<s>
Myst	B-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2005	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Myst	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Cyan	O
Worlds	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Macintosh	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
platforms	O
in	O
September	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
Myst	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
End	O
of	O
Ages	O
replaces	O
pre-rendered	O
environments	O
with	O
worlds	O
rendered	O
in	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
3D	I-General_Concept
graphics	I-General_Concept
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
freely	O
navigate	O
the	O
Ages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Myst	B-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
person	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
,	O
"	O
Classic	O
mode	O
"	O
,	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
controls	O
used	O
in	O
Myst	B-Application
and	O
Riven	B-Application
;	O
Ages	O
are	O
divided	O
into	O
locations	O
of	O
interest	O
,	O
or	O
nodes	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
view	O
is	O
fixed	O
at	O
every	O
node	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Classic	O
Plus	O
"	O
mode	O
uses	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
of	O
Myst	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
and	O
Myst	B-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
;	O
movement	O
is	O
still	O
node-based	O
but	O
players	O
can	O
rotate	O
their	O
view	O
360	O
degrees	O
in	O
any	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
navigation	O
mode	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Free	O
Look	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Advanced	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
navigate	O
and	O
observe	O
the	O
Ages	O
freely	O
like	O
Uru	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Myst	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
slate	O
is	O
necessary	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
a	O
shadowy	O
race	O
of	O
creatures	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Bahro	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bahro	B-Application
understand	O
certain	O
symbols	O
drawn	O
on	O
the	O
slate	O
and	O
will	O
respond	O
to	O
them	O
;	O
the	O
creatures	O
also	O
retrieve	O
the	O
slate	O
and	O
return	O
it	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
space	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
drops	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
End	O
of	O
Ages	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
present	O
day	O
,	O
sometime	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Uru	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Myst	I-Application
,	O
and	O
begins	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
responds	O
to	O
a	O
letter	O
from	O
Atrus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
linking	O
book	O
to	O
the	O
Age	O
of	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
lies	O
sealed	O
in	O
the	O
ruins	O
of	O
the	O
ancient	O
D'ni	O
civilization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
letter	O
,	O
Atrus	O
expresses	O
concern	O
that	O
his	O
daughter	O
,	O
Yeesha	B-Application
,	O
may	O
be	O
lost	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yeesha	B-Application
links	O
in	O
and	O
explains	O
that	O
legends	O
state	O
that	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
fully	O
restore	O
D'ni	O
,	O
someone	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Grower	O
must	O
utilize	O
the	O
tablet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
artifact	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
fully	O
control	O
a	O
mysterious	O
enslaved	O
race	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Bahro	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Yeesha	B-Application
made	O
the	O
wrong	O
decision	O
upon	O
unlocking	O
the	O
tablet	O
,	O
she	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
use	O
it	O
;	O
Yeesha	B-Application
instead	O
charges	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
uncovering	O
the	O
tablet	O
's	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
leaving	O
Yeesha	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
meets	O
a	O
man	O
named	O
Esher	O
near	O
"	O
the	O
Great	O
Shaft	O
"	O
,	O
connecting	O
D'ni	O
to	O
the	O
surface	O
(	O
as	O
detailed	O
in	O
Myst	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Book	O
of	O
Ti'ana	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Esher	O
is	O
a	O
survivor	O
of	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
D'ni	O
and	O
tells	O
the	O
player	O
that	O
Yeesha	B-Application
cannot	O
be	O
trusted	O
,	O
warning	O
the	O
player	O
not	O
to	O
give	O
her	O
the	O
Tablet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
Great	O
Shaft	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
collects	O
twelve	O
fragments	O
of	O
Yeesha	B-Application
's	O
journal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
writings	O
appear	O
to	O
confirm	O
Esher	O
's	O
warnings	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
narration	O
seemingly	O
indicates	O
that	O
Yeesha	B-Application
has	O
descended	O
into	O
madness	O
,	O
believing	O
herself	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
Grower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
urging	O
of	O
both	O
Yeesha	B-Application
and	O
Esher	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
travels	O
across	O
four	O
Ages	O
,	O
collecting	O
four	O
slates	O
that	O
unlock	O
the	O
tablet	O
's	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
all	O
four	O
slates	O
are	O
collected	O
,	O
Esher	O
requests	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
bring	O
the	O
tablet	O
to	O
him	O
in	O
the	O
now-unlocked	O
Age	O
of	O
Myst	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Travelling	O
to	O
Myst	B-Application
without	O
the	O
tablet	O
will	O
cause	O
Esher	O
to	O
angrily	O
abandon	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
no	O
way	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
gives	O
the	O
tablet	O
to	O
Yeesha	B-Application
,	O
the	O
tablet	O
simply	O
slips	O
through	O
her	O
hands	O
and	O
disappears	O
into	O
the	O
ground	O
;	O
she	O
walks	O
away	O
,	O
disappointed	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
player	O
trapped	O
in	O
D'ni	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
good	O
ending	O
involves	O
giving	O
the	O
Bahro	B-Application
the	O
tablet	O
,	O
ending	O
their	O
enslavement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arriving	O
at	O
Releeshahn	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
home	O
Age	O
of	O
the	O
D'ni	O
,	O
Yeesha	B-Application
and	O
Atrus	O
thank	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
speak	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
chapter	O
for	O
the	O
D'ni	O
people	O
;	O
Esher	O
is	O
handed	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
Bahro	B-Application
to	O
be	O
punished	O
for	O
his	O
crimes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robyn	O
and	O
Rand	O
Miller	O
,	O
Mysts	B-Application
creators	O
,	O
had	O
initially	O
decided	O
against	O
creating	O
sequels	O
to	O
1997	O
's	O
Riven	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
publishing	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
later	O
transferred	O
to	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
who	O
commissioned	O
two	O
sequels	O
:	O
Myst	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
and	O
Myst	B-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Myst	B-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
2005	O
MacWorld	O
Expo	O
by	O
Myst	B-Application
and	O
Rivens	B-Application
developer	O
,	O
Cyan	O
Worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
most	O
previous	O
Myst	B-Application
titles	O
had	O
forgone	O
3D	O
graphics	O
rendered	O
in	O
real-time	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
interactive	O
prerendered	O
environments	O
,	O
Rand	O
Miller	O
decided	O
that	O
technology	O
had	O
advanced	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
that	O
End	O
of	O
Ages	O
could	O
use	O
real-time	O
graphics	O
without	O
sacrificing	O
player	O
immersion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Over	O
the	O
years	O
the	O
Myst	B-Application
games	I-Application
have	O
become	O
increasingly	O
sophisticated	O
,	O
culminating	O
in	O
Myst	B-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
where	O
we	O
offer	O
striking	O
graphics	O
that	O
players	O
can	O
walk	O
smoothly	O
through	O
,	O
"	O
Miller	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miller	O
emphasized	O
that	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
remained	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
become	O
immersed	O
in	O
Mysts	B-Application
alternate	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
focus	O
in	O
development	O
was	O
to	O
make	O
End	O
of	O
Ages	O
more	O
accessible	O
than	O
previous	O
Myst	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
often	O
stymied	O
uninitiated	O
players	O
with	O
their	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Learning	O
from	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
used	O
in	O
another	O
real-time	O
Myst	B-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
entitled	O
realMyst	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Cyan	O
decided	O
to	O
develop	O
multiple	O
control	O
methods	O
to	O
allow	O
new	O
players	O
to	O
quickly	O
learn	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
provide	O
a	O
familiar	O
interface	O
for	O
franchise	O
veterans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Myst	B-Application
games	I-Application
had	O
typically	O
used	O
chroma	O
key	O
to	O
insert	O
footage	O
of	O
actors	O
into	O
digital	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
was	O
then	O
manipulated	O
and	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
facial	O
texture	O
that	O
was	O
mapped	O
onto	O
the	O
3D	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
facial	O
movement	O
was	O
also	O
tracked	B-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
used	I-Operating_System
to	I-Operating_System
animate	I-Operating_System
the	O
faces	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
in-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
of	O
the	O
body	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
to	O
ensure	O
lifelike	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Composer	O
Tim	O
Larkin	O
,	O
a	O
sound	O
designer	O
and	O
audio	O
director	O
at	O
Cyan	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
realMyst	B-Application
and	O
Uru	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Myst	I-Application
,	O
was	O
given	O
the	O
task	O
of	O
developing	O
Myst	B-Application
Vs	I-Application
musical	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Larkin	O
stated	O
that	O
whereas	O
earlier	O
Myst	B-Application
games	I-Application
had	O
been	O
constrained	O
by	O
technological	O
limitations	O
,	O
the	O
available	O
technology	O
allowed	O
End	O
of	O
Ages	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
more	O
dynamic	O
environment	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
music	O
changing	O
with	O
various	O
timings	O
of	O
different	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Larkin	O
admitted	O
that	O
some	O
Myst	B-Application
fans	O
would	O
have	O
preferred	O
a	O
musical	O
style	O
similar	O
to	O
Robyn	O
Miller	O
's	O
scores	O
for	O
Myst	B-Application
and	O
Riven	B-Application
,	O
but	O
replied	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
change	O
happens	O
and	O
players	O
would	O
find	O
something	O
to	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
music	O
if	O
they	O
kept	O
an	O
open	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
limited	O
edition	O
contained	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
a	O
collector	O
's	O
lithograph	O
,	O
strategy	O
guide	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
bonus	O
DVD	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
making	O
of	O
"	O
retrospective	O
on	O
the	O
Myst	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
was	O
made	O
by	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Turner	O
Broadcasting	O
System	O
;	O
the	O
behind-the-scenes	O
feature	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game-related	O
documentary	O
developed	O
by	O
Turner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
blame	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
financial	O
troubles	O
were	O
placed	O
on	O
the	O
commercial	O
disappointment	O
of	O
Uru	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Myst	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
End	O
of	O
Ages	O
,	O
Cyan	O
stated	O
that	O
their	O
next	O
game	O
would	O
have	O
nothing	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
the	O
Myst	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
pitching	O
an	O
unnamed	O
online	O
game	O
to	O
publishers	O
,	O
Cyan	O
produced	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Osmo	I-Application
's	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hex	I-Application
Isle	I-Application
with	O
online	O
content	O
site	O
Fanista	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
switch	O
to	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
rendering	I-General_Concept
was	O
generally	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
positive	O
step	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
reviewers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Charles	O
Herold	O
of	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
,	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
fell	O
short	O
of	O
what	O
was	O
possible	O
,	O
especially	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
prerendered	O
visuals	O
of	O
Myst	B-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Greg	O
Kasavin	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
felt	O
that	O
though	O
the	O
visuals	O
were	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
End	O
of	O
Ages	O
was	O
missing	O
several	O
elements	O
which	O
made	O
Myst	B-Application
IV	I-Application
more	O
immersive	O
;	O
only	O
important	O
,	O
story-driving	O
items	O
could	O
be	O
interacted	O
with	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
makes	O
no	O
sounds	O
or	O
footsteps	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
of	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
occasionally	O
ridiculed	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
were	O
well	O
received	O
in	O
End	O
of	O
Ages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oliver	O
Clare	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
called	O
the	O
slate	O
system	O
a	O
welcome	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Myst	B-Application
formula	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
recognition	O
of	O
symbols	O
was	O
occasionally	O
too	O
precise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
2005	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
and	O
IGN	O
's	O
prize	O
for	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
top	O
computer	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
both	O
categories	O
to	O
Fahrenheit	B-Application
.	O
</s>
