Product Description
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Journey now to an island world surrealistically tinged with
mystery. Only your wits and imagination will serve to stay the
course and unlock the ancient betrayal of ages past.
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Myst sends you to five fascinating worlds, where only your wits
and imagination will unlock the ancient betrayal of Ages Past.
Myst, the number-one-selling CD-ROM title of all time, has over
2500 photo-realistic images and hundreds of clever puzzles to
challenge any player.
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From the Manufacturer
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The nonlinear gameplay of Myst lets players go anywhere at any
time. Unlike other adventure games, Myst has no inventory, and
players never die. Incredibly detailed, Myst offers more depth
than any other CD-ROM game to date.
Key features:
* Combine keen observation and logic to unlock the secrets of
Myst.
* Walk through stunning photo-realistic 3-D graphics.
* View incredible video and animation.
* Experience a first-person point of view with no distracting
controls or windows.
* Delight in an original soundtrack and sound effects that
enhance the sense of realism.
Review
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The PC entertainment timeline is divided into two segments:
before Myst and after Myst. This engaging and Mysterious title
changed the way we view PC games. Reviewers, hard-pressed for
adjectives, often describe new CDs as "Myst-like." And you'll be
hard-pressed to find any reviews that say a product has gone
beyond Myst.
Myst is an immersive experience that draws you in and won't let
you go. You enter a unique setting, venturing alone to varied
times and places, the worlds that compose Myst. There are no
instructions, and you encounter no living beings but soon realize
your actions may help individuals who are somehow trapped in a
parallel dimension.
You don't so much play Myst, as experience it. Of course you
must solve a multitude of puzzles, mazes, and problems, but
Myst's principal attractions are its environment and the
underlying intrafamily drama that unfolds as you explore.
Unlike most adventure games, Myst offers no inventory, no death,
and no dialogue. Although puzzles don't seem to have much direct
connection to the game, they share a commonality. They take on
many forms but follow a consistent thread. Some puzzles are very
challenging, even obtuse, creating an odd paradox: many buy Myst,
but few complete it. It is immensely popular, but most
nonadventurers quit in frustration. Fortunately, Myst's
popularity has spawned several online sites for hints,
walk-throughs, and even saved games (see GameSpot's Myst-links).
While Myst is superlative, I do have two complaints: the lack of
high-end 3D and animated visuals, and the cheesy ending. Almost
all its animations are simple QuickTime videos running in tiny
screens. Myst's creators, Rand and Robyn Miller, seamlessly
integrated those videos into the background graphics and designed
stunning artwork, but simply adding fog is not enough to create a
true 3D feel. And the ending is a big let-down, not much more
than a plug for Myst II. Nevertheless, if you own a PC, you owe
it to yourself to try Myst. --Jeff Sengstack/SpotMedia
Communications
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