A Deeper Look at Myst
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- Опубликовано: 15 янв 2024
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
8:40 - Page 1
10:07 - Channelwood Puzzle
11:53 - Channelwood Age
23:14 - Page 2
24:45 - Selentic Age Puzzle
26:00 - Selenitic Age
37:50 - Page 3
39:32 - Mechanical Age Puzzle
40:32 - Mechanical Age
50:40 - Page 4
52:25 - Stoneship Age
1:04:20 - Ending
This is criminally underrated
Your thoughts on the black ships makes a lot of sense. It may very well be what they had in mind early in development, around the time they'd planned on the spaceship actually flying you to Selenitic.
The placement of the red/blue pages on Selenitic does seem pretty random. I think they added significance to it retroactively: Sirrus' page is found amidst a bunch of crystalline/rocky structures (like Spire), while Achenar's page is amidst trees and plant life (like Haven).
Back in 1996, a Myst Calendar was released, which had excerpts from the journals of other Ages that Atrus has written. The books for those Ages were probably destroyed by his sons, but those journal snippets can still be found online if you're interested.
It's been nice hearing your perspective on things; If you did something similar with Riven, I'd watch that too.
still surprised i actively searched for a video like this only three weeks after it was published. i watched a couple others since, and, yeah sure some more experienced channels may have better production value, but this one tells the story in a way that heightens the style of Myst, doesn't rush the puzzles, and showcases the creators' intentions.
Thanks a lot for the kind words. I'll continue to try to put that effort in my videos.
Great vid!
The first of many videos I hope
Amazing video! Myst was the first game I ever played, and you explaining these little details I missed all those years ago really made my day
It's such a great game isn't it? Glad you enjoyed :)
Myst is one of the few puzzle games that have actually caught my interest with the world, despite me not being a fan of puzzle games usually.
honestly same
comfy vid to settle down to!
Nicely done retrospective. Its always nice to see an honest look through the game, what makes it great, what holds it back, what makes it unique and special.
In my experience, I did end up doing Selenetic first, and I really liked it. Interesting geological features and Jules Verne like machines, a fun maze that twists and turns like a roller coaster. I agree with your summary that its the weakest of the ages, but since it was my first, it felt more like a great introduction.
I never put together the subplot of the Black ships before this video, that was all very refreshing to find new details after all these years!
Regarding the weird holo-projector in Channelwood, here's my read on it: Achenar was clearly conquering the monkey-people, abusing their treatment of him as a god. We know from Atrus' journal that the two sons were learning their language. also, the device in Achenar's room seems to control the message that plays in the nearby torture room (if you play any of the other videos, including Sirrus' message, then the next time you go in, thats the video that will play above the table). To me, Achenar was demanding sacrifices or executions, and an angry floating head speaking the native language during the ceremony would play into the monkey's superstition of humans being gods.
On a related note, we actually know what Sirrus' message was for: "He is preparing, take only one page". He's talking about their plan to trap Atrus in D'ni. We learn from other sources they lured Catherine to Riven, and then removed all exits from D'ni aside from the Riven book. Atrus would take an extra Myst book with him to return, but it had been sabotaged by having one page removed, trapping him, and leaving the brothers to plunder and destroy the Ages of Myst like the god-kings they fancied themselves as. Why they don't just...kill him is a different question, but I guess we needed a satisfying ending, and hey, it was the early 90's, patricide was way less cool back then (Star Wars had only come out a few years earlier, and that had some big "dont kill your dad" vibes).
Well done with the video, you went over all the important points, a couple I wasn't aware of, and even gave your audience a chance to relive the choice of which brother to side with.
I always like hearing about other people's experience of a game that's so close to my heart. I enjoyed this kind of abridged playthrough format, pointing out little details and stuff.
Great analysis of Myst! You explained well its brilliant design, its design mistakes, and the parts where the design was good but not quite perfect. I hope to see a video from you on Riven, a game iterative on Myst with many smart design decisions.
Thanks! I love Riven, I plan to do a video on it eventually for sure.
This was a thoroughly enjoyable watch.
I never put 2 and 2 together when it came to the Black Ships flag in Sirrus' room in Stoneship, or the fact that Channelwood and Stoneship are undergoing the same kind of slow death to rising water levels. It just never clicked that the different Ages could be connected like that. Interesting observations!
I'll never stop watching hour long Myst lore videos. You should watch Necrovarius' lore dive as well. Good work!
This is by far the best video i have ever seen. Better than lord of the rings, better than Avatar, better than The Spongebob Movie. I'm going to watch this again and again and show my kids. I want to have more kids just so i can show them this film. Please translate this movie into Marathi, my native language because as it currently stands I can't understand english. thank you
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I've imagined a continuation. Yeesha has four beautiful daughters (NO TATTOOS. NO.): one brunette black, one strawberry blonde trending to gold, one redhead radiant not dark, and one platinum near white. Think Celtic Woman. All are equally talented in writing fantastical ages that in some aspects rival Yeesha's creations. And not just one age each but many. After all, they are talented since their mom taught them well. Is there a man on earth that would say he was happy with the Sims and had no desire for a new game?