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frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 hours agoAs a puzzle game, Myst is usually cited as an example of what not to do. It was popular at the time for showing what CD-ROMs could do. Wonderful visuals, and I like the lore.
I heard a good way to judge a good puzzle in a game. When you struggled through it and figure it out, you say to yourself “I should have seen the solution sooner”. You shouldn’t feel like it wasted your time by being obtuse.
Myst puzzles feel obtuse all the time. Especially that damn tree combination puzzle.
MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 12 hours ago
Based on this criteria, everything about the sequel, Riven, seems like it passes with flying colors, as everyone says the puzzles tell the story and feel like real devices in the world, rather than a world constructed to be a puzzle itself.
I’m really looking forward to playing it with my grownup brain haha.
frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 hours ago
I would tend to agree. Riven is a lot better designed. In fact, I would go so far as to just jump into that one.
There’s quite a few remakes of Myst, as well, and I think some of the shave off the edges.