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Some True Advice!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 36 / 40
Date: May 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is a beautiful game. But I do have some suggestions that I feel will save you hours and hours of frustration but increase your enjoyment. Choose as you want.

The game can't be completed without outside help. Yes, I have heard of it being done for people with diagrams and 8 hours a day of free time. But I hope you don't have a family or a job! Please buy "Myst: Prima's Official Strategy Guide". I will tell you how to use it with a game in a minute.

Please buy the Masterpiece edition of Myst. I've examined it. And this edition does give clues! I would still buy the book no matter what. You will get a giant picture of Myst Island which is worth the price itself. Remember too, the graphics are better in the Masterpiece Edition.

2 hours. 3, 4, 5, 10. You decide. But I have figured out that if the player will time the amount spent in this game according to a certain regimen, then enjoyment is maximized while the pain of frustration is decreased. In other words, if 10 hours have passed without ANY forward movement, it's time to cheat a little. Just start reading the book until you get one clue. Then give yourself another 5 or 10 hours. But stick to the same time. If you do go forward, start your clock all over again.

Some of the websites are beautiful for hints. As well as friends. But this is your journey! They may blurt out too much at one time. Believe me.

I wish I had done this. I went to the back of the book and zipped right through the game! My brother got stuck and must have put in 20 or 30 hours before he started bumping his head on the wall!

Well, I guess you are ready to go. You will no doubtedly start at the dock and go into the library behind the trees. These is truly a great game. Just wonderful for teens and adults alike. Just keep your cool. And follow "My Method for Mastering Myst Without going Crazy in the Meanwhile." Say hello to Achenar for me.

A pleasant surprise!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 26 / 26
Date: January 31, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Amazing scenery and beautifully haunting music. If your looking for a quick game, then this is not it. You have to spend major time investigating everything, so if you have a short attention span or times a premium then you may be disappointed by this game. That aside, this is a great game! You don't have to run, jump, swim, or do rediculous acrobatics to progress(which allows you to look at the scenery instead of watch it flash by) you can't die or get trapped in this game so it's to the players advantage to try everything and anything. It is best to keep notes and draw sketches. My only gripe is one of the puzzles is based on sound and if your tone deaf it will be difficult to solve. The sense of lonelieness was very realistic as this game was very absorping and addictive! I kept expecting someone to jump out at every twist and turn.

Not Compatible with Windows XP and Tech Support Warning

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 28 / 29
Date: December 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I bought the original Myst and loved it so I thought I would upgrade to the newer version. It doesn't list Windows XP of course, but I thought I would give it a try. It uses an older version of DirectX and Quicktime, and it appears that the Quicktime is the culprit. I tried getting support on the web, but it was not to be found. No patches either. I would recommend skipping this if you have Windows 2000 or XP. Riven works ok on these platforms with a patch, and the new MystIII works excellent as well.

The surrealistic adventure the will become your world...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 23 / 25
Date: December 31, 1999
Author: Amazon User

My dad got this game for me when it first came out and all we had was an outdated mac. At the time, I was too young to understand it and I just threw it on my shelf. A couple of years later I noticed it, pulled it out, and started playing it. Although it ran a bit slowly on the aging computer, I loved it. I loved the puzzles and the beautifully rendered frames and videos. A couple of years ago, I got a new computer, and when I saw MYST Masterpiece edition, I decided to replace my old slow mac version with the shiny new copy. I wasn't dissapointed. It's simply a wonderful, beautifully constructed game. My only complaint -- as I've noted in several other games, the graphics on the mac just look smoother and cleaner for some reason. But it is still an amazing game on the PC.

One of the best strategy games... ever

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 22 / 24
Date: December 19, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Not too many games make you think. This game had me taking notes. As a general rule, I don't take notes for anything. That's how interested as I was. Considering the age of this game, it looks just as modern today as it did when it first came out.

This same game, if created today, would probably have complete moving video, but this has still screens where you use the mouse to navigate from screen to screen. The game runs fine on my system, though I have had some crashes during the treehouse level. Outside of that, I've never had compatibility or operating problems.

The game will take a while to get through, but you won't mind because you'll get sucked into it. Time goes by pretty fast when you get into this game. I've lost quite a few hours in the wonderfully rendered worlds of Myst.

I was impressed enough with this game to buy the sequel Riven on DVD. I'm more likely than not going to pick up Myst III: Exile as well.

While this game is not for people with a short attention span, those who enjoy a good strategy based game would do themselves well to get into Myst.

Enter the mysterious world of myst!Are you ready?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 19 / 22
Date: December 01, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Myst is one of the most best selling adventure games ever.But what is so special about Myst?Incredible 3-D graphics and a mysterious atmosphere with a strong sense that you are hunted by someone or something and the lonelyness you feel during the game makes it more mysterious.So,switch off the lights and enjoy your time trying to solve the game's puzzles(believe it takes a long time this).

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! A MUST-HAVE!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 16
Date: December 02, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This has got to be one of the best games I ever played. The 3-D graphics and the sound in this game were outstanding that it blew me away. My favorite part in this game was "Stone Forest" in the Selenitic Age. Robyn Miller and Rand Miller gets 5 stars for putting terrific effort in producing it. You won't be disappointed in playing this game. BUY IT TODAY!

"Myst"-ical Fun - Get ready to be transported into Myst

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 12
Date: November 13, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is, without a doubt, one of the most imaginative and compelling games around. I have a feeling that it will always remain the standard that other games will be compared to. As of this moment, I have only found one other game equal to if not better- & that's the Myst sequel- "Riven"- but back to Myst. Play this game for the fine-art graphics (too cool & must be seen) & the brain-busting puzzles - all of which are solvable if you don't try to make it too hard. This is a stellar game without violence & gore - our 5 yr. old actually figured out two of the puzzles we were stuck on! Much ado is made about nothing regarding "getting stuck" & buying help books etc... If you truly get stuck you can always go online through your standard "search" window and type in "Myst hints." Be forwarned- getting the answers given to you isn't nearly as rewarding as figuring it out for yourself. Treat yourself or give Myst as a gift- you definitely won't regret it.

Fantastic Game, Sorely Outdated

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: August 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I played the original Myst on a Windows 3.1 oh so many years ago, and I loved it. I know this is for Windows 95/98, but Windows XP does have compatibility options. Unfortunately, they don't work. The sound is scratchy, the movies don't play right, the game crashes inconsistently.

If you have Windows XP, chances are this game will not work on your computer. It was a great game, but unless you have an ancient PIII 400 MHz, I think you're out of luck.

It may be hard but it's way cool and atmospheric.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: September 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

You really do get the feel of absolute abandon and isolation while playing Myst. The graphics may be rather dated now (especially compared to the modern graphics in Uru and Myst IV) but it's easy to get immersed in the quiet, lonely environment and believe your actually there. The sound effects and music are slight and subtle rather than overbearing like in other video games.

Since Myst the franchise has indeed developed and evolved. People still tend to think of them and point and click slide shows. Which isn't very fair. Yes, Myst is this way, though it was made 11 years ago and graphic cards back then were not the frontiers of technology they are today.

A lot of patience and intelligence is needed to solve the puzzles and put the clues together. A lot of reading and note-taking is required and those looking for shoot-em-ups and violence should look elsewhere.

Myst is, indeed, a game for the refined gamer.

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