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First Impressions of Myst IV

GameSpot have got their first impression of the new Myst IV Revelations and they've got nothing but good things to say about it:

 

That sounds like a typical cliché, but in fact, Myst IV pulls off some interesting techniques that really do create a convincing atmosphere. Notwithstanding the game's impressive visuals and ambient music, what really struck us on first impression was the game's subtle use of sound. As in previous Myst games, Myst IV is playable using only the mouse--an onscreen hand-shaped cursor contextually reveals whether you can move forward, examine something closely, manipulate an object, or simply tap on something. Most parts of the environment in the game of course don't do anything--and yet you can still tap on them, which produces a realistic noise; a knocking sound for wood, a rustling sound for a stack of papers, or a clanking sound for a metal pipe, to name a few examples. This subtle technique really gives Myst IV's world a substantive feel to it--so even though you can only manipulate certain parts of the environment, everything seems solid and grounded in Myst IV's surreal setting.

 

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