@ReconToaster misses garnett :(: On that note: is the game worth playing if you've never played it before, do you think? I know it has serious nostalgia value for tons of people, but I have literally no experience with it beyond second-hand knowledge.
$5.99 is kind of steep for Myst, considering the underlying technology is essentially HTML.
That being said, how about offering Myst for free, as a "taste," then sell the sequels? Myst 1 has been done to death, so it's about time to let the other episodes shine.
@boopadoo: Yeah, I'll support Cyan Worlds in its every endeavor, but what I wouldn't give for a working copy of Riven- I kepy my old computer to run it, but even that's starting to give way.
@Claire Hummel: I just tried my copy of Riven DVD, and it worked fine on my laptop with XP. Looks like you can dump the old computer...if you have the DVD version, that is.
I'm very tempted to get this, if only for the nostalgia of it all, but I'm really not sure how much better at it I'd be than when I was younger and was pretty much stuck the minute the game started.
I think PC Gamer UK was infamous for being the only (?) magazine that gave Myst a mediocre score (59%, I think) when it first came out. They stand by that still.
BTW, if you register with GoG.com (which you do to purchase stuff from them; it's free, anyway) you get 3 adventure games for free. [www.gog.com] [www.gog.com] [www.gog.com]
@syafiqjabar of Mars: Well they don't advertise them. You have to find them and realize they're priced at 'free'.
But I did notice them a while back. Teenagent didn't interest me, but I did grab Beneath a Steel Sky and Lure of the Temptress.
Only played Steel Sky, but it was pretty good! And that's coming from someone who never really was into that kind of game.
1. Stub my toe
2. Watch a Peter Kay DVD
3. Shoot myself
4. Lick Crecente's bellybutton
5. Watch Paint Dry.
6. Subject myself to a Micheal Bay film.
7. Bang my head off a wall repeatedly.
I love the fact that the 'best ending' of Myst could be achieved within 5 minutes of loading the game, but the endings you likely got were the bad ones, after 20 hours of gameplay.
@Komrade Kayce: That happened to me, but since I had no clue what he was talking about I went back and did all the other puzzles. I spent like half an hour wondering if there was anything more to see than him sitting at a desk.
@MrBounce: I have Myst and Riven somewhere in the house, but I haven't played either of them in at least 4 years. My mom and I used to spend hours playing the game together.
I know some people hated the games because the puzzles were often obtuse and hard to figure out, but it was an engrossing experience that would draw even parents into watching what you were doing. Mine would often pull up a chair and watch / point out things or solutions while I played.
I'd even put it out there that it was one of the games that brought PC gaming to a wider adult audience.
That's interesting. To my knowledge, no commercial-scale MMO has been released as open source before (despite attempts of the community to buy a dying one, which has happened without success in the past). So, chances are a number of developers who aren't even fans of the game will pay pretty close attention to this. But, I don't know what sort of game Myst Online is, so I can't really say. It's an interesting thing to follow, anyway.
Wow, the Myst series is one of my favorites of the PC world. So many memories, frustrations, feelings of glee as I conquered another ridiculous puzzle. I feel saddened that I have no idea how to do anything but just play what others have created... coding and such is like another language to me! I hope nothing but good comes of this.
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The Myst and Riven games were my first real experiences with PC gaming.
I used to sit on my sister's lap and click toggles and ride those roller coaster tram things back and forth for hours...
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haha, probably not...
I don't know. I've never really been into adventure games to begin with, as they tend to just frustrate me. I'm not very good at solving puzzles.
I'd say that, if you're a fan of adventure games, Myst and Riven would still probably be really great to play.
Otherwise....
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That being said, how about offering Myst for free, as a "taste," then sell the sequels? Myst 1 has been done to death, so it's about time to let the other episodes shine.
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-C
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BTW, if you register with GoG.com (which you do to purchase stuff from them; it's free, anyway) you get 3 adventure games for free.
[www.gog.com]
[www.gog.com]
[www.gog.com]
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But I did notice them a while back. Teenagent didn't interest me, but I did grab Beneath a Steel Sky and Lure of the Temptress.
Only played Steel Sky, but it was pretty good! And that's coming from someone who never really was into that kind of game.
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1. Stub my toe
2. Watch a Peter Kay DVD
3. Shoot myself
4. Lick Crecente's bellybutton
5. Watch Paint Dry.
6. Subject myself to a Micheal Bay film.
7. Bang my head off a wall repeatedly.
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The Myst series is a definite must play for anyone who hasn't tried them previously.
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I know some people hated the games because the puzzles were often obtuse and hard to figure out, but it was an engrossing experience that would draw even parents into watching what you were doing. Mine would often pull up a chair and watch / point out things or solutions while I played.
I'd even put it out there that it was one of the games that brought PC gaming to a wider adult audience.
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Hee... accidental puns...