The Legacy of Revenge: A Retrospective on Myst III: Exile Released on , Myst III: Exile marked a significant turning point for the iconic adventure franchise. As the first entry in the series not developed by its original creator, Cyan Worlds , it was handed to Presto Studios —the developers behind The Journeyman Project —who were tasked with modernizing the series' slow-paced gameplay for a new millennium. A Story of Familial Betrayal
The peace is shattered by , a man whose home world was destroyed by Atrus’s treacherous sons, Sirrus and Achenar . Seeking revenge, Saavedro steals the Releeshahn book and flees into the "Lesson Ages" that Atrus once wrote to teach his sons the Art of Writing. Myst 3 Exile
Set ten years after the events of Riven , Exile follows the Stranger as they visit Atrus and his wife Catherine at their new home in . Atrus has written a new Age called Releeshahn , intended as a home for the survivors of the D'ni civilization. The Legacy of Revenge: A Retrospective on Myst