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NoSalt ◴[] No.44377249[source]
I absolutely love that, after all these years, Myst is still capturing our attention. I am not a huge gamer, but of all the games I have played, Myst still remains my favorite.
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imzadi ◴[] No.44377764[source]
I think it's the first game that really transcended what games were at the time. Prior to PCs, games were mostly just hand-eye coordination checks. Myst was the first game I played that really engaged the brain and problem solving.
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tralarpa ◴[] No.44378146[source]
> Prior to PCs, games were mostly just hand-eye coordination checks

Not sure what you call a PC, but there are 17 years of problem-solving computer games (text adventures, click-and-point adventures, RPGs, real-time and round-based strategy games,...) before Myst.

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1. bigtex ◴[] No.44379706[source]
Myst was the top selling game for several years.