Myst Masterpiece Edition

This was one of the first non-DOS games I had for my computer, and I still love it. The puzzles get hard at times, but it was so worth going through to see the world and get the story of what happened. I've played all the Myst games, and this one still has soft spot in my gamer heart.

There should be no surprise when I say that Myst is really old. The FMVs are okay as far as Full Motion Video goes. The environments don't look that great nowadays. But this game is still an interesting game to explore and experience. The game has really interesting lore and a decent storyline for players to uncover, and the puzzles are great. Some of them feel a bit out-of-plae or guess work, and I thought the Stoneship Age was just a huge pain in the a$$, but other than that it's a good game to experience for the first time (or rediscover it).

I just downloaded and tested the game on Windows 10 Home, 64 bits on a Lenovo Y50-70. It works flawlessly and very snappy. Check the forums of the games you wish to buy: there are usually reports on updates and bug fixes. GoG released a 2.0 version of the engine for this series of games which seems to have squashed all of the bugs. I can't say about the game itself, I have just played it for some 15 minutes, but I can tell you that for me, it was just install and play, no fuss.

I need to get this out of the way first, the game does work. It works exactly as it should and has been updated to include scummvm with the game. You don't need to fiddle with it anymore. Now the game itself. I feel like saying anything about MYST will seem rather hyperbolic, but this is still one of the most beautiful and immersive games ever made. I've played both realmyst masterpiece edition and this and this game STILL shines. The pre rendered graphics give the world a weight of reality. It really does feel like a world, and you slowly figure out how it works. This game doesn't have inventory puzzles and is completely non-linear. You can go to any age and any puzzle and be able to solve it with a little time and note taking. This is an empty world, devoid of people. It immediately strikes your imagination of how these people lived, the tech they used, and who the were. The plot of the game is you find a book describing an island with a huge amount of detail, when you finish, the book shows a window to the world and you're transported there. You have to find your way back home by discovering the history of the island and exploring all of the ages around it. Myst is vague, it's...MYSTerious. Do not play this game with a guide. Have a notebook by your side and take notes when neccessary. You'll get it. I played myst when I was 5 years old, spending so many hours chipping away at it, and I still love it. The game holds up and is beautiful. Myst is a window to another world.

Riven is better. That being said, I consider this the second greatest adventure game of all time. Immersive, compelling, heartrending, a sophisticated narrative revealed through exploration which will haunt your dreams.