History VideoGame / MystIVRevelation

* UndergroundLevel: Spire, for the most part. [[spoiler: Until you see what is either the sun or an electrified planet surface under the clouds.]]

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Maybe; one of the mangrees hopping around the totem on Haven appears to have visible genitalia, though it could also be a trick of the light.

''Myst IV: Revelation'' is the fifth game in the ''VideoGame/{{Myst}}'' series. This game was developed and released by Creator/{{Ubisoft}} in 2004. It was so big and pretty that the game had to be put on a DVD-Rom instead of a CD-Rom, an uncommon occurence in 2004. Rand Miller once again reprises his role as Atrus.

* AllThereInTheManual: The biggest Retcon in Revelations is fully explained two games prior, at the start of Riven. [[GuideDangit Atrus gives you a notebook]] [[ReadtheFreakingManual explaining everything.]]

* RetCon: The transformation of 'Trap Books' into 'Prison Ages'. This was not a retcon created for this game however. Richard A. Watson stated in 1998 that trap books, as shown in ''Myst'' and ''Riven'', don't exist; the brothers were always trapped in prison Ages (as shown in ''Myst IV''). The trap books were simply a simplification made by Cyan for gameplay purposes.
** Although, this Retcon can be justified and/or subverted [[AllThereintheManual if you care to read the Notebook Atrus gives you explaining your mission in Riven.]] Trap books are created by editing a few lines in a linking book to "break" the link, anyone who tries to use the Book is stuck between worlds. If the Trap is undone by a skilled Writer, The Trapped Victim is released to where the book linked too.

* UndergroundLevel: Spire, for the most part. [[spoiler: Until you see what is either the sun or an electrified planet surface under the clouds.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Yeesha is safe, but Achenar dies in a RedemptionEqualsDeath moment]].

* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: Achenar dies in Yeesha's arms]].

* EldritchLocation: The DreamLand location in Serenia where you need a spirit guide to keep you safe from venturing off into oblivion. There's no exploration possible here, rather it serves as the backdrop to two puzzles and you solve one for each visit.

* EldritchLocation: The DreamLand location in Serenia where you need a spirit guide to keep you safe from venturing off into oblivion.

* TrailersAlwaysLie: The trailers, box art, and even the official website completely omit Spire. However, judging from the problems with the plot it has, this is somewhat justifiable.

* NostalgiaLevel: [[spoiler: Atrus' study and Courtyard on Tomahna, taken directly from Exile. It's only accessible after you leave Serenia once.]]

* HubWorld: Atrus' estate in New Mexico, dubbed "Tomahna".

* UndergroundLevel: Spire, for the most part. [[spoiler: Until you see the sun under the clouds.]]

* OffTheRails: It is possible to bypass the first dream sequence on Serenia completely. The minimal game only requires solving Spire [[spoiler:(to get the random color code)]], solving the irrigation puzzle [[spoiler:(to get into the old memory chamber)]] and then entering the final encounter there. The encounter will play out as if you had gone through the dream sequence, averting TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything. This requires explicit knowledge from outside of the game or from a previous playthrough. The purpose of the dream sequence is to tell you vital information about solving the lock puzzle. Information that is not randomized.

* ArtifactTitle: Around the beginning, in one of bedrooms (The one with the lamp puzzle) there is a painting above the fireplace of Atrus, Catherine, and Sirrus and Achenar as kids hanging out by the tiny pool on Myst Island you can also see the clocktower in the background. Otherwise Myst is not mentioned.

* ButThouMust: Averted. At the beginning Yeesha insists you take a picture (But doesn't tell you how) if you take too long trying to figure it out, or simply don't want to. She'll eventually say "Don't want to? That's fine".

This game [[{{Retcon}} retcons]] the end of ''VideoGame/{{Myst}}''. It ends up Sirrus and Achenar were not trapped in Prison books that Atrus destroyed, killing them, but are stuck in actual Ages and Atrus only destroyed their Linking book. Twenty years later, Atrus has made new Linking books to their Ages and invited [[FeaturelessProtagonist the Stranger]] to act as their one person parole board.

* RetCon: The transformation of 'Trap Books' into 'Prison Ages'.
** Although, this Retcon can be justified and/or subverted [[AllThereintheManual if you care to read the Notebook Atrus gives you explaining your mission in Riven.]] Trap books are created by editing a few lines in a linking book to "break" the link, anyone who tries to use the Book is stuck between worlds. If the Trap is undone by a skilled Writer, The Trapped Victim is released to where the book linked too. Richard A. Watson also states that trap books as shown in ''Myst'' and ''Riven'' don't exist; the brothers were always trapped in prison Ages (as shown in ''Myst IV''), and that the trap books were simply a simplification made by Cyan for gameplay purposes. It should be noted that he declared this as early as 1998, so it wasn't something that was changed for ''Myst IV''.

* OffTheRails: It is possible to bypass the first dream sequence on Serenia completely. The minimal game only requires solving Spire [[spoiler:(to get the random color code)]], solving the irrigation puzzle [[spoiler:(to get into the old memory chamber)]] and then entering the final encounter there. The encounter will play out as if you had gone through the dream sequence, averting TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything.