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I realized, the moment I fell into the fissure, that the book would not be destroyed as I had planned. It continued falling into that starry expanse of which I had only a fleeting glimpse.

I tried to speculate where it might have landed... I must admit, however, that such conjecture is futile.

Still, the question of whose hands might someday hold my Myst book are unsettling to me. I know that my apprehensions might never be allayed, and so I close, realizing that perhaps, the ending has not yet been written.

>> No.428019

I wonder if it's possible to write...like...a Boob Age.

Hear me out.

If you knew how to create ages, what's stopping you from writing an age filled with nubile sluts that want to fuck your brains out 24/7? I mean what's stopping Gehn or Atrus from doing that?

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>> No.428037

>>428019
You can't control how the people of an Age will react to you when you write it. You write the Age, not the people in it or how it evolves.

However, that's not to say you can't make the women there your harem.

Atrus didn't do it because he's happily married and his morals prevented him from it.

Nothing stopped Ghen. There are allusions to it in Riven

>> No.428041

Cirrus?...

Achenar?...

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>>428041
>2013
>not bringing me the pages

>> No.428271

>>428046
Christ, I can hear the noise.

It's been 20 years, and I can still hear the noise.

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>this game
>the childhood me could not in to these puzzels
>i_am_not_even_mad.jpg

>> No.428389

>>428271
You're not alone. I'm listening to music right now, but I can hear this noise and "bring me the pages"... sorta creepy.

>> No.428415

I actually dreamt about this game before buying it, probably one of the strangest moments of my childhood. I loved the fuck out of it though, great exploration and a fantastic world, on of the only decent FMV games out there really. My dad would always buy me games "That look like Myst" that would be absolute shit.

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I found riven in box today at a thrift store for $7. I didn't pick it up

I should have

I never competed it because one of the CDs was faulty

Oh well, I have it on steam I guess

>> No.428506

>>428415
>My dad would always buy me games "That look like Myst" that would be absolute shit.

Ah, the legions of Mystclones.

Somehow, my dad managed to pick out Myst AND Riven. The guy always had a knack for getting the best vidya.

>> No.428538

>>428019

In one of the Myst books, didn't it imply that they weren't created Ages, but rather discovering them through their writing? Like, they don't just manifest new realities, they simply see into them and create a link.

>> No.428548

>>428538
There was debate over that.

Not even Atrus or Gehn could figure out for sure which came first, the book or the Age.

>> No.428570

What is Myst about?

>> No.428589

>>428570
You, the player, finds a book that, upon touching a page, teleports you to an island called Myst. On Myst there are multiple of these books that all take you to different "ages", which seem to be different worlds altogether.

Basically, it's a game where you walk around, play with weird devices, observe as many details as you can and ultimately figure out what you have to do and how to do it. It's either a very atmospheric and relaxing experience or a very boring one, depending on who you ask.

>> No.428597

>>428589

It has also aged poorly.

>> No.428606

>>428597
>aged poorly
Compared to what games exactly?

>> No.428620

>>428606

Everything. It was made in fucking Quicktime. One of it's major features were visuals that surpassed what hardware was actually able to render at the time, but these days the visuals look poor. They look poor compared even to something that came out in the late 90's.

I'm not saying it's a bad game, or that it can't be enjoyed now. I'm just saying that it aged poorly. I understand there are some remakes out there, that might change things a bit.

>> No.428631

>>428620
Graphics I can understand, but I thought you were referring to the gameplay. Except for the static screens you teleport between and maybe that annoying monorail section that was never good to begin with, its design has really held up quite well.

>> No.429526

>>428631
The original myst is a bit too random in its ages and puzzles. I much, much prefer Riven which is a coherent whole.

>> No.429541

>>428415
>>428506
Some of the Myst-clones were great, like Schizm and Amber: Journeys Beyond, but a lot of them were utter shit cash-ins.

>> No.429603

>>428597
What about Riven? I think it still looks pretty good.

>> No.429702

7th guest

there was a room you can hear ghosts fuckin

get on my level mystfags

>> No.429928

God damn this game is immersive. The visuals along with the lore and ambient music. Game gave me chills.

>> No.430057

I was waiting for a Myst thread to pop up!

I recently was recommended Myst by a friend, but I bought downloadable PSX version. I haven't gotten very far.