Exile is an easy, but magical third chapter in the Myst saga.
Exile is set ten years after the events in Riven. You meet up with Atrus once again in his new home of Tomahna some time after he finished writing Releeshan for the survivors of the D'ni civilization, and after his daughter Yeesha (who is important in all Myst games after Exile) is born. Upon your arrival Atrus wants to show you Releeshan, so you wait, and after a brief one sided conversation with Catherine, and exploration of Atrus' office he finally arrives. When a mysterious man links in, steals Releeshan, and sets Atrus' office on fire you're forced to follow him alone to Atrus' lesson age of J'nanin where the thief has been planning his revenge against Atrus and his sons. The plot isn't really remarkable, but it is solid and flows quite well.
The gameplay in Exile is very much like the past two Myst games. You spend most of the time solving puzzles that are made quite obvious this time around (you are going through lesson ages after all), and simply exploring the isolated worlds. Unlike Myst and Riven, however; Myst lets you look around at a full 360 degrees while standing at one location. This increases the overall immersion of Exile, and makes you feel like you are definitely there.
Exile's visuals are surrealistic and very true to the original Myst's idea. Every age you visit is teeming with atmosphere, and looking at the sun causes glare as it would if you were really there. There are occasionally textures that look "fake", but for the most part Exile excels in the graphics area.
Exile's audio is outstanding. The music is composed by Jack Wall, and delivers a surprising amount of additional atmosphere that increases the magic of exploring Exile's beautiful worlds. The music is also aided by excellent ambient sound effects which are well placed.
Myst III: Exile is a must play for fans of the Myst series. Exile is also easily recommendable to people who are just starting adventure gaming because what is a puzzle is clear, and the puzzles themselves are not extremely frustrating like some of those found in Riven.