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Would it be outrageous to suggest that smaller and narrower (but still exploratory) indie puzzle-solving games like _Machinarium_ occupy a substantial portion o
by fennecfoxen 13y ago
Would it be outrageous to suggest that smaller and narrower (but still exploratory) indie puzzle-solving games like _Machinarium_ occupy a substantial portion of the Myst-like niche in the modern video game market?
- FredFredrickson 13y agoYou stated this as if it would be a controversial opinion, but I'm not sure I understand why that it would be.
- sliverstorm 13y agoBecause not-actually-controversial opinions that market themselves as controversial get more meaningless internet points?
- fennecfoxen 13y agoWell, because it seems as if the article suggested that nothing has filled the niche, and because the exploratory nature of Myst is present to a smaller extent, and various other features such as the "unassuming stranger" component are replaced. And because I'm in a rhetorical mood tonight because of work-related communications sitting in my inbox, since you ask. :P
- jljljl 13y agoIt's part of it, but Myst's allure was always more than pure puzzle solving. There were plenty of adventure/puzzle games before Myst, but it was the open world, exploratory nature of Myst that was its unique appeal.
- fennecfoxen 13y agoPerhaps _Skyrim_ etc, then?