Myst: Masterpiece Edition

I will not write about the gameplay, but I want to warn if you run Windows 7 64bit. I do and after trying hour after hour I found the following out: 1. Changing to WinXP Compatibility Mode makes the videos and transitions work. 2. Save can crash but "Save as" does not 3. If you come to the clocktower and try to set the numbers inside, the game will crash after few seconds. So if YOU run Windows 7 64bit, I would NOT buy it.

Myst is one of the greatest adventure games of all times--- no instructions, no back story, no goals when you first begin. Everything you have to do, you have to first figure out what to do and then how to do it. It can make for some frustrating moments, but the elation of success becomes that much better as a result. You have to use all your gaming senses: sight, sound, memory.... without the risk of death. Make sure you keep a paper and pencil handy for all the clues. I already have several copies of myst and will gladly add this one to my collection. Only one concern -- Myst runs off an old version of quicktime, which has become incompatible with more recent versions, particularly those versions that are required to run iTunes. Has GoG found a way around this? I have tried to play my disc copy of Myst on my 64 bit Vista laptop to no avail as well. The description says 64 bit Vista will work-- which is phenomenal!!!! But what about the iTunes/quicktime problem. I will test out GoG's version and post the results if I can. This will be my 4th copy of Myst, and I'll gladly buy it for the chance to play on my laptop and on my iTunes computer again. Riven, Exile, URU, Revelation, and End of Ages-- I hope they make it to the catalog as well, though only Riven is owned by Cyan Worlds... the rest are Ubisoft. But when/if they all come, I will snatch them up in a heartbeat-- no waiting for a sale on these games. Enjoy!

Should I even be saying anything about Myst? If you don't know about it already, then where were you, under a rock? Myst is undoubtedly a pioneer in many things - one of the first games that revolutionized the way we play games, using (at that time) a new medium, the CD-ROM, the first to make an emphasis on story and atmosphere much more than gameplay, and the first to blend puzzles into a living, breathing world filled with sights and sounds unique to the videogame medium. From beginning to end, Myst does not have enemies. Myst does not rush you into anything. Take your time. Explore. Click on anything and everything. Listen to the environment. Use your mind. Pick up pieces of the story, try to assemble them into a chapter. A chapter of your own writing. Because Myst and the rest of the series is just about that - experiences written in a book. Perhaps I am too confusing, and this is certainly not a review in the general sense, but that is the effect Myst has on you. It's not a game, it transcends that. Cyan Worlds aren't named like that for nothing - they did create a world, a world you can visit at anytime, and that world - is Myst. The technical details, whether they be puzzles, pre-rendered backgrounds, the music, or anything else, just don't matter. What matters is that you become a part of Myst, just as much as Myst becomes a part of you.

I don't know why this is listed as Windows 7 Compatible. Launching the program just brings up a black screen with a hand pointer. I've been trying to get it to work for two hours now, and have installed several Quicktime versions and tried compatibility settings without any success. Avoid this if you're using Windows 7 64-Bit