Next day, Henry gets to Communication line where he finds it cut along with a note from the girls. He plots to scare them away but finds their Camp abandoned. Some time later, on another location, Henry finds a Disposable Camera that belongs to Brian, son of Ned, the outdoorsman, and a fellow Fire lookout. Brian and Ned are both missing. This is where player’s character gets into the play. The game tasks the players to search for Brian, and Ned and the mission Girls, and solve the Mystery that’s bothering Henry big time. Firewatch is all about mysteries and amazing happenings that lead to an epic open world gameplay. With a great story, plenty of room for the gameplay, open world environment, fantastic characters and their own stories, Firewatch offers a remarkable and kind of twisted gameplay to enjoy. For all those who love playing mystery games, Firewatch would definitely be a great source of entertainment.
#2 Proteus
Proteus is a great Action-Adventure, Puzzle Platform and Exploration-based video game by Twisted Tree. The game takes you to an amazing dream-like world and leaves you on an island where you as the player will have to interact with objects, explore and solve some challenging puzzles in order to complete the game objectives. Proteus offers a procedurally generated game map and lets you experience traveling through the superbly designed valleys, ruins and a lot of other amazing wonders. With super fine graphics, amazing story and an immersive and engaging game-play, Proteus is one of the best Action-Adventure and Puzzle-Platform video games.