/vr/ - Retro Games

>>4827889

The graphics at the time were stunning, even if they were prerendered. The game also pushed a lot of really immersive things that just weren't done very much in video games at the time, like ambient sounds everywhere, loads of little details and things you could examine, and a well fleshed out story that relied on you exploring things in the game world to understand.

It also showed off a ton of new technology at the time, with the massive capacity of cd-rom discs letting it have movies and thousands of still images. Getting a computer that could run Myst at the time really felt like you were entering the future.

I think the puzzle design and actual gameplay is mostly pretty good as well. It's neither too hard or too easy, and apart from a couple bad puzzles (the selenitic maze in particular), everything is quite logical.

In short - great atmosphere, brand new technology that was jaw-droppingly gorgeous and did things that no one had ever seen before, solid worldbuilding and excellent puzzles.