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Myst for Mac will both haunt and tantalize you. (How many other things do that?) The game’s 3-D photo-realistic graphics, compelling story line, and mind-bending puzzles combine to offer a game that lets players go anywhere, at any time. Better yet, players never die. … More >>
Myst (Mac) is falsely advertised as able to run on Mac operating systems 7 or higher. IT WILL NOT RUN ON THE LASTEST MAC OS X. You’d have to install an earlier operating system and disable the current one, which would be crazy.
Rating: 1 / 5
This was the game that gave people the reason to buy a CD-ROM drive for their computer when it first came out years ago. It’s a very beautiful puzzle game that has enchanting worlds to walk through. This is a video game classic that every mature gamer should have in their collection.
In addition, I have found that the music for this game was so enjoyable to listen to that I bought the CD of the soundtrack.
Rating: 5 / 5
If you are like me — if you are someone who really does not get into computer games much because they rarely engage you beyond the first couple of hours — Myst is a very pleasant surprise. Like many people, I am disgusted by the grotesque or mind-numbing nature of most of the games you see for computers and in arcades. Myst is a game that I think is attractive to readers and gamers who like more contemplative entertainment, and (this is just a guess) it probably attracts those of us who enjoy playing games like chess or Scrabble on a computer. This game takes more patience, it requires you to really use your reasoning abilities, even to get out a pad and pencil to sketch courses of action. It is not about instant gratification (blowing away your enemy) but rather, it is about entering a sort of fantasy world and trying to figure out why things look and act the way they do, then acting on your hypotheses. Each time you do uncover one of the answers (and I don’t want to give any of them away here) you are rewarded by gaining access to a whole new realm of mysteries that is more complex than the previous one. Along the way, the music and the images border on the edge of mystery, and sometimes even horror. But it is an implied horror, something you sense rather than something thrown at you, and the game never crosses the line into tastelessness. It’s one of the very few games I have ever tried where, hours after I shut down the computer, I got an insight into how to go about a particular strategy, and then I wanted to get back into it and see if my idea worked. How often do video games cause that reaction in players?
Once you have “won” the game, there is nothing new to experience. However, it will take you a good while to get there. If you compare this to other entertainments, for example, going out to movies, you realize that the hours you’ll spend on the game, even if it does have an “ending,” are well worth the price. Even after “winning,” it is interesting once in a while to go back into the game just to take a look at the images again.
Rating: 5 / 5
There is nothing to compare with Myst, except for the sequel, Riven. This game is truly inspired. After playing every game available I appreciate Myst more than ever.Beautifully conceived and executed, it has a way of invading every waking and sleeping moment. It is far more than just a game. It seems to awaken both mind and imagination in a whole new way. I could not tear myself away, and felt a sense of loss when I solved it. I wanted it to go on forever,and how often can one say that about any computer game. If you really want to give yourself the gift of an extraordinary experience,this will do it. It is BRILLIANT.
Rating: 5 / 5
Myst is such an adventure without any violence or bad language.
Here’s the storyline: “You have stumbld upon a book that you have no idea where it came from or who wrote it. The book is Myst. After you finish reading it, you fall into the island described in the book…”
Navigation is point-and-click style. Click on something to turn it on, pick it up, or something else.
Instead of levels, there are ages. To get to an age, you need to find a book. Each age is a certain part of the island that you need to complete by solving puzzles. You know an age is completed when you find the Myst book. There is nothing but clues that you need to pick up in ages.
The scenery is SO beautiful! The graphics are so realistic, you will feel like you are on Myst Island yourself.
The thing that I really like about Myst is you get into a game that you can play at your own pace. Your world disappears.
Myst cannot be matched by anything else but its sequels!
Rating: 5 / 5