Do you like Myst?

Wormsie · 01-23-2005, 06:45 AM

Myst means any games in the Myst -series. EDIT: Except Uru.

RLacey · 01-23-2005, 06:50 AM

I don't like the Myst games. I don't get them. Graphically wonderful, but ultimately a very hollow experience, IMO.

Erwin_Br · 01-23-2005, 06:52 AM

Let's put it this way: I want character interaction in my game. Story and characters are more important to me than solving an array of puzzles.

Which means I do like first person perspective games, like Titanic and The X-Files Game, but dislike games like Myst and The Crystal Key.

--Erwin

Kolzig · 01-23-2005, 07:02 AM

I don't hate Myst type of games, I just don't like to play such games.

jjacob · 01-23-2005, 07:07 AM

I'm not big on first-person (node based) adventure gamers, feels like there's something missing, so I never finished one

Perhaps I should give that 3d Myst thing a try.

Swordmaster · 01-23-2005, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by deadworm222

Adventure Gamers has given very high scores to Myst games, btw. Strange, the forums seem to be more pro LucasArts and Sierra...

Those game types are not mutually exclusive - one can enjoy both. I voted "I like Myst".

mag · 01-23-2005, 07:19 AM

I actually have never played an entire Myst game. I tried playing one of the demos once, but after about five minutes I couldn't stand it any more. I really don't see what the attraction is.

mag

colpet · 01-23-2005, 09:28 AM

Love them and can't live without them. But you all knew that anyway

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Wormsie · 01-23-2005, 09:55 AM

At the moment the poll is amazingly even.

SirDave · 01-23-2005, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by deadworm222

At the moment the poll is amazingly even.

Au contraire: the poll indicates 60% more positive than negative response (starting with 'Myst isn't that bad')!

Draco2.5 · 01-23-2005, 10:13 AM

My views on this subject mimic Erwins like a mime mimics umm... stuff.

BoyToy · 01-23-2005, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Swordmaster

Those game types are not mutually exclusive - one can enjoy both.

Exactly!
It's like with Tea and Coffee, Cheese and Sushi, Summer and Winter, Men and Women... *erm... pans self for being stupidly straight*

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Originally Posted by Deadworm

At the moment the poll is amazingly even.

And you're amazingly odd.

crabapple · 01-23-2005, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by deadworm222

Myst means any Myst games.

Do you mean any in the Myst series, including Uru, or do you mean anything that anyone has ever referred to as a "Myst clone?" Since I voted before reading the thread, I thought you meant the one original game "Myst."

Wormsie · 01-23-2005, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by SirDave

Au contraire: the poll indicates 60% more positive than negative response (starting with 'Myst isn't that bad')!

Well, the "this moment" I was talking about then is a different "this moment" than yours, so BLEAH to you.

Wormsie · 01-23-2005, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by crabapple

Do you mean any in the Myst series, including Uru, or do you mean anything that anyone has ever referred to as a "Myst clone?" Since I voted before reading the thread, I thought you meant the one original game "Myst."

Well, now I changed in to "games in the Myst -series", which I think is a bit more accurate. That's what I meant, anyhow. Myst clones DEFINITELY not included.

***fov*** · 01-23-2005, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by deadworm222

Adventure Gamers has given very high scores to Myst games, btw. Strange, the forums seem to be more pro LucasArts and Sierra...

The forums aren't the same as the reviews. I seem to remember a conversation recently about how reviews should not be altered to meet the likes/dislikes of the audience...

I don't really have anything against Myst, it's just not my cuppa tea. So I'm not going to vote.

colpet · 01-23-2005, 10:29 AM

Ahhh.... I thought you meant Myst-like games (clones included).

Well, my comment stands, unless you consider Uru a Myst game - which I don't.
Uru was quite a departure, and while I liked the exploration, the keyboard controls and action puzzles soured it for me. I could live without Uru.

Wormsie · 01-23-2005, 10:33 AM

It definitely looks like the claim that Myst is hated here is untrue. Which is exactly what I wanted to show with this poll. Or maybe all the Myst lovers who are afraid of these forums have voted on this poll... and all the Myst haters are still fast asleep, and when they wake up and see this, the poll will turn upside down again.

I also realise that I should have set a time limit for this poll - a poll with a topic like this will live on forever, I'm afraid.

BoyToy · 01-23-2005, 10:37 AM

I'm one of the Myst-lovers who voted! </outing>
You're not alone, Colpet.

lumi · 01-23-2005, 10:44 AM

I've played Myst and Riven, and I liked them. I found the music and the graphics to be quite engaging, and I liked the settings.

View Poll Results: Do you like Myst?
Like? I LOVE Myst!	39	32.23%
Yes, I like Myst.	27	22.31%
Myst isn't THAT bad.	18	14.88%
Meh. I don't like Myst.	20	16.53%
Aaargh! I HATE MYST!	16	13.22%
-Other-	1	0.83%
Voters: 121. You may not vote on this poll

01-23-2005, 06:45 AM	#1
Wormsie Doctor Watson Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 4,736	Do you like Myst? Myst means any games in the Myst -series. EDIT: Except Uru. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Don't worry, I'm a doctor. Last edited by deadworm222; 01-23-2005 at 10:38 AM.

01-23-2005, 06:50 AM	#2
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	I don't like the Myst games. I don't get them. Graphically wonderful, but ultimately a very hollow experience, IMO. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

01-23-2005, 06:52 AM	#3
Erwin_Br Under pressure. Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Apeldoorn, The Netherlands Posts: 3,773	Let's put it this way: I want character interaction in my game. Story and characters are more important to me than solving an array of puzzles. Which means I do like first person perspective games, like Titanic and The X-Files Game, but dislike games like Myst and The Crystal Key. --Erwin Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ > Learn more about my forthcoming point & click adventure: Bad Timing! > Or... Visit Adventure Developers: Everything about developing adventure games.

01-23-2005, 07:02 AM	#4
Kolzig The Reggienator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 5,519	I don't hate Myst type of games, I just don't like to play such games. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "The old standby, that never got old in the first place. We come back to them weekly, nightly, for hours at a time--and they always deliver. They are pure, timeless, and often taken for granted." - Nick Breckon - Shacknews My gamesale list updated 26.8.2007 Hey, dear people please buy my games, I need money to conquer Europe! Or do something similar.

01-23-2005, 07:07 AM	#5
jjacob Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,771	I'm not big on first-person (node based) adventure gamers, feels like there's something missing, so I never finished one Perhaps I should give that 3d Myst thing a try. Share Share this post on Twitter

01-23-2005, 07:19 AM	#7
mag Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,913	I actually have never played an entire Myst game. I tried playing one of the demos once, but after about five minutes I couldn't stand it any more. I really don't see what the attraction is. mag Share Share this post on Twitter

01-23-2005, 09:28 AM	#8
colpet Easily amused Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,091	Love them and can't live without them. But you all knew that anyway . Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Occasionally visiting Uru Live (KI 00637228).

01-23-2005, 09:55 AM	#9
Wormsie Doctor Watson Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 4,736	At the moment the poll is amazingly even. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Don't worry, I'm a doctor.

01-23-2005, 10:13 AM	#11
Draco2.5 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 310	My views on this subject mimic Erwins like a mime mimics umm... stuff. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ As a young boy, when you get splashed by a mud puddle on the way to school, you wonder if you should go home and change, but be late for school, or go to school the way you are; dirty and soaking wet. Well, while he tried to decide, I drove by and splashed him again. - Jack Handey

01-23-2005, 10:29 AM	#17
colpet Easily amused Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,091	Ahhh.... I thought you meant Myst-like games (clones included). Well, my comment stands, unless you consider Uru a Myst game - which I don't. Uru was quite a departure, and while I liked the exploration, the keyboard controls and action puzzles soured it for me. I could live without Uru. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Occasionally visiting Uru Live (KI 00637228).

01-23-2005, 10:33 AM	#18
Wormsie Doctor Watson Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 4,736	It definitely looks like the claim that Myst is hated here is untrue. Which is exactly what I wanted to show with this poll. Or maybe all the Myst lovers who are afraid of these forums have voted on this poll... and all the Myst haters are still fast asleep, and when they wake up and see this, the poll will turn upside down again. I also realise that I should have set a time limit for this poll - a poll with a topic like this will live on forever, I'm afraid. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Don't worry, I'm a doctor.

01-23-2005, 10:37 AM	#19
BoyToy furryyellowthing Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 748	I'm one of the Myst-lovers who voted! </outing> You're not alone, Colpet. Share Share this post on Twitter

01-23-2005, 10:44 AM	#20
lumi Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Washington, USA Posts: 2,120	I've played Myst and Riven, and I liked them. I found the music and the graphics to be quite engaging, and I liked the settings. Share Share this post on Twitter

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