A Dictionary of the Language of Myst's D'ni

NoSalt

I absolutely love that, after all these years, Myst is still capturing our attention. I am not a huge gamer, but of all the games I have played, Myst still remains my favorite.

imzadi

I think it's the first game that really transcended what games were at the time. Prior to PCs, games were mostly just hand-eye coordination checks. Myst was the first game I played that really engaged the brain and problem solving.

tralarpa

> Prior to PCs, games were mostly just hand-eye coordination checks

Not sure what you call a PC, but there are 17 years of problem-solving computer games (text adventures, click-and-point adventures, RPGs, real-time and round-based strategy games,...) before Myst.

atrus

Including from Cyan! But the gps point still stands Myst felt more...alive? than other IF games of the time. The videos, graphics, and atmosphere were top notch of the time, and it drew people in like crazy.

mwigdahl

You never played interactive fiction games prior to Myst? There was plenty of thinking and problem solving in those games. It was certainly a huge graphical leap forward over the previous point-and-click adventure game, but I didn't feel it was particularly a qualitative jump in puzzle content.

dylan604

I was wondering about the text based games myself while reading GP. Zork was nothing but a puzzle game that definitely did not require hand-eye coordination or any other skill set other than solving puzzles. That's what Myst was as well, only with pretty pictures

jonah

We played it together as a family. Good memories.

BobbyTables2

Sounds related to the Knights that say “ni”

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A Dictionary of the Language of Myst's D'ni

A Dictionary of the Language of Myst's D'ni