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Summary: A turning point
Comment: Up to running MYST a computer game, for me, was something where you practiced reaction skills and button pressing skills. The less your mind was involved the better the score. As players of multiplayer war games know, 'if you think, you're dead'. MYST is different, I don't think it is a game by those standards. More of an experience. First of all. Thera are no deadly traps nor foes around, so you may as well stand still. Second; The game yields nothing, absolutely nothing, untill you start to think, and think hard. You can learn to open every door, examine every switch, sit in every chair turning knobs and levers. As they will perform whatever function they have, that is of no use to you until you know exactly how you are to push them and why. Disqualifying every chance attempt to make things happen. Now, don't rush to a spoiler hint on the web, or a strategy guide. Instead just stop Myst and resume at another time. Eventually you'll start to see logic patterns, and make a breakthrough. Once you crack your first hard riddle all by yourself, or even better, playing with a friend or lover, Myst has got you hooked. Now you will uncover resources of associative thinking and logic that you did not know you posessed. It will be worth the initial patience, I promise.
The mistake is to cheat, those that do often end up dissapointed in MYST. Just accept that YOU represent the only movement in this forsaken and abandoned world.
And remeber: There is a clue and an exact logic to every riddle. Meanwhile, relax, keep flipping levers and turning wheels like mad, and check everything for a differens. I mean everything. Oh! I enjoyed this. Ordinary shoot, fly, race games are just not interesting anymore. They offer no reward but tense shoulders.
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Summary: great fun worth its few shortcomings
Comment: Myst is a fun, fascinating, addictive, and very difficult first person puzzle adventure game with a good storyline. The plot isn't immediately obvious, but is revealed bit by bit and finally in its entirety at the end. You must figure things out partly through making inferences based on what you know and partly through written clues.
Finishing takes patience (it's a LONG game) and an ability to figure things out that aren't immediately obvious and/or cheating by using strategy guide (you can buy one or find one on the internet) or asking someone who's played before.
The game's settings are each innovative, very pretty, and feel very realistic, with the exception of the water in Myst (it looks like a giant green mat). Rand Miller's performance in the game as the character of Atrus is good enough, and his performance as Achenar is even better, as is Robyn Miller's as Sirrus. The sound effects and background music are great.
I do think two puzzles are unfair, but they are solvable if you cheat (see above) or have a really good memory and a really good ear. The interface also makes getting to certain locations more of a hassle then it should be sometimes.
The ending (even if you get the happy one) explains a lot but leaves many questions unanswered.
Despite ifs flaws, I love it and highly recommend it.
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Summary: You can play this in Windows XP
Comment: Some reviewers have complained that you cannot play this in windows xp, but you can. Goto "my computer"; click on "program files"; click on "myst".......this is after you have installed the game; right click on the game icon...... a picture of a book; click "properties"; click the "compatibilty" tab; check both boxes that say "run in 256 colors" and "run in 640 x 480 resolution"; click "apply"; then click on game icon and enjoy. The game is hard but fun if you have patience and like thinking games.
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Summary: Myst
Comment: Too hard for me. I have been using a walkthrough to figure it out. O.K., but not what I had hoped for. Least favorite game so far that I have purchased. Kids probably love it but it's not for this 61 year old granny.
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Summary: Let the world and the story immerse you--I love this game!
Comment: Contrary to my usual reviewing style, there is little I can add that would be different from what previous reviewers have said. Plus, being that this is a game, I would not be doing well to give anything away to those who have not yet played/beaten Myst.
If you like(d) Myst, I strongly recommend that you purchase more games from the Myst franchise, as well as the three epic Myst novels. These in particular are all fantastic works, and they give background information that makes the Myst story come alive. I guarantee you will like the other Myst games and the novels.
My only suggestion is to seek this game in its later, remade incarnations (the one where it's included along with the second and third games in the series is the best value) because there is no real point in pursuing an old, original copy.
A side note: This game, at least in its original incarnation (this one, in other words), has very poor Vista compatibility. Upon installation, Quicktime kicks up some Dickens but allows the game to install and run. The game hangs on a regular basis, crashes frequently, and, as a result of the Quicktime issue, none of the movies work. This means that, unless you've played the game before, a vital part of the game play is missing. There are some eerie absences where those movies should be. Essentially, the original Myst game is no fun whatsoever on Vista. Later editions and rehashes are likely more compatible, and I have read as much. I include this information only for the benefit of those, like me, who have a legacy copy of the game from the original release.
All in all, there really isn't much to say. If you've played Myst, then you know. You just KNOW. And, if you haven't played it yet, what are you waiting for? Get ready to embark on one of the most engrossing and immersing journeys you'll ever face. Oh, and be prepared to become hopelessly obsessed with Myst--it really is "...the surrealistic adventure that will become your world."
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