I recently picked up Myst: The Collection for Ruthy and being a bit bored of Guild Wars the other night, I decided to indulge in some classic point-and-click.
Sure, the graphics are dated and the gameplay is as straight-forward as it comes, but to re-immersed in the Myst universe from the beginning again is a feeling that I can’t really describe.
I’ll put this in a personal perspective for a moment. When I first saw Myst, I was transfixed. The graphics were, for the time, breathtaking. The audio effects, both background sounds and the soundtrack, had an incredible attention to detail. All in all, it was one of the most beautiful gaming experiences I ever had.
I still remember thinking that this was a bright future for the adventure gaming genre.
Of course, having been a fan of the entire series (Riven, Myst III: Exile, Myst IV: Revelation, Myst V: End Of Ages, the ill-fated Uru: Ages Beyond Myst and the brand new Myst Online: Uru Live) it’s a real blessing to go back to the start and remember why the series has meant so much.
I feel like going to start rambling here, so I’ll quickly sum up…
If you have Myst go back and play it.
If you don’t have Myst, go and find a copy and play it.
And when you play it, play it with an innocence you no longer have.
And when it takes your breath away with it’s simplicity and beauty come back and tell me you’re looking to play Riven… 
BigAl