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MYST
Myst is a graphic point-and-click adventure video game developed by Cyan an published by several companies, released in 1993 for Mac OS, Sega Saturn , PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, and etc. This is a single-player game.
Several versions and expansion packs were later released as well as several sequels, spin-offs and novels. Myst was really a huge commercial success and the best-selling PC game of all time until the Sims exceeded its sales in 2002.
It was praised for its originality (for its time) and for its ability to immerse the players in its fictional world.
In Myst you play as the Stranger, and you use an enchanted book to travel to the island of Myst. There, you use other special books written by an artisan and explorer named Atrus to travel to several worlds known as Ages.
Myst, the island world described in the book, contains a library where two additional books can be found, colored red and blue. These books are traps which hold Sirrus and Achenar, the sons of Atrus, who lives on Myst Island with his wife Catherine.
Atrus uses an ancient practice to write special linking books, which transport people to the worlds, or Ages, that the books describe.
From the panels of their books, Sirrus and Achenar tell the Stranger that Atrus is dead, each claiming that their brother murdered him, and plead for the Stranger to help them escape. However, the books are missing several pages, so the sons' messages are at first faint and unclear.
Clues found in each of these Ages help reveal the back-story of the game s characters, as you are provided with very little backstory at the beginning of the game. Moreover the game has several endings, depending on the course of action the player takes.
The gameplay of Myst consists of a first-person journey through an interactive world. You have to move your character by clicking on locations shown in the main display; the scene then crossfades into another frame, and you can continue to explore.
To complete and advance in the game, you must explore the seemingly deserted island of Myst. There you will discover and follow clues to be transported via Linking books to several Ages, each of which is a self-contained mini-world. Each Age, respectively named Selenitic, Stoneship, Mechanical, and Channelwood; it requires you to solve a series of logical, interrelated puzzles to complete its exploration.
Objects and information discovered in one Age may be required to solve puzzles in another Age, or to complete the game s primary puzzle on Myst. For example, in order to activate a switch, you must first open a safe and use the matches found within to start a boiler.
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Developper : Cyan Worlds
| Editor : Broderbund Software
Genre : Adventure Rank : 89% (by 1 magazine) Review (1) | Cheat (2) | Guide (1) | |
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