CAA: Christian Anime Alliance

I know it's a dead game, but I picked it up again recently and... well, it's awesome methinx. My friend and I are in the process of taking it on together, no players guides or anything. Yes, I have a general sense what to do, but still it's a big challenge remembering it all...
anyways, anyone in here still love this game?

I did, when I played it. After beating it, I haven't ever really gone back again.

This is my favorite of the Myst series. It simply fit my thinking style, which meant that playing through it almost never got frustrating. Plus, the islands concept allowed for the world to be far more in depth. For that matter, it had more endings than the other games, and plenty of different ways to go wrong. Overall a very fun game.

ive played it, it was a great game

frwl wrote:I know it's a dead game, but I picked it up again recently and... well, it's awesome methinx. My friend and I are in the process of taking it on together, no players guides or anything. Yes, I have a general sense what to do, but still it's a big challenge remembering it all...
anyways, anyone in here still love this game?

Dead? DEAD??? Myst never dies!

I actually just played it through again as well...excellent. I found it harder than Exile or Myst, but more immersive and cool, probably. Myst perfected.

Check out this site when you're done with the game or need help...best Riven site I've ever seen.

ah, and Myst IV is coming out soon! you're right, it's not dead!

Are you going to get IV when it comes out? (Maybe even preorder it? Hehe...)

Can anyone update me on the situation with the supposed Guru? I really haven't bothered after hearing the initial rumors.

Guru? What Guru? Maybe you need to inform me...

Well, the title has changed. What I saw was Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, but at my current terminal I can't legally look at anything like that. But if you look it up in any good search engine you should find information.

Uru as an online game has shut down from what I undersand... they just didn't have enough people involved in it to keep it going... however they've released all the areas that where available online as expansion packs for the original so you can enjoy the additional content.... it almost sounded like they would release additional expansions as time goes on too.

I don't remember if Cyan said what they would offically be doing next....

as for Myst IV, that's being done by the same people (I think) that did the last installment (Exile).


As for me getting 4 (being a big fan of the series), I don't know if I'll be able to get it when it comes out, as much as I'd like to (I'm tempted to buy it just to have it, but so much else is comming out by the end of the year I'm not sure I can afford it, esp. with looking at getting Cable/broadband finally).

I will get MIV eventually... and I am preordering it, but for my friend as a birthday pressent. We did Riven together and we are ripping through Exile and it is great fun! I am also getting him one of those Squee shirts. we aggreed that Squee are the most awesome creatures ever.

I did like the more nonlinear feel of Riven that the other Myst games seemed to lack, but some of the puzzles were kind of obscure and complicated. I am indeed looking forward to Myst IV, I just hope it'll be available for PS2.

Anyone know the premise/story of IV?

I know nothing yet and would prefer not to know untill I have the game installed and running.

frwl wrote:...My friend and I are in the process of taking it on together, no players guides or anything...

Good luck with that. I had a "strategy" guide, but it was still great fun...especially the cinematics.

heh, your wishing of luck was about 2 days too late. we ripped through it in 4 days... first finishing Voltaic, Edanna, Amateria (yes I know that we did the first 3 backwards), and Narayan... 1 a day. it was great fun!

Some of the parts in Myst III (like the Amateria "marble ride" for example) are just begging to be played on an IMAX screen.

An age a day? Keeps the doctor away, right?

I'll admit Myst III was beautiful. Not my kind of game, but it looked wonderful. Playing it on an IMAX would be incredible...

an age a day would make you really smart...
yes, Myst III was wonderful, etc, etc, let's get back on track of Riven which the title of this thread is! *goes and makes a Myst III and Myst IV thread*

The great thing about Riven was that the puzzles seemed to fit in the world. Myst and Exile seemed to have problems with that.