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Originally Posted by Dea ex Machina
Or Myst... Was it four? The one where you could tap things with your hand cursor, even if it wasn't useful, and the leaves would rustle or the wall would thok or the side of the machine would clang and I spent entirely too much time swirling my "finger" around in pools of water and watching the ripples. I like being able to feel like I have a part in my surroundings, the sense of place.
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Yes, that's the one.
If you looked at a certain item in the foreground, it sharply focused on it, whilst other aspects around the item blurred. Turn your attention to another item just a milimetre away, everything refocused.
It was as if it were your own eyes.
I can't believe how much effort went into that game and yet all the reviews were so quick to blow it off. I remember reading a review on a PC magazine that was just half a page long. I couldn't believe it.
The only downside is, a few years later, even playing other 1st person adventures, none come close to the same amount of detail or imagination.
The feeling that Myst IV is as good as it will ever get.
