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Old 06-03-2009, 10:18 AM   #15
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I got all excited about Portal, then read the review. It's keyboard or game pad controls...

Perhaps more Uru than Myst.
More Uru in terms of interface, but more Myst by way of narrative style. Instead of tons of text to read, the story is slowly revealed through visual clues, environmental details and anomalies, and symbolism. And of course, spoken, through GLaDOS.
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