MYST:
the first fully interactive screen saver!
Personally, I hated that game...
MYST:
the first fully interactive screen saver!
Personally, I hated that game...
I had always liked it. Thought the whole idea behind the story was rather neat. My mother, on the other hand, absolutely loves that game. She always asks if I can install it on her computer.
Just out of curiosity did you like FMV games like Night Trap, Double Switch, or Sewer Shark?
I didn't like Myst, but for some reason, I loved Night Trap! I hate to admit it, but I thought it was truly revolutionary and hope they re-release it!
I know, maybe I am crazy...
However, I did think the puzzles in the 7th Guest were a little illogical, but I cheated. I used a strategy guide!![]()
I've never played Night Trap, Double Switch, or Sewer Shark, partly because the reviews were so bad.
The FMV genre is bad and so is the "illogical puzzle" genre. They're both useless. Games like Myst, Riven, Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective, The 7th Guest, The 11th Hour, Hell Cab, etc., were nice tech demos, but boring, frustrating, pointless games.
Again, I'm glad CD and DVD games have progressed far beyond that trash...no offense to anyone.
I'm definately with the love Night Trap and hate Myst group. I always thought myst was too slow. I liked Night Trap mainly because the whole FMV craze was different to me than some others. I thought the games were kinda hard to control and the actual game portion of it was not in depth at all. Myst basically was a tech demo and I never really understood why people thought it was so good.
Amen! I've never understood the draw Myst has with people. I love adventure games but I just hated this. Lousy puzzles, awful storyline (and campy as hell), and like you said; and interactive screen saver.
Myst III was the worst though. I can forgive the original for being bad because of its age, but III? Oi. Awful cutscenes (I was actually embarrassed to be seen playing it - and I regularly play Cho Aniki in front of people).
I know there's a weird first person/third person debate in the adventure community, but Myst (and part III particularly) is one of the reasons why I dismiss alot of first person adventure games (even though I shouldn't). Dropping that much money on what amounted to a collection of Quicktime 360 panoramas left a pretty bad taste in my mouth.