Myst at 25: How it changed gaming, created addicts, and made enemies

Post by giobox » Mon, Sep 24, 2018, 10:42 PM UTC

badloginagain wrote: post #100

giobox wrote: post #84

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That is a good list, even if some fall more on the “walking simulator” side more so than “puzzle game”. Games like “What Remains of Edith Finch”, “Firewatch” and “Gone Home” etc I loved, but these aren’t really puzzle games in the way Myst was, although I do see a common thread in the idea of an intricately made world to slowly explore.

If you're looking for a mobile game that hits that aesthetic, try "Alto's Odyssey"

Post by xirdstl » Mon, Sep 24, 2018, 11:06 PM UTC

illlogic2 wrote: post #79

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For me, this is where memories of Myst are best left. At the time I loved it, but in the early 90s one was willing to forgive a game a great many short-comings in sympathy to the state of modern games technology. Myst was very much “state of the art of the possible at the time”. I’d argue that much of the appeal of 90s Myst for some was that such a world could be made at all, let alone be a reasonably competent adven…

I would check out Quern. Quern is an excellent Myst style game and comes closest to Myst style puzzles. From what I've seen of the "The Witness" is looked to be the same maze puzzle but repeated throughout the game. I loved Johnathan Blow's "Braid" but I passed on the Witness after seeing some gameplay.

Post by k__ » Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 12:03 AM UTC

illlogic2 wrote: post #81

All those looking for a fresh Myst-like experience should check out Quern: Undying Thoughts.

Post by zbentley » Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 12:22 AM UTC

gdubs wrote: post #19

I vividly recall playing Myst, headphones on, snow falling outside, in a time before cellphones and (for our family) high speed internet. Cliche as it is, I felt transported. At times I felt spooked. I also remember getting a hold of every magazine I could that went into the making of Myst, transfixed by the creators’ sketches and drawings. Few cultural artifacts — not limited to games — have had as lasting an impact…

Post by symfoniq » Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 1:25 AM UTC

AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #92

symfoniq wrote: post #89

It's entirely possible that the only reason I'm a programmer today is because of Myst. For reasons that I either never fully learned or fail to remember, my father received a CD in the mail from Myst's publisher (Broderbund?) containing a demo of the game. Only, someone screwed up, and instead of the CD containing a demo, it actually contained almost the entire game in a just-before-release, playable state (only a si…

Have you ever thought of uploading that HyperCard stack somewhere? I mean it would probably be taken down in a heartbeat, because the disclosure of the source code was very likely unintentional, but, you never know!