Myst Masterpiece Edition

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.

I played Myst on Win 10 without any Problems or Tools needed. It works perfect!

Myst is, of course, one of the greatest adventure/puzzle games of all time. However, you should know that there is a bug in the Masterpiece Edition. I'm playing this on Windows 10 (where most of the game runs beautifully), but this issue, according to forums, has been with ME since it released on Win XP. For some players, the bug occurs in the Mechanical Age, making it impossible to collect all of the clues to leave the age. It's not a game-breaking bug as you can simply look up a guide to find the clues you need, but it's disappointing nonetheless - hence my 4 star review. Otherwise, this is still the classic game you may have grown up with or may just be experiencing for the first time.

I have no nostalgic memories of this game, but I give it 5 stars because what it does it does pretty well, despite the now dated graphics and mildly annoying navigation--you can basically only go forward, back, left and right, and sometimes there are more than one forward target so you have to guess where to click to go in the right direction. What the game does well is pretty much everything else, because it's unique in that it is an adventure game and you get to piece together a story whilst exploring the island, but there is no enemy to defeat and no threat to your life. All the puzzles have solid logic behind them, the only times when I needed any hint was if I'd overlooked some detail (I am not patient enough to keep searching forever), but generally the hints the environment provides are enough to keep going if you're observant enough. There is a variety of puzzles using sequences of symbols, sounds or switches and the like, and it's useful to write down hints because you never know exactly when you will need which one, especially when you start exploring the island. However despite the game being peaceful overall, it's the absence of enemies and creatures that sometimes makes it creepy--you'll still feel apprehensive about going down into a dark basement full of strange contraptions, even if you know rationally that you can't die in the game (especially if you play in the dead of the night). Bonus points for having books as integral part of the story.