OMG ANOTHER MYST FAN! WE'RE A RARE BREED (apart from the ones amassing in Mystf forum and such)! I only know like 1 other person in RL who likes it.
I first learned about Myst when I saw my cousin playing it. I couldn't understand a thing he was doing, lol (well, I was 10 at the time, so.. XD). The first one I actually played was Riven, and it totally drew me in. *_* But I abused the walkthrough though. But I'm proud to say that I finished the ones after that without a walkthrough!♥ Because I realized that it didn't make me enjoy Riven as much as I could have if I had done it myself. ^^;
*GASP* Playing Myst without a good video card is sacrilege! But I heard it plays smoother on a Mac (but I wouldn't know because I don't have one), so you can try that. Exile is one of the more straightforward (as "straightforward" as Myst can be XD ) games in that you sort of have a clear path to follow (once you figure it out).
Myst has 5 installments: Myst (or RealMyst, the re-issue), Riven, Exile, Revelation, and End of Ages (;o;). Before Revelation, they released Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, which took the first-person gameplay experience to a different level by letting users customize their avatar (so you're not just a faceless Stranger anymore). I guess they were really aiming for going online with this one, but the concept didn't fly well at first, and it was revived just earlier this year.
My favorite installment would have to be Revelation, because it explores the story of Atrus' sons even deeper, and continues in the footsteps of Exile in terms of graphics (real actors moving in front of beautiful CG backgrounds). Myst 5 is more like Uru, where the people you see are CGI. :\ And there's a new game element that makes it freakin hard if you don't have a pen tablet (if you suck at drawing with a mouse), but overall it's pretty cool. I got stumped in one part for the longest time. D:
I'd like to live in a populated Age. XD The ones Atrus' usually writes have like, one or two people or none at all, which freaks me out sometimes. XD Riven is nice, or Serenia (Myst 4) because it's pretty. :3
Aaa, I so need those other parts, too... T___T After I finish Exile, that is. <.< I never really played the first Myst, either. Well, not all the way because my sister&Dad had already solved that one (they had to play it three times through before they got to the 'right' ending xD). So yeah, it was Riven to me, too... with the unfortunate abuse of the walkthrough. >< I got really impatient when I found myself stuck.
I took a look at Revelation through that link you posted. Looking good! I'm definitely suggesting that to Dad, since he likes the games as well (we're the computer nerds in the house xD). And again I'm with you, it looks like a really nice place to live... Especially the houses in Tomahna are so pretty~ ^^
I first learned about Myst when I saw my cousin playing it. I couldn't understand a thing he was doing, lol (well, I was 10 at the time, so.. XD). The first one I actually played was Riven, and it totally drew me in. *_* But I abused the walkthrough though. But I'm proud to say that I finished the ones after that without a walkthrough!♥ Because I realized that it didn't make me enjoy Riven as much as I could have if I had done it myself. ^^;
*GASP* Playing Myst without a good video card is sacrilege! But I heard it plays smoother on a Mac (but I wouldn't know because I don't have one), so you can try that. Exile is one of the more straightforward (as "straightforward" as Myst can be XD ) games in that you sort of have a clear path to follow (once you figure it out).
Myst has 5 installments: Myst (or RealMyst, the re-issue), Riven, Exile, Revelation, and End of Ages (;o;). Before Revelation, they released Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, which took the first-person gameplay experience to a different level by letting users customize their avatar (so you're not just a faceless Stranger anymore). I guess they were really aiming for going online with this one, but the concept didn't fly well at first, and it was revived just earlier this year.
My favorite installment would have to be Revelation, because it explores the story of Atrus' sons even deeper, and continues in the footsteps of Exile in terms of graphics (real actors moving in front of beautiful CG backgrounds). Myst 5 is more like Uru, where the people you see are CGI. :\ And there's a new game element that makes it freakin hard if you don't have a pen tablet (if you suck at drawing with a mouse), but overall it's pretty cool. I got stumped in one part for the longest time. D:
I'd like to live in a populated Age. XD The ones Atrus' usually writes have like, one or two people or none at all, which freaks me out sometimes. XD Riven is nice, or Serenia (Myst 4) because it's pretty. :3
Ah, Myst. I ♥ you so.
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I took a look at Revelation through that link you posted. Looking good! I'm definitely suggesting that to Dad, since he likes the games as well (we're the computer nerds in the house xD). And again I'm with you, it looks like a really nice place to live... Especially the houses in Tomahna are so pretty~ ^^
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